Processed by
Chris Harter
9 September 1997
Revised 16 May 2002
Updated 9 March 2004
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 |
1844–1845 |
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PROVENANCE: |
C. Wesley Cowan, 747 Park Ave., Terrace Park, OH 45174, 28 May 1997 |
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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 |
None |
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RELATED |
None |
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ACCESSION |
1997.0546 |
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NOTES: |
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No information found in available resources for Jacob Nollner (d. 1844) or A. I. Wilson (d. 1844).
The Lucy Walker was a steamboat that was built for the Louisville-Webber Falls (Arkansas) trade route. An explosion occurred on the ship’s second voyage, which killed 18 people.
Sources: Material in collection and in accession file.
This collection consists of papers relating to the settlement of the estates of Jacob Nollner and A. I. Wilson. Both men died in a boiler explosion on board the steamboat Lucy Walker, near New Albany, (Floyd Co.), Indiana on 25 October 1844. Wilson was a barkeeper aboard the ship.
The papers include the itemized costs of each man’s burial, a note indicating a watch was found on the body of Nollner, and an affidavit from a man claiming he is the true owner of the watch (the affidavit states that the watch was found on the body of Wilson).
For additional information on this collection, including a list of subject headings that may lead you to related materials:
1. Go to the Indiana Historical Society's online catalog: http://157.91.92.2/
2. Click on the "Basic Search" icon.
3. Select "Call Number" from the "Search In:" box.
4. Search for the collection by its basic call number (in this case, SC 2627).
5. When you find the collection, go to the "Full Record" screen for a list of headings that can be searched for related materials.