Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Military promotions; United States. Army--Appointments and retirements--1863; Milroy, Mary--Travel preparations
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, offering what advice he can regarding the possibility of her traveling out to see him. He writes of his chances for getting promoted to Major General.
A ltter from Mary Milroy's brother, Valerius Armitage, to Milroy. Valerius writes of living in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and the state of things there. He also writes his reaction to a false news report that Milroy was killed in battle.
This autograph album was started by Mary Catherine “Kate” Hiestand on 2 August 1884. This is five months after her son Harry died at the age of 10. Page 25 contains a poem about dying written by Harry. Friends and family wrote poems and well...
Opera House--Charlestown, Indiana; The Crowning of the Gypsy Queen. Opera Program
This is a program for the comic operetta "The Crowning of the Gypsy Queen" lyrics by Catherine E. Ricker and music by Joseph Surdo. The opera was performed at the Opera House in Charlestown, Indiana on 27 April 1906. The program contains a synopsis...
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
Account books; Monroe Township (Clark County, Ind.)
This ledger is an accounting book from Monroe Township, Clark County, Indiana. It starts on 18 April 1884 and ends 21 August 1900. It was used to track money for the township fund, road fund, special school fund, tuition fund, dog fund, and later a...
Charlestown (Ind.)--history; Police--benefit; Jamboree program
The Charlestown, Indiana police department had a music jamboree to raise money for the police department on March 30, 1942. This is the program booklet for the benefit. It contains a brief history of the city of Charlestown. Most of the pages are...
Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Hoosier Ordnance Plant; Indiana Arsenal; Indiana Army Ammunition Plant; Charlestown (Ind.); World War II
The US federal government began acquiring land in Charlestown, Indiana in 1940 to build an ammunition plant to supply the US military during World War II. This book is the record of the land acquisition in 1944 for Hoosier Ordnance Plant 2. It...
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841; Gibson, John, 1740-1822; Posey, Thomas, 1750-1818; Indiana--Politics and government--Sources
Two volume edition covering the period during which Harrison was Governor of Indiana; v. 1 1800-1811; v. 2 1812-1816 and includes messages and letters of Governors John Gibson and Thomas Posey.
Table of Contents: Hutchins, Thomas A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, 1778; Imlay, George A Topographical Description of the Westtern Territory of North America, 1793; Volney, C. F. A View of the Soil and...
Ray, James Brown, 1794-1848--Archives; Indiana--Politics and government
Introduction provides background information on the state during the period of Ray's governorship. Transcriptions of orignal documents from his terms as acting governor and two administrations. Includes index and bibliographic footnotes.
Luckenbach, Abraham, 1777-1854--Biography; Kluge, John Peter, 1768-1849--Biography; Indians of North America--Missions--Indiana; Moravian Indians--Indiana; Moravian Indians--Missions; Delaware Indians--Missions;
Diaries and letters that chronicle the experiences of three missionaries from the Moravian Church in America who worked with the Delaware Indians in the Indiana Territory from 1801 to 1806. Translated from the German of the original manuscript. ...
South Bend (Ind.)--Description and travel; Mishawaka (Ind.)--Description and travel; Industries--Indiana--South Bend; Elks (Fraternal order). South Bend Lodge No. 235--History
