Owen County, Indiana collection
Collection — Folder: S2096
Identifier: S2096
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three items related to Owen County, Indiana: a February 22, 1839 handwritten letter sent by O.H. Gallup, secretary of the Owen County Botanico Medical Board, to Dr. Cary O'Neal of Greene County with a request for the doctor to deliver a lecture on the botanic theory and practice of medicine at the board's next meeting; a typewritten copy of a February 1, 1928 response letter sent to a Mrs. Thoms from Miss Alice Milligan of Cragmont, North Madison, Indiana regarding Ninian Steele; and two carbon copies from 1867 of form No. 29, a U.S. Post Office Department contract for transporting the mail. Please note that much of the information filled out on the government form has faded and is no longer legible.
Dates
- 1839-1928
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.
Historical Note
Owen County, Indiana was organized in 1819 and the town of Spencer was made the county seat. In March 1820, Bethany Presbyterian Church was organized at Ninian Steele's farmhouse and Rev. John M. Dickey, a Presbyterian home missionary, served the church in its earliest years. On January 5, 1839, the Owen County Botanico Medical Board was organized "for the purpose of aiding and encouraging the system of Botanic Science."
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Blanchard, Charles, ed. Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F.A. Battey and Company, 1884.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Blanchard, Charles, ed. Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F.A. Battey and Company, 1884.
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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/08/30 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2021/08/30 by Laura Eliason.
- Title
- Owen County, Indiana collection
- 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
