Series II : Family papers, 1814-1902.

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Series II : Family papers, 1814-1902.

Series II contains Porter, Tousey, and Brown family papers. Porter and Tousey papers include documents from the estate of Moses Tousey, and bonds for loans made by Omer Tousey, along with land grant certificates. Brown family papers center on Hiram Brown and include contracts, lawsuits, and an essay and addresses for a Lebanon, Ohio literary society. There are also letters to Ignatius Brown from Clay and Hewey Brown. Also included is a letter from Charles W. Fairbanks while in the Senate and one from Thomas A. Hendricks regarding a lawsuit.

4 folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7309070

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Fairbanks, Charles W. (Charles Warren), 1852-1918

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Charles Warren Fairbanks (May 11, 1852 – June 4, 1918) was an American politician who served as a senator from Indiana from 1897 to 1905 and the 26th vice president of the United States from 1905 to 1909. He was also the Republican vice presidential nominee in the 1916 presidential election. Born near Unionville Center, Ohio, Fairbanks moved to Indianapolis after graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University. He became an attorney and railroad financier, working under railroad magnate Jay Gould. F...

Brown, Clay, -1862

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Hendricks, Thomas A. (Thomas Andrews), 1819-1885

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Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819 – November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March to November 1885. Hendricks represented Indiana in the U.S. House of Representatives (1851–55) and the U.S. Senate (1863–69). He also represented Shelby County, Indiana, in the Indiana General Assembly (1848–50) and as a delegate to the 1851 Indiana constitutiona...

Porter family.

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Brown family.

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Brown, Ignatius, 1831-1903

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Tousey family.

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Brown, Hewey.

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Tousey, Omer

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Tousey, Moses, d. ca. 1834.

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Porter, Albert G. (Albert Gallatin), 1824-1897

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Congressman; Governor of Indiana. From the description of Albert G. Porter papers, 1886 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 607257979 Porter was an Indiana lawyer and politician. He served in the U.S. Congress; as first Comptroller of the Treasury; as governor of Indiana, 1881-1885; and as President Benjamin Harrison's minister to Italy. From 1891 to 1897 he was principally engaged in gathering material for a history of Indiana. From the description of ...

Brown, Hiram, 1792-1853

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