Carriger Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers consists primarily of letters of Elliot Carriger, Independence, Missouri, to his family in Elizabethton, Carter County, Tennessee.
Dates
- 1843-1849
Creator
- Carriger, Elliot, 1816-1891 (Author, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Material in this collection is in the public domain.
Biographical Sketch
Elliot Carriger was born in Carter County, Tennessee, in 1816. In the early 1840s, he moved to Independence, Missouri. In 1854, he moved to Shawnee County, Kansas. He died in August 1891 in Kansas.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet ( (1 folder))
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The papers are arranged chronologically.
Physical and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These papers were purchased from Forest H. Sweet in January 1956.
Processing Information
Processed by Dennis Northcott, December 2010.
Creator
- Carriger, Elliot, 1816-1891 (Author, Person)
- Title
- Inventory of Carriger Family Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository