Tippecanoe, Battle of, Ind., 1811
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Albert Gallatin Porter papers
Collection
Identifier: L125
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence from Albert Gallatin Porter and others in Indianapolis, Indiana and elsewhere; newspaper clippings; speeches; autographed notes and manuscripts; and printed Congressional bills ranging from 1804 to 1928, regarding Porter's political career; biographies; historical subjects; his manuscript and indices.
There are also oversize Internal Improvement Loan stock document and newspaper clippings, ranging from 1838 July to 1888 May (OBC146).
There are also oversize Internal Improvement Loan stock document and newspaper clippings, ranging from 1838 July to 1888 May (OBC146).
Dates:
circa 1804-1928, undated
Elijah Martindale collection
Collection — Folder S907
Identifier: S0907
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two partial copies of a speech given at The Old-Settlers meeting by Elijah Martindale in New Castle, Indiana ranging on 1871/08/10 regarding settling in Indiana, the War of 1812, and the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Dates:
1871
Ephraim Jordan collection
Collection — Folder S2190
Identifier: S2190
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 20 handwritten documents and letters dated from 1802 to 1812. Some papers deal with provisions for soldiers and have the signature of Ephraim Jordan, Major. "His Excellency" William Henry Harrison is recorded as commander in chief in a document written in May 1809. On August 21, 1812, an order was issued for two men to be punished by riding "a wooden horse both to be mouned {?] at the same time in presence of the troops on parade for the period of ten minutes." On...
Dates:
1802-1812
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ephraim Jordan collection
Fort Wayne collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S3053
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters related to the struggle between white settlers and Native Americans over the land known as the Northwest Territory and, eventually, the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. Items in this collection are copies of materials found at the Chicago Historical Society. Correspondents include J. Whistler, Abimael Nicoll, Thomas Cushing, James Rhea, John Whipple, Jacob Kingsbury, and Nathan Heald. Also included are inventories of men and equipment taken by James Rhea.
Dates:
1804-1811, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Fort Wayne collection
Indiana historic site articles
Collection — Folder S1572
Identifier: S1572
Scope and Contents
This collection contains histories of The Corydon State House, the Lanier Memorial Home,
Pigeon Roost Memorial, and the Tippecanoe Battleground Memorial.
Dates:
circa 1900s
Isaac Naylor papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1009
Scope and Contents
The collection contains an autobiography and speeches written by Isaac Naylor; correspondence, legal documents and other papers; and historical sketches written by Isaac Naylor primarily about early life in Indiana and the Battle of Tippecanoe. There are also some papers of Andrew Jennings Hay, Naylor’s son-in-law, and Andrew Paxton Hay, Andrew Jennings’ father.
Dates:
1814-1888, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Isaac Naylor papers
James M. VanHook collection
Collection
Identifier: L308
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and documents compiled by James M. VanHook during his activities with the Freemasons, the Samuel Simonson Post No. 226 of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.), and the Clark County Historical Society (1783-1917). The collection includes land grants, indentures, and other legal documents from Charlestown and Clark County, Indiana; biographical and historical sketches; historical information about Blazing Star Masonic Lodge and the Charlestown Methodist...
Dates:
1796-1907, undated
John Hamilton biography
Collection — Folder S0576
Identifier: S0576
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a handwritten biography of John Hamilton by his great-granddaughter, Mayme Jacobs (circa 1927). The biography relates brief family history; describes how Hamilton got into the whiskey making business; and describes the movements of General William Henry Harrison's forces from Terre Haute to Prophetstown prior to the Battle of Tippecanoe.
Dates:
circa 1927
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Hamilton biography
John Tipton collection
Collection
Identifier: L160
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Tipton’s correspondence and business papers from the period 1810-1839 in Indiana. His correspondence, including retained copies of his outgoing letters, includes letters relating to the operations of the Indiana Militia in the 1810s; and political correspondence regarding the work of the state legislature (1820s-1830s), his senatorial elections (1831, 1832), his appointments to federal office (1831-1839), and local, state, and national issues, particularly...
Dates:
1806-1858
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Tipton collection
Kurz and Allison, "Battle of Tippecanoe" lithograph
Collection — Folder OBD056
Identifier: OBD056
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one color lithograph depicting the Battle of Tippecanoe published by Kurz and Allison in 1889.
Dates:
1889
