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Arkansas State Archives

1879

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David Walker Papers, 1840-1879 Dec 1879

David Walker Papers, 1840-1879

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This collection contains typescripts of business, court, and personal correspondence sent to David Walker. Also included is a short biography of Walker.


J.D. Walker Reception Invitation, 1879 Dec 1879

J.D. Walker Reception Invitation, 1879

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This invitation is for a reception honoring United States Senator James Walker.


Wheeler-Weaver Papers, 1879 Dec 1879

Wheeler-Weaver Papers, 1879

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This collection contains receipts from John Wheeler to J. Frank Weaver for services rendered for the Fort Smith, Arkansas, newspaper "Wheeler's Daily Independent."


Edward Lorimer Colburn Papers, 1858-1879 Dec 1879

Edward Lorimer Colburn Papers, 1858-1879

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This collection contains correspondence, military papers, diaries, and family history for the Colburn family of Alabama and Arkansas


Robert Henry Hicks Commission, 1879 Dec 1879

Robert Henry Hicks Commission, 1879

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This collection contains a Justice of the Peace Commission for Robert Henry Hicks of Franklin County, Arkansas.


William Wilson Broadside: "Execution Sale," 1879 Dec 1879

William Wilson Broadside: "Execution Sale," 1879

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This collection contains one broadside announcing the sale of real estate of William Wilson after his death.


Mary Clancy Letter, 1879 Dec 1879

Mary Clancy Letter, 1879

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This collection contains a letter written by Frank F. Smith to Mrs. Mary Clancy.


Lonoke County (Ark.) Certificate Of Redemption, 1879 Dec 1879

Lonoke County (Ark.) Certificate Of Redemption, 1879

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This collection contains one certificate of redemption.


Memphis And Little Rock Railroad Agent's Weekly Statement, 1879 Dec 1879

Memphis And Little Rock Railroad Agent's Weekly Statement, 1879

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This collection contains one railroad agent's weekly statement from 1879.


Southern Claims Commission Claim Of Jane Lindsey, 1871-1879 Dec 1879

Southern Claims Commission Claim Of Jane Lindsey, 1871-1879

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This collection contains records pertaining to Jane Lindsey of Saline County, Arkansas' claim before the Southern Claims Commission between 1871 and 1879. Her claim of loyalty was not proved according to the Commission.


Arkansas Grange Circular, Circa 1870s Dec 1879

Arkansas Grange Circular, Circa 1870s

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This collection consists of one circular resolution of the State Grange of Arkansas, signed by Simon Hughes, Chairman, Executive Committee, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated 1870s.


Charles Lanman Collection, 1846-1879 Dec 1879

Charles Lanman Collection, 1846-1879

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This collection contains autobiographical sketches for the men who served as Senators and Congressmen from Arkansas during the mid to late 1800s. It also includes some non-autobiographical letters written by the Arkansas statesmen.


J.C. Barrow Announcement Of Candidacy (Photocopy), Late 1870s Dec 1879

J.C. Barrow Announcement Of Candidacy (Photocopy), Late 1870s

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This collection contains one broadside, J.C. Barrow's announcement of candidacy for the office of Prosecuting Attorney, Tenth Judicial Circuit. Photocopy, original in J.C. Barrow Collection.


John E. Knight Papers, 1797-1879 Dec 1879

John E. Knight Papers, 1797-1879

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This collection contains correspondence, deeds, certificates, plats, fieldnotes, contracts, power of attorney papers, leases, and other papers related to land grants, titles, and claims in the settlement of Little Rock, Arkansas, and surrounding areas. John E. Knight collected documents about the settlement of Little Rock, Arkansas. The majority of these papers are from William Russell to Chester Ashley, pertaining to pre-emption claims in and around Little Rock. Other material concerns the 1819-1822 dispute related to the New Madrid Certificate and pre-emption claims of James Bryant, Stephen F. Austin, and William M. O'Hara.


Elisha Baxter Family Bible, 1855-1879 Dec 1879

Elisha Baxter Family Bible, 1855-1879

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Elisha Baxter bought this Bible for his wife, Harriet M. Baxter, in 1855 at Memphis, Tennessee. It contains three pages of information about their children, his parents and his siblings; a poem dated 1879, written by Elisha Baxter; and a youth hymnal.


Alexander A. Johnson Papers , 1863-1879 Dec 1879

Alexander A. Johnson Papers , 1863-1879

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This collection consists of Civil War correspondence plus a journal and other items. The correspondence relates to locations in Tennessee and Georgia, and most were written from the battlefield. It is unknown who created the 1865-1879 journal.


Alexander Cross Farmer's Diary, 1879 Dec 1879

Alexander Cross Farmer's Diary, 1879

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Alexander Cross made notes in this diary about different individuals' work hours and the cost of sundries. Farmers Pocket Companion printed by Deere, Mansur, and Company holds information about farm machinery, moon phases, compound interest rates, and the solar calendar for the year 1879.


Memphis And Little Rock Railroad Monthly Statement, 1879 Apr 1879

Memphis And Little Rock Railroad Monthly Statement, 1879

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This collection contains one monthly statement for Memphis and Little Rock Railroad by William B. Cotton, agent, dated April 1879.


Administrator's Sale Notice, 1879 March 10 Mar 1879

Administrator's Sale Notice, 1879 March 10

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The broadside in this collection is dated March 10, 1879.