Cincinnati (Ohio)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Henry W. Starr diary
Collection — Folder S1241
Identifier: S1241
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises 63 typed pages of the diary of Henry W. Starr, written in 1850, which details Starr's experiences travelling across country to join the Calilfornia Gold Rush. His entries include his observations of animals, terrain, camps, weather, food, and people.
Dates:
1850
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Henry W. Starr diary
Jacob Garretson letter
Collection — Folder S0504
Identifier: S0504
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a January 17, 1852 letter written by J. Garretson of Philadelphia and sent to "Theo". His letter recounts his experiences and observations during a trip through Ohio and Indiana. He notes the depressed wheat prices in Ohio and that Indiana was in much better condition with the pork trade being the staple of the state. He shares his thoughts about his visits to Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Vincennes, and Madison, Indiana and Cincinnati, Ohio. He also mentions the fact that...
Dates:
1852/01/17
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Jacob Garretson letter
James H. McNeely collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0901
Scope and Contents
The papers includes three letters to McNeely from friends, principally newspaperman, in Lawrenceburg, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, Dayton, and Cincinnati. A large number of personal and business receipts and bills, principally from businesses in Indianapolis and Evansville.
Dates:
1847-1872, undated
John Dillingham letter
Collection — Folder S1840
Identifier: S1840
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter written by John Dillingham at Cincinnati, Ohio and sent to Lemuel Bassett of Lee, Massachusetts. Written between April 20 and May 1, 1823, the letter comments on the reading society in Lee, family education in the absence of common schools, slavery, river travel by flatboat, and the increasing use of steamboats and the building of these vessels in Cincinnati. He also discusses Christianity and other related topics and mentions "Uncle Hyde" and later Dr. Hyde,...
Dates:
1823
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Dillingham letter
John Ferris Riker journal
Collection — Folder S1117
Identifier: S1117
Scope and Contents
This is a typed transcript of John Ferris Riker's 1852 journal about his overland trip from Cincinnati to California to participate in the Gold Rush. A copy of the publication, which is 62 pages, is located at the Beinecke Library, Yale University. On the day of their departure, April 5, 1852, John Riker was 23 years old. His relative Aaron Riker was 22 years old, and his friend David Lichliter was 21 or 22. On page 3, John lists the three messes with six men in each. In the second...
Dates:
1852
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Ferris Riker journal
John Smith land grant
Collection — Folder S3487
Identifier: S3487
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photostat of a land grant issued to John Smith for land in Cincinnati dated June 26, 1821.
Dates:
1821/06/26
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Smith land grant
John Walker land grant
Collection — Folder S3485
Identifier: S3485
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a photostat of a land grant issued to John Walker for land in Cincinnati, Ohio on February 18, 1825.
Dates:
1825/02/18
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Walker land grant
Joseph W. Dalrymple papers
Collection — Folder S2603
Identifier: S2603
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of Joseph W. Dalrymple from Rising Sun, Indiana, including letters he wrote to his wife, Jennie, while on business in towns along the Ohio and Missisippi rivers in Arkansas, Indiana, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee (1870-1881); correspondence from his partner, John W. Bush, from Rising Sun (1875-1881); letters and invoices from merchants in Cincinnati, New Orleans, Louisville, Natchez (Miss.), and Cairo (Ill.) (1871-1883); and correspondence...
Dates:
1858-1891
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Joseph W. Dalrymple papers
Josiah Warren collection
Collection — Folder S1365
Identifier: S1365
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises photostats of handwritten letters from the Warren family in Indiana and Ohio and a marriage certificate for Caroline and Josiah Warren, ranging from 1817 to 1853 regarding family life and news.
Dates:
1817-1853
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Josiah Warren collection
Lew Wallace collection
Collection
Identifier: L173
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of Lew Wallace’s military papers from September 1862, relating to the defense of Cincinnati, Ohio and northern Kentucky. Included is correspondence from Wallace and his staff regarding the defense and administration of the area, report on the defense of the Ohio River, and additional reports and official papers. The collection does contain some miscellaneous letters following Wallace’s armed service and a fragment of his memoir.
Dates:
1848-1905
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Lew Wallace collection
