Chauncey Rose promissory note
Collection — Folder: S2794
Identifier: S2794
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one typewritten copy of a promissory note from Chauncy Rose, payable at a bank in Terre Haute, Indiana, with notations of payments made in four installments from June 6, 1835 to January 7, 1936. Rose purchased a house and its lot from Moody Chamberlain, making payments of $110, $200, $100, and $100, for a total of $510.
Dates
- 1835-1836
Creator
- Rose, Chauncey, 1794-1877 (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
Chauncey Rose was born on December 24, 1794 in Wethersfield, Connecticut to John and Mary (Warner) Rose, who were Scottish immigrants. He moved to Indiana around 1818 and first established a milling and merchandizing business in Roseville, known then as Dotyville, in what is now Parke County. In 1824, he opened a store in Terre Haute, where he became a leading merchant and one of the town’s most prominent citizens. Rose is credited with the founding of the old Terre Haute and Richmond Railroad Company and was a major contributor to Indiana’s railroad history. He constructed a fine hotel called the Prairie House, later called Terre Haute House.
Rose was a noted philanthropist, providing significant funding to Wabash College, Providence Hospital, and the Rose Orphans Home. He funded the library of the State Normal School of Terre Haute (now Indiana State University) and founded the Rose Polytechnic Institute (now Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) and endowed it with over a half million dollars. Rose died on August 13, 1877 and is buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Sources:
Pickett, William B. “Chauncey Rose.” In Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Revised February 2021. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://indyencyclopedia.org/chauncey-rose.
Esarey, Logan. History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922, vol. 3. Dayton, OH: Dayton Historical Publishing Co. Accessed October 8, 2024. Google Books.
FamilySearch. “Chauncey Rose.” United States Census, 1850. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K8L6-YVV
FamilySearch. “Chauncy Rose.” United States Census, 1870. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K8L6-YVV.
FindAGrave.com. “Chauncey Rose.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15566697/chauncey-rose.
Rose was a noted philanthropist, providing significant funding to Wabash College, Providence Hospital, and the Rose Orphans Home. He funded the library of the State Normal School of Terre Haute (now Indiana State University) and founded the Rose Polytechnic Institute (now Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) and endowed it with over a half million dollars. Rose died on August 13, 1877 and is buried in Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Sources:
Pickett, William B. “Chauncey Rose.” In Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Revised February 2021. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://indyencyclopedia.org/chauncey-rose.
Esarey, Logan. History of Indiana from Its Exploration to 1922, vol. 3. Dayton, OH: Dayton Historical Publishing Co. Accessed October 8, 2024. Google Books.
FamilySearch. “Chauncey Rose.” United States Census, 1850. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K8L6-YVV
FamilySearch. “Chauncy Rose.” United States Census, 1870. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K8L6-YVV.
FindAGrave.com. “Chauncey Rose.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed October 8, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15566697/chauncey-rose.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of only one item.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Guy Walker of the Fairbanks Memorial Library on 1932/08/29.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed in 1999 by Philip N. Williams. Collection reprocessed 2024/09/09 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid created 2024/10/08 by A.J. Chrapliwy. EAD finding aid revised 2024/10/25 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Rose, Chauncey, 1794-1877 (Person)
- Title
- Chauncey Rose promissory note
- 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
