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- Gambier Observer 1831 (36)
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- Warren County, Kentucky - Marriage Records (3)
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Missouri Records, Circa 1805-1831
Missouri Records, Circa 1805-1831
NEARA finding aids
This collection includes government records from Lawrence County, Missouri Territory and Arkansas Territory, previously Louisiana Territory.
Arkansas Advocate, 1831
NEARA finding aids
This collection contains a single folded folio issue of the Arkansas Advocate from 1831.
John Pope Governor's Message, 1831
John Pope Governor's Message, 1831
Finding aids
Fragment of published message from Governor Pope to Arkansas territorial legislature, October 1831.
Martha Berry Goodwin Bible, 1831
Martha Berry Goodwin Bible, 1831
Finding aids
This collection contains one small Bible dated 1831, two pages of family information, and three locks of hair.
John Donelson Jr., Survey Notes, 1831
John Donelson Jr., Survey Notes, 1831
Finding aids
This collection contains the field notes recorded by John Donelson, Jr., as he surveyed land that ran from southwest Missouri to Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Hillhouse Murder: Jarrett Remand To Jail In United States V. Jarret, Jp Court
Hillhouse Murder: Jarrett Remand To Jail In United States V. Jarret, Jp Court
Arkansas Territory
This document commands James McCarroll the constable of Strawberry Township, Lawrence County to keep Jarrett in the jailhouse because he was found guilty of murdering Polly Hillhouse.
Hillhouse Murder: Polly Hillhouse Inquest
Hillhouse Murder: Polly Hillhouse Inquest
Arkansas Territory
This document describes the findings of the grand jury and stand-in coroner who examined the body of Polly Hillhouse and other evidence. They concluded that Polly was fatally shot once in the back by a rifle and that the perpetrator was her slave, Jarrett.
Hillhouse Murder: Statement Of The Defense Of Jarrett
Hillhouse Murder: Statement Of The Defense Of Jarrett
Arkansas Territory
This is the motion filed by the defense claiming that the case be thrown out because the prosecuting attorney was not a sworn county official.
Hillhouse Murder: Indictment And Verdict
Hillhouse Murder: Indictment And Verdict
Arkansas Territory
This is the indictment entered by the prosecuting attorney Samuel S. Hudspeth against Jarrett for murdering Polly Hillhouse. Both the grand jury and the trial jury found Jarrett guilty, as noted on the back of the indictment.
Apprenticeship Indenture, Blacksmithing
Apprenticeship Indenture, Blacksmithing
Arkansas Territory
This indenture contracted Manly Manson, an orphan, to serve as an apprentice to Uriah Smith, a blacksmith, until the age of 21. During that time, Uriah Smith was obligated to send Manly to school, provide room and board, and teach him how to be a blacksmith.
Ferry Upkeep: Lawrence County V. Peyton R. Pitman
Ferry Upkeep: Lawrence County V. Peyton R. Pitman
Arkansas Territory
This is an order to summon Peyton R. Pitman to appear before a Justice of the Peace on the charge that he has failed to maintain a proper ferry.
Gambier Observer, December 30, 1831
Gambier Observer, December 23, 1831
Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, December 23, 1831, George Champlin Sibley
Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, December 23, 1831, George Champlin Sibley
George Champlin Sibley Papers
Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, December 23, 1831. Sibley discusses the finances of the survey.
Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 20, 1831, Benjamin H. Reeves
Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 20, 1831, Benjamin H. Reeves
George Champlin Sibley Papers
Transcription of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, December 20, 1831. Reeves discusses business related to the Santa Fe Trail.
1831 December 18: Samuel Lewis, Greenock, Arkansas Territory, To Governor John Pope, Resignation As Justice Of The Peace Of Hopefield Township, Crittenden County
L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898
No abstract provided.
Gambier Observer, December 16, 1831
Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 16, 1831, Benjamin H. Reeves
Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 16, 1831, Benjamin H. Reeves
George Champlin Sibley Papers
Transcript of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, December 16, 1831. Reeves discusses business related to the Santa Fe Trail.
Bill Of Sale From James Lock To Joel Coney, December 1831, James Lock
Bill Of Sale From James Lock To Joel Coney, December 1831, James Lock
The James L. Fuller Collection
Bill of sale signed by James Lock detailing the sale of an enslaved girl named Jane to Joel Coney. The document is dated December 13, 1831.
1831 December 13: Governor John Pope, Proclamation Of Act Creating County Courts
1831 December 13: Governor John Pope, Proclamation Of Act Creating County Courts
L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898
No abstract provided.
Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 12, 1831, Benjamin H. Reeves
Letter From Benjamin Reeves To George Sibley, December 12, 1831, Benjamin H. Reeves
George Champlin Sibley Papers
Transcription of Letter from Benjamin Reeves to George Sibley, December 12, 1831. Reeves mentions a loan from a Mr. Lovejoy [Elijah?]; still tracking down vouchers for the Santa Fe Trail.
Gambier Observer, December 9, 1831
Gambier Observer, December 2, 1831
1831 December 1: William B. R. Horner, Helena, To Governor John Pope, Deposition Of The Case Of Mr. Gideon Dunn
L.C. Gulley collection, 1819-1898
No abstract provided.
Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, November 29, 1831, George Champlin Sibley
Letter From George Sibley To Benjamin Reeves, November 29, 1831, George Champlin Sibley
George Champlin Sibley Papers
Transcript of Letter from George Sibley to Benjamin Reeves, November 29, 1831. Sibley discusses the finances of the survey.
Gambier Observer, November 25, 1831
Gambier Observer, November 18, 1831
Gambier Observer, November 11, 1831
Andrew Jackson Letter To Henry Baldwin Requesting Information "In Respect To [A] Confidential Letter" Jackson Wrote In 1818. Dated 1831, Washington, D.C., Andrew Jackson
Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection
President at the time of writing, Jackson asks Henry Baldwin, his friend and Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, to "obtain for me the desired information in respect to my confidential letter to Mr. M. of the 6th of January 1818."