Mary J. Aborn collection
Collection
Identifier: L001
Scope and Contents
The largest part of the collection consists of papers of Ebenezer F. Lucas (1807-1871), which include his correspondence regarding the operation of the Wabash and Erie Canal; correspondence, surveys, and legal documents relating to his business and land interests in Warren County, Indiana; and papers relating to the 1860 census.
The collection also includes Mary J. Aborn’s correspondence and writings in relation to early Warren County history and the removal of Native Americans from Indiana; two scrapbooks of clippings on Warren County history from the 1880s, pasted in on Dr. Aborn’s account books from the 1850s and 1870s; and records of the treasurer for school district no. 1 in Warren County (1834).
Correspondents include Henry W. Ellsworth, Elisha English, Allen Hamilton, Edward A. Hannegan, Joseph E. McDonald, Daniel Mace, David Turpie, James Whitcomb and William Wesley Woolen.
Oversize items include several land grants (OB201). Recipients of these grants were Abigail Stufflebeam, John Stufflebeam, Michael Stufflebeam and David Glenn. All were signed for President Andrew Jackson by his secretary.
The collection also includes Mary J. Aborn’s correspondence and writings in relation to early Warren County history and the removal of Native Americans from Indiana; two scrapbooks of clippings on Warren County history from the 1880s, pasted in on Dr. Aborn’s account books from the 1850s and 1870s; and records of the treasurer for school district no. 1 in Warren County (1834).
Correspondents include Henry W. Ellsworth, Elisha English, Allen Hamilton, Edward A. Hannegan, Joseph E. McDonald, Daniel Mace, David Turpie, James Whitcomb and William Wesley Woolen.
Oversize items include several land grants (OB201). Recipients of these grants were Abigail Stufflebeam, John Stufflebeam, Michael Stufflebeam and David Glenn. All were signed for President Andrew Jackson by his secretary.
Dates
- 1815-1907
Creator
- Aborn, Mary J., 1835-1927 (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
Mary Aborn was born in Indiana in 1835. She was married to physician, Dr. Orin Aborn (1826-1885) and was a writer of Warren County, Indiana history. After the death of her husband, she moved to Franklin County, Arkansas, where Aborn died in 1927.
Ebenezer F. Lucas (1807-1871) was a businessman in Williamsport and State Line City, Warren County, Indiana; clerk, Warren County Circuit Court (1838); Warren County treasurer (1842); engineer ad superintendent, Wabash and Erie Canal (1842-1846); assistant marshal to aid in taking the 8th U.S. Census (1860).
Ebenezer F. Lucas (1807-1871) was a businessman in Williamsport and State Line City, Warren County, Indiana; clerk, Warren County Circuit Court (1838); Warren County treasurer (1842); engineer ad superintendent, Wabash and Erie Canal (1842-1846); assistant marshal to aid in taking the 8th U.S. Census (1860).
Extent
0.65 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged 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 February 2005 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid revised 2021/07/30; 2021/09/10 by Lauren Patton.
- Account books
- Canals -- Indiana
- Correspondence
- English, Elisha Gale, 1798-1874
- Frontier and pioneer life
- Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
- Hamilton, Allen, 1798-1864
- Indian Removal, 1813-1903
- Indiana -- Politics and government
- Indians of North America
- Lucas, Ebenezer F., 1807-1871
- Physicians
- Pioneers
- Pioneers -- Indiana
- Politics and government
- Real property
- Scrapbooks
- Warren County (Ind.)
- Whitcomb, James, 1795-1852
Creator
- Aborn, Mary J., 1835-1927 (Person)
- Title
- Mary J. Aborn collection
- 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
