John E. Knight Papers, 1797-1879
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Arkansas State Archives Arkansas Digital Archives Finding aids Guides and finding aids John E. Knight papers, 1797-1879 Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/finding-aids Part of the United States History Commons Recommended Citation John E. Knight papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas. Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at [email protected]. John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Finding aid prepared by the Arkansas State Archives This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit March 04, 2020 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Arkansas State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201 501-682-6900 [email protected] John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical Note......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Personal papers........................................................................................................................................ 6 Financial correspondence.........................................................................................................................9 Land deeds and leases........................................................................................................................... 15 - Page 2 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Summary Information Repository Arkansas State Archives Title John E. Knight papers Date [inclusive] 1797-1879 Extent 0.5 Cubic feet 1 box Language English Language of Materials Materials entirely in English. Preferred Citation John E. Knight papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas. - Page 3 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Biographical/Historical Note John E. Knight was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, in 1816. In 1843, he married Hannah Donnell in New York, and came to Little Rock, Arkansas, that same year. Knight was editor of the Arkansas Democrat from 1846 to 1850. He was also associated with the Arkansas Gazette. He had one daughter, Elizabeth Knight, who married James S. Pollock, a banker in Little Rock. Knight died in Little Rock, Arkansas, on October 28, 1901, and was buried in Mount Holly Cemetery. Elizabeth Knight Pollock died in 1910. Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, deeds, certificates, plats, fieldnotes, contracts, power of attorney papers, leases, and other papers related to land grants, titles, and claims in the settlement of Little Rock, Arkansas, and surrounding areas. John E. Knight collected documents about the settlement of Little Rock, Arkansas. The majority of these papers are from William Russell to Chester Ashley, pertaining to pre-emption claims in and around Little Rock. Other material concerns the 1819-1822 dispute related to the New Madrid Certificate and pre- emption claims of James Bryant, Stephen F. Austin, and William M. O'Hara. Administrative Information Publication Information Arkansas State Archives 5/20/2009 Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research use. Conditions Governing Use The copyright law of the United States (Title 17-U.S. Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The person using this material is liable for any infringement. - Page 4 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Immediate Source of Acquisition James S. Pollock, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1911. Controlled Access Headings Geographic Name(s) • Arkansas Post, Arkansas - Page 5 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Personal papers Collection Inventory Personal papers Correspondence Box 1 1. 1822 January 22: William Russell, Batesville, Arkansas, to Isaac Watkins, Little Rock, Arkansas 2. 1835 November 5: B.W. Lee, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 3. 1838 April 15: Joseph Desruisseaux, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 4. 1838 May 18: Frederick Notrebe, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 5. 1839 December 27: Joseph Scull, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 6. 1840 March 15: B.W. Lee, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 7. 1840 May 12: Charles F. Notrebe, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 8. 1840 September 7: Charles F. Notrebe, Post of Arkansas, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri - Page 6 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Correspondence 9. 1841 January 3: Terrance Farrelly, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 10. 1841 July 15: Frederick Notrebe, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 11. 1842 August 24: John J. Kinney, Post of Arkansas, Arkansas, to John B. Notrebe, Saint Louis, Missouri 12. 1844 April 30: B.W. Lee, Arkansas Post, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 13. 1845 February 15: Odile Vaugine, Jefferson County, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 14. 1845 August 1: Terrance Farrelly, Mound Grove, Post of Arkansas, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 15. 1845 October 24: Terrance Farrelly, Mound Grove, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 16. 1846 January 21: William Bledsoe Scull, Jefferson County, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 17. 1847 February 8: A.B.K. Thetford, South Bend, Jefferson County, Arkansas, to Louis C. Thetford, Saint Louis, Missouri 18. 1848 February 1: A.B.K. Thetford, South Bend, Jefferson County, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri - Page 7 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Legal 19. Undated: [Jelicane...], Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 20. Undated: Joseph Scull, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri 21. Undated: James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri, to Frederick Notrebe, Arkansas Post, Arkansas Legal 22. 1817 August 12: Amos Wheeler, Saint Louis County, Missouri, to Justus Post, transcript of will 23. 1825 June 4: John Jones, Washington County, Missouri, to witness the agreement between Henry Elliott and James Bryan 24. 1848 May: Lieutenant A.M. Woodruff, 12th U.S. Infantry, pertains to Thomas Cooney, Private, who died in Guenervaca, Mexico 25. 1850 March 18: Major D. Hunter, Pay Department, U.S. Army, Washington, District of Columbia, to John E. Knight, Little Rock, Arkansas, bank draft awarded to Samuel P. Johnston for military services 26. 1855 January 6: Elias N. Conway, Governor of Arkansas, to John E. Knight, certificate for being elected alderman 27. 1855 June 18: Charles P. Bertrand, Mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.E. Knight, Little Rock, Arkansas, deed #285, Mount Holly Cemetery Accounts - Page 8 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Financial correspondence 28. [1797]: Joseph Knight, Hall Knight, Newburyport, Massachusetts, record book for purchasing family goods 29. 1836 March 4: H.B. [Cenas], New Orleans, Louisiana, to Frederick Notrebe, Post of Arkansas, Arkansas, bank draft 30. [1836 January-1837 December]: James H. Lucas, Saint Louis, Missouri, account papers and quarterly returns 31. [1838 October 28-1839 August 8]: T. Farrelly account papers concerning the Academy Sacred Hearts, Saint Louis, Missouri Miscellaneous 32. [1821 February-1821 May]: William M. O'Hara, Little Rock, Arkansas, list of relatives owning land in Little Rock and Crystal Hill areas 33. Undated: Envelope, Batesville, Arkansas, to Chester Ashley, Little Rock, Arkansas 34. Undated: Notice, for sale by E. Stedman, Newburyport, Massachusetts Financial correspondence 35. 1826 February 23: William Russell, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, to Chester Ashley, concerning Francis Imbeau land claims 36. 1826 February 24: William Russell, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, concerning rental of land - Page 9 - John E. Knight papers MS.000136 Financial correspondence 37. 1826 March 10: William Russell, Batesville, Arkansas Territory, to Chester Ashley, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, papers concerning Francis Imbeau land claims 38. 1826 March 21: William Russell, Batesville, Arkansas Territory, agreement to purchase a certain land 39. 1826 March 28: William Russell, Batesville, Arkansas Territory, to Chester Ashley, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, document concerning Quapaw lands 40. 1826 April 1: William Russell, Batesville, Arkansas Territory, to Chester Ashley, Little Rock, Arkansas Territory, concerning A.H. Sevier for 600 arpents in Spanish grant 41. 1826 April 14: William Russell, Batesville, Arkansas Territory, to Chester Ashley, memorandum 42. 1826 April 19: William Russell, Batesville,