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Bence family papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S1841

Scope and Contents This collection contains deeds, indentures, mortgages, and banking and estate documents of the Bence family. Ranging from 1790 to 1885, the bulk of the land documents are related to property located in Jefferson County, Kentucky and Putnam County, Indiana. The collection also includes John A. Bence's certificate for his commission as first lieutenant in the "Washington Guards" signed by Indiana Governor Ashbel D. Willard on August 4, 1859; a certificate of exemption for permanent disability for...

Dates: 1790-1882

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Benjamin Floyd estate slave allotment

Collection — Folder: S2655

Identifier: S2655

Scope and Contents This collection includes the slave allotment for the estate of Benjamin Floyd of Lincoln County, Kentucky dated April 6, 1837. The beneficiaries of the allotment were his eight surviving children - Singleton, John, Frances, David, Lucy, Betsey, Benjamin, and Polly. The document lists the slaves names and monetary value under each lot number and notes which heir received which lot. The allotment was recorded by the Lincoln County clerk on August 7, 1837.

Dates: 1837

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

David Dale Owen estate sale notice

Collection — Folder: S3446

Identifier: S3446

Scope and Contents This collection contains an administrator's sale notice for David Dale Owen created by Richard Owen in New Harmony, Indiana on December 22, 1860.

Dates: 1860/12/22

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Ewing family collection

Collection

Identifier: V048

Scope and Contents This collection contains account books, daybooks, ledgers, and letter books of the Ewing family, particularly those used by brothers William Griffith (W.G.) and George Washington (G.W.) Ewing regarding their companies in Fort Wayne, Indiana, their fur trade business, and their trade with Native Americans (1829- 1865). The collection also includes a daybook, ledger, and three letter books used for G.W. Ewing’s estate (1866-1877).

Dates: 1829-1877

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Francis Godfroy correspondence

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S2242

Scope and Contents This collection includes photostats and photocopies of correspondence primarily to Francis Godfroy, dating from 1824 to 1847. Those corresponding with Francis Godfroy include William Griffith Ewing, concerning fur trade and other business relations; Allen Hamilton, a close friend who served as executor of Francis Godfroy's last will and testament; Thomas Hamilton; Colonel Abel C. Pepper, superintendent of Indian reservations and Indian agent; Samuel Milroy, Pepper's successor; John Forsyth;...

Dates: 1824-1847

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

George W. Ewing letters

Collection — Folder: S1825

Identifier: S1825

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence sent by George Washington Ewing to Byrum D. Miner of Fort Wayne, Indiana regarding the sale of furs and skins, William G. Ewing's estate, and other legal matters (1855-1856). The collection also includes a November 29, 1849 bill from Brown's Hotel in Washington, D.C. and three letters sent by Lucinda Smith of Evansville, Indiana to Ewing and Miner regarding the collection of rent from the government for cattle and stables kept on property presumably owned...

Dates: 1849-1865

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Isaac Miller papers

Collection — Folder: S0962

Identifier: S0962

Scope and Contents This collection contains Isaac Miller's financial documents and receipts from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, ranging from 1806 ot 1904, including documents regarding the estate of Henry Miller (1806-1856); financial documents and tax receipts from Fayette, Rush, and Hamilton Counties in Indiana (1858-1881); papers listing Miller's personal property sold at auction on October 29, 1869; a page from the 1904 Quaker periodical, The American Friend; and undated advertisement cards from various...

Dates: 1806-1904

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Jacob Witmer collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: S1398

Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence and legal documents ranging from 1927 to 1930 regarding the estate of Jacob Witmer of Shelby County, Indiana and administrated by his nephew John H. Wilson. The collection also includes Velma Whitmer's notebook containing transcriptions of letters written by her mother and grandmother (1901-1907) and poems written by herself and her sister Mary (1912-1914); an April 29, 1837 deed signed by Nathan H. Wilson of Bartholomew County, Indiana granting land to...

Dates: 1837-1932, undated

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

John Tipton collection

Collection

Identifier: L160

Scope and Contents The collection consists principally of Tipton’s correspondence and business papers from the period 1810-1839 in Indiana. His correspondence, including retained copies of his outgoing letters, includes letters relating to the operations of the Indiana Militia in the 1810s; and political correspondence regarding the work of the state legislature (1820s-1830s), his senatorial elections (1831, 1832), his appointments to federal office (1831-1839), and local, state, and national issues, particularly...

Dates: 1806-1858

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

Joseph T. Barton collection

Collection

Identifier: L012

Scope and Contents The collection contains family letters from John T. Barton from Harveysburg, Ohio; Shenandoah County, Virginia; Parkersburg, (West) Virginia; and Warren County, and Mier, Indiana. Also included are business papers, receipts, and estate administration papers of Barton’s son, John T. Barton. There is also a Charles A. Osenbaugh account book (1906-1927) and an undated tintype of Ozenbaugh.

Farm account book of John T. Barton, ranging from 1898 to 1930 is also included (V216).

Dates: 1809-1929

Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts

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Bence family papers

Benjamin Floyd estate slave allotment

David Dale Owen estate sale notice

Ewing family collection

Francis Godfroy correspondence

George W. Ewing letters

Isaac Miller papers

Jacob Witmer collection

John Tipton collection

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