Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Isgrig, Daniel, 1775-1854.
- Abstract:
- The Isgrig mss., 1775-1854, consists of the autobiography of Daniel Isgrig, 1775-1884, and associated material.
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Isgrig mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Daniel Isgrig, 1775-1854, was a writer and an early settler of the Ohio River Valley. He was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1775, the son of Michael and Barbary (Lohr) Isgrig. Michael Isgrig was born in 1751, died on June 15, 1831, and his wife, Barbary, died on November 12, 1836. Both were buried on a farm near Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1782 Michael Isgrig moved his family up in the Allegheny Mountains in Maryland. They then emigrated to Kentucky, eight miles above Fort Cumberland, in 1789. At the age of eight, Daniel had only about six months of formal schooling. On July 22, 1795, he married Mrs. Rachel (Barnes) Langley, a widow with a four-year-old son, Abraham, and a two-year-old daughter, Margaret. In 1806, he moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, near Cincinnati. He was drafted in the War of 1812 for a term of six months military service against Upper Canada, but being lame, his son, Daniel, not yet eighteen, served for his father. In 1817 he sold the land near Cincinnati, Ohio, purchased land in Ripley County, Indiana, and moved his family to that county. Daniel Isgrig wrote three books: Hieroglyphic, 1834; The Hoosier, a novel, 1836; and Biography, 1838. He died in 1854, and is buried in Shockley Cemetery.
- Scope and Content:
The Isgrig mss. consists of the manuscript autobiography of Daniel Isgrig and associated material, including an index and a title page.
For digitized content, see Digital Collections.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired: 1974
- Custodial history:
Mrs. Frank Hamilton.
- Arrangement:
The collection consists of the bound Autobiography and one folder of associated material.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
Online content
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Photography and digitization may be restricted for some collections. Copyright restrictions may apply. Before publishing, researchers are responsible for securing permission from all applicable rights holders, then filling out the Permission to Publish form.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Isgrig 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