Legal documents
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Lambert, Miller, and White family collection
Collection
Identifier: L476
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence, diaries, and business papers of the Lambert, Miller, and White family ranging from 1824 to 1968. The bulk of the correspondence is between the Lamberts, Millers, and Whites (1885-1932), but also includes many letters from the Saunders family in Iowa, Kentucky, and Washington (1895-1950). The collection also contains Paschal T. Lambert's reminiscences of his early childhood in Indiana (undated); family diaries (1897-1943); Oscar G. Miller's autograph...
Dates:
1824-1968
Lewis C. Robards collection
Collection — Folder S2661
Identifier: S2661
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Lewis C. Robards against George M. Clarke in Fayette County, Kentucky on March 15, 1849. Drawn up by Harrison & Hunt, the lawsuit alleged that Clarke knowingly sold Robards a slave that was not of sound body. The legal document has additional notations regarding costs dated March and September 1850. The collection also includes the original August 19, 1848 bill of sale signed by Clarke.
Dates:
1848-1850
Louis Wien, Jr. collection
Collection — Folder S1401
Identifier: S1401
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents collected by Louis Wien, Jr. ranging from 1832 to 1918 and undated, including an "experience song" written for Thomas Whiteside on November 28, 1832; a January 23, 1841 deed signed by John W. Whiteside and William Hardy, both of Hancock County, Indiana; documents regarding penmanship by Benjamin Nixon and Nathan Earlywine (1843 and undated); rules of conduct and attendance list for school district no. 6, Shelby County, Indiana (1853-1854); William Vansickle vs...
Dates:
1832-1918, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Louis Wien, Jr. collection
Lucius C. Embree papers
Collection
Identifier: L052
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of business, political, and personal papers of Elisha, James T., David F., and Lucius Embree ranging from 1800 to 1930. Elisha Embree's papers include receipts, accounts, land indentures, and other financial papers relating to his land and business interests; correspondence regarding his legal business in Princeton, Evansville, and other southwestern Indiana towns, including retained copies of Embree's letters and correspondence of his partners Samuel Hall and Charles...
Dates:
1800-1972
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lucius C. Embree papers
Luther A. Donnell court record
Collection — Folder S3480
Identifier: S3480
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a document from the 1848 spring term of the Decatur County Circuit Court in Indiana regarding the grand jury indictment of Luther A. Donnell for knowingly encouraging and assisting Amanda, a fugitive slave from Kentucky, in deserting her "master and owner," George Ray, on November 5, 1847. The indictment has several signatures, including those of prosecuting attorney J. S. Scobey, jury foreman A.R. Forsyth, and witnesses Woodson Clark (the reported slave catcher and...
Dates:
1848
Lynch Corporation collection
Collection
Identifier: L521
Scope and Contents
This collection includes printed legal documents with annotations, such as briefs, judgements, testimony, and exhibits, from the case, United States vs. Hartford-Empire Company et al., to which Lynch Corporation was a party, first brought before the Ohio District Court and then the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., ranging from 1942 to 1945, regarding an antitrust action.
Dates:
1942-1945
Mrs. Clay M. Ward collection
Collection — Folder S1356
Identifier: S1356
Scope and Contents
This collection contains two items: a estate legal document signed by Benjamin McWilliams, William Randolph, and John Tyler dated 1797 concerning the payment of debts for Saticia McWilliams, deceased; and a Confederate coupon bond for $500, issued May 1, 1864, at Montgomery, Alabama.
Dates:
1797 & 1864
Philpott and Ludlow family papers
Collection — Folder S0858
Identifier: S0858
Scope and Contents
This collection contains three documents regarding a dispute over 1,016 pounds of crop tobacco between Elizabeth Philpott and Hugh Mitchell from Charles County, Maryland (1752-1754); a settlement document for the closing of Ross Smiley's business (May 29, 1820); a letter sent to John Philpott of Fayette County, Indiana from Richard A. Buckner of Greensburg, Kentucky inquiring if Philpott would like him to represent him in determining if he's entitled to part of the proceeds from an estate of a...
Dates:
1752-1909
Putnam County collection
Collection — Folder S1688
Identifier: S1688
Scope and Contents
The collection includes miscellaneous historical papers and documents of Putnam County, Indiana, including advertising cards from Russelville and Greencastle, Indiana; manuscripts and narratives about courthouses, African-American citizens in Greencastle, and various county personalities; handwritten legal documents, including land records, indentures, warrants, and estate papers (1831-1886); and a January 27, 1963 letter from Mrs. John R. Stevens to Mr. Guthrie regarding an article about a...
Dates:
1831-1886
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Putnam County collection
Sebastian S. Miller papers
Collection — Folder S0961
Identifier: S0961
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of correspondence and documents regarding Sebastian S. Miller's claim for an invalid pension due to rheumatism that he developed as a result of his service during the Civil War. Ranging from 1878 to 1887, the collection contains correspondence from the Pension Office of the Department of the Interior and affidavits from physicians, fellow soldiers, and acquaintances. Also included are photocopies of a letter sent to Catherine Miller from the National...
Dates:
1878-1887
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sebastian S. Miller papers
