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Isgrig mss., 1775-1854

Papers of Daniel Isgrig at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

Summary Information

Repository
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Lilly Library
Indiana University
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, IN 47405-5500
Phone: 812-855-2452
Fax: 812-855-3143
Email: liblilly@indiana.edu

Creator
Isgrig, Daniel, 1775-1854.

Title
Isgrig mss., 1775-1854

Collection No.
LMC 2453

Extent
9 items

Language
Materials are in English.

Abstract
The Isgrig mss. consist of the Autobiography of Daniel Isgrig and associated material.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Daniel Isgrig was born in Baltimore County, Maryland, in 1775, the son of Michael and Barbary (Lohr) Isgrig. Michael Isgrig was born in 1751, died on June 15, 1831, and his wife, Barbary, died on November 12, 1836. Both were buried on a farm near Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1782 the father moved his family up in the Allegheny Mountains in Maryland. They then emigrated to Kentucky, eight miles above Fort Cumberland, in 1789. At the age of eight, Daniel had only about six months of formal schooling. On July 22, 1795, he married Mrs. Rachel (Barnes) Langley, a widow with a four-year-old son, Abraham, and a two-year-old daughter, Margaret. In 1806, he moved to Hamilton County, Ohio, near Cincinnati. He was drafted in the War of 1812 for a term of six months military service against Upper Canada, but being lame, his son, Daniel, not yet eighteen, served for his father. In 1817 he sold the land near Cincinnati, Ohio, purchased land in Ripley County, Indiana, and moved his family to that county. Daniel Isgrig wrote three books: Hieroglyphic, 1834; The Hoosier, a novel, 1836; and Biography, 1838. He died in 1854, and is buried in Shockley Cemetery.

Arrangement

The collection consists of the bound Autobiography and one folder of associated material.

Scope and Content Note

The Isgrig mss. consist of the Autobiography of Daniel Isgrig and associated material, including an index and a title page.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Acquired: 1974
Usage Restrictions
Prior arrangements are not necessary before coming to the Library, however, patrons from out of town are encouraged to communicate with the Library in advance of their visits to ascertain availability of materials.

Photocopying permitted only with permission of the Curator of Manuscripts, Lilly Library.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Isgrig mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Provenance
Mrs. Frank Hamilton.
Series: Autobiography, 1775-1854 
Box 1 Manuscript Autobiography of Daniel Isgrig, 1775-1854  [image]View item(s)
Folder 1 Miscellaneous related material

Includes manuscript pages, an index for the autobiography, and negative images of portraits.

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