Papers, 1832-1901 (bulk 1837-1886)

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Papers, 1832-1901 (bulk 1837-1886)

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Personal correspondence and business papers. Personal items include family letters, including several to his wife while serving in the state legislature; and letters from Caleb Mills regarding the status of Wabash College. Business papers include receipts, financial records, and legal documents regarding his educational, real estate, and banking interests, including the LaGrange Bank of Lima, the State Bank of Indiana Lima Branch, the LaGrange Collegiate Institute in Ontario, Ind., and the female seminary at Lima. Also included are Williams' diaries, account books, and notebooks.

2 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 10 microfilm reels.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7251430

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Mills, Caleb, 1806-1879

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Caleb Mills (1806-1879) was born in Dunbarton, N.H. and graduated from Dartmouth College (Ind.) in 1828. In 1833 he began teaching at the newly opened Wabash Teachers Seminary and Manual Labor College (later Wabash College). Mills is best known for his theories and activities concerning public education in Ind. He married Sarah Marshall in 1833. Their son Benjamin Marshall Mills served in the 108th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company C. He later served as a first lieutenant in the 49th Colored In...

Wabash College

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The Wabash College Oral History Project grew out of the school's sesquicentennial celebration in the 1980s. Under the leadership of Eileen McGrath, the project focused on African-American alumni, faculty, and staff at Wabash College and on African-Americans living in Crawfordsville. The interviews took place from 1982-1986, and the project was completed in 1987. From the description of Oral History Project, 1982-1987. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 31733232...

LaGrange Bank of Lima (Lima, Ind.)

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LaGrange Collegiate Institute (Ontario, Ind.)

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Williams, Samuel Porter, 1814-1897

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Williams came to Lima (now Howe), LaGrange County, Ind. in 1836, and worked as a merchant, banker, and real estate agent. He helped to found the LaGrange Bank, served one term in the Indiana House of Representatives, was the director of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad, and owned an iron foundry. Williams also founded a female seminary at Lima, and was a director of the LaGrange Collegiate Institute, a trustee of Wabash College, and a financial backer of Howe Military Academy. F...

State Bank of Indiana. Lima Branch.

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