Papers, 1812-1934 (bulk 1825-1855)

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Papers, 1812-1934 (bulk 1825-1855)

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Correspondence, deeds, receipts, and other documents. The first series contains Merrill's correspondence (1812-1854), school essays, family correspondence after his death, and transcripts of selected correspondence between Merrill and his family. The second series (1814-1934) contains personal and family correspondence and documents, and business papers dealing with Merrill's activities in real estate, as president of the State Bank of Indiana and the Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road Company, and in the bookstore firm of W. and S. Merrill. Other topics include Merrill's law practice, a history of the Fourth Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, and county government. Correspondents include Caleb Mills, J.F.D. Lanier, Henry Ward Beecher, James M. Ray, Thaddeus Stevens, Charles W. and Julia M. Moores, and Catharine Merrill. There is also an engraving of Merrill.

9 boxes and 7 oversize folders.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...

Moores, Charles W. (Charles Washington), 1862-1923

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Indianapolis, Indiana lawyer and author. From the description of Letter, July 24, 1913. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52975267 ...

Lanier, J. F. D. (James Franklin Doughty), 1800-1881

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Merrill, Catharine, 1824-1900

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State Bank of Indiana

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Mills, Caleb, 1806-1879

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Caleb Mills (1806-1879) was born in Dunbarton, N.H. and graduated from Dartmouth College (Ind.) in 1828. In 1833 he began teaching at the newly opened Wabash Teachers Seminary and Manual Labor College (later Wabash College). Mills is best known for his theories and activities concerning public education in Ind. He married Sarah Marshall in 1833. Their son Benjamin Marshall Mills served in the 108th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Company C. He later served as a first lieutenant in the 49th Colored In...

Fairview Presbyterian Church (Indianapolis, Ind.)

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Moores, Julia Merrill, 1826-1912

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Merrill, Samuel, 1792-1855

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Merrill came to Vevay, Ind. in 1816 and in 1819 began his political career, serving in the state General Assembly and as State treasurer. He also was president of the State Bank of Indiana and the Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road Company, and founded the Merrill Publishing Company. From the description of Papers, 1812-1934 (bulk 1825-1855) (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 32115517 ...

Madison and Indianapolis Rail Road Company

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Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792-1868

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Lawyer from Pennsylvania who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1859 and served as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. After the war, he led the Radical Republicans, opposing both Lincoln and then Andrew Johnson, endorsing military occupation of the South. When Johnson opposed ratification of the 14th Amendment, Stevens led the call for his impeachment. From the description of Letter, Dec. 7, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record i...

Ray, James M. (James Mitchell), 1800-1881

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