Frontier and pioneer life -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 92 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Scott County collection
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
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Sherwood family collection
Thaddeus Butler collection
Collection
Identifier: L027
Scope and Contents
This collection consists principally of Thaddeus Butler’s papers relating to his work with the Miami Indians (1880-1882). Included are his correspondence and instructions from the Office of Indian Affairs, and copies of his censuses and payment records for the Miami Indians in Indiana, Kansas, the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), and other areas. There are two oversize collections including Miami Indian payroll list, 1866 (OBC116); Eel River, Miami Indian census rolls, 1884/04/07...
Dates:
1848-1906
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Thaddeus Butler collection
Theodore Vernon Denny letters
Collection — Folder S0351
Identifier: S0351
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a July 15, 1822 letter sent to Theodore Denny with messages from his brother, Addison, his mother and an A. Henshaw, and three letters written and sent by Theodore to his brother, Christopher Denny, that relate news about family and friends, economic times, cost of land and goods, and his desire for his brother to visit Indianapolis, Indiana. The letters are dated January 24, 18__ (1830's?), February 6, 1841 and February 9, 1843. The 1843 letter includes a note to...
Dates:
1822-1843
Thomas C. Searle collection
Collection — Folder S1161
Identifier: S1161
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an original copy of the Boston Recorder, Nathaniel Willis, November 11, 1820 (No. 46, Vol. V, p. 181-184). The article, "Dutch Settlement in Indiana" by Rev. Thomas C. Searle (p. 181), is an extract of a letter from Searle submitted to the Boston Recorder, dated October 2, 1820. Searle’s letter discusses his observations of the church ministry and school education in the rural Dutch settlement between Vevay and Madison, Indiana.
Dates:
1820
Thurlo C. Holcomb, Noble County history collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2256
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of material about Noble County, Indiana history found mostly in local newspapers, transcribed and compiled by Thurlo C. Holcomb. The first folder contains articles published from November 1901 to February 1902 about the early lives of Edward B. and Emily (Wheeler) Spencer. Folder two consists of articles about Marvin Kuhns, a “desperado” from Noble County, that range from 1887-1960. Folder three has Homer Waltman’s recollections of York Township and John...
Dates:
1873-1961
