Papers, 1836-1953.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Papers, 1836-1953.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36421055

Family records, correspondence, notes and essays, deeds, and 1899 song parodies. Family records include John W. More's tax receipts, deeds, agreements, and a pension. Notes and essays by Charles H. More and others include as topics Miami and Algonquin Indians; Miami chiefs Little Turtle, John B. Richardville, and Francis Godfroy; Captain William Wells; More family genealogy; and a British post on the Eel River.

1 box and 1 oversized folder.

Indiana Historical Society Library

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7379848

Indiana Historical Society Library

Related Entities

There are 8 Entities related to this resource.

Little Turtle, 1747?-1812

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b67bfm (person)

Little Turtle, or Mihšihkinaahkwa (in Miami-Illinois) (b. c. 1747-d. July 14, 1812), was a chief of the Miami people, and one of the most famous Native American military leaders of his time. He led his followers in several major victories against United States forces in the 1790s during the Northwest Indian Wars, also called Little Turtle's War. In 1791, they defeated General St. Clair, who lost 900 men, the most decisive loss by the US against Native American forces ever....

Wells, William, 1770-1812

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v40zxn (person)

More, Charles H.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fr3qp7 (person)

More, John W., active 1836-1859

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6rf9pj0 (person)

Richardville, John Baptiste, 1761?-1841

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dv1vnd (person)

Jean Baptiste de Richardville (c. 1761 – 13 August 1841), also known as Pinšiwa or Peshewa in the Miami-Illinois language (meaning 'Wildcat' or 'Lynx') or John Richardville in English, was the last akima 'civil chief' of the Miami people. He began his career in the 1790s as a fur trader who controlled an important portage connecting the Maumee River to the Little River (the present-day Little Wabash River) in what became the present-day state of Indiana. Richardville emerged a principal chief in...

More family.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6bd36d2 (family)

John W. More moved to Whitley County, Ind. in 1836. He was the county's first justice of the peace. His son, William C. More, served with the 74th Indiana Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. William's son, Charles H. More, was interested in family, local, and Native American history. From the description of Papers, 1836-1953. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 36421055 ...

Godfroy, Francis, 1788-1840

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tq72ft (person)

More, William C., 1829-

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tb51zk (person)