Papers, 1759-1934.

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Papers, 1759-1934.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31204601

The collection is in eight series and contains the following: (I) personal, legal, and political papers; (II) Porter, Tousey, and Brown family papers; (III) papers Porter collected for his history of Indiana, including those of Benjamin Parke, John Dumont, Charles Dewey, and Samuel Merrill; and papers concerning the early histories of Vincennes and Indiana; (IV) miscellaneous papers from the Vincennes Historical Society and its head, W.H.H. Terrell; printed programs and paper money; (V) oversized items including early Indiana and Vincennes papers, and land grants from Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas; (VI) six photographs of Porter, his home, and children; (VII) transcripts of most of the collection, 1773-1934; (VIII) printed items removed from the collection; all but broadsides cataloged separately.

3 boxes and 1 oversize box.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7309068

Indiana Historical Society Library

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