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Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:

Nancy Maze personal narrative

 Collection — Folder S2198
Identifier: S2198
Scope and Contents The collection comprises a copy of a 20-page, typed manuscript, entitled "Looking Backward," with handwritten edits, by Nancy Catherine (Goar) Maze written late in her life, concerning her family history and recollections of growing up in Tiption County.
Dates: circa 1900 to 1946

Nathaniel Paige letter

 Collection — Folder S1715
Identifier: S1715
Scope and Contents This collection includes a typewritten transcription made of a March 10, 1839 letter written by Nathaniel Paige of New London, Oneida County, New York and sent to his brother Joshua Paige at the "Blackcrick" post office of Sullivan County, Indiana. The letter conveys information regarding the death of their mother on May 29, 1837, farm prices, and family news. The transcribed copy was made from the original letter in the possession of Noah Stafford of Marco, Greene County, Indiana.
Dates: 1839/03/10

"Old Settlers of Wayne County" newspaper articles

 Collection — Folder S1937
Identifier: S1937
Scope and Contents This collection includes typescripts of "Old Settlers of Wayne County," a series of articles that ran in the Richmond Palladium from July 26, 1860 to January 31, 1861. The series consisted of 18 articles and the collection has all but the 9th article that ran in the October 18, 1860 issue of the newspaper. The typescripts include edit marks in pencil.
Dates: 1860-1861

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

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

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