Draft letter, 1855.

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Draft letter, 1855.

The collection contains a draft of a circular letter by the new and unnamed administrator of Maclure's will and is dated "Mount Vernon, Indiana, July 1855."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7273495

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Maclure, William, 1763-1840

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Parker Cleaveland worked as a mineralogist and geologist. From the guide to the Parker Cleaveland papers, [ca. 1806]-1844, Circa 1806-1844, (American Philosophical Society) Born in Scotland, Maclure became a U.S. citizen in 1803. His interests were science and education, and he set up an agricultural school at New Harmony, Ind. Maclure's will was somewhat unclear, and his brother Alexander, who was made executor, apparently disregarded it and handled the estate carelessly. T...