Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1531 Collections and/or Records:
34th Indiana Regiment Civil War letter
Collection — Folder S3135
Identifier: S3135
Scope and Contents
The collection includes one undated, incomplete letter, whose contents fall into two parts. Pages 1 and 2 speak of “old buckners army”, the cold, and remark on the 93 members of the guard having to shoot their guns every morning. This first half of the letter closes with instructions to write to: “34th Regt. Ind. Vol. [,] Company A[,] in care of Capt. Wm. Twaim…Louisville, Ky.” The second half of the letter, pages 3 and 4, makes remarks on the character of the Rebels and reports that the author...
Dates:
circa 1861-1865
84th Indiana Volunteer Regiment monument collection
Collection — Folder S2611
Identifier: S2611
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of photocopies of letters and other documents relating to the transfer of the monument of the 84th Indiana located 1 ½ mile east of McAfee Church, in Catoosa County, Georgia, to the spot at the Chickamauga Park, which the regiment occupied on September 19, 1863. Attached to the April 22, 1910 letter from the engineer of the park is a copy of the War Department rules about monuments in the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Park. That one-page printed sheet is dated...
Dates:
1910-1911
1988 Indiana gubernatorial campaign collection
Collection
Identifier: L428
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, press releases, newspaper clippings, reports, and other documents collected and received by Frank O'Bannon and his staff during his campaign for governor and later as Evan Bayh's running mate in the 1988 Indiana gubernatorial election. The bulk of the collection consists of clippings from newspapers from around the state of Indiana and Louisville, Kentucky, with many supplied by Indiana Newsclip of Indianapolis. Clippings were collected regarding...
Dates:
1947-1989
A. B. Shipman letter
Collection — Folder S2821
Identifier: S2821
Scope and Contents
The collection is a photocopy of one letter written by Professor A. B. Shipman on November 7,
1847, to W. L. Macy, Secretary of War, making application for an appointment to the position of
Regimental Surgeon for service in the Mexican War. In the letter, Shipman describes his
credentials and experience as a physician.
Dates:
1849/11/07
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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A. B. Shipman letter
Abel C. Pepper collection
Collection — Folder S1723
Identifier: S1723
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a November 22, 1835 letter written by Indian Agent Abel C. Pepper that
accompanied a treasury warrant (no. 2280) for $1,430 drawn on the State Bank of Indiana at Indianapolis.
Pepper requested that the amount be paid to his credit and that a receipt of acknowledgement be returned
by mail. The warrant is not part of the collection.
Dates:
1834
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Abel C. Pepper collection
Abel C. Pepper letter
Collection — Folder S3123
Identifier: S3123
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a November 22, 1835 letter written by Indian Agent Abel C. Pepper that accompanied a treasury warrant (no. 2280) for $1,430 drawn on the State Bank of Indiana at Indianapolis. Pepper requested that the amount be paid to his credit and that a receipt of acknowledgement be returned by mail. The warrant is not part of the collection.
Dates:
1835/11/22
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Abel C. Pepper letter
Abner M. Bradbury papers
Collection — Folder S135
Identifier: S0135
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a signed, autographed letter from Abner M. Bradbury in Indianapolis, Indiana 1834/01/11 regarding family life.
Dates:
1834/01/11
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Abner M. Bradbury papers
Abraham L. Brick papers
Collection
Identifier: L539
Scope and Contents
This collection includes typed, autographed correspondence from Abraham L. Brick and others in Indiana and Washington, D.C. from 1850 to 1950, regarding personal and business matters; invitations to social events ranging from 1884 to 1901 regarding presidential and congressional events; photographs and tintypes of family, public events and places, including the Panama Canal, from 1866 to 1907 and undated; scrapbooks, diaries, expense account books, and other volumes.
Dates:
1850-1950
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Abraham L. Brick papers
Abraham Miller letters
Collection — Folder S954
Identifier: S0954
Scope and Contents
The collection contains two handwritten letters from 1845 as well as transcripts typed in 1969. These letters contain topics such as disease, farming, mutual family and friends, and steamboat travel. The collection's two letters were sent to Abraham Miller of the Wisconsin Territory in 1845. One, sent by his father Samuel, details the sickness prevalent amongst the settlers, the revivalist Methodist congregations, and the annual crop. The second letter written by B.F. Keith, accounts the...
Dates:
1845
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Abraham Miller letters
Abraham P. Andrew letters
Collection — Folder S2454
Identifier: S2454
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photostats of fifteen letters written by Abraham P. Andrew and sent to his wife, Viola, from 1832 to 1839. His correspondence includes comments regarding the Black Hawk War, the early development of northern Indiana, conditions of travel both inside and outside Indiana, economic conditions, his experiences in New York, and his frustration over failing to raise the needed capital for a railroad venture. The first two letters were written from South Bend, Indiana and sent...
Dates:
1832-1839
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Abraham P. Andrew letters
