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Richard Phipps pension record and correspondence

 Collection — Folder: S2769
Identifier: S2769

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photocopies of correspondence and papers relevant to pension benefits for Richard Phipps, and later his wife Mary Jane Phipps, ranging from 1875 to 1928.

Dates

  • 1875-1928

Creator

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

Richard L. Phipps was born on March 27, 1843, in Marion County, Indiana. He grew up in Indiana and in 1864, he joined Company K, 142nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a privat Phipps rose to the rank of corporal and sustained a debilitating gunshot wound to his left hand at the Battle of Nashville, for which he would receive a military pension. He mustered out at the end of the war and married Mary Jane Youkley in 1866. The couple moved to Houston, Texas County, Missouri by 1870 where Phipps worked as a farmer. Phipps died on November 28, 1901 in Houston, Missouri and is buried in Pine Lawn Cemetery there.

Sources:

Ancestry.com. “Richard Phipps.” Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

Ancestry.com. “Richard Phipps.” 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.

FamilySearch. “Richard Phipps.” United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.

FamilySearch. “Richard Phipps.” United States Census, 1880. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.

FindaGrave.com. “Richard L. Phipps.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57523941/richard-l-phipps.

Extent

0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged chronologically.

Custodial History

This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the National Archives in December 1981.

Accruals

No further additions are expected.

Processing Information

Collection processing and finding aid completed in 1998 by Jennifer Born. EAD finding aid created 2024/08/27 by A.J. Chrapliwy.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Richard Phipps pension record and correspondence
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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