Sarah Pickrell letter
Collection — Folder: S2184
Identifier: S2184
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a July 7, 1849 letter written by Sarah Pickrell at Wolf Creek in Sangamon County, Illinois to her niece who was later referred to in the letter as "Jane." Mrs. Pickrell mentions that she expected to send the letter with an Oliver Hall who was traveling to Greencastle, Indiana and her niece might see him, so it can be inferred that the niece lived in Indiana. The collection also includes photocopies of the letter with handwritten notations of names mentioned and copies of the memorial entries of Abel and Sarah Pickrell from the website FindaGrave.com that were printed on March 25, 2015.
Dates
- 1849, 2015
Creator
- Pickrell, Sarah E. Taylor, 1784-1861 (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
Sarah E. Taylor was born on October 31, 1784 in Pennsylvania. She married Abel Pickrell in Montgomery County, Kentucky in 1804 and they had six children: Jesse A., William S., Oliver B., Benjamin F., Evelyn, and Mary. The family moved to Shelby County, Kentucky in 1818 and then to Sangamon County, Illinois in the fall of 1831. Sarah died at the age of 76 on April 9, 1861.
Sources:
FindaGrave.com. "Sarah E. Taylor Pickrell." Find a Grace Memorial no. 29579804. Accessed March 29, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29579804/sarah-e.-pickrell.
Power, John Carroll and S.A. Power. History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "Centennial Record". Springfield, Ill: Edwin A. Wilson and Company, 1876.
Sources:
FindaGrave.com. "Sarah E. Taylor Pickrell." Find a Grace Memorial no. 29579804. Accessed March 29, 2021. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29579804/sarah-e.-pickrell.
Power, John Carroll and S.A. Power. History of the Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois: "Centennial Record". Springfield, Ill: Edwin A. Wilson and Company, 1876.
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 Anderson Public Library on 2018/06/25.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2021/03/29 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2021/03/29 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Pickrell, Sarah E. Taylor, 1784-1861 (Person)
- Title
- Sarah Pickrell letter
- Status
- Completed
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
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140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
