Joseph Painter Carpenter Letter
c.00541

Summary Information

Repository
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Creator
Carpenter, Joseph Painter
Title
Joseph Painter Carpenter letter
ID
c.00541
Date
1835
Extent
0.1 Cubic feet , 1 folder
Language
English

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan".

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Biographical Note

Joseph Painter Carpenter was born about July 18, 1803 in New Hampshire and later moved to Blissfield, Michigan. He was a blacksmith and married to Aurelia (Orilla) Carpenter in 1843. He died in 1891.

His brother may of been Gilbert Carpenter

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Scope and Contents note

The Carpenter papers consist of one letter, written by G. Carpenter of Ravenna, Ohio, to his brother, Joseph Painter Carpenter, of Blissfield, Michigan. This letter, dated August 19, 1835, discusses the issues regarding the boundary dispute between Michigan and Ohio in the 1830s.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections October 1988

Conrad Hall
888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu

Revision Description

  July 2000

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Legal Status

Copyright: Michigan State University Property Rights: Michigan State University

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Custodial History

Gift of Richard W. Toolan, 1978-01-19.

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Controlled Access Headings

Genre(s)

  • Letters (correspondence)

Geographic Name(s)

  • Michigan -- History
  • Ravenna (Ohio)
  • Toledo (Ohio)

Personal Name(s)

  • Carpenter, G.
  • Carpenter, Joseph Painter
  • Toolan, Richard W.

Subject(s)

  • Ohio -- History -- 19th century
  • Toledo War, 1835

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Collection Inventory

Folder

Correspondence 1835 

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