Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1522 Collections and/or Records:
William Woodward letters
Collection — Folder S1453
Identifier: S1453
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of twenty four letters written by William Woodward from September 1847 to September 1848 and sent to family members in Middletown, Connecticut and New York. The first two letters were written from Buffalo, New York and Cleveland, Ohio and describe his travels by railroad, steamer, and stage to Michigan City, Indiana. The bulk of the letters were sent from Michigan City and mention his health, the weather, business activities, economic conditions, and social life and...
Dates:
1847-1848
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Woodward letters
William Y. Monroe letter
Collection — Folder S0975
Identifier: S0975
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a March 18, 1863 letter sent to John Rector and written by W. Y. Monroe from Triune, Tennessee while he was serving in the Union Army during the U.S. Civil War. John Rector had returned home from serving with Company A, 82nd Indiana Infantry and Monroe was a captain in the company. Monroe mentions that Dan Marshall was dead, Cal Jillett was much better, and Isaac Elliott was sick. He also mentions that a box came the day after Rector left and he, Sam Rector, and "a...
Dates:
1863/03/18
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William Y. Monroe letter
Williamson Dunn letter
Collection — Folder S0392
Identifier: S0392
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an original handwritten letter from Williamson Dunn, on January 21, 1820, in Corydon, Indiana, written during the 1819-1820 session of the Indiana House of Representatives, confirming the salary of $192.00 for William W. Wick, principal clerk.
Dates:
1820
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Williamson Dunn letter
Willis M. Rexford collection
Collection — Folder S1739
Identifier: S1739
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typed document from Willis M. Rexford in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1941
regarding books.
Dates:
1941
Willis W. Thornburg collection
Collection
Identifier: L348
Scope and Contents
This collection includes correspondence, pamphlets, and booklets from Willis W. Thornburg and the Railway Mail Service ranging from 1890 to 1927, regarding the Railway Mail Service, bicycles, and other topics.
Dates:
1890-1927
Wines and Hoffman family papers
Collection — Folder S1456
Identifier: S1456
Scope and Contents
This collection contains type written copies of correspondence of the Wines and Hoffman
families. There is also genealogical information for the ancestors of Charles James Hoffman.
Dates:
1831-1928
Winfield Scott Hancock letter
Collection — Folder S2999
Identifier: S2999
Scope and Contents
This letter is from Major General Winfield Scott Hancock at the 1st Corps Headquarters outside Washington D.C to the Adjutant General of Indiana on December 10, 1864. The letter concerns the enclosure of orders and circulars organizing the 1st Corps and asks the Adjutant General to ask the Secretary of War to appoint officers from Indiana.
Dates:
1864/12/10
Winfield Taylor Durbin collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S0393
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an enlistment certificate, correspondence, a family history, and a biography from Winfield Taylor Durbin in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1899 to 1954.The oldest document in this collection is an 1899 certificate regarding the enlistment of Winfield T. Durbin as colonel of the 161st Indiana Volunteer Regiment on June 18, 1898 to serve for two years during the war. On April 11, 1903, Governor Durbin wrote to a colonel about the dedication of...
Dates:
1899-1954
Winifred L. Henninger collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2255
Scope and Contents
The collection contains primarily personal letters exchanged between Winifred L. Henninger and the Nelson family of Jefferson County, Indiana ranging from 1877 to 1933, concerning their family history and original settlement there. There is also a Civil War-era letter written by Clara Nelson to a Union soldier stationed at Camp Morton in Indianapolis. Other documents include a program for a Sunday School convention of the Second District Marion County Sunday School Association at the Hall...
Dates:
1877-1913
Woman's Relief Corps, George H. Thomas post collection
Collection — Folder S3312
Identifier: S3312
Scope and Contents
This collection includes records from the W.R.C. George H. Thomas post in Indianapolis from the 1880's to 1939. Included are correspondence, clippings, receipts, invoices, corps publications, and other materials.
Dates:
circa 1880s-1939
