Papers, 1940-1970.

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Papers, 1940-1970.

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The collection consists of Biel's correspondence, research notes, and related printed items on the history of Indiana. There are letters from various historical organizations and libraries, and topics include early Indiana Territory history and politics; Vincennes, Ind.; George Rogers Clark; the political conflict between Jonathan Jennings and William Henry Harrison; Abraham Lincoln's childhood in Indiana; and the history of Shakers in the state.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Shakers

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The South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Society was located in Logan County, Kentucky, southwest of Bowling Green. From the description of South Union, Kentucky, Shaker Society records, 1769-1922 (1804-1916) [microform]. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 45232375 The United Society of Believers, also known as the Shakers, of South Union, Logan County, Ky., was established by missionaries from Ohio and Upper Kentucky who arrived in the Gaspar River area in 1807. T...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Biel, John G.

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A native of Terre Haute, Ind., Biel was a lawyer, businessman, and civic leader in that city. He was also a distinguished local historian, writing and speaking on various Indiana topics. From the description of Papers, 1940-1970. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 28987150 ...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818

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Surveyor; noted Indian fighter in the American midwest in the latter half of the 18th century. From the description of Documents, 1778-1818. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28287330 American Revolutionary Colonel in the Old Northwest. Clark first came to Detroit from Cleveland in 1817, and was followed by his parents in a commercial fisherman and deputy collector of customs in China, Mich. (from M.P.C., I, 501-507: Clark's "Recollections".) (blue ...

Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834

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Jonathan Jennings, a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Indiana, later Governor of Indiana from 1816 to 1822. David G. Mitchell, a Representative from Harrison County, Indiana, and Senator from 1836 to 1839. From the description of Jonathan Jennings letters to David G. Mitchell, 1807-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162105 Jonathan Jennings, a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Indiana, later Governor of Indiana fr...