Joel Hiatt account book and scrapbook
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: V018
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book used by Joel Hiatt for his harness and saddlery business located in Milton, Indiana from June 1843 to September 1844. The record book was later used by someone as a scrapbook and contains newspaper clippings ranging from 1901 to 1926 and undated regarding deaths, social events, Milton and Indiana history, national politics and other miscellaneous topics. A number of the clippings are attached to the pages and obscure the account entries, but the bulk of them are loose and are housed separately within the collection. A few pages in the account book also have notes regarding Milton Chapter 303, Order of the Eastern Star (circa 1906).
Dates
- 1843-1844, 1901-1926 and undated
Creator
- Hiatt, Joel W. (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
Joel Hiatt was born on July 18, 1807 in Guilford County, North Carolina to Benajah and Elizabeth Hiatt. In 1824, he moved with his family to Indiana and settled near Milton in Wayne County. He married Mathida Ferguson on November 1, 1829 and they had 8 children. He was a farmer and had a saddle and harness shop in Milton before moving his family to Salt Creek Valley, Leavenworth County, Kansas Territory in 1854. Mr. Hiatt died at the age of 75 on August 12, 1882.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Joel Hiatt.” U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. “Joel Hiatt.” Web: Wayne County, Indiana Marriage Reocrds, 1811-1903. Accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
“Died: Hiatt.” The Leavenworth Times. (Leavenworth, Kansas), August 13, 1882.
Miller, Katherine Hiatt. "The Hiatt Family." 1999?, Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library. ISLG 929.2 H623HA.
Young, Andrew W. History of Wayne County, Indiana, from its First Settlement to the Present Time. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1872.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Joel Hiatt.” U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
Ancestry.com. “Joel Hiatt.” Web: Wayne County, Indiana Marriage Reocrds, 1811-1903. Accessed October 23, 2019. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/.
“Died: Hiatt.” The Leavenworth Times. (Leavenworth, Kansas), August 13, 1882.
Miller, Katherine Hiatt. "The Hiatt Family." 1999?, Genealogy Division, Indiana State Library. ISLG 929.2 H623HA.
Young, Andrew W. History of Wayne County, Indiana, from its First Settlement to the Present Time. Cincinnati: Robert Clarke & Co., 1872.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (2 volumes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The account book in this collection is arranged chronologically; loose newspaper clippings are organized by subject.
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 2019/10/24 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2019/10/24 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Hiatt, Joel W. (Person)
- Title
- Joel Hiatt account book and scrapbook
- 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
