Hoffman and Schlosser collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2040
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of sixteen pages from the daybook of Hoffman and Schlosser of Attica, Indiana. The pages copied range from October 31 to December 21, 1835. The collection also includes a typewritten list of approximately seventy five different items, such as "1 pr. boots," "1 phial pepermint," "1 needle case," and "1 doz. herring," copied from an account book of a general store. The undated document also notes that payment was made by "eggs, load of wood, cabbage, etc." Hoffman and Schlosser's original daybook, with entries from October 1835 to October 1836, is housed in our volumes collections as V293.
Dates
- 1835-1836, undated
Creator
- Hoffman, William (Person)
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
William Hoffman and Henry C. Schlosser ran a general store in Attica, Indiana in the 1830s. Schlosser and his wife, Lucinda, were both originally from Maryland. Following their move to Indiana, they became the parents of four children: Phocian, Henry G., Josephine E. and William A. Their son Henry G. went on to be a well-known local politician and prosperous farmer.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Henry C. Schlosser." Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999. Accessed October 27, 2020. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Henry Schlosser." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 27, 2020. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Many Friends at Schlosser Bier." Attica Ledger-Press (Ind.), May 10, 1912.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Henry C. Schlosser." Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999. Accessed October 27, 2020. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Henry Schlosser." 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 27, 2020. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Many Friends at Schlosser Bier." Attica Ledger-Press (Ind.), May 10, 1912.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (1 folder, 1 volume)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase from R. E. Banta on 1933/07/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2020/10/27 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2020/10/27 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Hoffman, William (Person)
- Schlosser, Henry C. (Person)
- Title
- Hoffman and Schlosser collection
- 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
