Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:
Olga Mae Schiemann collection
Collection — Folder S1140
Identifier: S1140
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a 14-page manuscript entitled "Roads Across Old Bailly Town," a paper written by Olga Mae Schiemann and read before the Duneland Historical Scoiety of Chesterton, Indiana on September, 20, 1951, concerning the settlement of Baillytown, Indiana in Porter County. There is also a newspaper clipping from the Chesterton Tribune on September 27, 1951 about Schiemann's talk at the historical society and a letter from Schiemann to the Indiana State Library about the donation of...
Dates:
1951
Peter Anderson account book
Collection — Volume V279
Identifier: V279
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book from Peter Anderson in Logansport, Indiana ranging from 1839 to 1848 regarding business transactions.
Dates:
1839-1848
Peter Shaffer letter
Collection — Folder S1761
Identifier: S1761
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter written by Peter Shaffer on January 17, 1858 and sent to John and Mary Smith of Vandalia, Owen County, Indiana. In the letter he mentions that their "dear sister Eve Ann departed this life and died last October 13th."
Dates:
1858/01/17
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Peter Shaffer letter
Pressey family papers
Collection — Folder S1078
Identifier: S1078
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from brothers Peter and Charles Pressey of Carlisle, Indiana, to Daniel Pressey of Rockingham, New Hampshire, and later, West Newbury, Massachusetts, ranging from 1812 to 1826, regarding family life and finance. The collection also includes a probate record for Daniel Pressey, dated June 8, 1832, naming Anna Pressey as executrix.
Dates:
1812-1832
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Pressey family papers
Richard Gregory Snodgrass land grant
Collection — Folder OB225
Identifier: OB225
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a land grant for Richard Gregory Snodgrass for land in Indianapolis, Indiana dated October 23, 1834.
Dates:
1834/10/23
Sam B. Woods collection
Collection — Folder S2341
Identifier: S2341
Scope and Contents
This collection includes ten handwritten items from Sam B. Woods of Lake County, Indiana, ranging from 1856 to 1883 regarding early resident, Aaron N. Hart, of Lake County, Indiana.
Dates:
1856-1883
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sam B. Woods collection
Samuel Alexander letters
Collection — Folder S014
Identifier: S0014
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence to, from and about Samuel Alexander between 1829 and 1871. The letters chronicle the formation of the Presbyterian Church in Vincennes and throughout Indiana, as well as including information on his installation as a pastor, his congregation and his work.
Dates:
1829-1871
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Alexander letters
Samuel and Hannah Taylor letter
Collection — Folder S2457
Identifier: S2457
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from Samuel and Hannah Taylor in Frankfort, Indiana to Mr. and Mrs. James Allen in Rockville, Indiana regarding family news, illness, the deaths of children, rural life, and Samuel Taylor's vocation as a preacher.
Dates:
1843/11/22
Samuel Morrison collection
Collection — Folder S2193
Identifier: S2194
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a photostatic copy of a handwritten account entitled, "Pioneer Times: A Hunting Narrative for the Boys" written by Samuel Morrison during the mid to late 1880s concerning his experiences on a typical hunting expedition in the early 1800s. There is also a two-page, typed document presumably written by Evangeline Hayes Bauer, daughter of Ezra G. Hayes, from the early 1900s, about her reminiscences of Morrison's interactions with her family before his death in 1887.
Dates:
circa 1850-1933
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Morrison collection
Schreyer family letters
Collection — Folder S1149
Identifier: S1149
Scope and Contents
This collection contains copies of typed transcriptions of three letters sent and received by Johann and Margaret Schreyer. The letters were written in German and translated into English by Miss Thekia Sack. The first letter was written by Johann and sent on June 22, 1846 to his sister-in-law and brother-in-law in Haag, Germany. He shares his experiences and observations about living in America and writes about farming, trades, politics, and social life. The second letter, written September 22,...
Dates:
1846-1886
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Schreyer family letters
