Collection #

BV 3529

 

 

John Gregory
Ledger, 1868–1874

Collection Information

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Content Note

Contents

Cataloging Information

 

 

 

Processed by

Kathryn M. Wilmot
7 December 2005

Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269

www.indianahistory.org

 

COLLECTION INFORMATION

VOLUME OF
COLLECTION:

One bound volume, one folder

COLLECTION
DATES:

1868–1874

PROVENANCE:

Heritage Photo Services, Indianapolis, IN, October 2000

RESTRICTIONS:

None

COPYRIGHT:

 

REPRODUCTION
RIGHTS:

Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society.

ALTERNATE
FORMATS:

None

RELATED
HOLDINGS:

See BV 2657 for the John Gregory Ledger, 1882–1898

ACCESSION
NUMBER:

2000.1199

NOTES:

 

BIOGRAPHiCAL SKETCH

John Gregory was born on 19 January 1844 in Williamsport, Warren County, Indiana, son of Benjamin Franklin Gregory and Hannah Heffley.  Benjamin Franklin Gregory was a prominent citizen of Williamsport. 

On 29 May 1866, John married Lila Florence Chandler, with whom he had seven children: Benjamin F., Florence Ethelynd, Winona Bertha, Grace Blanche, Manona Pearl, John Rupert, and Sarah Ruth.

John became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1859 and served the church in various leadership roles throughout his lifetime.  John also belonged to the Knights of Honor, Lodge No. 2045.  Early in his career, John worked in the mercantile business and the legal profession.  In February 1870, John replaced J. A. and H. F. Canutt as editor and publisher of the Warren Republican, a newspaper established in December 1854.  In 1881 and 1882, John served as a member of the State Legislature.  He continued as editor and publisher of the Republican until his death on 10 November 1908. 

A portrait of John Gregory can be found on page 776 in the book Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana.

 

Sources:

Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co., 1883.  Call #F532.W3 C6 1883.

Past and Present of Fountain and Warren Counties, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN:
B. F. Bowen, 1913.  Call #F532.F77 C5 1913.

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

The collection consists of one bound store ledger and one folder of loose materials removed from this ledger.  The first part of the ledger contains an index of the names of people and businesses entered in the ledger, as well as the pages on which they appear.  The ledger entries detail records of transactions including store expenses, the Republican cash account, and payments received by cash and merchandise for notices and advertisements of real estate, coroner’s inquests, property for sale, lawsuits, and the like.

CONTENTS

CONTENTS

CONTAINER

John Gregory Ledger, 1868–1874

BV 3529

Loose items removed from John Gregory Ledger, 1868–1874

BV 3529, Folder 1

CATALOGING INFORMATION

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