Collection
Information
Biographical Sketch
Scope and Content
List of Prominent Individuals
Whose Names Appear
Box and Folder Inventory
Calendar
Cataloging Information
Processed
by
Charles Latham
November 1983
Transcripts
Added by
Ellen Swain
Summer 1992
Updated 3
January 2002
Updated 11 May 2004
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 3 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, and 6 photographs
COLLECTION DATES: 1759-1934
PROVENANCE: Gift of Mrs. Merrily Pierce, McLean, Virginia, 6 June 1983 and transcripts, 14 December 1991
RESTRICTIONS: None
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS: Most of the collection is also held in transcript. See Series VI, Box 3.
OTHER FINDING AIDS: none
RELATED HOLDINGS: M 0639, Varney Porter
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1983.0614, 1992.0069
NOTES: Six Indiana related maps in Series V, have been catalogued and L.C. classification numbers have been assigned, with cards filed in the IHSL browsing catalogue. For patrons requesting access to these maps by the LC classification number, they are located in Box 3, Folders 36 and 43 and stored in Flat File: FF 11-o and OMB 0017, (see also box and folder list).
ALBERT GALLATIN PORTER 1824 - 1897
Albert G. Porter was born in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, the son of Thomas and Miranda Tousey Porter. The family soon moved to a farm across the Ohio River in Kentucky. During his youth, Porter and his brother were responsible for running a horse ferry across the river. In 1839, Porter entered Hanover College, but was soon out of funds. His uncle, Omer Tousey, offered to pay his way through college if he would transfer to a Methodist school, Indiana Asbury University (later DePauw), in Greencastle.
Porter graduated from Indiana Asbury in 1843, then read law in Lawrenceburg with John C. Spooner. He passed his bar examination in 1845, and began to practice law in Indianapolis in the firm headed by Hiram Brown. In l846 he married Brown's daughter, Minerva Virginia; they had five children.
From 1850 to 1855 Porter's law partner was Lucian Barbour. In 1856 he formed a partnership with David McDonald which continued to 1863. Meanwhile he started a career in politics: as city attorney, 1851-1853; as reporter of the state Supreme Court, 1853-1856; as a member of Indianapolis City Council, 1857-1859.
Because of the Democratic party's stand on slavery, Porter became a Republican in 1856. He served in the national House of Representatives from 1859 to 1863. In Congress he was most active on the judicial committee, writing many of its reports. He took a somewhat controversial stand by maintaining that railroads which received federal land grants were obligated to carry Union troops free. He favored vigorous prosecution of the war, and was impatient with political squabbling in Congress.
From 1863 to 1877 Porter gave his whole attention to the practice of law, in a series of partnerships:
1863-- McDonald and Porter
1863-1865-- Porter and William P. Fishback
1865-1870-- Porter, (Benjamin) Harrison and Fishback
1870-1876-- Porter, Harrison and (Cyrus C.) Hines
1876-1878-- Porter, Fishback and Porter
The partnership with Fishback was interrupted by Fishback's editorship of the Indianapolis Journal.
In 1878 Porter returned to politics. Treasury Secretary John Sherman offered him the post of First Comptroller of the Treasury, which he held for two years. This position involved making legal rulings within the Treasury Department; Porter gained a reputation for courtesy and even-handedness. In 1880 he was persuaded to run for Governor of Indiana. He and Benjamin Harrison, a candidate for Senator, helped to carry for the Republicans a state which was doubtful and which had an early election. As Governor, Porter concentrated on efficient administration and on the draining of 800,000 acres of swamp land.
At the Republican national convention in 1888, Porter made the nominating speech for Benjamin Harrison. One of Harrison's first appointments was of Porter as Minister to Italy. Porter served for two years. One major crisis occurred during his tenure: the 'Mafia Incident' in which some Italian nationals were lynched by an irate crowd in New Orleans. Porter's principal contribution was to be on leave at the time, thereby saving the President the problem of whether to recall him after the Italian minister was recalled from Washington.
From 1891 to his death in 1897, Porter was principally engaged in gathering material for a history of Indiana.
Sources: Autobiographical manuscript in collection (Folder 6)
Ms biography in collection (Folder 6)
Indiana Biographical Series, Vol. 4, p. 138
Article on Porter in Dictionary of American Biography
Article on Porter in Representative Men of Indiana.
Cincinnati, Western Biographical Publishing Co., 1880
Article on Porter in Biographical Record of Indianapolis and Vicinity,
Chicago, Beers Publishing Co., 1908
The Porter papers have been arranged in eight major series. The first comprises the correspondence of Porter and his legal partners, and covers the personal, legal, and political aspects of his careers. Second comes the papers of the Porter and Tousey families, on Porter's side, and of the Brown family, on Mrs. Porter's side. In a third category are the papers apparently collected by Porter when he was working on a history of Indiana. These include the papers of Benjamin Parke, John Dumont, Charles Dewey, and Samuel Merrill, and then a more general collection, chronologically arranged, which starts with Old Vincennes and Indiana Territory and continues through a century of Indiana history. Fourth, there is a series of miscellaneous papers ranging from the Vincennes Historical Society and its head, W.H.H. Terrell, to some printed programs and a collection of paper money. Fifth, there are oversize documents; consisting of early Indiana papers, and a large collection of land grant certificates from Indiana, Iowa, and Kansas.
The sixth series includes transcripts of Porter's papers, 1773-1939. In the seventh series are a few photographs of A.G. Porter, his home in Indianapolis and three of his children. The final and eighth series is a list of printed items removed from the Porter Collection and catalogued separately.
Series I. Albert G. Porter--Personal, Legal, and Political
Porter's papers cover the period from his student days at Indiana Asbury (1 letter) to his death. The nature of the papers indicates that the collection may have been culled at some point, with the prominence of the writer rather than the significance of the material as the main criterion for retention. Most of the letters are to Porter rather than by him.
There is a series of letters from Whitelaw Reid (1864-1891), dealing mainly with the details of lawsuits. The last have to do with a statue ordered in Rome by Reid when he was minister to France at the same time Porter was minister to Italy. Another series, from Schuyler Colfax in the years 1863-1869, indicates that Porter and Colfax were on friendly terms at the time of Colfax's election as Speaker of the House; it ends with Colfax introducing to Porter a Mrs. Abby McFarland, then later disclaiming the introduction as a formal courtesy extended to anyone.
From the period of Porter's service in the House of Representatives, the most interesting letters are two from Henry Winter Davis. One, apparently from 1860 or early 1861, deals with the question whether free Negroes are necessarily a threat in a slave state; Davis maintained that they had not been a threat in Maryland. A second letter, probably from early 1862, discusses a bill to provide for the government of the southern states after their defeat.
Porter's legal papers deal mainly with the details of lawsuits. They include several to Porter's partner, Judge David McDonald. There are two 1863 letters from James Speed of Louisville to McDonald about the difficulties in keeping Kentucky in the Union. One folder of material deals with the case of J.B. Castleman, a Confederate prisoner whom Porter represented in his trial and his attempt to get exchanged. One letter by Castleman describes routes used by Confederates to escape from the North, as well as his own route.
In the period immediately following the Civil War, Porter's firm was involved in the case of Milligan vs. Hovey, which concerned the military arrest of civilians in wartime. Porter's partner, Benjamin Harrison, was retained for the defense in the case.
Papers from Porter's service at the Treasury Department and as Governor are mainly routine. Several letters indicate that he was working on a history of Indiana as early as 1881, with the help of W.H.H. Terrell of the Vincennes Historical Society.
The papers from Porter's tenure as Minister to Italy are mainly of interest in showing how many people were willing to ask him for small favors, whether for Italian agricultural statistics or for tickets to an audience with the Pope. There are several letters in 1891 concerning the safety of Americans traveling in Italy in the aftermath of the 'Mafia Incident'.
In the oversize collection (Folders 38-40) are a number of land grant certificates indicating that in 1859-1861 Porter, with his uncle Omer Tousey, bought up the land claims of a number of veterans.
Series II. Family papers--Porter, Tousey, and Brown families
These papers seem to have come to Porter from his father's family, the Porters, and his mother's family, the Touseys, both of which lived in Boone County, Kentucky, and then in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Another body of papers came through Porter's wife, Minerva Brown. The Browns lived first in Lebanon, Ohio, and when her father, Hiram Brown, moved to Indianapolis, some relatives apparently came with him.
The Porter-Tousey papers include letters to a Porter son in college at Carlisle, Pa., in 1814, and documents from the estate of Moses Tousey in Kentucky in 1834. The largest group is a series of bonds for loans made by Omer Tousey in 1852 to people in Lawrenceburg going to California. These bonds, along with over 100 land grant certificates (1859-1865) assigned to Tousey (Folders 38 to 41), indicate that this uncle who paid Porter's way through college was a man of substance.
The Brown family papers center on the affairs of Mrs. Porter's father, Hiram Brown. They include contracts and lawsuits, especially a protracted (1819-1838) suit between Brown and one Ichabod Halsey. There is also a series of lists of fruit trees bought and planted by Brown.
Among the Brown papers are an essay and two addresses to a literary society in Lebanon, Ohio, written about 1830 and probably by a member of the Brown family.
Finally there are letters (1848-1853) to Ignatius Brown from Clay and Hewey Brown. Clay Brown is seen on a trip to Keokuk, in medical school in Chicago, and trying to set up a practice in Anderson, Indiana. Hewey Brown, a lawyer in Jackson, Tenn., writes about property matters in Indianapolis.
Series III. Papers on Indiana history collected by Porter
Beginning about 1880, Porter began working on a history of Indiana, and continued off and on until his death seventeen years later. In working with material about Vincennes and early Indiana, he apparently had the help of W.H.H. Terrell and the Vincennes Historical Society. By some means he obtained a considerable quantity of papers about Vincennes and about leaders in early Indiana such as Benjamin Parke, John Dumont, Charles Dewey, and Samuel Merrill.
Papers in this section have been arranged in two major categories: first, the papers of Parke, Dumont, Dewey, and Merrill; second, those of a more general character, arranged chronologically.
Series III - 1. Benjamin Parke Papers
Parke (1777-1835) was born in New Jersey, moved to Lexington, Ky., in 1797, and studied law in the office of James Brown. In 1799 he moved to Vincennes, Indiana and became a supporter of Governor William Henry Harrison. He served as Attorney General of Indiana Territory from 1804 to 1808, and was territorial delegate to Congress from 1805 to 1808. During the War of 1812 he was on Harrison's staff, achieving the rank of colonel. He was a territorial judge from 1808 to 1817, and Judge of the U.S. District Court from 1817 to 1835. In 1818 he was one of three U.S. representatives when a treaty with the Indians was signed at St. Mary's Ohio. He was the first president of the Indiana Historical Society.
Parke's early law partner, James Brown (1776-1835), was a Virginian by birth, and attended Washington College and then William and Mary College. He moved to Kentucky in 1789, and married a sister of Mrs. Henry Clay. Shortly after the purchase of Louisiana in 1803, he moved to the new territory, and served as Secretary and then as District Attorney. He was U.S. Senator from Louisiana from 1813 to 1817 and from 1819 to 1823 (the intervening two years were served by W.C.C. Claiborne). He was U.S. Minister to France from 1823 to 1829. He died in Philadelphia.
The Parke papers begin in 1801 with his licenses to practice law in Kentucky and in the Indiana Territory. The bulk of the papers is an exchange of thirteen letters between Parke and James Brown, spanning the years 1805-1814. The letters from Parke are unsigned draft letters, but the authorship seems clear. In 1805-1808 these letters show Brown, who was U.S. District Attorney in New Orleans at the time of the Burr conspiracy, as being bitterly critical of Governor W.C. Claiborne and at first sympathetic to Wilkinson. Parke, serving in Washington as territorial delegate to Congress, comments on Burr, the Chesapeake affair, and Republican politics. In 1813-1814 the letters show Parke, a judge at Vincennes, commenting on local affairs, while Brown, a Senator in Washington, reports on chance for peace with England.
Also included in the papers are Parke's successive commissions in the War of 1812 as captain, major, and finally colonel and aide-de-camp.
Series III - 2. John Dumont Papers
Dumont (1787-1871) was born in New Jersey. About 1812 he moved to Cincinnati, and in 1814 to Vevay, Indiana. He served five terms in the Indiana House of Representatives between 1816 and 1831, and as state senator from 1831 to 1836. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1837.
The Dumont papers begin with a series of eighteen letters written to Dumont by John Briggs in the years 1807-1811, when Dumont seems to have been teaching near Saratoga, N.Y., and Briggs was alternating between attending Williams College and teaching in Adams, Mass. These youthful letters are sentimental and high-flown in style, and touch mainly on abstract subjects such as friendship and the improvement of the mind. Two are interesting in that they give one side of an argument about whether all men should be allowed to vote or whether some qualifications should be met.
The next batch of Dumont's correspondence covers the years 1830-1852. It is mainly concerned with local politics-- Dumont's campaign for the state senate in 1831 and for prosecuting attorney in the 1840s. It ends with two letters indicating Dumont's interest in the temperance movement in the 1850s.
There are also four folders of speeches probably made by Dumont during his legislative career. Included is a list by W.H.H. Terrell indicating that he thought they were by Dumont. Two speeches, on the Michigan Road and on Road Laws, are clearly by Dumont. Other speeches are on agriculture, beaver culture, Sabbath schools, colonization of Negroes, education, temperance, and secession. There is also a speech given by Dumont during a trial. As a body, the speeches give a good idea of the style of early 19th-century oratory, and also an insight into Dumont's chief interests.
Series III - 3. Charles Dewey Papers
Born in Sheffield, Mass., Dewey (1780-1862) attended Williams College. He moved to Vincennes, Ind., in 1815, and to Charlestown, Ind., sometime before 1823. A lawyer, he was first a Whig and then a Republican. He served as U.S. District Attorney for Indiana from 1825 to 1829, and as prosecuting attorney on the second circuit from 1833 to 1835. He was a Justice on the state Supreme Court from 1836 to 1847. He ran unsuccessfully for the national House in 1822 and 1835 and for the U.S. Senate in 1832 and 1838.
There are two folders of Dewey's papers, covering the years 1818-1867. The bulk of the papers are from his years as U.S. District Attorney. A major part of his duties seems to have been to sue various individuals for amounts owed to the Treasury and Post Office Departments. Two letters from Indian Agent John Tipton ask for prosecution of people who have bought horses from the Indians.
Two documents of (1818-1866) have to do with the status of Negroes in Indiana, where theoretically slavery had been abolished by Congress in 1787.
A longer series of letters deals with Dewey's difficulties in suing two banks, and the various means used by the banks' directors to evade responsibility.
Series III - 4. Samuel Merrill Papers
Merrill (1792-1855), a native of Peacham, Vermont, attended Peacham Academy and Dartmouth College. Having moved to Indiana, he served as State Treasurer from 1822 to 1834, and as president of the State Bank of Indiana from 1834 to 1844. From 1844 to 1848 he was president of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. He was also president (1835-1848) of the Indiana Historical Society, and headed the Merrill Publishing Company, which eventually became Bowen-Merrill and then Bobbs-Merrill.
Though there are single documents referring to Merrill's service as State Treasurer and Adjutant General, the papers in this collection deal mainly with his tenure as President of the Indiana State Bank and of the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad. The bank correspondence largely concerns the operation of various branch banks. There is one letter to the editor apparently written by Merrill defending the bank, and one ironic draft report of a legislative committee to examine the bank which shows Merrill to have an unexpected sense of humor. The longest series of letters from Merrill's railroad period has Merrill giving advice and doing investigation for the New York director of a railroad then under construction in Illinois. An 1850 letter shows Merrill dabbling in electric engines.
Series III - 5. Vincennes and Early Indiana
Among the earliest documents in this part of the collection, the strongest connection is the justification of land claims. In the period before 1800, there are documents to prove that various claimants are entitled to land (usually a 400-acre plot of 'donation lands') because
- they were granted lands by the French government up to 1764, with the documents to prove it;
- they were granted land by the French government, but their documents disappeared when the notary absconded;
- they were heads of household and on the militia list of 1783;
- they were in the militia on 1 Aug. 1790;
- they should have been listed in 1790 but were not;
- they were a few months too young to be listed in 1790;
- they intended to cultivate a grant continuously as required, but were prevented from doing so by Indian activity.
Another interesting series of documents, mainly of 1792-1793, deal with the activities of Sam Baird, Surveyor General of the Northwest Territory. Mainly the surveys and letters are addressed to Winthrop Sargent, Secretary and Acting Governor of the Territory. There are fifteen individual surveys made by Baird, a survey of 43 lots in Vincennes, and two letters with comments on territorial and national affairs.
In the period just after 1800, when Indiana became a Territory with William Henry Harrison as its Governor, the most significant document is a summary, possibly in Harrison's hand, of speeches made at Harrison's first Indian Council in August-September 1802.
Series IV. Miscellaneous
Papers in this section begin with a rather random assortment from Vincennes Historical Society and W.H.H. Terrell. There are some minor resolutions introduced at meetings of the society, and a few letters indicating Terrell's involvement with politics and the law as well as with history. There is also a collection of paper money, and printed items.
Series V. Oversize materials
This section begins with material from Indiana history, including some maps, petitions, and militia lists from early Vincennes. Second, there is a collection of land grant certificates, some from Indiana, but mainly from Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Kickapoo, Kansas. These grants, issued to veterans of various wars, were bought up in the period 1859-1865, some by Albert G. Porter, most by his uncle, Omer Tousey.
Series VI. Visual materials
This section includes six photographs of the Porter home in Indianapolis, of A.G. Porter at various stages of his life, and of three of his children.
Series VII. Transcripts
This section includes transcripts of the Porter papers, 1773-1934 submitted by the original donor Merrily Pierce in 1991.
Series VIII. Printed items catalogued separately
This section includes Broadsides and Pamphlets that have been transferred to Printed Collections for separate cataloguing.
Name Folder number
Akerman, Amos T. 3
Allison, W.B. 5
Baird, Samuel 23
Birkbeck, Morris 18
Blaine, James G. 5 (45)
Breckenridge, S.M. 2
Brown, Hiram 8-9
Brown, James 11
Clarke, William 11
Clay, Henry 19
Colfax, Schuyler 1, 3
Davis, David 3
Davis, Henry Winter 1
Debs, Eugene V. 6
Defrees, John D. 20
Dewey, Charles 18, 19
Dillon,John B. 13, 31
Dumont, Ebenezer 3
Dumont, John 12-17
Eggleston, J.C. 13
Fairbanks, Charles W. 7
Farnham, John Hay 13
Fletcher, Calvin 19
Foster, John Watson 4, 5
Gallatin, Albert 1
Gibson, John 11, 25-26, 29, 36
Graydon, James Weir 6
Gresham, Walter Q. 3, 32
Griswold, George 20
Hammond, A. A. 1
Hamtramck, John Francis 21, 23
Harding, Samuel S. 13
Harrison, Benjamin 1, 3, 4, 5, 32 (45)
Harrison, William Henry 11, 25, 26, 32
Hayes, Rutherford B. 4 (44)
Hendricks, Thomas A. 3, 8
Hendricks, William 27
Holman, William S. 1, 3, 8
Hurst, James F. 5
Jennings, Jonathan 18, 26, 27
Jones, John Rice 21
Julian, George W. 3
Kimball, J. Merrill 20
Lanier, James F.D. 20
Law, John 25, 31
Marshall, Joseph G. 13
Matthews, Claude 4
Merrill, Samuel 20
Meigs, Josiah 27
Millikan, James P. 13
Mills, Caleb 20
Morrill, Justin 3, 5
Morton, Oliver P. 1, 3, 29
New, John C. 29
Orr, Joseph 20
Owen, David Dale 30
Paine, Robert Treat 6
Palmer, T. W. 5
Parke, Benjamin 11
Posey, Thomas 11, 20, 27
Pratt, Daniel D. 1
Ray, James B. 13, 36
Ray, James M. 20
Reid, Whitelaw 3-6
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 32
Rush, Richard 18, 19, 36
St. Ange, Louis 21, 22
St. Clair, Arthur 23, 24
Sargent, Winthrop 22, 23, 24, 36
Schuyler, Eugene 5
Sherman, Ellen B. E. 3
Sherman, John 4
Sherman, William Tecumseh 5
Smith, Oliver H. 13
Speed, James 1, 3
Stanford, Leland 5
Story, W.W. 5
Sulgrove, Berry R. 4
Sullivan, Jeremiah 19
Terrell, William Henry Harrison 14, 26, 31
Tipton, John 19, 27
Tousey, Omer 7, 38-42
Upfold, George 31
Vanderburgh, Henry 11, 22, 23
Vigo, Francis 22-24, 29, 36
Windom, William 5
Wright, Joseph A. 1
Wylie, Andrew 1
Series I. ALBERT G. PORTER-- PERSONAL, LEGAL, POLITICAL
Box 1
Folder
1. 1843 - 1864
2. Castleman Case, 1864 - 1865
3. 1864 - 1874
4. 1878 - 1897
5. Correspondence while U.S. Minister to Italy, 1889-1890
6. Correspondence while U.S. Minister to Italy, 1891
Series II. PORTER, TOUSEY, AND BROWN FAMILIES
Box 1
Folder
7. Porter and Tousey Families, 1814 -1902
8. Brown Family, 1825 - 1900
9. Brown Family--Case of Hiram Brown vs. Ichabod Halsey, 1819 - 1838
10. Brown Family-- Letters to and from Clay Brown, Ignatius Brown, and Hewey Brown, 1848 - 1853
Series III. PAPERS ON INDIANA HISTORY COLLECTED BY ALBERT G. PORTER
Box 1
Folder
11. Papers of Benjamin Parke, 1801 - 1825
12. Papers of John Dumont, 1807 - 1812
13. Papers of John Dumont, 1830 - 1852
Box 2: Speeches by, or probably by, John Dumont
Folder
14. Fourth of July, Agriculture
15. Roads, Sabbath Schools, Militia
16. Lawsuit, Education
17. Temperance, Secession
18. Papers of Charles Dewey as U.S. Attorney, 1818-1826
19. Papers of Charles Dewey as U.S. Attorney, 1827
20. Papers of Samuel Merrill, 1824 - 1850
21. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1759 - 1789
22. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1790 - 1791
23. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1792 - 1793
24. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1794 - 1799
25. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1800 - 1810
26. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1811 - 1820
27. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1821 - 1830
28. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1831 - 1840
29. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1841 - 1882 (See also Folder 36 in OMB 17)
Series IV. MISCELLANEOUS
Box 3
Folder
30. Vincennes Historical Society, 1839 - 1879
31. Papers of W.H.H. Terrell, 1859 - 1881
32. Miscellaneous papers
33. Paper money and checks
34. Pamphlets and printed items.
35. Miscellaneous printed items.
Series V. OVERSIZE MATERIAL (OMB 17)
Box 3
Folder
36. Vincennes and Early Indiana, 1790 -1840
37. Land Grant Certificates, 1825 - 1864
38. Land Grant Certificates, 1859 - 1860, items 1 - 35
39. Land Grant Certificates, 1859 - 1860, items 36-63
40. Land Grant Certificates, 1859 - 1860, items 64-90
41. Land Grant Certificates, 1859 - 1860, items 91-113
42. Land Grant Certificates, 1861 - 1865
43. Maps. Plat of the Village of Vincennes on the Ouabache River, 1792 (Flat File: FF 11-o)
44. A.G. Porter Appointment, 1878
45. A.G. Porter Appointment, 1889
Series VI. TRANSCRIPTS 1773-1934
Box 3
Folder
46-60: Transcripts, 1773-1934
Series VII. PHOTOGRAPHS
Box 3
Folder
61: (VC) Photographs of Porter home, A. G. Porter and Porter children
Series VIII.
PRINTED ITEMS CATALOGUED SEPARATELY
Series I. ALBERT G. PORTER-- PERSONAL, LEGAL, POLITICAL
Box 1 Folder 1 1843 - 1864
1843 May 12 Albert G. Porter, Greencastle, Ind., to Thomas
Porter, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 2p
Studies at Asbury College. Whig convention at
Greencastle.
1853 Jan. 21 Gov. Joseph A. Wright, Indianapolis, Ind. 1p
Appointment of Albert G. Porter as Reporter for
Supreme Court of Indiana.
1853 Feb. 8 Albert G. Porter, Indianapolis, Ind., to Thomas
Porter. 3p
Duties of Court Reporter, and profits to be made
from the position.
1856 May 17 Oliver P. Morton, Centerville, Ind., to David
McDonald. 1p
I hope to prevent a judgment in the case of
Hamilton and Son vs. James M. Scott.
1857 Apr. 23 D.D. Pratt, Logansport, Ind., to McDonald and
Porter. 1p
Witnesses were missing at the hearing. Next
time, it would be an advantage to know the
matter of controversy between the parties.
1857 May 29 Andrew Wylie, Washington to McDonald and Porter. 1p
I enclose a copy of Judge Black's opinion. There
is no charge.
1857 Jul. 1 A.G. Thurman, Columbus, Ohio to McDonald and
Porter. 1p
Re: cases in Knox County.
1857 Jul. 9 John McLean, Chicago, Ill. to David McDonald. 1p
Re: Clearwater case.
1857 Aug. 9 I.P. Fisher, Terre Haute, Ind. to McDonald and
Porter. 1p
Re: Mr. O'Donnell's court case.
1858 Dec. 12 O.P. Morton, Centerville, Ind. to McDonald and
Porter. 2p
Re: the case of Frazier vs. Admanson: A
contract valid in the laws of one state is
enforceable in another state or in the federal
courts.
1859 Mar. 23 Benjamin Harrison. 1p
Transfer by Albert G. Porter of a lot in Indianapolis.
1859 Jun. 30 Wm. S. Holman to David McDonald (copy). 1p
Mrs. Loring wishes to discuss a will.
1859 Dec. 1 Minerva Porter, Indianapolis, Ind., to Albert G.
Porter. 8p
Family news.
1859 Dec. 12 Albert G. Porter, Washington, D.C. to Judge
McDonald. 3p
Communications with Mr. Voorhees. Glad to hear
that Mr. Barnes is still affluent with
apologies. Southern members of the House have
been arrogant and intimidating
1859 Dec. 24 Minerva Porter, Indianapolis, Ind. to Albert G.
Porter. 4p
Family news.
1859 Dec. 25 Minerva Porter, Indianapolis, Ind. to Albert G.
Porter. 3p
Family news
1860 Jan. 13 Admission of Albert G. Porter to practice before
Supreme Court of U.S. Recommended by Hon.
Samuel F. Vinton. 1p
[1860?] May 22 David D. Porter [to Albert G. Porter?] 1p
Invitation to dinner.
[1860?] Henry Winter Davis to Albert G. Porter. 5p
Re: how free Negroes in Maryland live peaceably
in a slave state.
[1860?] J.J. Hayden to Albert G. Porter. small envelope.
Contains autograph of Albert Gallatin, letter
fragment, 18 May 1801.
1860 Jun. 18 Wm. H. Dundass, Post Office Dept., Washington,
D.C. to Albert G. Porter, House of
Representatives, Washington. 1p
Mileage from Washington to Indianapolis is 724
miles.
1860 Nov. 8 Governor A.A. Hammond, Indianapolis. 1p
Certificate of election of Albert G. Porter as
Congressman from 6th Indiana District.
1860 Dec. 15 W.W. Corcoran, Washington, D.C. to David
McDonald, Indianapolis, Ind. 1p
No deduction from interest will be made if Mr.
Milroy anticipates the payment of the notes.
1862 Dec. 5 Ben F. Lewis, Vernon, Ind. to Judge McDonald. 1p
I want to sue at the earliest possible time to
set aside the will of James Harrison.
[1862?] Henry Winter Davis to Albert G. Porter. 4p
Sends draft of bill to guarantee republican form
of government in rebellious states. In case of
emancipation, confiscated property should be
dedicated to the use of loyal Negroes. Bill is
constitutionally justified.
1863 Feb. 5 James Speed, Frankfort, Ky., to David McDonald. 4p
I hope Indiana Democrats are more loyal than
those in Kentucky.
1863 Mar. 5 James Speed, Louisville, Ky., to David McDonald,
Indianapolis. 4p
It has been touch and go whether Kentucky would
remain loyal. I think the Emancipation
Proclamation was ill-advised and ill-timed; but
the end of slavery is inevitable.
1863 Nov. 20 Schuyler Colfax, Washington City to [Albert G.]
Porter 1p
I hear Mr. Dumont is so ill that he may not be
here in time to vote for me [as Speaker]. I now
have 71 votes.
1863 Nov. 28 Schuyler Colfax, Washington to [Albert G.]
Porter. 1p
Thanks for your editorial in my favor in the
Journal. My success seems sure.Washburne will be much disappointed.
1864 Nov. 2 W. S. Holman, Lawrenceburg, Ind., to McDonald and
Porter. 3p
Requests a delay in the case of West and Torrence
vs. City of Aurora.
1864 Nov. 7 Sam. H. Buskirk to McDonald and Porter, Indianapolis.
2p
Re: cast of V. Dakin.
Box 1 Folder 2 Case of J.B. Castleman, 1864-1865
1864 Nov. 1 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, Mo. to McDonald and
Porter, Indianapolis. 4p
Re: Castleman's case.
1864 Nov. 3 Belle Castleman, near Lexington, Ky., to McDonald
and Porter. 2p
Payment of $500 accompanies this note.
1864 Nov. 6 J.B. Castleman, Camp Morton, Indianapolis to
McDonald and Porter, Indianapolis. 4p
I prefer to pay your fee, rather than have Judge
Breckinridge do so, and to have you rather than
him represent me at the trial.
1864 Nov. 7 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, Mo., to Hon. David
McDonald, Indianapolis. 3p
I am not sure that Castleman has been completely
frank with you. I shall see you Thursday or
Friday.
1864 Nov. 19 S.M. Breckinridge, Princeton, N.J. to McDonald
and Porter, Indianapolis. 2p
Possibility of getting the President to intervene
in Castleman's case
1864 Nov. 20 J.B. Castleman, Camp Morton, Indianapolis to
McDonald and Porter, Indianapolis. 3p
Escape routes used by Confederates. Castleman's
own route.
1864 Nov. 21 Martha M. Jones, Woodford County to Mrs.
Castleman. 2p
Offers sympathy on Castleman's capture.
1864 Dec. 5 S.M. Breckinridge, Philadelphia, Pa. to McDonald
and Porter, Indianapolis 4p
Delayed in getting to Indiana. Please write me
at Astor House, New York, about progress of
case.
1865 Mar. 23 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 2p
Glad neither of us had to go to Washington.
1865 Mar. 28 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 1p
Let us hope that information from Messrs. Blair,
Parsons, and Hoffman re: Castleman's
exchange proves reliable.
1865 Mar. 28 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 4p
Details of Castleman's exchange.
1865 Mar. 30 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis to A. G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 2p
Castleman's exchange is imminent. I am anxious
to get a letter to him and to pay you anything
still owing.
1865 Apr. 5 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 2p
Repeat of previous letter
1865 May 6 J.B. Castleman, Soldiers Home to Albert G.
Porter, Indianapolis. 1p
Please see me today as early as possible.
1865 May 7 Belle Castleman, Louisville, Ky., to A.G. Porter. 4p
Apologies for not sending $500. I hear my
brother has been returned to Indianapolis for
trial. Please let me know his status.
[1864?] Dec. 10 Virginia Castleman to Judge McDonald. 4p
Please get my son's trial postponed.
1864 Dec. 21 J.B. Castleman, Camp Morton, Indianapolis to
McDonald and Porter. 1p
I cannot afford to engage an additional
attorney. Judge Breckinridge should be here this
week.
1865 Jan. 10 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, Mo., to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 2p
Thanks for sending Castleman's statement. Hope
trial can be deferred.
1865 Feb. 1 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, Mo., to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis 3p
If I need to be present, try to get trial
postponed to late March. President will not
interfere before trial, possibly afterward.
1865 Feb. 23 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, Mo., to A.G.
Porter. 2p
Please write to me in Lexington, Ky. Evidence
given in Chicago trial will hurt Castleman.
1865 Mar. 1 J.B. Castleman, Camp Morton, Indianapolis to A.G.
Porter. 1p
My letter to you has been returned to me. Please
come see me tomorrow.
1865 Mar. 10 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, Mo., to A.G.
Porter, Indianapolis. 3p
Let me know how things stand re: Castleman's
exchange.
1865 Mar. 18 S.M. Breckinridge, St. Louis, to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 3p
I wonder whether Castleman's exchange has been
delayed. I will try to find out through Col.
Parsons. If I have to, I could go to Washington.
Box 1 Folder 3 1864-1874
1864 Apr. 26 Whitelaw Reid, Washington, D.C. to A.G. Porter. 3p
Re: Gray case. I am willing to compromise for $800.
1864 Jul. 29 Whitelaw Reid, New York to A.G. Porter. 3p
More re: compromise in Gray case.
1865 Feb. 18 Whitelaw Reid, Washington, D.C. to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis, Ind. 4p
Thanks for your work in the Gray case; I am doing
well enough this year.
1865 Sep. 30 William S. Holman, Cleveland, Ohio to Porter,
Harrison, and Fishback. 1p
Re: two lawsuits.
1865 Oct. 4 William S. Holman, Aurora to Porter, Harrison,
and Fishback. 1p
Please take the depositions in the Cobb Co.
case on the 12th rather than the 10th.
1866 Jan. 13 Benjamin Harrison, Willard's Hotel, Washington,
D.C. to Porter, Harrison, and Fishback. 2p
Have handed papers regarding possible pardon to
Attorney General Speed. There is not much hope
unless General Rousseau has some influence with
the President.
1866 Jan. 27 Gen. E[benezer] Dumont, Indianapolis, Ind. to
Porter, Harrison, and Fishback. 4p
Re: notice in Cheek case.
1866 Jan. 29 Oliver P. Morton, U.S. Senate, Washington (signed
by secretary, D.S. Burton) to Benjamin
Harrison. 1p
Acknowledges receipt of letter regarding military
arrest cases.
1866 Jan. 31 E[benezer] Dumont, near Indianapolis. 3p
More about Cheek case.
1866 Mar. 2 James Speed, Attorney General, Washington to
Porter, Harrison, and Fishback, Indianapolis. 1p
I have advised the President to pardon the young
men, but not until they have made good Dr.
Lane's loss. Judge Davis agrees with me.
1866 Mar. 4 David Davis, Washington, D.C. to A.G. Porter. 1p
I have written the Attorney General that the four
young men should be pardoned after reimbursing
Dr. Lane.
1866 May 28 Justin S. Morrill, House of Representatives,
Washington to A.G. Porter, Indianapolis, Ind. 2p
I think we have written a good tax bill.
1866 Oct. 30 Whitelaw Reid, Scotland Plantation, Louisiana to
A.G. Porter, Indianapolis. 4p
I am amazed to hear from Mr. Munger that you
won't take part in the case of Reid vs. Gray.
1866 Nov. 26 Whitelaw Reid, New Orleans, La. to A.G. Porter. 2p
I am glad you are still working on the Gray case.
1867 Jan. 3 Schuyler Colfax, House of Representatives,
Washington to A.G. Porter. 1p
I have recommended your firm to C.S. Beale.
Please give his case your special attention.
1868 Jan. 19 W.S. Holman, Washington City to Porter, Harrison,
and Fishback. 3p
Regarding depositions in a case involving the
sale of whisky out of bond by Funkhouser Co.
1868 Feb. 28 J.M. Schackleford, Evansville, Ind., to Porter,
Harrison, and Fishback, Indianapolis. 1p.
Regarding costs in a suit in Circuit Court in
Indianapolis.
1868 May 20 Schuyler Colfax, House of Representatives,
Washington to A.G. Porter. 1p
Introducing Mrs. A.S. McFarland.
1868 Aug. 12 Oliver P. Morton, St. Catherine's to A.G.
Porter. 1p
Thanks for your address at my reception.
1868 Sep. 30 Schuyler Colfax, House of Representatives,
Washington to A.G. Porter. 1p
I have worked hard to get funds for Indiana in
the campaign.
1868 Oct. 2 Ellen B.E. Sherman, St. Louis, Mo., to Porter,
Harrison, and Fishback. 7p
Sally Ward badly needs the money she will get as
her share of an estate.
1868 Oct. 8 Schuyler Colfax, South Bend, Ind. to A.G.
Porter. 1p
Thanks for those kind words about me on Monday.
We had a good crowd at Ligonier.
1868 Oct. 13 Schuyler Colfax, South Bend, Ind. to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 1p
Introducing his mother who is going to Indianapolis.
1868 Nov. 6 Ellen B.E. Sherman, St. Louis, Mo. to Porter,
Harrison, and Fishback. 4p
Thanks for sending $150 to Sally Ward, but she
needs the money all at one time.
1868 Nov. 13 George W. Julian, Centerville, Ind., to A.G.
Porter. 1p
How much do I owe you for your trouble in the
matter of my certificate?
1869 Jan. 30 Walter Q. Gresham, New Albany, Ind., to Porter,
Harrison, and Fishback. 1p
Re: taking of depositions.
1869 Aug. 22 Abby Sage McFarland, Mooresville, Ind. to A. G.
Porter. 3p
Preparations for trial in Martinsville in six
weeks time.
1869 Sep. 25 Abby S. McFarland, Indianapolis. 4p
Mrs. Sinclair may not be able to be here. Mrs.
Calhoun cannot be here til mid-October. I wrote
to the Martinsville lawyers to postpone the
case.
1869 Sep. 29 A. Brower, Cincinnati, Ohio to A.G. Porter. 1p
Can I meet W.A. Pattison next Friday to take his
deposition?
1869 Oct. 4 Abby S. McFarland, Mooresville. 3p
Can my father and I see you on Wednesday? Mrs.
Calhoun may have missed the telegram I sent her.
1869 Oct. 7 Abby S. McFarland. 2p
My father was delayed a day by floods. Mrs.
Calhoun is on her way east. Case is set for
next Wednesday.
1869 Nov. 4 Abby S. McFarland, Charleston to A.G. Porter. 2p
Thanks for sending the court decree. Your bill
for services seems small.
1869 Nov. 30 David Davis, Supreme Court, Washington to A.G.
Porter. 1p
Your brief received in the case of Aylesworth vs.
Parker.
1869 Dec. 19 Schuyler Colfax, Washington, D.C. to A.G. Porter. 1p
I have been attacked in the Cincinnati Chronicle and the Indianapolis Commercial for fraudulently introducing Mrs. McFarland into good
society. I always give letters of introduction.
1869 Dec. 24 F. Adkinson, Lawrenceburg, Ind. to Porter,
Harrison, and Fishback. 1p
Glad to help get your case removed.
1870 May 30 W.Q. Gresham, Corydon, Ind. to Porter, Harrison,
and Fishback. 2p
Thanks for your congratulations on my appointment
as judge.
1871 Jun. 27 Amos T. Akerman, Attorney General, Washington to
Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. 1p
Appointment of Harrison as defense counsel in
case of Milligan vs. Hovey. (See O.P. Morton's
draft letter re: Milligan, May 1865, in Folder 30)
1871 Jun. 27 Amos T. Akerman, Attorney General, Washington to
Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis. 2p
Enclosing commission as defense attorney in case
of Milligan vs. Hovey.
1872 Jan. 19 J.J. Ingalls, Atchison, Kansas to A.G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 1p
The back taxes must be paid before the decree can
be issued.
1874 Sep. 28 Thomas A. Hendricks, Governor, Indianapolis. 1p
Letter of introduction for A.G. Porter, who is
about to visit the Southern states.
Box 1 Folder 4 1878-1897
1878 Mar. 5 Rutherford B. Hayes, Washington, D.C. 1p
Nomination of Albert G. Porter to be First
Comptroller of the Treasury. (See OMB 17 Folder 44)
1878 Mar. 6 John Sherman, Treasury Department, Washington, D.C.
to A.G. Porter, Indianapolis. 2p
Congratulations on your new post. Get here as
soon as you can.
1879 Feb. 24 A.D. Molony, Auditor, Crawford County, Iowa to
Albert G. Porter. 2p
Receipts to Porter as agent for Caroline T. Burkham
for delinquent taxes on real estate.
1879 Feb. 24 L. Crowell, Treasurer, Crawford County, Iowa to
A.G. Porter. 1p
Receipt as above.
1879 Dec. 8 Rutherford B. Hayes, Executive Mansion, Washington
to Albert G. Porter. 1p
Please come see me about a case.
[c 1879] Rutherford B. Hayes, Executive Mansion, Washington
to Albert G. Porter. 1p
Brief note concerning a payment.
1880 Jul. 5 Rutherford B. Hayes, Executive Mansion, Washington
to Albert G. Porter. 2p
Accepting Porter's resignation as First
Comptroller of the Treasury.
[c 1880] Albert G. Porter. 8p
Autobiographical account, probably for campaign
purposes. Last date mentioned is 1880.
[c 1880] Biography of Albert G. Porter-- to be Chapter XVII of
a collective biography. Last event mentioned is
election of 1880. 5p.
1880 Oct. 23 John W. Foster, U.S. Legation, St. Petersburg, to
A.G. Porter, Indianapolis. 2p
Congratulations on your brilliant and successful
campaign. If Garfield is elected, I would like
to stay in office here a while longer. I hope I
have your support.
1881 Oct. 1 Albert G. Porter, Indianapolis to W.H.H. Terrell. 1p
Thanks for historical notes. Apologies for not
returning them sooner. (See Folder 32 for
Terrell's papers)
1883 Aug. 1 William Lawrence, Washington, D.C. to Gov. A.G.
Porter, Lakewood, N.J. 4p
Answer to questions regarding claim by State of
Kansas to 5% of sales of public lands in the state.
1887 Apr. 14 Charles White, Jr., Treasurer, Ripley County,
Indiana to A.G. Porter, Indianapolis. 1p
Land sold for taxes.
1889 Jan. 9 James A. [Ekin?], Louisville, Ky., to Albert G.
Porter. 1p
Introducing E. L. Dorsey.
1888 Apr. 2 J.S. Holton, Crown Point, Ind. 1p
Reply to inquiry about Solon Early's writings.
1888 Jun. 29 Benjamin Harrison to A.G. Porter. 1p
Please come to see me.
1888 Aug. 1 B.R. Sulgrove to "Talbert" [Porter] 1p
Likelihood of Porter's nomination for Governor
over Colfax.
1888 Dec. 10 Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis to Albert G.
Porter, Indianapolis. 1p
Party business.
1888 Dec. 10 Whitelaw Reid, New York to Albert G. Porter,
Indianapolis. 1p
Introducing William L. McPherson, who will
represent the Tribune in Indianapolis.1888 Dec. 26 Claude Matthews, Vermillion County, Ind., to A.G.
Porter. 2p
Feel free to keep the books of Gov. Whitcomb as long
as they are useful to you in writing your history.
1889 Jan. 6 Thomas Wright, Danville. 3p
I am sick and need money for medicine.
1889 Jan. 30 A.G. Porter, Indianapolis to Treasurer of
Hamilton County, Ohio. 1p
Re: taxes owned by Owen Tousey.
1889 Jun. 24 John McCoy, Sabeth, Kansas to A.G. Porter. 1p
Please let me know what I owe on my mortgage.
1889 Jan. 9 Thomas Speed, Louisville to Horace? 4p
Historical questions about whether there were
buffaloes in early Indiana. Hopes Pres.
Harrison will appoint John Mason Brown as
Attorney General.
1890 Mar. 30 R.J. Nevin to A.G. Porter. 1p
Meeting of managers of St. Paul's House.
1897 Obituary of Porter.
Box 1 Folder 5 Papers while U.S. Minister to Italy, 1889-1890
1889 Mar. 13 Commission of Albert G. Porter as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to
Italy. 1p (See OMB 17 Folder 45)
1889 Mar. 16 Special passport of Albert G. Porter as minister
to Italy. 1p
1889 Mar. 16 James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washington,
to Brown Shipley Co., London. 1p
Authorization for Albert G. Porter to draw a salary
of $12,000 a year and $1,000 expenses.
1889 Jun. 8 Prefect of the Palace, Rome to Albert G. Porter. 1p
Receipt for payment to King's servants at reception.
1889 Jul. 1 James G. Blaine, Secretary of State, Washington
to Morton, Rose Co., London. 1p
Authorization for Porter to draw salary and expenses.
1889 Oct. 7 William Windom, Treasury Department, Washington
to Albert G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Introducing his brother-in-law, John Douglas.
1889 Nov. 19 W.T. Sherman, New York to A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Introducing Mrs. C.R. Woodbury.
1889 Dec. 3 T.W. Palmer, U.S. Legation, Madrid to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 3p
Introducing Capt. Frank B. Hamilton.
1889 Dec. 13 W.B. Allison, U.S. Senate, Washington to Albert
G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Introducing H. J. Howe and party.
1889 Dec. 23 Justin S. Morrill, U.S. Senate, Washington to
A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Introducing Gen. Willard Warner.
1890 Jan. 10 W.T. Stead, London to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Sending you copy of new publication, The Review of Reviews.1890 Feb. 11 Wm. Walter Phelps, Berlin to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Introducing Mrs. H.H. Finlay.
1890 Feb. 14 James G. Blaine, Department of State, Washington
to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Introducing the Rev. Philip Schaff.
1890 Feb. 18 Leland Stanford, Washington to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Thanks for your letter recommending Theodore
Serrao for the Chair of Roman Law and Literature.
1890 Feb. 23 FitzJames Duchess Calviati to A.G. Porter. 4p
Request for charity for sick children.
1890 Feb. 26 Bishop John F. Hurst, Washington to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 2p
Introducing the Rev. Mr. Burt.
1890 Mar. 4 Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Mission, Paris to A.G.
Porter, American Legation, Rome. 2p
Please deliver the enclosed to Mr. Story.
1890 Mar. 8 Eugene Schuyler, U.S. Legation, Cairo to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 3p
Re: Mrs. Beckwith.
1890 Mar. 14 Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Legation, Paris to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 2p
Thanks for your help with the Lafayette statue.
1890 Apr. 8 Countess Gianotti, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 4p
Re: the propriety of her receiving a young reporter.
1890 Apr. 10 Invitation to dinner with King Umberto. 1p
1890 May 12- Diary of Albert G. Porter (extract from Jun 10.
notebook). 18p
1890 Jun. 30 J.L. Hooker, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Bill for gas in rented palazzo.
1890 Jul. 1 J.L. Hooker, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Bill for rent of Palazzo Bonaparte.
1890 Jul. 12 John F. Swift, U.S. Legation, Tokyo to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 1p
Introducing Mr. S. Sameshima.
1890 Oct. 7 John W. Foster, Department of State, Washington
to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Introducing the new Secretary of Legation, Mr.
H.R. Whitehouse.
1890 Nov. 5 W.W. Story, Rome to A.G. Porter. 2p
Re: case of Mr. Curtis. (Porter's draft reply
on back page.)
1890 Nov. 8 W.W. Story, Rome to A.G. Porter. 2p
Re: Mr. Curtis.
1890 Nov. 10 W.W. Story, Rome to A.G. Porter. 3p
Re: Mr. Curtis, and enclosing the following letter.
1890 Nov. 6 D.S. Curtis, Palazzo Barbaro, Venice to W.H. Story,
Rome.
Re: a legal case.
Box 1 Folder 6 Papers while U.S. Minister to Italy, 1891
1891 Jan. 18 J.W. Graydon, London to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
I enclose photograph of my Dynamite Gun. Italian
government must contract with me only.
1891 Jan. 20 James Weir Graydon, London to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Please have photos of Dynamite Gun framed before
sending to the King and the Minister of War.
1891 Jan. 23 F.T. Reineke, Baltimore to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Please recommend a good patent lawyer in Rome.
1891 Jan. 31 Whitelaw Reid, U.S. Legation, Paris to A.G.
Porter, U.S. Legation, Rome. 1p
Introducing Miss Leonia Pichot of New York.
1891 Feb. Printed card invitation from Porter to all
Americans in Rome to Washington's Birthday reception.
1891 Feb. 17 Luigi Lomia, Catania, Sicily to Albert G. Porter,
Rome. 2p
Please send any mail for me care of Brown, Shipley
in London.
1891 Feb. 20 Walter Scott, Kansas City to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Please tell me about relics of Columbus in Genoa
and Rome.
1891 Feb. 25 Robert Treat Paine, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Requesting tickets to a mass held by the Pope.
1891 Feb. 26 Helen G. Green, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Requesting tickets to Festa in Sistine Chapel.
1891 Mar. 11 I.I. Boudinot, San Remo, Italy to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 1p
Sending copy of Magazine of American History with article about his ancestors.1891 Mar. 15 C. Wood Davis, Goddard, Kansas to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 1p
Thanks for statistics about Italian food crops.
1891 Mar. 16 Eugene V. Debs, Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen, Terre Haute, Ind. to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 3p
Thanks for your kind opinion of my work.
1891 Mar. 18 J.W. Graydon, London to A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Photos were shipped to you in January.
1891 Mar. 18 C. Stein, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Charges on an armchair being held at Leghorn.
1891 Mar. 18 Royal Master of Ceremonies, Rome to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 1p
Announcing death of Prince Napoleon.
1891 Apr. 11 A. Loudon Snowdon, U.S. Legation, Athens to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 2p
Thanks for your telegram re: safety of Americans
travelling in Italy.
1891 Apr. 21 C. Neumeyer, Louisville, Ky. to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 2p
Please see if you can forward the enclosed letter
to Louis Kossuth, who is said to be living in Italy.
1891 Apr. 22 B.F. Stevens, U.S. Govt. Dispatch Agency, London
to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
I have forwarded a sealed parcel to you: gold
watch and gold medals for Italian sailors.
1891 May 1 Rev. D.B. Leach, Golden Gate, Ill. to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 3p
Re: safety of a brother said to be held as a
hostage in Rome.
1891 May 1 B.F. Stevens, London to A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Thanks for your payment of subscription for the
Daily News.1891 May 4 W.J. Stillman, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 2p
Please reply in writing to the enclosed question.
1891 May A.G. Porter to W.J. Stillman (copy) 1p
Re: interview with Marquis de Rudini.
1891 May 5 Marion Toy, Philadelphia to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Re: estate of Benjamin Bogia of Milan.
1891 May 8 C. Stein, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
You should receive the parcel in question today.
1891 May 9 Lord Dufferin, British Embassy to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 3p
Regrets invitation.
1891 May 9 Chas. F. Johnson, U.S. Consulate, Hamburg to A.G.
Porter, Rome. 1p
Is it safe for Americans to travel in Italy?
1891 May 10 Sarah F. Neff, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 4p
May I see you?
1891 May 12 Gio. Batta Boasi, Genoa to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Thanks for your order for teaspoons (in Italian).
1891 May 14 Louisa W. Terry to A.G. Porter. 2p
Re: books lent to her.
1891 May 21 Gov. John M. Hamilton, Naples to A.G. Porter,
Rome. 2p
Please hold my mail in Rome till I come back.
Can you get me an audience with the Pope?
1891 May 20 Hamilton Wood, Rome to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Please answer my letter.
1891 May 21 Hamilton Wood, Rome. 2p
Surprised you have forgotten my speaking to you
about telegram. Please return enclosures.
1891 May 25 B.F. Stevens, London to A.G. Porter, Rome. 1p
Thanks for your check.
Series II. PORTER, TOUSEY, AND BROWN FAMILIES
Box 1 Folder 7 Porter and Tousey Families, 1814-1902
1814 Jul. 3 J.A.R. Porter, Boone County, Ky., to Thomas
Porter, Carlisle, Pa. 1p
I wish we heard from you more often. The crops
are growing well here.
n.d. Note re: case of Abraham Utter vs. John Porter
in Boone County, Ky.
1814 Sep. 21 John A.R. Porter, Eliza W. and Lucinda S. Porter,
Boone County, Ky., to Thomas Porter, Carlisle,
Pa. 3p
Mentions burning of Washington by the British.
Beware of gambling. You are becoming an old bachelor.
1817 Mar. 9 A. Oliphant, Sylvan Forge to Thomas Porter,
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 2p
Re: estate of James Oliphant.
1821 Jun. 8 Thomas Porter, Lawrenceburg, Ind., to Philip S.
Bush, Falmouth, Ky. 4p
Family news and business prospects. Thomas
Tousey has recently visited Bush.
1834 Oct. 19 List by Thomas Tousey and Anne Tousey of the
estate of Moses Tousey, Boone County, Ky.
Register of appraisal, total $2862.83. 4p
1834 Oct. 28 Ann Tousey and Thomas Porter, administrators of
estate of Moses Tousey, Boone County, Ky.
Results of sale of goods, total $1028.25. 18p
1845 Dec. 2 Pinckney Porter, Burlington, Boone County, Ky.
to Thomas Porter, Lawrenceburg, Ind. 1p
Studies at college, request for money.
A series of bonds signed to Omer Tousey, Lawrenceburg, Ind. In return
for a loan by Tousey, signer agrees to go to California and work for
three years, then return to Lawrenceburg and give Tousey half his
profits.
Date Signer Amount
1852 Jan. 8 Nicholas Sperts $600
1852 Jan. 12 Abraham Bowers $200
1852 Jan. 14 John H. Hull and William E. Hull $500
1852 Jan. 19 Adam Bakers $250
1852 Jan. 26 John Thompson $300
1852 Jan. 27 Valentine Fisher and Frank Fisher $300
1852 Feb. 3 Charles Fisher $250
1852 Feb. 9 Stewart Kincaid $100
1852 Mar. 13 Edmond Cheek $100
1854 Apr. 21 John Thompson, New York, N.Y. to Omer Tousey,
Lawrenceburg, Ind. 1p
Receipt for $1092.50 paid for parcels of land.
1862 May 2 D.R. Martin, Ocean City Bank, New York to Omer
and May 9 Tousey. 4p.
1902 Mar. 4 Charles W. Fairbanks, U.S. Senate, Washington to
George T. Porter, Indianapolis. 1p
Sending letter of introduction to Bellamy Storer,
U.S. Minister to Spain.
Box 1 Folder 8 Brown Family, 1825-1900
1825 Apr. 25 Hiram Brown, attorney. Plea of James McNutt vs.
George and Peter Chadwick. Circuit Court,
Hamilton County, Ind. 2p
1825 Oct. Hiram Brown, attorney. Complaint of Luke Walpole
vs. William Foster for breach of covenant.
Circuit court, Hamilton County, Ind. 2p
1826 Nov. 26 Essay on the Philosophy of Human Character. 8p
1828 Dec. 4 Mrs. A. Brown. 3p
Essay on Reading and Writing.
1833 Jul. 8 Address to a Literary Society in Lebanon, Ohio. 4p
[c 1830] Address to a literary society. 6p
1836 Jul. 11 Contract between Hiram Brown and Thomas Ramsey
for construction of a two-story frame house in
Indianapolis. 3p
1836 Aug. 6 A. Brown, Lebanon, Ohio to Hiram Brown, Indianapolis.
1p.
Family news.
1836 Nov. 24 Hewey Brown, Lebanon, Ohio to H. Brown,
Indianapolis. 3p
Bad weather prevents my coming to Indianapolis.
Reference to Dunlevy-Sale case (see Folder 9).
1843 Jan. 1 Wm. S. Holman, Wilmington to Hiram Brown,
Indianapolis. 1p
Re: collection of notes for Wm. Frazier.
1845 Aug. 15 Printed receipt of promissory note by Hiram Brown
to Indiana Asbury University for $100. 1p
1846 Jun. 4 Thomas A. Hendricks, Shelbyville, Ind. to Hiram
Brown, Indianapolis. 1p
Morris Bennett is about to sue you for payment of
note due in Seddens estate.
1847 Apr. 23 Membership certificate of Hiram Brown in Sons of
Temperance. 1p
n.d. B.S. Noble to H. Brown. 1p
When and by what route are you going to Ioway?
1848 Jul. 13 Judith Brown (Mrs. Hiram), Indianapolis. 7p
Journal of a trip around the Midwest.
after 1900 Genealogy of the Brown family. 4p
n.d. Note of route, Crawfordsville to Corydon and to
Rock Island (first day at Old Man Brown's). 1p
1840 Apr. 2 Joshua Lindley to Hiram Brown, Indianapolis. 3p
Bill for fruit trees.
n.d. List of fruit trees for Hiram Brown. 1p
n.d. Setting out of fruit trees for Hiram Brown. 1p
1843 List of trees wanted, H. Brown. 1p
[1840] Sigerson and Aldrige. 1p
Bill for apple trees
1840 Jul. 25 List of apple trees. 4p
[1840?] List of apple trees grafted by Pike. 1p
Box 1 Folder 9 Brown Family-- Case of Hiram Brown et al. vs.
Ichabod Halsey et al.
1819 Apr. 3 Bill of complaint by Robert Sale and Hiram Brown
against Ichabod Halsey. Warren County, Ohio. 26p.
1823 Jul. 8 Agreement between Hiram Brown and Ichabod Halsey,
Joseph Lamb, and Francis Dunlevy, for payment of
$685.74 within a year. 1p
1823 May 8 Pleas and judgment in case of Dunlevy and Halsey
vs. Brown and Sale. 7p
1823 May 8 Pleas and judgment in case of Ichabod Halsey vs.
Hiram Brown. 10p
1824 Sep. 21 Receipt of court fees-- Brown vs. Halsey. 1p
1825 Sep. 23 Receipt of court fees-- Brown and Sale vs. Halsey
and Dunlevy. 1p
1837 May 9 Settlement of debt-- Halsey, Lamb, and Dunlevy
vs. Hiram Brown. 2p
1838 May 13 A. Brown, Lebanon, Ohio to Hiram Brown,
Indianapolis. 4p
Progress of case vs. Halsey, Dunlevy, and Sale.
1838 Aug. 7 Payment of court fees-- Dunlevy and Halsey vs.
Brown and Sale. 1p
Box 1 Folder 10 Brown Family-- Letters to and from Clay Brown,
Ignatius Brown, and Hewey Brown, 1848-1853
1848 Aug. 9 Clay Brown, Keokuk, Ioway to Dr. Ignatius Brown,
Indianapolis. 3p
Description of steamboat trip and of Keokuk.
1848 Nov. 16 Clay Brown, Chicago to Ignatius Brown. 2p
I stand a good chance to graduate from school.
Description of steamboat traffic at Chicago.
1848 Dec. 31 Clay Brown, Chicago to Ignatius Brown. 2p
Storms in Chicago, threat of cholera. Poor opinion
of faculty at new medical college in Indianapolis.
1849 Jan. 18 Clay Brown, Chicago to Ignatius Brown, Indianapolis.
4p
Cholera in Cincinnati, threat in Indianapolis. I
will try to pass the examinations in the spring.
My thesis is nearly done.
1850 Aug. 16 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 2p
No cholera here, but enough flux to keep me busy.
Two new stores here, heated by gas burners.
1850 Nov. 20 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown,
Bloomington. 3p
Advice to younger brother at college about girls
and temptations. My practice is going well.
1851 Dec. 4 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 1p
Shall I serve the bill of ejectment?
1851 Dec. 19 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 2p
I can't go with you and Ma to Ohio. I have'nt
served the bill of ejectment.
1852 Apr. 14 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 2p
Please have the front shoes pulled on my horse.
Another new doctor in town. Is Pa going West?
1852 May 10 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 1p
I don't know whether I can send you any money.
1852 May 18 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 2p
Re: a land deed, Silas Perry, and a fraudulent
ten-dollar note.
1852 Aug. 31 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Borwn. 2p
Family news.
1852 Oct. 15 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 1p
Election news. This county went Democratic.
Delaware County went Whig.
1853 Feb. 6 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 2p
The climate here is terrible, and yet there is
not much sickness to cure. I may to go Oregon
in the spring.
1853 Apr. 1 Clay Brown, Anderson to Ignatius Brown. 4p
I am about to sell my practice to Dr. Jones from
Pendleton. Seeks advice about the Silas Perry farm.
1853 Apr. 20 Hewey Brown, Jackson, Tenn to Ignatius Brown. 1p
Use the enclosed bill only if I am not to be taxed.
1854 Feb. 13 Hewey Brown, Jackson, Tenn. to Ignatius Brown. 1p
I am not ready to sell my Foote lot in Indianapolis.
1854 Mar. 13 Hewey Brown, Jackson, Tenn. to Ignatius Brown. 1p
Still not ready to sell the Indianapolis lot.
Not much interest here in Nebraska; it would be
unprofitable to take slaves there. Much more
interest in railroads.
1854 Apr. 26 Ignatius Brown?, Indianapolis to Hewey Brown. 2p
Enclosed are some interrogatories to you in your
suit against Patterson.
1854 May 3 Hewey Brown, Jackson, Tenn. to Ignatius Brown. 1p
Please send me dates so that I can answer the
Patterson interrogatory.
1854 Jul. 5 Hewey Brown, Jackson, Tenn. to Ignatius Brown. 1p
Here are my answers. I know that I did the work
for Patterson.
n.d. Hewey Brown 2p
Address to U.D[ebating] Society.
Series III. PAPERS OF INDIANA HISTORY COLLECTED BY PORTER
Box 1 Folder 11 Papers of Benjamin Parke, 1801-1825
1801 Jul. Levi Todd, Fayette County Court. 1p
Copy of license for Benjamin Parke to practice law.
1801 Jul. 28 George Muter and Caleb Wallace. 1p
Certificate of fitness of Benjamin Parke to
practice law in the courts of Kentucky.
1801 Sep. 12 William Clarke and Henry Vandenburgh. 1p
License for Benjamin Parke to practice law in
Indiana Territory.
1802 May 26 William Henry Harrison. 1p
License for Benjamin Parke to practice law in
courts of Indiana Territory.
1802 May 28 William Henry Harrison. 1p
Appointment of Benjamin Parke to visit the Indian
villages on the Illinois River and to treat with
their chiefs.
1804 Aug. 4 Wm. Henry Harrison, Vincennes. 1p
Appointment of Benjamin Parke as Attorney General
of Indiana Territory.
1805 Aug. 6 James Brown, German coast 30 miles above New
Orleans to Benjamin Parke, Vincennes. 7p
You have the advantage of living in a well-governed
Territory. Our Governor [W.C.C. Claiborne] is weak
and contemptible, and through him the President's
postion is weakened. Finally the Spanish judges have
lost their authority. Livingston's behavior as
federal attorney has been scandalous.
1806 Feb. 27 James Brown, New Orleans to Benjamin Parke,
Washington. 3p
Sorry you are feeling unwell and have been
attacked. I like the President's message [Dec.
1805 re: Florida] and am sorry Congress seems
unlikely to act. The Marques [de Casa Castro]
has done much to disaffect the old inhabitants.
I cannot believe in Wilkinson's guilt.
1806 Mar. 21 [Benjamin Parke, Washington] to James Brown. 5p
I enclose the President's message re: discoveries
of Lewis and Clark. The President is at odds
with Congress. Idiosyncrasies of John Randolph.
1806 Dec. 5 James Brown, New Orleans to Benjamin Parke,
Washington City. 3p
I don't know much about Daniel Clark's political
opinions, and did nothing to introduce him to
you because I thought you were not returning to
Washington. Gen. Wilkinson has recalled troops,
bought ammunition and two vessel, and asked for
400 more troops-- at last some energy in
administration. Attacks in the press are
unconscionable.
1807 Jan. 22 [Benjamin Parke], Washington to James Brown. 4p
I am now through with public business. I have no
faith in juries. Burr must be a madman or a
fool; he is now reported descending the Cumberland.
[1807] [Benjamin Parke, Washington] to [James Brown]
(fragment unsigned). 4p
Comment on Chesapeake affair and on relations
with England and France. Senate has passed a
bill to raise 6,000 men.
1807 Nov. 24 James Brown, New Orleans to Benjamin Parke. 4p
I value your letters. Our Governor is still
weak; if Wilkinson should return, Claiborne
would be in his pocket. What we need for
development here is a strong Governor and an
honest military commander.
1808 Jan. 2 [Benjamin Parke, Washington] to James Brown. 4p
Comments on Burr conspiracy and Wilkinson's part
in putting it down. Expediency vs. strict
constitutionality.
1808 Jan. 23 [Benjamin Parke, Washington] to James Brown. 2p
Our differences with England. Madison likely to
be the next President. Mention of Wilkinson.
1808 Mar. 28 James Brown, New Orleans to Benjamin Parke. 4p
The Constitution seems under attack. A new
newspaper here, La Lanterne Magique, has a policy of ridiculing friends of the
administration. Our Governor is a vain
illiterate. I have written resigning as
District Attorney but am still performing that
office.
1812 Sep. 12 John Gibson, Acting Governor, Indiana Territory. 1p
Commission of Benjamin Parke as Captain of
Dragoons, 1st Indiana Militia.
1813 Jan. 4 James Brown, Washington to Benjamin Parke,
Vincennes. 3p
War with the Indians may easily be revived. We
seem to have abandoned Canada. A large army of
British regulars faces our untrained militia.
The British seem about to triumph over France in
Europe. Negotiations for peace with England
seem likely.
1813 Jun. 14 Thomas Posey, Governor, Jeffersonville. 1p
Commission of Benjamin Parke as Judge of Court of
Chancery.
1813 Aug. 7 Thomas Posey, Governor, Jeffersonville. 1p
Authorization for Benjamin Parke to administer
the oath to all civil officers appointed in Knox
County.
1813 Nov. 6 Thomas Posey, Governor, Jeffersonville. 1p
Commission of Benjamin Parke as Major in a
Squadron of Horse.
1813 Nov. 23 [Benjamin Parke, Vincennes] to James Brown. 2p
I agree with Gen. Harrison's proclamation of
armistice with certain Indian tribes.
Advantages of the Ranger system.
1814 Feb. 9 [Benjamin Parke], Vincennes to James Brown. 1p
Objections to dividing the Territory into three
court circuits. I have told the Governor I
shall not hold courts in this circuit, since I
consider the act unconstitutional.
(See letter 2-7-1814, Benjamin Parke to Gov.
Thomas Posey, in Wm. H. English Papers, Box 33,
Folder 1)
1814 Feb. 20 James Brown, Washington to Benjamin Parke,
Vincennes. 3p
There are varied opinions about who is to blame
for failure of our operations in Canada. Canada
seems beyond our reach. Our commissioners sail
today [for Ghent]. Now that France's ambitions
have been restrained, let us hope that Europe
will help us to correct British arrogance and
monopoly. The appointments of Campbell to
Treasury and Rush to Attorney General should
strengthen the Cabinet.
1815 Jun. 17 Thomas Posey, Governor, Jeffersonville. 1p
Commission of Benjamin Parke as aide-de-camp with
rank of Colonel.
Box 1 Folder 12 Papers of John Dumont, 1807-1812
1807 Oct. 22 John Briggs, Williams College to John Dumont. 4p
Friendship.
1807 Dec. 6 John Briggs, Easton to John Dumont. 4p
Literary allusions.
1808 Feb. 19 John Briggs, Easton to John Dumont, near Sarasota. 4p
Culture. I am almost through teaching in Easton.
1808 Apr. 18 John Briggs, Adams, Mass. to John Dumont,
Northumberland, Saratoga Cty., N.Y. 4p
How to improve the mind.
1808 Aug. 10 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont,
Northumberland. 4p
Can you come with me to Ballston Springs in Sept.?
1808 Dec. 5 John Briggs, Adams, Mass. to John Dumont. 4p
The evils of alcohol. Debating society
established. I may return to Williams as a
sophomore.
1809 Apr. 4 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont,
Northumberland. 3p
Religion. I still want to return to Williams. I
have been teaching.
1809 May 27 John Briggs, Heath to John Dumont, Northumberland. 3p
I am studying Greek.
1809 Oct. 25 John Dumont, Moreau to John Briggs, Adams (not
sent) 4p
Why don't you write? Are you dead or in love?
1809 Dec. 14 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont, Northumberland. 4p
I have left college to teach in Adams. Re:
Qualifications of voters.
1810 Jan. 7 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont, Northumberland. 2p
1810 Feb. 25 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont, Albany. 4p
More re: qualifications of voters.
1810 Apr. 25 John Briggs, Williams College to John Dumont,
Northumberland. 4p
True happiness.
1810 Aug. 27 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont,
Northumberland. 4p with envelope
I had to leave college because of ill health.
1810 Sep. 19 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont, Northumberland. 4p
Reason. Destiny. I am almost well again.
1810 Dec. 31 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont. Northumberland. 3p
Keep writing. I am well again.
1811 Aug. 19 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont, Northumberland. 4p
1811 Nov. 1 John Briggs, Adams to John Dumont, Northumberland. 3p
I am not well. May winter in the Carolinas.
1812 Aug. 29 John Dumont to brother (fragment, copy) 2p
Reference to War of 1812.
Box 1 Folder 13 Papers of John Dumont, 1830-1852
1830 Oct. 14 James B. Ray, Indianapolis to John Dumont, Vevay. 2p
I want to represent Indiana in the Senate. I
know I am not popular.
1831 Jan. 22 Samuel C. Sample, Connersville to John Dumont,
Indianapolis. 2p
Observations on state politics.
1831 Jun. 19 S[amuel] S[elwyn] Harding, Versailles to John
Dumont, Vevay. 1p
You had better come to a meeting at Napoleon next
Saturday to defend yourself against charges of
being a deist in favor of abolishing the Sabbath.
1831 Jun. 29 S.S. Harding, Versailles to John Dumont, Vevay. 1p
Meetings are being organized by your enemies.
Watch out for old Craig.
1831 Jul. 12 S.S. Harding, Versailles to John Dumont, Vevay. 2p
Craig is attacking you for voting for a bill
against giving away ardent spirits on election
day. You had better act by Saturday.
1831 Jul. 15 S.S. Harding, Versailles to John Dumont, Vevay. 1p
Still hope you can come to defend yourself.
1831 Aug. 5 S.S. Harding, Versailles to John Dumont, Vevay. 1p
Congratulations on your success [election to
state senate].
1831 Aug. 4 John H. Farnham, Madison to John Dumont, Vevay. 2p
Congratulations on your election; I hope to
cooperate with you. Mention of Merrill and
plans for education.
1835 Nov. 28 Samuel Frisbie, Rome, Perry Cty., Ind. to John
Dumont, Indianapolis. 3p
Re: candidates for Presiding Judge; favors
Battell over Embry on account of age.
Recommends Wm. S. Lamb as sergeant-at-arms.
1837 Jul. 23 Henry Slavens, Rockville to John Dumont, Terre
Haute. 3p
You are much favored over Wallace for Governor
both here and in surrounding counties.
1840 Jun. 15 O.H. Smith, Washington to John Dumont, Vevay. 1p
Prospects in 1840 election.
1842 Mar. 12 J.C. Eggleston to John Dumont. 1p
Are you willing to run as a non-party candidate
for the Senate?
1842 May 1 J.G. Marshall, Madison to John Dumont, Vevay. 1p
George Robinson is dead. I have recommended you
for prosecuting attorney.
1846 Jun. 26 John Dumont and J.D. Howland, Brookville to
Messrs. Major, Ryman, Macy, Brown, Gazlay. 1p
Which of us do you favor for prosecuting attorney
of the 3rd circuit? We will abide by your decision.
1850 List of fees due John Dumont as prosecuting attorney
for Dearborn County, 1838-1850. 8p
1852 Feb. 28 James P. Milliken, Senate Chamber to John
Dumont. 1p
Have received your draft bill on temperance. No
very strong bill can be passed this term.
Kossuth was here yesterday.
1852 Mar. 12 Sons of Temperance, Patrick, Ind. 1p
Thanks to John Dumont for successful opposition
to Wm. Mead's application for liquor license in
Patriot.
1852 Mar. 17 John B. Dillon, State Board of Agriculture to
John Dumont. 1p
Please send a printed copy of your Agricultural
Address (request of Gov. Wright).
Box 2 Folder 14 Speeches probably by John Dumont
[c1880?] List, probably by W.H.H. Terrell, of speeches by
Dumont 1p
1815 Jul. 4 Fourth of July speech to inhabitants of New
Switzerland [Dumont moved to Vevay in 1814]. 15
pages bound
[1830s] Speech on agriculture and beaver culture
[mentions Gov. Noble (1831-1837)]. 17 pages bound.
[1830s?] Speech on agriculture. 22 pages bound.
Box 2 Folder 15 Speeches by, or probably by, John Dumont
[c1830] Speech on Potawotamie Road. 11 pages bound.
[c1830] John Dumont. 7p
Speech on the Michigan Road
[c1830] John Dumont. 15 pages (8 bound)
Speech on Road Laws
[c1830?] Freedom and Slavery: speech in General Assembly
in favor of colonization of Negroes. 7p
1834 Jul. 4 Address on Sabbath Schools. 36 pages bound
n.d. Speech on Temperance. 16p
n.d. Speech on Militia (incomplete). 8 pages bound.
Box 2 Folder 16 Speeches probably by John Dumont (con't)
[c1830] Notes for speech in court in case of John Dumont
vs. John F. Liebenthal re: the escape of James
Rague. 14 pages bound.
[c1837] Speech on establishing a board of education.
Reference to use of surplus funds. 18 pages
bound
[c1830?] Notes for a speech on education. 1p
Box 2 Folder 17. Speeches probably by John Dumont
n.d. Notes from a temperance meeting. 11 pages bound.
1853 Nov. 25 Speech on temperance. 12 pages bound
1855 May Speech on Indiana and Maine liquor laws. 32
pages bound.
n.y. Jun. 12 Temperance address for Allensville. 34 pages
bound.
1860s Three speeches on secession and copperheadism
bound together
1) first page missing, last page on 1855
brochure of Indiana Female Seminary. 26p
2) Titled "The War Secession Treason" 16p
3) Titled "Copperheadism" 31p
Box 2 Folder 18 Correspondence of Charles Dewey as U.S.
Attorney, 1818-1826
1818 Mar. 13 Charles Dewey, Paoli, Ind. to David Raymond,
Madison. 3p
Case of Decker vs. Bob and Anthony. Bob a black
indentured servant: can he be forced to work out
his indenture? Anthony a slave: did the
Northwest Ordinance free a slave then in being?
(See John Decker's will of 8-24-1790 in Folder 22)
1826 Oct. 27 Transcript of proceedings in case of Luke Decker
vs. John Purcell. 20 pages bound.
Re: sale of four female slaves.
1818 Dec. 25 M. Birkbeck, English Prairie to Major [Dewey ?],
Vincennes. 1p
Asks for professional assistance in dealing with
drunken disturbance there.
1822 Mar. 23 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey. 1p
Transmitting forms.
1823 Feb. 13 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey. 1p
Re: account of Capt. Richard C. Talbott.
1823 Jul. 22 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey. 1p
Re: account of Nathaniel Ewing.
1824 Oct. 21 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey, U.S. Attorney, Charleston. 1p
Suits to be entered against Joseph Duncan and
Samuel Shannon.
1824 Nov. 24 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey. 1p
Re: account of Lt. James Hackley
1824 Dec. 5 Henry Hirst, Clerk of U.S. District Court. 1p
Statement of dismissal of suit in case of U.S.
vs. Abner Leonard et al. Pencil notations
questioning actions by U.S. Attorney.
1825 Feb. 5 Charles Dewey, Charlestown to S. Pleasanton,
Agent of the Treasury (copy). 1p
Enclosing account of cases pending and decided in
District Court.
1825 Apr. 25 Charles Dewey, Charlestown to Daniel Brent. 2p
I doubt that the Presidential pardoning power
applies to Noah Leaverton's case, as he lost in
a civil suit for trespass on public lands.
1825 Sep. 20 Joseph M. McDowell, Evansville to Charles Dewey. 1p
Informing Dewey of a trespass on public lands by
William Wright and William F. Smith. Forwarded
by Dewey to J.C.S. Harrison, December.
1826 Feb. 1 Richard Rush, Treasury Department. 1p
Printed circular to District Attorneys, Marshals,
etc. Do not accept any banknotes of less than $5.
1826 Apr. 5 Jane Preston, Sheffield to Charles Dewey,
Charlestown. 2p
Widow asking for assistance.
1826 Apr. 8 Charles Dewey, Charlestown to S. Pleasanton,
Treasury (copy). 4p
Defending his management of case against Nathaniel
Ewing.
1826 May 13 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Dept. to Charles Dewey,
Charlestown. 1p
Case against John Davis.
1826 Jul. 19 Abraham Bradley, Post Office Department to
Charles Dewey, District Attorney, Charlestown. 1p
Enclosing account of William Duerson (7-15 1826)
(1 page).
1826 Oct. 5 Copy of $30,000 bond signed by Lazarus Noble et
al. on Sept. 14, 1824. Copy signed by Richard
Rush, Secretary of the Treasury. (See letters
of 4-14-1826 and 3-8-1827 in oversize Folder
35). 2p
1826 Oct. 7 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey. 1p
Please institute suite against Lazarus Noble.
1826 Oct 7 S. Pleasanton, Treasury Department to Charles
Dewey. 1p
Please institute suit against Edmund H. Taylor.
1826 Nov. 13 J. Jennings, Madison to Charles Dewey,
Charlestown. 1p
Introducing Mr. Moderwill. J.H. Canby Co.
will ask you or Judge Parke for a statement
of the responsibility of their securities.
I know that they are good for more than
$16,000.
Box 2 Folder 19 Correspondence of Charles Dewey as U.S. Attorney, 1827
1827 Feb. 28 Abraham Bradley, Post Office Department to
Charles Dewey, Charlestown. 1p
Claim of William Duerson.
1827 Apr. 9 John Tipton, U.S. Agent, Fort Wayne to C.
Fletcher, Indianapolis. 1p
Asks Fletcher, in Dewey's absence, to
prosecute Elisha B. Harris for purchasing a
bay mare from the Indians.
1827 May 1 Charles Dewey, Charlestown to Richard Rush,
Secretary of the Treasury. 3p
Case of Stephen C. Stevens vs. Bank of
Vincennes. Claim may be valid against bank's
directors, not against stockholders.
1827 May 4 John Tipton, Ft. Wayne to Charles Dewey,
Indianapolis. 1p
Introducing Mr. Potts.
1827 May 22 Abraham Bradley, Post Office Department to
Charles Dewey, Charlestown. 1p
Account of Edmund Fairchild.
1827 Aug. 17 Henry Clay, Secretary of State to Charles
Dewey. 2p
Printed circular asking for names o