Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This collection is primarily Land Deeds. Four are between Daniell Tracy and others, and 12 are between the Stone Family, primarily Benjamin Stone. Also included is a Contract between Harmon Stone and Town of Litchfield regarding $440 that will be paid after the new highway is constructed, and a letter from Leneau Church (?) to Fredrick Watson, Canaan, Connecticut, asking him to obtain subpoenas.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A hand written letter dated March 15, 1818, to Thomas Gibbon from Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) would seem to have little historical significance. There is little punctuation and it is difficult to read. It appears that the Commodore is thanking Gibbon for a horse named "Goose." He also mentions sending Gibbon some fish and writes something concerning boats. A rather cryptic postscript reads: "I have kept out of the way for...

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This tribal roll of the Crow Indians was compiled sometime during the 1880's and contains 300 names, with both the Crow and the English spelling. (5 pp., typed list).

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: This is an account of a fifteen day trip by horse and wagon from Mulberry, Franklin County, Arkansas, to Arkansas City, Kansas, by C. T. Wells (n.d.) and companions. It has very little of historical value except one brief mention of George Perryman, a few places named, and some brief description of various Indian agencies. It does indicate that the appearance of the prairie around Muskogee, for in­ stance, had not changed much...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Printed Certificate for the Southwest Colony Town and Mining Company, printed Stock Certificates for The Oklahoma Town Company of Wichita, Kansas, two printed Certificates of Membership in Payne's Oklahoma Colony. One is made out to Chas W. [Deetrich]. The second one is blank. Printed certificate for Payne's Oklahoma Colony. Ticket to "Payne's Lecture on Oklahoma. Admit One" and a Calling Card for: "D.L. Payne, Oklahoma...

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Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Appointment of D.D. Hitchcock as Assistant Surgeon of the Second Indian Regiment of Guards at Bentonville, Arkansas. Signed by Major M.B.C. Wright, as Commander of the Regiment.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Two letters are from N. Longworth, Newark, New Jersey, to Mrs. Frances Hoskins, Savannah, Georgia. One asks about her welfare as well as her family's. He also speaks of home and that it has been a long time since he has been there, and the second comments on the length of time it took him to respond to her letter. He says that things have been busy and tells of recent events. Also included is an Ante-Nuptial agreement between...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A letter from Little Rock, Arkansas, September, 1875, written by E. H. English, evidently a judge in the Arkansas courts, to Honorable I. T. Adair of the Cherokee Nation, tells of the reconstruction problems. He mentions troubles with carpet-baggers, but goes on to say ". . . after ten years of oppression, our people overthrew them, and put me back in my old place. They left the State as poor as Job's turkey, but I think it...