George Slocum letter
Collection — Folder: S2470
Identifier: S2470
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat copy of a letter written by George Slocum and sent to his aunt Frances Slocum in care of A. E. Godfrey of Peru, Miami County, Indiana. Dated December 28, 1845, the letter was written upon his return home to Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio following his visit with his aunt in Indiana.
Dates
- 1845/12/28
Creator
- Slocum, George (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
George Remington Slocum was born on July 3, 1822 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania to Isaac and Elizabeth (Patrick) Slocum. He married Eliza Ophelia Pierce on January 4, 1843 at Sandusky, Ohio and they had seven children. George was the nephew of Frances Slocum, a woman who was taken captive by Delaware warriors in 1778 when she was five years old and was later adopted as a member of the Miami tribe. In November 1846, George and his family moved to Indiana and lived on a farm in Wabash County only a few miles away from where Frances lived along the banks of the Mississinewa River near Peru, Indiana. George died on January 28, 1860.
Sources:
"Died." Indiana Herald (Huntington, Ind.), February 8, 1860. https://www.newspapers.com/.
Lewis Publishing Company. Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. Vol. II. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1898.
Sources:
"Died." Indiana Herald (Huntington, Ind.), February 8, 1860. https://www.newspapers.com/.
Lewis Publishing Company. Biographical and Genealogical History of Cass, Miami, Howard and Tipton Counties, Indiana. Vol. II. Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1898.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Charles C. Thomas on 1949/02/25.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Existence and Location of Originals
Original letter may be found in the following collections:
S1197: Frances Slocum letter
S1197: Frances Slocum letter
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2022/10/19 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2022/10/19 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Slocum, George (Person)
- Title
- George Slocum letter
- 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
