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Osborn Family Collection

 Collection — Box: 20
Identifier: SC-222

Scope and Contents

The Osborn Collection consists of material relating to Charles Osborn (1775-1850), an Orthodox Quaker minister and antislavery leader who lived in North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and Indiana. Included is an undated letter of Charles Osborn; an 1827 letter and 1841 address to an abolitionist convention in Union County, Indiana, by his son Isaiah Osborn (1803-1846); and material on the history of Economy, IN.

Dates

  • 1827-1957
  • Other: Date acquired: 10/14/2002

Conditions Governing Use

Rights: Some materials may be protected by copyright. Permission to reproduce and to publish for commercial purposes must be requested from the Archivist.

Extent

1.00 Folders

Language of Materials

English

Source of Acquisition

John Nixon Auction,

Method of Acquisition

Purchase

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Repository Details

Part of the Friends Collection and Earlham College Archives Repository

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