Brownstown (Ind.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Horatio D., Joseph E., and Joshua J. Silver letters
Collection — Folder S3000
Identifier: S3000
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of 3 letters from Horatio D., Joshua J., and Joseph E. Silver in Indiana and Ohio from 1843 to 1851.The first letter, from Horatio Silver to his sister, details getting a bunch of goods for his bakery from Cincinnati, rebuilding his oven in a better way, and general family matters. The second letter, from Jospeh Silver to one of his brothers, includes different business “blessings” that he needs advice on from his brother, as well as his general living...
Dates:
1843-1851
Mary Durham collection
Collection — Folder S394
Identifier: S0394
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence and clippings pertaining to the Durham family, from 1820 through 1908. The oldest document is a letter by J. Durham in Vallonia, Indiana to William Graham, Esq., in Corydon, Indiana dated December 19, 1820, about the trial of Captain Rogers who faces court martial. On December 16, 1831, J. B. Durham in Indianapolis wrote to Walter Benton about "the removal of the Michigan Road so as to take it from Indianapolis to Columbus,...
Dates:
1820-1908
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Mary Durham collection
Maude McMahan collection
Collection — Folder S897
Identifier: S0897
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed history of Brownstown titled, "A Time to Remember" by Maude McMahan.
Dates:
1966
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
/
Maude McMahan collection
