Daniel Yandes land grant
Collection — Folder: OB020
Identifier: OB020
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a land grant issued to Daniel Yandes for land in Indianapolis dated March 15, 1837.
Dates
- 1837/03/15
Creator
- United States. General Land Office (Organization)
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
Daniel Yandes was an early pioneer of Indiana. Born January 28, 1893 in Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, he was the younger son of Simon and Anna Catherine (Rider) Yandes. During the War of 1812 he served six months in Northern Ohio under General William Henry Harrison. He married Anna Wilson (1795-1851) on February 18, 1815 and together they had eleven children, with six living to adulthood. The Yandes moved to Fayette County, Indiana in 1818 and then moved to Indianapolis in 1821. Yandes served as the Marion County Treasurer and in 1823 established the first tannery in the county with John Wilkins, a partnership that lasted for over 30 years. He also built the first sawmill in the county and built grist mills, paper mills, and cotton mills. He resided in Indianapolis for the rest of his life, passing away there at the age of 86 on June 10, 1878.
Source:
Robinson, Annabelle, Mary Yandes Robinson, and Josephine Robinson. Daniel Yandes and His Family: Pioneers from Pennsylvania to Indiana, 1818. Crawfordsville, IN: R.E. Banta, 1936.
Source:
Robinson, Annabelle, Mary Yandes Robinson, and Josephine Robinson. Daniel Yandes and His Family: Pioneers from Pennsylvania to Indiana, 1818. Crawfordsville, IN: R.E. Banta, 1936.
Extent
0.05 Cubic Feet (1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection consists of one item.
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 2021/10/27 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2021/10/27 by Lauren Patton.
Creator
- United States. General Land Office (Organization)
- Title
- Daniel Yandes land grant
- 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
