Frontier and pioneer life
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 64 Collections and/or Records:
William Dixon collection
Collection — Folder S1883
Identifier: S1883
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three items: a page from an account book containing debit entries from October 12, 1840 to March 30, 1841 of Samuel and Solomon Dixson with Thomas Lemon and M. C. Hartley; an unfolded paper used as an envelope bearing the address "Mr. William Dixon, Fairplay P.O., Green County, Indiana" and sent by W.A. Gorman (undated); and a swatch of blue checked gingham.
Dates:
1840-1841, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Dixon collection
William Harris letter
Collection — Folder S0597
Identifier: S0597
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat copy of a September 8, 1817 letter sent by Deputy Surveyor William Harris to Surveyor General Edward Tiffin. The letter was written from Cincinnati and is a preliminary report regarding the survey Harris was conducting of the western and northwestern borders of Ohio and describes his difficulties surveying the area due to the weather, the swamp lands he found impassible for his horses, and his health issues. The collection also contains a photostat copy of a...
Dates:
1817/09/08
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Harris letter
William Polke collection
Collection
Identifier: L333
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the collection is photostat copies of William Polke’s correspondence regarding the Potawatomi people and his role in their removal from northern Indiana as well as other political matters. There are also letters from his daughter, Mary Polke Niles, and between he and his son-in-law, John B. Niles. Among his other correspondents are Samuel Merrill, Samuel Milroy, and Waller Taylor. In addition to the correspondence, the collection includes a transcript of Polke’s account of...
Dates:
1808-1853, bulk 1832-1841
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Polke collection
William Prince papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1084
Scope and Contents
The collection consists largely of correspondence and documents recording payments during William Prince’s time as Indian agent at Vincennes, Indiana.
There is also a land grant belonging to Prince dated February 27, 1813 (OB174).
There is also a land grant belonging to Prince dated February 27, 1813 (OB174).
Dates:
1813-1834
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Prince papers
