Fayette County (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
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
R. E. Sprague collection
Collection — Folder OBC042
Identifier: OBC042
Scope and Contents
This collection contains indentures and a land grant regarding Francis Griffin, Joseph and Elias Baldwin, SAmuel and Peninah Houston, and John Armstrong in Indiana ranging from 1822 to 1847.
Dates:
1822-1847
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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R. E. Sprague collection
Shrader and Weaver family papers
Collection
Identifier: L316
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, receipts, legal documents, school papers, and other miscellaneous materials from the Shrader and Weaver families of Fayette, County Indiana, ranging from 1798 to 1923. Much of the correspondence is between family members and friends and relates weather conditions, crop prices, and family happenings. Also included are tax receipts, account books, land grants, indentures, stock certificates and other legal documents. Items of note are a 1798 Miami (Ohio)...
Dates:
1798-1923, undated
Taylor family papers
Collection — Folder S1142
Identifier: S1142
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopy of a letter and envelope from Zachariah and Susannah Taylor in Greene County, Virginia on May 24, 1843, to their son, Paschal Taylor and his wife in Waterloo, Fayette County, Indiana, regarding family matters, the price of corn, the scarcity of money with personal debt rising, and the upcoming presidential elections and state politics. Also included in the collection is a photocopy of the Danville High School Annual Alumni Banquet announcement and menu, May...
Dates:
1843, 1908
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Taylor family papers
William Winans Thomas papers
Collection
Identifier: L401
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, family history, school records, a photograph, a phrenological almanac, and church, political, and business papers from William Winans Thomas and family in Indiana, Illinois, New York, Michigan, North Carolina, and California, ranging from 1812 to 1955, regarding the Thomas family, church and business activities, daily life in Fayette County, Indiana, and the 1850 Indiana Constitutional Convention.
Dates:
1812-1955
Williams Creek Baptist Church collection
Collection
Identifier: L342
Scope and Contents
This collection includes record books from the Williams Creek Baptist Church in Fayette County, Indiana ranging from 1832 to 1940.
Dates:
1832-1940
