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Rutzen V.R. Green Papers, 1842-1850 Dec 1850

Rutzen V.R. Green Papers, 1842-1850

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This collection contains the personal papers of Rutzen V.R. Greene, a resident of Sevier County, Arkansas.


Finley Holmes Land Grant, 1850 Dec 1850

Finley Holmes Land Grant, 1850

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The United States of America, under President Zachary Taylor, issued this land grant to Finley Holmes. This land patent is for section twenty-seven, township 9 south, range 4 west which lays in modern day Desha county.


John Seldon Roane Address, 1850 Dec 1850

John Seldon Roane Address, 1850

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This collection contains a special message written by Governor John Seldon Roane to John R. Hampton, President of the Arkansas Senate, regarding the Tutt and Everett War in Marion County, Arkansas. Roane writes about sending in Allan Wood, the Adjutant General of Arkansas, to maintain order in Marion County. Wood raised two companies of men, one commanded by Captain Mitchell and the other by Captain Denton. This document describes the events that took place from Governor Roane's perspective.


Swamp Lands Act, 1850 Dec 1850

Swamp Lands Act, 1850

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This collection contains a copy the Swamp Lands Act of 1850.


Watkins Indenture [Photocopy], 1850 Dec 1850

Watkins Indenture [Photocopy], 1850

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This indenture was dated September 27, 1850, and signed at Wild Haws, Izard County, Arkansas.


Southern Rights Ticket Clipping, Circa 1850 Dec 1850

Southern Rights Ticket Clipping, Circa 1850

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This collection contains a ticket clipping.


Bill Cush Cartoons, 1850 Dec 1850

Bill Cush Cartoons, 1850

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This collection contains a sheet of cartoon drawings by Bill Cush.


"The State Of Arkansas And The Indian Territory" Information Sheet, 1850s Dec 1850

"The State Of Arkansas And The Indian Territory" Information Sheet, 1850s

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The sheet in this collection includes information about the landscape of Arkansas, population, and history. It also includes information about the Indian Territory, such as the population of each tribe.


State Of Arkansas Versus Charles, A Slave, Et Al., 1850 Dec 1850

State Of Arkansas Versus Charles, A Slave, Et Al., 1850

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This collection contains the Circuit Court grand jury record for the State of Arkansas versus Charles, a slave, et al.


Writ Of Replevin, Andrew Estes V. Willis A.J. Clinton, 1850 August 30 Aug 1850

Writ Of Replevin, Andrew Estes V. Willis A.J. Clinton, 1850 August 30

Arkansas-Missouri slave case records, 1849-1859

Writ of Replevin filed by Andrew Estes, Plaintiff v. Willis A.J. Clinton, defendant, wherein Andrew Estes complained that Willis A.J. Clinton had wrongfully taken the following decribed Negro Slaves: Milley, Bob, Angline, Sam, Betty, Malissa, and Ned. According the this writ, Mr. Estes recovered his property on August 30, 1850.