LaGrange County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Mills Averill letters
Collection — Folder S041
Identifier: S0041
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three letters written from Mills Averill to family and friends living in New York ranging from 1836 to 1842. In his letters, Averill discusses life as a settler in Indiana. In his first letter, he discusses the trip to Indiana from New York, the character of the people in the area, public improvements, and the railroad. Averill also notes his work at building a cabin for his family and the plowing he had done. In the second letter, he spends a great deal of time...
Dates:
1836-1842
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mills Averill letters
Oscar and Thomas Jefferson Spaulding collection
Collection — Folder S1226
Identifier: S1226
Scope and Contents
There are two items in this collection: the original May 25, 1839 letter and a copy of the letter on four long sheets of paper. The letter was sent to Oscar Spaulding's cousin, Granville M. Whitney (1816-1848) in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. Oscar tells Granville that they are farming 80 acres in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana. They have 50 head of cattle, 5 horses, 2 colts, and 27 hogs. Oscar's father, Thomas Jefferson Spaulding, is building a house with kitchen, shed, and shop, and a...
Dates:
1839
Samuel P. Williams letter
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1429
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises a letter sent to Samuel P. Williams in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana dated December 11, 1840 from his brother Thomas Williams and his mother, M. Williams, regarding family life and news.
There are also pages from an Allisonville, Indiana general store account book in 1838 (OB044).
There are also pages from an Allisonville, Indiana general store account book in 1838 (OB044).
Dates:
1838-1840
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel P. Williams letter
Shepardson family papers
Collection
Identifier: S2696
Scope and Contents
The collection includes Otis Shepardon's land and business documents from Vermont and LaGrange County (1819-1843); letters of Pliny and Lorenzo Dow Shepardson from Washington and Oregon (1855-1872); Samuel Shepardson's Civil War letters from Kentucky and Tennessee (1861-1864); Elijah Shepardson's letters from St. Louis (1867-1893); Susan Freligh's letters home while visiting Washington and Oregon (1896-1897) and a printed family history.
Dates:
1819-1907
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Shepardson family papers
