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Roberts, Elijah, 1795-1848. Papers, 1832-1972.

Title: Papers, 1832-1972.

The collection contains materials relating to Elijah Roberts and his family, including business papers, tax receipts, appraisals, and promissory notes. Most of the materials have to do with Roberts Settlement in Jackson Township, Hamilton County, Ind. Elijah Roberts' papers include a copy of his 1820 freedom papers, his will, and his business papers. Also included are materials pertaining to Roberts' son Peter, daughter Martha, and granddaughter Almary Roberts Wallace. There is also a history of the Cabin Creek African Episcopal Methodist Church in Randolph County, Ind., and clippings, a news journal, and newsletter relating to Roberts Settlement. Photographs of a Roberts Settlement reunion are stored in Visual Collections.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31128408 View

Roberts, Elijah, 1795-1848. Roberts family papers, 1734-1944.

Title: Roberts family papers, 1734-1944.

Correspondence, indentures, free papers, business and tax receipts, deeds, family records, genealogical papers, newspaper clippings, and other papers. Includes military records relating to service in the Civil War and a contract (1832) to build the first African Methodist Episcopal Church in Indiana.

ArchivalResource: 433 items.2 containers.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71131061 View