Tippecanoe County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
Mahala T. Shaw diary
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1171
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two sets of photocopies, one as a bound volume, of Mahala T. Shaw's 1871 diary copied from the original in the possession of Shaw's grandniece, Mrs. Roy F. (Esther) Gregg. In the diary, Shaw recounts her daily activities while living in Battle Ground, Indiana and includes names of family and friends who visited, shopping, books, gardening, household chores, and church and social activities. There is also a copy of a January 25, 1874 letter sent to Shaw from her niece...
Dates:
1871-1874
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Mahala T. Shaw diary
Mary Ann Claypoole land grant
Collection — Folder S265
Identifier: S0265
Scope and Contents
This document is certificate number 16.621; recorded in Vol. 29, page 74; and is signed by President Franklin Pierce. The certificate grants land to Mary Ann Claypoole of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The 80 acres of land is in Danville, Illinois. The deed was filed for record on December 23, 1862. On January 14, 1863, E. A. McKee, Recorder, entered the information in Deed Book 3 on page 605.
Dates:
1856
Preston Kiser letters
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3018
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of U.S. Civil War letters from Preston Kiser to his wife and children, ranging from 1861 to 1862, with miscellaneous additional materials. Kiser’s letters describe military life in camp, illnesses, and home activities. Each copied letter is accompanied by a typed transcription created by Frances Alma Newkirk Reber, Kiser's great-granddaughter between 1982 and 1984. The materials have been left as Reber organized them, so there is not strict...
Dates:
1861-1872, 1982-1984
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Preston Kiser letters
Ralph P. Wilson indenture
Collection — Folder OB234
Identifier: OB234
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an indenture for the purchase of land in Tippecanoe County between Ralph P. Wilson and Thomas A. Taylor dated January 21, 1833.
Dates:
1833/01/21
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ralph P. Wilson indenture
Tippecanoe County collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1698
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of three folders. The first contains a copied list of land deed notes and notes on the Battle of Tippecanoe, a written summary on the origins of the county, a letter from Jn. P. Boyd to Honorable Richard Cutts Esquire regarding the Battle of Tippecanoe, a roll of the army that fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe and a letter from Charles Mehl to Martin Mehl (includes both the original and the transcript). The second folder includes notes on a Record of Poor Children’s...
Dates:
1811-1942
Union Township, Tippecanoe County school collection
Collection — Folder S2654
Identifier: S2654
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several documents ranging from 1939 to 1945 regarding the Union Township school of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The documents include bids for bus routes by Clarence Keizer and Lex Brissey, an insurnace policy for Keizer, school aid bonds, and estimate of funds forms. The collection also has a document with a list of itemized costs for tuition and transportation of high school students from Union Township to Wea Township.
Dates:
1939-1945, undated
William Henry Harrison Trail newspaper clippings
Collection — Folder OBC005
Identifier: OBC005
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various newspaper clippings related to the history of Sullivan, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, and Knox counties.
Dates:
circa 1930-circa 1950
