Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Sick children; Boring; Lead mines and mining; Silver mines and mining; Oil wells; Milroy, Waters & Co.; Pygmies
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, asking about her and the children. He thinks it is time to start gauging where the children's future interest might lie. He writes of the oil wells and boring as well as their work at the lead mine. He has...
A letter to members of the Senate and House from Edward DeReu requesting that competent instructors be appointed to teach soldiers bayonet fencing, so they are more confident in battle.
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...
The Sharpe Store was on Main Street in Charlestown, Indiana. It was owned by John Sharpe. This ledger is an account book from 3 January 1850 to 20 August 1851 for the sale of clothing, fabrics, and sewing supplies. In the book, a person is listed...
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...
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
