Sarah Schooley letters
Collection — Folder: S2519
Identifier: S2519
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of two letters written by Sarah Schooley of Loudoun County, Virginia and sent to her sister Ruth in Franklin County, Indiana. Dated May 30, 1830 and April 6, 1841, her letters share news about family, friends, crops, and market prices.
Dates
- 1830-1841
Creator
- Schooley, Sarah, 1797- (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 Schooley was born in 1797 in Loudoun County, Virginia to William and Hannah Schooley. She was a Quaker and never married. By 1841 she was living with her brother William and she later moved with his family to Greene County, Ohio around 1848. In the Ohio Wills and Probate records her brother listed her death as June 17, 1854, but her headstone lists her year of death as 1853.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Sarah Schooley." Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Sarah Schooly." U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Sarah Schooly." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
FindaGrave.com. "Sarah Schooley." Find A Grave Memorial no.171351619. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171351619.
Sources:
Information found within collection.
Ancestry.com. "Sarah Schooley." Ohio Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Sarah Schooly." U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. "Sarah Schooly." 1850 United States Federal Census. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
FindaGrave.com. "Sarah Schooley." Find A Grave Memorial no.171351619. Accessed May 9, 2018. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/171351619.
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 Mrs. E.B. Coffin on 1978/05/23.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2018/05/09 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2018/05/09 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Schooley, Sarah, 1797- (Person)
- Title
- Sarah Schooley letters
- 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
