Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1472 Collections and/or Records:
William H. Seward letters
Collection — Folder S1760
Identifier: S1760
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two letters written by William H. Seward while he served as United States Secretary of State. The first letter is dated November 22, 1865 and was sent to George P. March, U.S. Ambassador to Italy, as a letter of introduction for Governor Oliver P. Morton. The second letter is dated February 11, 1867 and was sent to Lieutenant Governor Conrad Baker, acting Governor of Indiana in the absence of Governor Morton, regarding Indiana's ratification of the 14th Amendment to the...
Dates:
1863-1867
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William H. Seward letters
William Harris letter
Collection — Folder S0597
Identifier: S0597
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostat copy of a September 8, 1817 letter sent by Deputy Surveyor William Harris to Surveyor General Edward Tiffin. The letter was written from Cincinnati and is a preliminary report regarding the survey Harris was conducting of the western and northwestern borders of Ohio and describes his difficulties surveying the area due to the weather, the swamp lands he found impassible for his horses, and his health issues. The collection also contains a photostat copy of a...
Dates:
1817/09/08
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Harris letter
William Henry Harrison collection
Collection — Folder S0600
Identifier: S0600
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of photocopies and transcripts of letters, speeches, proclamations, and certificates as well as several originals covering the years of 1804 to 1828. The letters are those written both by and to Harrison during his time as governor of the Indiana Territory. There are also biographical materials including an autobiography written in 1839. Photocopies of several songs written about William Henry Harrison round out the collection. Also included are photographs of portraits...
Dates:
1804-1942
William Henry Harrison Miller collection
Collection
Identifier: L108
Scope and Contents
The collection includes indentures, mortgages, abstracts of titles, and other legal documents from William Henry Harrison Miller regarding his property ownership in Indianapolis (1874-1906) as well as correspondence, reports, and financial papers regarding the construction and maintenance of said properties; letters of condolence to his wife and children at his death; several of Miller’s speeches; and a report to the U.S. Circuit Court on the case of James R. Jessup vs. the Wabash, St. Louis...
Dates:
1862-1919
William Henry Harrison Terrell collection
Collection — Folder S1294
Identifier: S1294
Scope and Contents
This collection includes papers, letters and clippings from William Henry Harrison Terrell in Indiana ranging from 1862 to 1883, regarding the U.S. Civil War, chiefly the claims on the Indiana State Arsenal during the U.S. Civil War (July 30, 1862); the state's settlement of claims and accounts at war's end (1865-1868), and Indiana soldiers' war service.
Dates:
1862-1883
William Hickman Robinson collection
Collection — Folder S1133
Identifier: S1133
Scope and Contents
Three photographs are William Hickman Robinson, Col. Edward Jones Robinson, and Col. Stewart. Of the three small yellow envelopes, two are from Frank Dean and one was sent to Will H. Robinson from Chicago, Illlois. There is one Western Union telegram dated 1868, from E. J. Robinson (Will's father) in Franklin, Indiana, to Mr. Ham Stapp in Madison, Indiana, which states: "Got here last night. How is Will. Answer here soon." There is no month and day on the telegram. Will died that year, on July...
Dates:
1862-1897
William J. Hamilton letter
Collection — Folder S2121
Identifier: S2121
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the March 6, 1930 letter written by William J. Hamilton, head librarian of the Gary Public Library, and sent to Miss Ester U. McNitt at the Indiana State Library. The letter mentions a statement by an old resident of Porter County, Indiana that the farm houses of Ben Crisman and Norman Tanner were used as underground railroad stations.
Dates:
1930/03/06
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William J. Hamilton letter
William J. McKeown letters
Collection — Folder S894
Identifier: S0894
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from William J. McKeown to Mrs. Hazel W. Hopper dated November 29, 1952 and Mr. Meeks dated February 4, 1953 regarding McKeown's collection of printing types and printing equipment.
Dates:
1952/11/29, 1953/02/04
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William J. McKeown letters
William J. Warner collection
Collection — Folder S1364
Identifier: S1364
Scope and Contents
There are three items in this collection: (1) a small envelope addressed to Mr. Wm. J. Warner, 1218 E. Vermont Str., City; (2) a short note dated March 24, 1898, written by Mrs. John P. Frenzel, Jr. which says: "The pleasant duty has been assigned to me of waiting on you with a ticket to the Easter Ball, to be given by the ladies auxiliary of the Maennerchor. I beg to enclose a ticket. If entirely agreeable please remit $1.00 or oblige, Mrs. John P. Frenzel Jr., 620 N. East Str." and (3) the...
Dates:
1898
William Johnston Elliott correspondence transcriptions
Collection — Folder S1402
Identifier: S1402
Scope and Contents
This collection includes transcriptions of William Johnston Elliott's correspondence, dating from 1857-1865, created in 2019 by Lila J. Elliott Sybesma. The original letters are located at the Indiana State Archives.
Dates:
2019
