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Fragment of a one-year lease for a dwelling and garden in Jonesboro, Saline County Arkansas to William Prunty. Folder 15

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Lease was for 5 years and would cost $150.00 per year. Cohn & Co. agreed to build a home on the lot. Lease signed W. W. Campbell and Kraft Cohn & Co. Folder 511

Collection Overview

Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Charles F. Ashley was an Indian Agent at the Colorado River Reservation and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Agency in the late 19th century. There are letters, correspondence, financial documents, and two ledgers that contain information about his work as an Indian Agent. Additionally, this collection contains personal letters regarding his personal finances, military service pensions, and estate.

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: Emil William Lenders (n. d.), cowboy and artist, was born in London and educated in Germany, having studied art at the Academy of Munich. He painted buffalo at the 101 Ranch in the 1890's, and was later associated with Buffalo Bill (William Cody). The papers consist of three books containing color sketches of American Indians and their artifacts, including cattle brands, with notes; a catalog of Lender's collection of books; a...

Collection Overview Collection summary derived from "Guidebook to Manuscripts", 1969: A miscellaneous collection reflecting a long and busy life of John Drew (c. 1800-1865), a leading Cherokee, both at the time of removal and later as a representative of the tribe in Washington. Drew served as a Confederate soldier and officer; he was also a banker, a lawyer of sorts, and a storekeeper. Much of the collection consists of business papers of all sorts, many reflecting various aspects of the traffic in slaves, and...

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Rent Contract for 166 acres of land on the farm known as the Mrs. Emma McCorkle farm near Webbers Falls, Indian Territory. The rent contract was for one year, January 1, 1897 to January 1, 1898. J. R. Williams and S. C. Stallcup were renting the farm land from J. L. McCorkle. Payment for the land was one-third of all corn and one-forth of all cotton raised on the farm land rented. Folder 571