Indiana -- History -- War of 1812
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
"Battle of Spurs Defeat" collection
Collection — Folder S320
Identifier: S0320
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photocopied and carbon copy, typed document from William M. Crockett regarding waging war with Indians in the Northwest Territory, specifically in 1812.
Dates:
circa 1894-1969
Dearborn County collection
Collection — Folder S1655
Identifier: S1655
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the following documents related to Dearborn County, Indiana: the roll of Captain James McGuire’s company of volunteers from Dearborn County during the War of 1812; a newspaper clipping of the August 1839 general election results; Nelson F. Hood’s pardon and release for the crime of fornication, signed July 27, 1877 by Governor James D. Williams; remittance of a fine to Smith Fowler for the crime of fornication signed January 31, 1878 by Gov. Williams; a list of...
Dates:
1812-1948
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Dearborn County collection
Elisha and Lucinda Cox family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2052
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of tax receipts and promissory notes of Elisha and Lucinda Cox ranging from 1819 to 1850. The collection also includes a poem about a January 10, 1820 dual in Lawrenceburg, Indiana; a September 3, 1824 indenture between Cox and David Shook for property in Lawrenceburg; a January 9, 1847 Probate Court document appointing Lucinda guardian of her children John A.J., Malinda, and Elisha William, the heirs of Elisha; and pages from a October 1860 pattern book. The...
Dates:
1819-1860; circa 1888
Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument architectural renderings
Collection
Identifier: L619
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a set of architectural drawings, titled "La Tour D'Auvergne" from a French architectural firm, an architectural print with sketches from Josse A. Vrydagh in Terre Haute, Indiana and a print, featuring a 3D model of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument from Bruno Schmitz in Germany, dating from circa 1887 to 1901.
Dates:
circa 1887-1901
Isaac Williams family collection
Collection — Folder S1423
Identifier: S1423
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one Acco-bound booklet containing 75 typed and handwritten pages. The authors were Ben F. and Alice L. Dixon, 6008 Arossa Street, San Diego 15, California. The booklet, entitled "Captain Isaac Williams and His Grand Children, The Story of a Fighting Quaker and Threee Generations of Indiana Pioneers," was privately published on June 1, 1963. With its inception in 1925, the book is dedicated to Isaac Williams, a captain during the War of 1812; his son Elkanah Williams,...
Dates:
1925-1963
John Gibson letters
Collection — Folder S0510
Identifier: S0510
Scope and Contents
The collection largely contains letters written to John Gibson while secretary, and then acting governor, of the Indiana Territory. The letters are from several different officers regarding territorial affairs, ranging from 1812 to 1816. There is one letter from John Gibson regarding the incorporation of Vincennes.
Dates:
1812-1816
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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John Gibson letters
Kate Milner Rabb collection
Collection — Folder S1092
Identifier: S1092
Scope and Contents
This collection has includes three items, all of which are undated. A printed form on yellow paper is entitled, "List of Questions," with "188__" at the bottom. On the back, handwritten in pencil, it says: "Used by Miss Eubank of Guilford, Ind., in getting information in regard to soldiers of War of 1812.The second paper is a letter on Indianapolis Star letterhead, handwritten by Kate Milner Rabb, to "Dear Mrs. Livesey." Kate thanks Mrs. Livesey "for the use of this...
Dates:
undated
Kenneth Noe, "Old Tippecanoe and the Historians: A Bibliographic Essay on William Henry Harrison" manuscript
Collection — Folder S2301
Identifier: S2301
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a copy of "Old Tippecanoe and the Historians: A Bibliographic Essay on William Henry Harrison," an unpublished seminar paper written by Kenneth W. Noe while a graduate student at the University of Illinois. The essay is 21 typewritten pages in length, with an additional 10 pages of bibliographic reference notes.
Dates:
1986
Leeson family papers
Collection — Folder S1301
Identifier: S1301
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises wartime letters and a document ranging from 1813 to 1865, concerning members of the Leeson family. One letter and a document concern Lieutenant __ Leeson and necessary supplies during the War of 1812. Three other letters are from Henry Clay Leeson to family regarding his military service at Vicksburg, as well as Fort Gibson, Grand Gulf, and Magnolia Bluffs, during the U.S. Civil War in 1863. There is also a letter to Major Moses D. Leeson of the 5th Indiana Cavalry on...
Dates:
1813-1865
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Leeson family papers
Nancy and Joseph Hayes personal narratives
Collection — Folder S615
Identifier: S0615
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal narratives of Nancy Billingsley Hayes and Joseph Hayes, which cover the period from 1786 to 1824. The collection consists of photocopies of the original Hayes writings and typewritten transcripts of these writings. Nancy Hayes relates her experiences traveling west with her family and the first years of her marriage to Joseph. She describes the earthquake of December 1811 and local experiences during the War of 1812. Joseph Hayes relates his experiences and...
Dates:
mid-1800s
