Vermont
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Ira Williams letter
Collection — Folder S1422
Identifier: S1422
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an August 6, 1816 letter written by Ira Williams at Vincennes, Indiana and sent to Norman Williams of Woodstock, Vermont. In his letter, he notes that he left Chillicothe on July 7th and had no "object in view, more than a determination to see all the Western Country." He also relates his observations about the land he's seen, mentioning the Wabash and White River in Indiana and that the "best of the land is yet owned by the Indians." He speaks of people they both know...
Dates:
1816/08/06
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Ira Williams letter
Oscar and Thomas Jefferson Spaulding collection
Collection — Folder S1226
Identifier: S1226
Scope and Contents
There are two items in this collection: the original May 25, 1839 letter and a copy of the letter on four long sheets of paper. The letter was sent to Oscar Spaulding's cousin, Granville M. Whitney (1816-1848) in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont. Oscar tells Granville that they are farming 80 acres in Lima, LaGrange County, Indiana. They have 50 head of cattle, 5 horses, 2 colts, and 27 hogs. Oscar's father, Thomas Jefferson Spaulding, is building a house with kitchen, shed, and shop, and a...
Dates:
1839
