Papers, 1822-1894

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1, 1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian. Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May 10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he turned six years old, Sparks went to live with an aunt and uncle in Camden, New York, to help relieve the family of a mout...

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Clay, Henry, 1777-1852

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Henry Clay Sr. (April 12, 1777 – June 29, 1852) was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the Senate and House. He was the seventh House speaker and the ninth secretary of state. He received electoral votes for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 presidential elections. He also helped found both the National Republican Party and the Whig Party. For his role in defusing sectional crises, he earned the appellation of the "Great Compromiser" and was part of the "Grea...

Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885

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Schuyler Colfax Jr. (March 23, 1823 – January 13, 1885) was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th Vice President of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1863 to 1869. Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for Indiana's 9th congressional district as a member of the anti-slavery Indiana People's Party in 1854, Colfax joined the Republican Party during his first term. He served as ...

Watts, John S. (John Sebrie), 1816-1876

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Drake, Daniel, 1785-1852

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Scientist and physician; founder of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. From the description of Daniel Drake letter to Charles D. Meigs [manuscript], 1847 June 19. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 505834256 Biographical note: Daniel Drake received his early medical training in Cincinnati, Ohio as an apprentice of Dr. William Goforth and engaged in practice in that city. After studying medicine formally at the University of Pennsylvania (1805, 1816)...

Holman, William Steele, 1822-1897

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Indiana lawyer, judge, and Congressman. From the description of Papers, 1836-1998. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 43362922 Illinois congressman. From the description of William Steele Holman letter, 1861. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243664624 ...

Hamilton, Allen, 1798-1864

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Irish emigrant and resident of Fort Wayne, Ind. Held various positions in the city's government. Established a business with Cyrus Taber based on Indian trade. Later served on Indian treaty commissions, was an Indian agent, and served one term in the Indiana state senate. Was also active as a banker. From the description of Family and legal papers, 1814-1924. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 27775872 ...

Taber, Cyrus, 1800-1855.

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Dunn, George Grundy, 1812-1857

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Prosecuting attorney, Lawrence County, Indiana, 1842; U.S. congressman, 1847-1849 (as a Whig) and 1855-1857 (as a Republican); Indiana state senator, 1850-1852. From the description of Papers 1834-1850. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 702669832 From the description of Papers 1831-1864. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 702669847 Born in Kentucky, Dunn moved to Indiana ca. 1826 and settled in Lawrence County. He was admitted to the bar in 1835 and f...

Richardville, John Baptiste, 1761?-1841

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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...

Holman, Richard Henry, 1817-1941.

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Lawyer. From the description of Papers, 1822-1894. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 41107159 ...

Dunning, Paris Chipman, 1806-1884.

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Holman, Jesse Lynch, 1784-1842

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Daily, William M. (William Mitchell), 1812-1877

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Methodist minister; President of Indiana University, 1853-1859. From the description of William M. Daily collection, 1835-1925 (bulk 1835-1859). (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 54848298 William Mitchell Daily was born in Coshocton, Ohio, in 1812, but was raised in Indiana. He became a Methodist minister at the age of 19 and traveled throughout Indiana preaching. In 1835 he came to Bloomington with his ministry and began studies at Indiana University; h...