Papers, 1788-1902, bulk 1799-1893.

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Papers, 1788-1902, bulk 1799-1893.

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The collection includes Samuel C. Vance's papers relating to the U.S. Army in the West and his administration of the paymaster's office. Also contained are items regarding his Lawrenceburg mercantile business, land interests, the Fort Wayne Land Office, and Ohio and Indiana politics. Lawrence Vance's papers include correspondence and other items relating to his business and real estate interests, and the construction of the Lawrenceburg and Upper Mississippi Railroad. Other correspondence includes letters from his sons. Post-Civil War papers include family correspondence and financial papers.

4 boxes 1, oversize folder, 3 microfilm reels.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7586846

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Vance, Samuel., fl. 1855-1863.

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United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 70th (1862-1865)

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Col. Sanders D. Bruce served with the 20th Kentucky Infantry Regiment during the Civil War as commanding officer at Bowling Green, Ky. and as provost-marshal-general in Lexington, Ky. James H. Kelly served with the 70th Indiana Infantry Regiment and lived in Greenwood, Ind. toward the end of his life. From the description of Records, 1862, 1923. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 36545947 ...

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Lawrenceburg and Upper Mississippi Railroad

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Vance, Samuel C., -1830

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Samuel C. Vance (d. 1830), a U.S. Army officer in the Northwest Territory, was deputy paymaster at Fort Washington, near Cincinnati (1791-1802). From 1803-1830 he was a merchant and land speculator at Lawrenceburg (Dearborn County, Ind.). Lawrence M. Vance operated a general merchandise store in Indianapolis and was a contractor for the construction of the Lawrenceburg and Upper Mississippi Railroad and other railroad lines. His sons were: Harvey, George, Samuel, and Laddie. Harvey Vance was an ...

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Under regulations approved on March 20, 1915, tracts set aside as villa sites under the provisions of an act of April 12, 1910, within the former Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, were offered for sale at public auction, beginning at Polson, Montana, on July 26, 1915. The sale was adjourned to Dayton, Montana, on August 6 and concluded at Kalispell, Montana, on August 7, 1915. There were 889 parcels of land, not less than 2 nor more than 5 acres in area, fronting on Flathead Lake, and under ...

Vance, Lawrence M., 1816-1863

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