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Benjamin H. Miller, U.S. Indian Inspector transcribed letters,1889-1890.

 Collection — othertype: SC-250
Identifier: SFHL-SC-250

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of typed transcripts of letters published in a local newspaper. They describe the places and people visited during Benjamin H. Miller's tenure as Indian Agent in South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and elsewhere. The nineteen clippings, 1889-1890, were transcribed by William T. Thom, 3rd, a great-grandson. Also includes a typed manuscript introduction that describes Miller's farm, Mt Airy, Montgomery County, Maryland, and a typed index to the letters, 1974-1975.

Dates

  • Creation: ca. 1974-1975

Conditions Governing Access

Access: open for research without restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.

Biographical / Historical

Benjamin Hallowell Miller was born in 1840, the son of Robert Hartshorne Miller and Anna Janney Miller, members of Alexandria Monthly Meeting, Virginia. He married Sarah B. Thomas in 1862 and transferred his membership to Sandy Spring Monthly Meeting, Maryland, in 1863. In 1865, he purchased a farm, "Mt Airy," in Montgomery County, Maryland. He was an active Quaker and supporter of temperance and civic causes. For about four years beginning in 1889 he served as an Inspector of Indian Agencies in South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and elsewhere. He died in 1928 in Sandy Spring, Md.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection consists of typed transcripts of letters published in a local newspaper. They describe the places and people visited during Benjamin H. Miller's tenure as Indian Agent in South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota and elsewhere. The nineteen clippings, 1889-1890, were transcribed by William T. Thom, 3rd, a great-grandson. Also includes a typed manuscript introduction that describes Miller's farm, Mt Airy, Montgomery County, Maryland, and a typed index to the letters, 1974-1975.

Title
Benjamin H. Miller U.S. Indian Inspector transcribed letters, 1889-1890.
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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