Robert Hamilton business card
Collection — Folder: S1976
Identifier: S1976
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a commercially printed business card from Robert Hamilton in Franklin, Indiana ranging 1876 to 1880 regarding patented Hamilton Harrow, Seed and Fertilizing Sower.
Dates
- 1880/07/20
Creator
- Hamilton, Robert, 1818-1888 (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
Robert Hamilton was born in 1818. He and his wife, Mary C. Hamilton, had four children. He worked as a farmer and patented the Hamilton, Seed and Fertilizing Sower on July 4, 1876 and July 20, 1880. He died on February 21, 1888 in Franklin, Indiana.
Sources:
Item in collection.
Ancestry.com. "Robert Hamilton." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 30, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Robert Hamilton." Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920. Accessed July 30, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Sources:
Item in collection.
Ancestry.com. "Robert Hamilton." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed July 30, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Robert Hamilton." Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920. Accessed July 30, 2014. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Odds and Ends.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998 by Philip N. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2014/07/31 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid revised 2023/09/08 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Hamilton, Robert, 1818-1888 (Person)
- Title
- Robert Hamilton business card
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
