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Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 97 Collections and/or Records:

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

Robert and Alexander Miller, "True Stories of Pioneer Life in Jefferson County" manuscript

 Collection — Folder S2806
Identifier: S2806
Scope and Contents This collection includes a nine-page typed manuscript from Robert and Alexander Miller in Jefferson County, Indiana dated October 22, 1915, regarding pioneer life in Indiana.
Dates: 1915/10/22

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

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

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

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

Scott County collection

 Collection — Folder S1692
Identifier: S1692
Scope and Contents This collection contains several biographical sketches regarding pioneers of Scott County, Indiana. Written for the Scott County Historical Society in 1923 and 1924, the histories include "Mrs. Elinor Bigwood" by Margaret Adams, "Jonathan Carter Cline" by Mrs. Florence M. Polk, "Mrs. Henrietta Day Whitsitt" by Myrtle Whitsitt," and Descendants of William Whitsitt and Biography of James Crawford Whitsitt" by Myrtle Whitsitt, Malvina Davis, and others. Other sketches written by the subject of the...
Dates: 1921-1924, undated

Sherwood family collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1174
Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence and documents of the Sherwood family of Franklin County, Indiana ranging from 1816 to 1955. The collection includes a typewritten copy of the 1816 plat of Greensboro (now known as Blooming Grove), Franklin County, Indiana originally platted by James Sherwood and his brother-in-law John Naylor; an undated hand drawn plat of Blooming Grove noting locations of some businesses; a February 10, 1817 bond between Sherwood, Naylor and William Templeton; a...
Dates: 1816-1955