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History Of Pulaski County Dec 2019

History Of Pulaski County

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

History of Pulaski County, and its capital city Little Rock, including the creation of Arkansas Post as the state capital and its movement to Little Rock, Arkansas. This touches on important people in Pulaski County history, including Arkansas's first Governor [James] Miller, Chester Ashley, and Augustus H. Garland. This also includes population numbers and various counties that were created from Pulaski County.


Letter From J.H. Reynolds To Dallas T. Herndon, 1921 August 1, John Hugh Reynolds Aug 1921

Letter From J.H. Reynolds To Dallas T. Herndon, 1921 August 1, John Hugh Reynolds

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Letter from J.H. Reynolds to Dallas T. Herndon noting the willingness of Colonel Fordyce to allow the Arkansas History Commission to copy the autobiography of Reverend Cephus Washburn. It also details Colonel Fordyce's plans to help with writing a history of Camp Pike.


Letter From J.H. Reynolds To Dallas T. Herndon, 1917 January 16, John Hugh Reynolds Jan 1917

Letter From J.H. Reynolds To Dallas T. Herndon, 1917 January 16, John Hugh Reynolds

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Letter from J.H. Reynolds to Dallas T. Herndon describing the urgency for getting "our" bill passed through the state government.


Letter From Mrs. Dunbar Rowland To J.H. Reynolds, 1910 August 26, Dunbar Rowland Aug 1910

Letter From Mrs. Dunbar Rowland To J.H. Reynolds, 1910 August 26, Dunbar Rowland

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

This letter from Mrs. Dunbar Rowland gives advice on how to prepare a roster of Confederate troops for research purposes. Her husband, Mr. Dunbar Rowland, served as director of the Department of Archives and History for the State of Mississippi.


Letter To J.H. Reynolds, 1908 January 20 Jan 1908

Letter To J.H. Reynolds, 1908 January 20

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Letter from John Wyors to J.H. Reynolds explaining a roster for Company D, First Arkansas Cavalry Volunteers that W. Yoes would like to have published in the Arkansas History Commission publication.


Uniform Rules And Regulations, 1906 June 8 Jun 1906

Uniform Rules And Regulations, 1906 June 8

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

This pamphlet includes the uniform rules and regulations as "prescribed by the secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, and War to carry out the provisions of the 'Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities'" in 1906.


Arkansas History Commission Act, 1905 April 27 Apr 1905

Arkansas History Commission Act, 1905 April 27

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Circular number 1 from the Act of April 27, 1905, detailing instructions to the Arkansas History Commission for creating publications for the commission.


Franklin County Records, 1906, T. A. Pettigrew Mar 1905

Franklin County Records, 1906, T. A. Pettigrew

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Form outlining the history of Franklin County, including the counties formed from it. This also contains information on the county's historical records and where to find them.


Arkansas Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest Pamphlet, 1892 April 29 Apr 1892

Arkansas Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest Pamphlet, 1892 April 29

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Pamphlet including the speeches "The Rise of the Democratic Idea" by J.H. Reynolds, of Hendrix College, and "Individual vs. State" by Calvin T. Cotham, also of Hendrix College. Both speeches were delivered at the Arkansas Inter-Collegiate Oratorical Contest in Conway, Arkansas.


John H. Mcculloch Deacon Ordination Certificate, 1855 November 18 Nov 1855

John H. Mcculloch Deacon Ordination Certificate, 1855 November 18

John Hugh Reynolds materials, 1855-1923

Certificate of the ordination of John H. McCulloch as Deacon into the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, by Bishop Hubbard Hinde Kavanaugh, on behalf of the Memphis Conference.