Vincennes (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
George Rogers Clark Memorial collection
Collection — Folder S2180
Identifier: S2180
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items regarding George Rogers Clark and the George Rogers Clark Memorial located in Vincennes, Indiana, including two copies of the list of contents in the cornerstone of the Memorial Building that was sealed on September 3, 1933; two copies of the pamphlet George Rogers Clark: The Neglected Hero of the American Revolution from 1927; photographs taken by L.B. Read in March 1941 of five of the seven murals in the Memorial; 2...
Dates:
1926-1941, undated
George Rogers Clark Memorial Commission invitation
Collection — Folder S3399
Identifier: S3399
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one invitation from the George Rogers Clark Memorial Commission in Vincennes, Indiana from 1929 to commemorate the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the surrender of Fort Sackville.
Dates:
1929
Historic documents and sites lantern slides
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: P017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes glass lantern slides mostly created by W. H. Bass Photo Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from circa 1897 to circa 1916 regarding early Indiana history, including historic sites at Vincennes, New Harmony, and the state capitols, as well as the Indiana centennial. Many of the slides depict historical documents relating to early European settlement of the Northwest Territory and portraits of prominent Hoosier individuals. It is possible these slides were used for...
Dates:
circa 1897-circa 1916
Patrick Henry letters
Collection — Folder S638
Identifier: S0638
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 3 facsimiles of secret orders given to George Rogers Clark from Patrick Henry, dated January 2, 1778, authorizing the attack on British posts at Kaskaskia and Vincennes during the American Revolutionary War. Also included is a letter dated December 8, 1778, written by Patrick Henry to Col. John Gibson regarding Gibson's request for clothing for his regiment given to Henry by a Captain Bell.
Dates:
1778
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Patrick Henry letters
Thomas Wood Stevens collection
Collection — Folder S1251
Identifier: S1251
Scope and Contents
The index card states: "Original manuscript of Thomas Wood Stevens, author of Pageant at Vincennes, Indiana, on February 25, 1929, commemorating the one hundred fiftieth anniversary of the capture of Fort Sackville by George Rogers Clark. The only other items in this collection are two papers, hand-written in ink, entitled "The Crier III" and "The Crier, Epilogue." The pages appear to be a draft because there are crossed-out words. Mr. Stevens wrote: "Clark and his few chosen followers set out...
Dates:
1929
