Ross family papers
Collection — Folder: S1811
Identifier: S1811
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of the correspondence of John and Ann Ross.
Dates
- 1804-1841
Creator
- Ross, John (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
John F. Ross was born on March 4, 1788, near Morgantown, Virginia. He moved to
Indiana in 1805. He served in the Indiana militia during the War of 1812 and continued
his service until 1819. Ross also served as Harrison County prosecuting attorney (1813-
1814); assistant secretary of the Constitutional Convention (1816); Lawrence County
prosecuting attorney (1818-1819); Monroe County prosecuting attorney (1820); a
member of the State House of Representatives (1819-1821); and president judge of the
2nd circuit (1823-1834). In 1827, he married Ann Vernon with whom he had two
children. He died on May 29, 1834.
Source:
Shepherd, Rebecca A., Charles W. Calhoun, Elizabeth Shanahan-Shoemaker, and Alan F. January,
comp. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, Volume 1, 1816-1899. Indianapolis:
The Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana General Assembly, 1980.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Item Listing
1804 Jan. 20 Map of land grant;
1816 Feb. 7 Jennings, Jonathan to John Ross, ALS;
1817 Aug. 14 John Tipton appointing John Ross Quarter Master of the 3rd Brigade &
2nd Division of the Indiana Militia, ALS;
1823 May 30 Blake, John to John Ross, ALS;
1837 Feb. 19 Lyle, J. T. to sister, Ann Ross, ALS;
1841 Dec. 25 Ross, Ann to her daughter, Mary Ross, ALS.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/11 by Christina Baich. Finding aid revised 2015/10/30 by Bethany Fiechter. EAD finding aid created 2018/06/07 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Ross, John (Person)
- Ross family (Family)
- Ross, Ann (Person)
- Title
- Ross family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
