Collection, 1762-1895 (inclusive).

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Collection, 1762-1895 (inclusive).

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Contains English's unpublished manuscript on the history of Indiana, original and transcribed manuscripts, secondary material relating to English's research on the people and history of Indiana, and newspaper clippings. Includes personal and political correspondence, legal and judicial records, and photographs that document the early settlement and establishment of government in the territory and state of Indiana. Includes correspondence of Jonathan Jennings, the first governor of Indiana, and various official records of Indiana governors. Also includes letters of William Henry Harrison and Thomas Jefferson. Some material relates to slavery, Native Americans, the capture of Kaskaskia during the Revolution, and military activities in the War of 1812.

3.75 linear ft.

University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago Library

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

English, William Hayden, 1822-1896

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Representative from Indiana. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Committee Room [Washington, D.C.], to J.S. Black, Attorney General, 1858 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614464 Congressman from Indiana, 1852-1860. From the description of Collection, 1762-1895 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52246319 William Hayden English (1822-1896) was born in Lexington, Scott County, Ind., to Elisha G. and Mahl...

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841

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Epithet: of Add MS 34580 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00030c American Indian fighter and president of the United States. From the guide to the William Henry Harrison letter, 1795, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) U.S president, Mar.-Apr. 1841; territorial governor of Indiana, 1801-1813; Ohio congressman, 1816-1819, state senator, 1819-1821, senator 1825-1828. From ...

Jennings, Jonathan, 1784-1834

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Jonathan Jennings, a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Indiana, later Governor of Indiana from 1816 to 1822. David G. Mitchell, a Representative from Harrison County, Indiana, and Senator from 1836 to 1839. From the description of Jonathan Jennings letters to David G. Mitchell, 1807-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702162105 Jonathan Jennings, a Delegate to Congress from the Territory of Indiana, later Governor of Indiana fr...