Shepardson family papers
Collection
Identifier: S2696
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Otis Shepardon's land and business documents from Vermont and LaGrange County (1819-1843); letters of Pliny and Lorenzo Dow Shepardson from Washington and Oregon (1855-1872); Samuel Shepardson's Civil War letters from Kentucky and Tennessee (1861-1864); Elijah Shepardson's letters from St. Louis (1867-1893); Susan Freligh's letters home while visiting Washington and Oregon (1896-1897) and a printed family history.
Dates
- 1819-1907
Creator
- Shepardson, Lorenzo Dow, 1829-1906 (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
The Shepardson family included Otis Shepardson (1791-1843), a farmer in Windham County, Vermont and Mongo, LaGrange County, Indiana (1835-1843); his sons, Elijah Shepardson (1820-1897), a soldier in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and a steamboat pilot and laborer in St. Louis, Missouri (1867-1893), Lorenzo Dow Shepardson (1829-1906) and Pliny Shepardson (b. 1824), farmers and miners in Oregon and Washington (1850's-1900's) and Samuel Shepardson (b. 1839), a Mongo businessman and a sergeant in the 30th Indiana Regiment (1861-1864); and his daughter, Susan Shepardson Freligh (1832-1900), a resident of Mongo.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (4 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Ann L. Isbrandt Barr on 1981/10/22.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2016/10/07 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created on 2016/10/07 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- Shepardson, Lorenzo Dow, 1829-1906 (Person)
- Shepardson, Otis, 1791-1843 (Person)
- Shepardson, Samuel, 1839- (Person)
- Shepardson, Pliny, 1824- (Person)
- Freligh, Susan Shepardson, 1832-1900 (Person)
- Title
- Shepardson family papers
- 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
