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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

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.

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.

Related Materials

Materials relating to this collection may be found in the following collections in Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN:

S1479: Yandes family papers

S1924: Daniel Yandes indentures

Processing Information

Collection processing completed 2021/10/27 by Lauren Patton. EAD finding aid created 2021/10/27 by Lauren Patton.
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

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