Vigo County roads documents
Collection — Folder: S2795
Identifier: S2795
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two items, dating from November 1830: a petition to the Vigo County commissioners requesting that a road be built in Section 27 of Township 12, signed by John Jackson and others, and a note from Jeremiah Rappleye(?) and James Dickson to the county commissioners regarding the land to be used in building the road.
Dates
- 1830 November
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.
Historical Note
Vigo County is located in western central Indiana, on the border between Indiana and Illinois. It was organized in 1818 and named for Colonel Francis Vigo. The current county seat is Terre Haute and is home to Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
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.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 1998 by Andrea Bean Hough. Processing revised 2018/08/07 by Abby Currier. EAD finding aid created 2018/08/07 by Abby Currier. EAD finding aid revised 2023/08/22 by Brittany Kropf.
- Title
- Vigo County roads documents
- 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
