Covington (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Barton Griffith papers
Collection — Folder S2183
Identifier: S2183
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats of original letters written between 1821 and 1832, along with their typed transcripts, from members of the Griffith Family in Indiana to each other and to relatives in Pennsylvania, concerning family matters, daily life and settling in Indiana, unrest between Native Americans and white pioneers, trade, national politics including discussion of John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, and Andrew Jackson. All of the correspondents were probably Quakers, based on their...
Dates:
1821-1834
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Barton Griffith papers
Covington, Indiana funeral notices
Collection — Folder S2026
Identifier: S2026
Scope and Contents
The eight funeral notices were found by Mrs. D. D. Harris of New York City. All announcements took place in Covington, Indiana.
Dates:
1873-1883
Duncan House register
Collection — Volume V291
Identifier: V291
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the register book of the Duncan House, a hotel located in Covington, Indiana. Entries range from August 1853 to December 1855 and include guest name, type of meal taken, number of horses stabled, and their permanent residence. Tucked in the front of the book is a July 4, 1853 handwritten note sent by a Jas. Simpson from Buffalo Prairie, Illinois to Mr. Duncan regarding a trunk left during a previous visit. Three pages of the register were also used to record "Sales of...
Dates:
1853-1855; 1863
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Duncan House register
Fountain County collection
Collection — Folder S1663
Identifier: S1663
Scope and Contents
This collection has several items related to Fountain County, Indiana, including an August 17, 1925 handwritten letter sent by Karl Van Devanter of Veedersburg to Kate Milner Rabb at the Indianapolis Star regarding the preservation of the old state road that was used by pioneers from Cincinnati and other eastern points to travel to the Fountain County; two letters from September 1925 that were sent to Rabb from J. Wesley Whicker of Attica in response to the...
Dates:
1925-1965
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Fountain County collection
Joseph Ristine letter
Collection — Folder S1743
Identifier: S1743
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typeset letter from Joseph Ristine in Indianapolis, Indiana on July 9, 1864
regarding tax rates in Indiana counties.
Dates:
1864
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph Ristine letter
Paper currency collection
Collection
Identifier: L393
Scope and Contents
This collection contains fractional currency, interest bearing notes, and other forms of paper currency of various denominations, ranging from 1807 to 1863). The bulk of the collection contains state bank notes, both circulated and uncirculated, from Indiana during the "Free Banking Era" (1837-1863). The collection also includes bank notes from Connecticut, Michigan, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia (1835-1863); United States issued currency (1830-1863); a certificate of deposit...
Dates:
1807-1949, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Paper currency collection
William C. Olds letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1029
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the letters of William C. Olds to his father, Frank A. Olds, and aunt during the U.S. Civil War, ranging from 1862 to 1865. Also included are letters to Frank A. Olds from Capt. D. Morris of the 63rd Indiana Regiment.
Dates:
1862-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William C. Olds letters
