Papers, 1803-1912.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1803-1912.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21667710

Most of the documents in this collection are related to Josiah Akin, including his will, a commission in the militia, and a news article about him by his grandson. In addition, there is a permit to purchase Southern-made goods, and a permit for the ship Kate Howard to proceed to Louisville, both dated 1863. Other items include a list of William Ritchie's children, a Stewart family birth record, and a cordial recipie.

10 items.

Indiana Historical Society Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7018747

Indiana Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Posey, Thomas, 1750-1818

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6pv7nhw (person)

Posey's correspondence and papers, including letters written during the American Revolution, from his military service in the 1790s, and as governor of the Indiana Territory. Also included is his Revolutionary War journal in the original and in typewritten transcript; a biography in the original and in photocopy; commissions and appointments; Posey's funeral oration; letters of Mary Alexander Thornton Posey to her children; and letters of Posey's sons regarding his Revolutionary War pension. ...

Kate Howard (Ship)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cg504r (corporateBody)

Ritchie, Henry Clay.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x654tk (person)

Akin, Josiah, d. ca. 1857.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6m632sr (person)

Josiah Akin came to Indiana from Virginia in 1792 with his father, who was also named Josiah. He served as a major in the militia of the Indiana Territory. He lived in or around New Albany for most of his life. H.C. Ritchie, whose name appears in the collection, was Akin's grandson. From the description of Papers, 1803-1912. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 21667710 ...