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27 March 1997
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 1 folder
COLLECTION DATES: 1855
PROVENANCE: Mrs. Henry A. Humphrey, Wichita, Kansas, January 1976
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society.
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: SC 1402, Samuel Steele Letters
ACCESSION NUMBERS: 1976.0110
NOTES:
Lewis Alexander Keller (d. 1856) was the son of Daniel Keller, Jr. (d. 1836), a potter from New Albany, Indiana (Floyd Co.). Lewis studied law at Indiana University, and graduated in 1854. He died two years later in Mt. Carmel, Illinois.
William Keller (fl. 1836-1875) was the older brother of Lewis Keller. Like his father, William was a potter in New Albany. He was the proprietor of New Albany Pottery, located at Upper 7th and Water Streets, where he manufactured water pipes, stoneware, flower pots, and other items. Along with W. H. Daniel, he also operated a lath and nail keg factory in New Albany.
Keller married Margaret Steele in 1846. In 1875, he retired due to health reasons, and moved to Kansas. He died six months later.
Sources: Edmondson's New Albany Directory, 1875-1876. p. 101.
Indiana University Register of Graduates, 1830-1897. p. 12.
Tri-State Trader. vol. 12, no. 17. p. 1.
This collection consists of photocopies of two letters (March 1855) from Lewis Alexander Keller, a law student at Indiana University to his brother, William Keller, of New Albany, Indiana. In the letters, Lewis asks for his brother's assistance in acquiring a Spanish textbook, and discusses moving to Trimble County, Kentucky, or Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
MAIN ENTRY: Keller, Lewis Alexander, d. 1856
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Keller, Lewis Alexander, d. 1856--Correspondence
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