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Processed by:
Ellen Swain
7 July 1992
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 oversized folder
COLLECTION DATE: 1863
PROVENANCE: Unknown
RESTRICTIONS: None
COPYRIGHT: Held by Indiana Historical Society
ALTERNATE FORMAT: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: See card catalog under United States History - Civil War, 1861-1865 and Indiana History - Civil War, 1861-1865
ACCESSION NUMBER: 92.0360x
Information regarding James Davis not found.
T. Henry Davis, born on September 29, 1836, was a doctor in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana. A twenty four year member of the State Board of Health, Davis sponsored a number of laws having to do with hygiene and sanitation. In Richmond, he led the movement to establish a waterworks system and helped acquire Glen Miller Park for municipal use. He died on March 10, 1932.
Source: Indiana Biography Series, v. 9.
The collection consists of the commission papers of James Davis, signed by Abraham Lincoln and Edwin M. Stanton and dated March 10, 1863. Davis was commissioned Commissary of Substance of Columbus with the rank of Captain. Also included is a newspaper photograph of Doctor T. Henry Davis (1836-1932). How or if the two Davises were related is not determined.
FOLDER CONTENTS
1Commission Papers, 1863; Dr. T. Henry Davis Newspaper Photograph, n.d.
MAIN ENTRY: Davis, James fl. 1863
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Davis, T. Henry, 1836-1932--Pictorial works
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Autographs
Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869--Autographs
Physicians--Indiana--Richmond
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