Sligo iron forge account book; Kephart, McElrath family papers, 1845-ca. 1919; bulk 1845-1880.

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Sligo iron forge account book; Kephart, McElrath family papers, 1845-ca. 1919; bulk 1845-1880.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48625511

The collection contains a ledger for Charles Crocker's iron forge at Sligo, Indiana, circa 1845-circa 1847. The entries are arranged by customer name. The volume also includes pencilled annotations, poems, and musings likely written by several generations of women from the McElrath, Kephart, and related families. The entries date from the 1840s to circa 1880, and include single statements, poems, and confessionals concerning unrequated love.

2 folders, 1 bound v.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7596084

Indiana Historical Society Library

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