Daviess County (Ind)--Biography;
Daviess County (Ind)--History
History of Daviess county,Indiana; its people, industries and institutions ... with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families.
Illustrated
History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Real property--Ownership; Presidents--Election
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, asking his advice on selling a piece of property. The current tenants are using the house for kindling, so it would be better to sell it now. "Copperheads" are convincing returning soldiers that Lincoln is to...
A letter from Colfax (in Washington DC) to Milroy about the possibility of rehiring Milroy for a post, and of the possibility of the 9th moving closer to the fighting. Letters have been sent to General McClellan from Colfax, Cameron and Lincoln on...
