Processed by
Emily Castle
August 2006
Manuscript and Visual Collections Department
William Henry Smith Memorial Library
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3269
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VOLUME OF |
1 folder |
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COLLECTION |
4 March 1843 |
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PROVENANCE: |
Rare Books and Autographs, Ivy, VA, May 2003 |
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RESTRICTIONS: |
None |
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COPYRIGHT: |
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REPRODUCTION |
Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained from the Indiana Historical Society. |
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ALTERNATE |
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RELATED |
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ACCESSION |
2003.0383 |
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NOTES: |
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Samuel Caldwell Sample was born in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland, on 15 August 1796. He attended rural school, and learned the trade of carpenter so he could assist his father who was a contractor. The family moved to Connersville , Indiana around 1823, where Samuel studied law.
He was admitted to the bar in 1833 and practiced in South Bend, Indiana. In 1834 he was elected prosecuting attorney, and in 1836 he was elected judge of the ninth judicial circuit, where he served until 1843 when he resigned. He worked as the first president of the First National Bank of South Bend, and was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-eighth Congress (4 March 1843–3 March 1845). He was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection, and returned to South Bend where he resumed practicing law. He died 2 December 1855.
Sources:
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774–present [cited 3 August 2006]. (http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp)
Collection contains a letter from Sample to the Post Master of Washington. It states, “Ho. Rept. 4th March, P.M. Washington, Dear Sir, If there are any letters in your office addressed to A. Coquillard or to L.G. Comparit you will please send them to me. Those gentlemen have directed me to get them. Respectfully Yours, S.C. Sample.” On the verso is the postmark which reads, “S.C. Sample, from Indiana from 1843.”
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