Papers, 1852-1863.

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Papers, 1852-1863.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29515721

The collection contains mainly copies of records, including Keen's California trip diary and miscellaneous correspondence, 1853-1863, with family members including William H. Jolly, George O. Keen, and Benjamin Southard. Also included is an enlistment certificate for William H. Jolly, Keen family genealogical materials, and a photograph of a portrait of Richard Keen.

4 folders.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7271905

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Keen family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62s36m2 (family)

Jolly, William Henry, 1835-1863

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6q2714w (person)

Keen, George O.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68w6dqx (person)

Southard, Benjamin.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w68d2wwm (person)

Keen, Richard Augustus, 1829-1905.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w690559m (person)

A native of Kentucky, Richard Augustus Keen worked as a blacksmith in Logan, Dearborn County, Ind. In March of 1852 he went to California to search for gold and later turned to lumbering. He returned to Indiana in 1853, resumed blacksmithing, and in 1858-59 was director of the Logan School District. By 1860 he had moved to Fulton County, Ind., and later to Iowa City, Iowa. From the description of Papers, 1852-1863. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 29515721 ...