Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Howe mss., 1820-1915, consists chiefly of deeds belonging to the family of Joshua Owen Howe, 1784-1870, merchant of Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana, and frequently concerned with sale of lots in the town.
- Extent:
- 1 folio
- Language:
- Materials are in English.
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Howe mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Joshua Owen Howe, Sr., 1784-1868, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, and moved to Kentucky in 1800, where he married Lucinda Allison Howe in 1816. The couple moved to Bloomington, Indiana in 1819, where Howe worked as a merchant for over 25 years. Howe was also a devout Methodist and a Trustee of Indiana University from 1821-25 and from 1832-40. In 1843, he built a family home on 421 S. Walnut St., which was passed on to his son-in-law James D. Maxwell (son of "Father of Indiana University" David Maxwell). The Howe-Maxwell House would become the American Legion building from 1919 through the 1940s.
- Scope and Content:
The Howe mss., 1820-1915, consists chiefly of deeds belonging to the family of Joshua Owen Howe, 1784-1870, merchant of Bloomington in Monroe County, Indiana, and frequently concerned with sale of lots in the town. With the papers is a Certificate of Naturalization for John Graham in 1845; a land grant from the administration of James Knox Polk in 1849; and seven receipts to John Graham for stock in the New Albany and Salem Railroad, 1850-1853.
Among the signatories to the several documents are the following names: James M.H. Allison, Document 10; Lewis Bollman, Documents 18, 23, 29; James Borland, Document 9, David Browning, Documents 15, 16, 19, Thomas Carter, Documents 29; Paris Chipman Dunning, Document 12; William Arnold Gorman, Document 14; Alfred Everett Graham, Documents 40, 49; John Graham, Documents 12, 18, 21, 25, 29; John Graham Jr., Documents 42, 43; James Scott Hester, Document 24; Joseph McDonald Howe, Documents 17, 19, 37, 41; John Ketcham, Document 12; Samuel Hervey Laughlin, Document 27; James Darwin Maxwell, Document 50; Samuel M. Orchard, Document 27; Addison Smith, Documents 2, 3, 4, 6.
Document 5, dated 1823, is a form printed by Dunkin & Morrison, printers, Charleston, Indiana; Document 17, dated 1840, is a form printed by the Franklin Office, Bloomington, Indiana; Document 41, dated 1859, is a form printed by Whitaker & Bush, Bloomington, Indiana; Document 43, dated 1865, is a form printed at the Republican Office, Bloomington, Indiana.
Collection size: 51 items
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 1977
- Arrangement:
An inventory of the collection is located in the vertical file, Howe mss.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Names:
- Howe, Joshua Owen, 1784-1870
- Places:
- Bloomington (Ind.) --History.
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Howe mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu