Administration of estates
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Bence family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1841
Scope and Contents
This collection contains deeds, indentures, mortgages, and banking and estate documents of the Bence family. Ranging from 1790 to 1885, the bulk of the land documents are related to property located in Jefferson County, Kentucky and Putnam County, Indiana. The collection also includes John A. Bence's certificate for his commission as first lieutenant in the "Washington Guards" signed by Indiana Governor Ashbel D. Willard on August 4, 1859; a certificate of exemption for permanent disability for...
Dates:
1790-1882
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Bence family papers
Benjamin Floyd estate slave allotment
Collection — Folder S2655
Identifier: S2655
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the slave allotment for the estate of Benjamin Floyd of Lincoln County, Kentucky dated April 6, 1837. The beneficiaries of the allotment were his eight surviving children - Singleton, John, Frances, David, Lucy, Betsey, Benjamin, and Polly. The document lists the slaves names and monetary value under each lot number and notes which heir received which lot. The allotment was recorded by the Lincoln County clerk on August 7, 1837.
Dates:
1837
David Dale Owen estate sale notice
Collection — Folder S3446
Identifier: S3446
Scope and Contents
This collection contains an administrator's sale notice for David Dale Owen created by Richard Owen in New Harmony, Indiana on December 22, 1860.
Dates:
1860/12/22
Ewing family collection
Collection
Identifier: V048
Scope and Contents
This collection contains account books, daybooks, ledgers, and letter books of the Ewing family, particularly those used by brothers William Griffith (W.G.) and George Washington (G.W.) Ewing regarding their companies in Fort Wayne, Indiana, their fur trade business, and their trade with Native Americans (1829- 1865). The collection also includes a daybook, ledger, and three letter books used for G.W. Ewing’s estate (1866-1877).
Dates:
1829-1877
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ewing family collection
Francis Godfroy correspondence
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2242
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostats and photocopies of correspondence primarily to Francis Godfroy, dating from 1824 to 1847. Those corresponding with Francis Godfroy include William Griffith Ewing, concerning fur trade and other business relations; Allen Hamilton, a close friend who served as executor of Francis Godfroy's last will and testament; Thomas Hamilton; Colonel Abel C. Pepper, superintendent of Indian reservations and Indian agent; Samuel Milroy, Pepper's successor; John Forsyth;...
Dates:
1824-1847
George W. Ewing letters
Collection — Folder S1825
Identifier: S1825
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence sent by George Washington Ewing to Byrum D. Miner of Fort Wayne, Indiana regarding the sale of furs and skins, William G. Ewing's estate, and other legal matters (1855-1856). The collection also includes a November 29, 1849 bill from Brown's Hotel in Washington, D.C. and three letters sent by Lucinda Smith of Evansville, Indiana to Ewing and Miner regarding the collection of rent from the government for cattle and stables kept on property presumably owned...
Dates:
1849-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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George W. Ewing letters
Isaac Miller papers
Collection — Folder S0962
Identifier: S0962
Scope and Contents
This collection contains Isaac Miller's financial documents and receipts from Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, ranging from 1806 ot 1904, including documents regarding the estate of Henry Miller (1806-1856); financial documents and tax receipts from Fayette, Rush, and Hamilton Counties in Indiana (1858-1881); papers listing Miller's personal property sold at auction on October 29, 1869; a page from the 1904 Quaker periodical, The American Friend; and undated advertisement cards from various...
Dates:
1806-1904
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Isaac Miller papers
Jacob Witmer collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1398
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence and legal documents ranging from 1927 to 1930 regarding the estate of Jacob Witmer of Shelby County, Indiana and administrated by his nephew John H. Wilson. The collection also includes Velma Whitmer's notebook containing transcriptions of letters written by her mother and grandmother (1901-1907) and poems written by herself and her sister Mary (1912-1914); an April 29, 1837 deed signed by Nathan H. Wilson of Bartholomew County, Indiana granting land to...
Dates:
1837-1932, undated
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacob Witmer collection
John Johnson collection
Collection
Identifier: L283
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, accounts, financial and legal documents, reports, publications, and ephemera from John Johnson and the Johnson family in Marion County, Indiana, ranging from 1853 to 1933, regarding business, family life, politics, and the local freemason lodges, specifically Keyston Lodge No. 251 and Millersville Lodge No. 156.
Dates:
1853-circa 1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Johnson collection
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