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DEDICATION |
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PREFACE |
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AUTOBIOGRAPHY - JOHN HALLUM |
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ILLUSTRATIONS - PORTRAITS
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facing |
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ANN CONWAY |
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Ex-Gov. JAS. S. CONWAY |
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HENRY W. CONWAY |
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Gov. ELIAS N. CONWAY |
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Hon. WM. B. CONWAY |
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Hon. DAVID WALKER |
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102 |
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EBENEZER CUMMINS |
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106 |
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WILLIAM CUMMINS |
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107 |
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Ex-Gov. ARCHIBALD YELL |
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110 |
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Hon. CHESTER ASHLEY |
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121 |
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Hon. AMBROSE H. SEVIER |
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139 |
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Hon. DANIEL RINGO |
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146 |
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ABSALOM FOWLER |
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154 |
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Gov. THOS. S. DREW |
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156 |
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Hon. BENJAMIN JOHNSON |
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158 |
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Gov. JAMES MILLER |
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168 |
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Gen. GRANDISON D. ROYSTON |
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170 |
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ELIZABETH R. WRIGHT |
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180 |
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General ALBERT PIKE |
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215 |
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Judge THOMAS JOHNSON |
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240 |
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Major ELIAS RECTOR |
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242 |
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Hon. H. F. THOMASON |
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252 |
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Hon. JOHN J. CLENDENIN |
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274 |
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Hon. GEORGE C. WATKINS |
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276 |
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Hon. THOMAS WALKER POUND |
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278 |
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STATUETTE (ARRINGTON) |
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281 |
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Hon. ALFRED M. WILSON |
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282 |
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JAMES M. CURRAN |
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291 |
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Hon. CHRISTOPHER C. SCOTT |
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296 |
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Hon. SAMUEL W. WILLIAMS |
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313 |
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Hon. FREEMAN W. COMPTON |
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318 |
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Capt. WILLIAM JOEL DYER |
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324 |
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Hon. BEN. T. DuVAL |
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328 |
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Ex-Gov. WILLIAM R. MILLER |
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332 |
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OSCAR L. MILES |
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334 |
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THOMAS B. LATHAM |
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336 |
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Hon. THOMAS FLETCHER |
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340 |
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Hon. M. W. BENJAMIN |
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342 |
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Hon. C. B. NEAL |
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345 |
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Hon. J. B. McDONOUGH |
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347 |
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Col. ELIAS C. BOUDINOT |
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351 |
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Hon. JAMES R. PETTIGREW |
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368 |
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Major-General THOMAS C.
HINDMAN |
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374 |
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Governor SIMON P. HUGHES |
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374 |
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Hon. A. H. GARLAND |
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380 |
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Hon. U. M. ROSE |
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398 |
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Hon. JOHN T. JONES |
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400 |
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Ex.-Gov. HENRY M. RECTOR |
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404 |
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WILLIAM L. MOOSE |
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411 |
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CHARLES W. ENGLAND |
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418 |
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JOHN C. ENGLAND |
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419 |
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Hon. JOHN R. EAKIN |
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422 |
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Hon. ROBT. H. CROCKETT |
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427 |
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Major-General PATRICK R.
CLEBURNE |
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430 |
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Judge THOMAS BOLES |
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435 |
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Hon. JOSHUA W. TOOMER |
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438 |
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Hon. JOHN S. LITTLE |
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440 |
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Hon. WILLIAM F. HILL |
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442 |
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Hon. ISAAC C. PARKER |
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444 |
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Hon. JAMES H. BERRY |
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448 |
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Hon. JOHN B. JONES |
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449 |
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Gen. JAMES C. TAPPAN |
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450 |
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WILLIAM G. WHIPPLE |
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462 |
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L. C. HALL |
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464 |
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Hon. WM. M. FISHBACK |
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468 |
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ROBT. J. LEA |
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473 |
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SAMUEL R. ALLEN |
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476 |
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JACOB B. ERB |
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479 |
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Hon. HENRY C. CALDWELL |
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481 |
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Hon. DAN S. JONES |
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489 |
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Hon. JOSEPH W. MARTIN |
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494 |
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Hon. JOHN W. HEWETT |
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499 |
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Hon. THOMAS C. McRAE |
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503 |
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General ROBERT C. NEWTON |
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504 |
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Hon. THOMAS C. HUMPHREY |
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505 |
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THOMAS J. OLIPHANT |
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506 |
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Hon. GEORGE THORNBAUGH |
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507 |
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Hon. STIRLING R. COCKRILL |
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508 |
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Hon. JOHN CARROLL |
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512 |
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THOMAS MARCUM |
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513 |
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Hon. JOHN LOAGUE |
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518 |
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HISTORY OF ARKANSAS
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| CHAPTER I. - |
HISTORICAL
- Discovery of America and Ascendancy of Spain in the
sixteenth century
- Sketch of Fernando De Soto
- De Sota, the first European to visit Arkansas
- Indian tribes inhabiting Arkansas
- The Jesuit explorers, Marquette, Joliett, LaSalle and
Tonti
- The celebrated John Law
- The companies of the West, of the Indies and Law's
company
- Judge White, translator and compiler of the laws of
the Indies
- The Marquis De Sanville, first governor of Louisiana
- First permanent colonization of Arkansas
- The secret treaty of St. Ildefonso (1801)
- The treaty of Fontainebleau (1762)
- Arkansas follows the political pendulum |
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| CHAPTER II. - |
The Acquisition
of Louisiana by the United States and Obligations of the
Latter to the Inhabitants of the Ceded Territory.
- Acquisition of Louisiana by the United States
- Why the treaty of St. Ildefonso a national secret
- Livingston and Monroe negotiate the treaty of Paris
- Bonaparte's prophetic declaration when he ceded the
vast territory
- Population of Louisiana in 1804
- Arkansas under the governments of France and Spain
- Complication of land titles resulting from the secret
treaty of St. Ildefonso
- The systems of the common and Roman law compared
- Commissioners appointed in 1804 to pass on land titles
in upper and lower Louisiana
- Complications growing out of American ignorance of the
laws and customs of Spain
- Translation of these laws by Judge White of Florida,
and the unacknowledged aid extended him by his
accomplished wife
- First designation of Arkansas as a territorial unit |
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| CHAPTER III. - |
Customs and
Habits of the Old French and Spanish Inhabitants of
Louisiana - Settlement.
- Customs and habits of the old French and Spanish
inhabitants of Louisiana Territory
- French and Spanish land measure
- Town commons
- Segregation of the crown lands
- Surrender of Louisiana in 1804 to the United States
- Protest of the king of Spain
- Excitement of hte French and Spanish inhabitants
- Policy of President Jefferson township the old
inhabitants
- Labors of the land commission
- Land conveyed vebally under the French and
Spanish system
- Settlement of estates under this system |
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| CHAPTER IV. - |
Indian
Occupancy and Extinguishment of Their Title.
- Indian occupation and extinguished of their title to
the soil
- Various treaties with the Indians occupying Arkansas
- Boundaries of the Quawpaw lands
- Crittenden's treaty at Harrington's
- Governor Clark's treaty with the Osages
- Western boundary line of Arkansas |
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| CHAPTER V. - |
Form and
Methods by which Land Titles were Acquired from France
and Spain during Their Dominion over Louisiana of
Historic Interest.
- Forms and methods by which land titles were acquired
from Spain and France
- District of Kaskaskia and the Royal India Company
- Translation from the Recopilacion
- Petition to the Baron de Carondelet
- Julien Dubuque's settlement on the upper Mississippi
- Baron de Bastrop's settlement on the Ouachita river
- Concession of the Ouachita country by the
governor-general of Louisiana to the Baron de Bastrop on
the Bayous, Bayou de Lair and Bayou Bartholomew
- The Marquis de Maison-Rouge' contract with the
officers of Spain to colonize the Washita country
- Approval of the contract by the king
- The treasurers of the army and royal chests certify
that the contract was faithfully executed by Maison-Rouge
- The governor-general fines the boundaries of this
grant of thirty leagues to the Marquis
- The old French town of Encore Fabre (now Camden) in
this grant.
- Six hundred and forty thousand acres granted to the
Baron de Bastrop in the Washita country
- Religious toleration conceded
- Confusion of boundary lines between Texas, Arkansas
and Louisiana
- George and Travis G. Wright |
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| CHAPTER VI. - |
Synoptical
History of Arkansas from the Acquisition of Louisiana to
the Adoption of the Constitution of 1836.
- Synoptical history of Arkansas from 1804 to 1836
- The territorial governments of Orleans and Missouri
created
- The old Spanish parish of Arkansas
- The territorial government of Missouri cuts off the
old Spanish parish and creates several counties
- Territorial government of Arkansas created
- Provisions for organizing the new government
- First officers of the new government
- Arkansas Post the capital
- Robert Crittenden and Judges Jouett, Scott and Letcher
organize the territorial government
- Laws promulgated by the provisional government
- Authentication of the first territorial laws
- First territorial legislature
- William E. Woodruff appointed public printer
- Petition to move the seat of government
- Seat of government removed to "The Little Rock"
- New counties created
- The code duello
- Attempt to abolish circuit or district courts
- The second territorial legislation
- The legislature attempts to invade congressional
authority
- Legislative divorces
- Third territorial legislature
- Fourth session
- The accession of Adams to the presidency in 1825 ended
Governor Miller's official career in Arkansas
- Formation of political parties
- Penalties against duelling repealed
- Origin of our exemption laws
- New counties
- Judge Bates appointed judge
- Indian war in south-west Arkansas
- John Pope appointed governor of the territory
- His administration wise and popular
- First law restraining gambling
- County and probate courts established
- Organic act of the territories amended
- Crittenden and Fulton secretaries
- The seventh territorial legislature
- New apportionment
- Eighth session of the legislature (1833)
- Vote of money to Crittenden for extra services
- Ninth session convenes in October, 1835, and provides
for a constitutional convention in January, 1836
- Election of first senators in congress, Sevier and
Fulton
- First judges of the supreme court
- The old Real Estate Bank created |
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| CHAPTER VII. - |
Showing the
Connection by Consanguinity and Affinity Between "the
Families of the Reigning Dynasty of Arkansas," from 1820
to 1860.
- Statement showing the term of service and the various
offices held by this powerful family connection |
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The following
chapter is comprised of biographies. |
| CHAPTER VIII. - |
The Celebrated
Conway Family * * * * * |
45 |
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Robert
Crittenden |
65 |
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Samuel S. Hall |
67 |
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John Taylor |
70 |
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The Superior
Court |
72 |
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Thomas J. Lacy |
78 |
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Edward Cross |
80 |
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David Walker * |
81 |
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William Cummins
** |
82 |
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James W. Bates |
85 |
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Archibald Yell
* |
86 |
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Terrence
Farrelly |
87 |
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Thomas Hubbard |
88 |
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John Taylor |
90 |
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Thomas J. Lacy |
96 |
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Terrence
Farrelly, Arkansas Post. |
101 |
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Judge David
Walker, Fayetteville |
102 |
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The Cummins
Brothers - William and Ebenezer, Little Rock |
105 |
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Governor
Archibald Yell |
110 |
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Judge Edward
Cross |
119 |
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Hon. Chester
Ashley * |
121 |
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Governor George
Izard |
133 |
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James Woodson
Bates |
135 |
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Ambrose H.
Sevier * |
137 |
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Hon. S. G.
Sneed |
144 |
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Daniel Ringo * |
146 |
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Judge Townshend
Dickinson |
153 |
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Absalom Fowler
* |
154 |
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Governor Thomas
S. Drew * |
156 |
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Judge Benjamin
Johnson & Son, Hon. Robert Ward Johnson, Little Rock * |
158 |
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Governor John
Pope |
163 |
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General
Grandison D. Royston, Washington * |
170 |
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Judge David
Williamson Carroll, Little Rock |
174 |
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Judge R. S. C.
Brown, Van Buren |
176 |
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Mrs. Elizabeth
R. Wright, Little Rock * |
180 |
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Governor
William Savin Fulton |
183 |
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Judge J. M.
Hoge, Fayetteville |
236 |
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Judge Thomas
Johnson, Little Rock * |
240 |
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Judge Richard
Searoy, Batesville |
241 |
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Major Elias
Rector, Fort Smith * |
242 |
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Hon. Jesse
Turner, Van Buren |
244 |
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Hon. Hugh F.
Thomason, Van Buren * |
252 |
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Major Wilburn
D. Reagan, Fayetteville |
255 |
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John Linton,
Lewisburgh |
258 |
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Charles Fenton
Mercer Noland |
264 |
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William K.
Sebastian |
269 |
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Judge Alfred R.
Greenwood, Bentonville |
273 |
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John J.
Clendenin * |
274 |
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Hon. George
Claiborne Watkins, Third Chief Justice. * |
275 |
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Judge Thomas
Walker Pound, Yell County. * |
278 |
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Jonas March
Tibbitts, Fayetteville |
279 |
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Alfred W.
Arrington |
280 |
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Hon. Alfred M.
Wilson, Fayetteville * |
282 |
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Hon. John M.
Wilson, Clarksville |
286 |
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Samuel
Hutchinson Hempstead, Little Rock |
286 |
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Judge W. S.
Oldham, Fayetteville |
288 |
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Judge George W.
Paschal |
289 |
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James M. Curran
* |
291 |
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Judge William
Walker, Fort Smith |
294 |
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Hon.
Christopher C. Scott, Camden, Arkansas * |
296 |
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Hon. Elbert H.
English |
301 |
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Hon. William B.
Floyd, Clarksville |
303 |
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Hon. Theodore
F. Sorrells, Pine Bluff |
304 |
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General Charles
W. Adams, Helena-Memphis |
306 |
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Hon. Samuel
Wright William, Little Rock |
313 |
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Hon. Freeman
Walker Compton, Little Rock * |
318 |
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William J. Dyer
* |
323 |
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Hon. Benjamin
T. Du Val, Fort Smith * |
328 |
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Hon. William H.
Harrison, Pine Bluff |
329 |
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Ex-Governor
William R. Miller * |
332 |
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Oscar L. Miles,
Bentonville * |
333 |
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Edgar E.
Bryant, Fort Smith |
334 |
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Thomas B.
Latham, Fort Smith * |
335 |
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Hon. Samuel W.
Peel, Bentonville |
336 |
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Solomon P.
Clark, Little Rock |
337 |
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Hon. Thomas
Fletcher, Little Rock * |
340 |
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Hon. Joseph
Warren House, Little Rock |
341 |
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Hon. Mason Wood
Benjamin, Little Rock * |
342 |
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Hon. George
Parker Smoot, Prescott |
343 |
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Hon. C. B.
Neal, Greenwood * |
345 |
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Hon. J. B.
McDonough, Fort Smith * |
347 |
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Thomas P.
Winchester, Fort Smith |
348 |
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Colonel Elias
Cornelius Boudinot, Fort Smith * |
349 |
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Pleasant Jordon |
359 |
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Hon. W. C.
Bevens, Batesville |
362 |
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Colonel James
Russell Pettigrew, Fayetteville * |
363 |
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Hon. Hulbert
Fellows Fairchild, Batesville |
365 |
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Major-General
Thomas C. Hindman, Helena * |
368 |
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Governor Simon
P. Hughes, Little Rock * (See
Obituary on another source) |
374 |
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Wolsey Randal
Martin, Fort Smith |
378 |
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A. H. Garland * |
380 |
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Blakely Decatur
Turner, Little Rock |
396 |
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Hon. Charles A.
Lewers, Logan County |
396 |
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Hon. U. M.
Rose, Little Rock * |
397 |
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Hon. John T.
Jones, Helena * |
399 |
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My First Court |
400 |
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Governor Henry
Massey Rector, Little Rock * |
404 |
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William L.
Moose, Morrilton * |
411 |
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Governor Elisha
Baxter, Batesville |
412 |
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John C. and C.
W. England, Lonoke ** |
418 |
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Hon. C. W.
Smith, Eldorado |
421 |
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Judge John R.
Eakin, Hempstead County * |
422 |
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The Wood
Brothers |
424 |
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Hon. Robert W.
Crockett, De Witt * |
427 |
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Major-General
Patrick Ronayne Cleburne * |
429 |
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Judge B. B.
Battle, Little Rock |
432 |
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Judge Thomas
Boles, Fort Smith * |
435 |
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Judge Samuel N.
Elliott, Bentonville |
436 |
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Hon. Joshua
Wallace Toomer, Dardanelle * |
438 |
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Hon. John S.
Little, Greenwood * |
440 |
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Judge Wilbur
Fish Hill, Little Rock * |
442 |
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Judge Isaac C.
Parker * |
444 |
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Hon. James H.
Berry, Bentonville * |
447 |
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Hon. John B.
Jones, Little Rock * |
449 |
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General James
Camp Tappan, Helena * |
450 |
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W. W. Wilshire |
452 |
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William G.
Whipple, Little Rock * |
462 |
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Hon. Edward
Penn Watson, Bentonville |
463 |
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L. C. Hall,
Dardenelle * |
464 |
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Judge William
W. Smith, Little Rock |
464 |
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Hon. W. M.
Fishback, Fort Smith * |
468 |
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Hon. Poindexter
Dunn, Forest City |
471 |
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Robert J. Lea,
Little Rock * |
473 |
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Henry Gaston
Bunn, Camden |
473 |
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Samuel R.
Allen, Little Rock * |
476 |
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Hon. Charles
Beatty Moore, Little Rock |
477 |
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J. B. Erb,
Little Rock * |
479 |
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Hon. William F.
Hicks, Lonoke |
479 |
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Hon. Henry C.
Caldwell, Little Rock * |
481 |
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William Leake
Terry, Little Rock |
488 |
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Hon. Daniel W.
Jones, Washington, Hempstead County * |
489 |
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Hon. James E.
Gatewood, Des Arc |
491 |
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Hon. Joseph W.
Martin, Little Rock * |
494 |
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Hon. Jordan E.
Cravens, Clarksville |
496 |
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Hon. John
Marshall Hewitt, Mariana * |
499 |
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Hon. A. B.
Williams, Washington |
502 |
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Hon. Thomas C.
McRae, Prescott * |
503 |
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General Robert
C. Newton, Little Rock * |
503 |
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Hon. T. C.
Humphrey, Fort Smith * |
504 |
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Thomas J.
Oliphint, Little Rock * |
506 |
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Hon. George
Thornburgh, Walnut Ridge * |
507 |
| |
Hon. Stirling
R. Cockrill, Little Rock * |
508 |
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Hon. John
Carroll, Eureka Springs * |
512 |
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Thomas Marcum,
Fort Smith * |
513 |
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John Loague,
Memphis * |
518 |
