DOCSLIB.ORG

Clark County, Arkansas: the Garden Spot of the Sunny South

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Clark County, Arkansas: the Garden Spot of the Sunny South Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Articles Faculty Publications 2019 Clark County, Arkansas: The Garden Spot of the Sunny South Lisa K. Speer Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/articles Part of the Public History Commons ClarkCounty Historicaljournal. --- 2019 Clark County, Arkansas The Garden Spot of the Sunny South LisaK Speer Presented here is a typescript of a pamphlet produced and distributed circa 1877 by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway to promote settlement in Clark County. The original pamphlet is housed in the collections of the Arkansas State Archives.1 Introduction Effortsaimed at increasing the population of Arkansas were common in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Promoters, like Arkansas Governor Powell Clayton (1868-1871), who established an Immigration Commission, saw this as a means of diversifying and rebuilding the state's economy following the Civil War. Immigration societies formed around the state to recruit prospective residents, with one starting in Clark County in 1875. Railroads, which owned a lot of land along tracks in Arkansas, also worked to promote settlement, producing volumes of promotional literature aimed at attracting settlers foreignand domestic. "Clark County, garden spot of the sunny south," presented here in typescript form, is a 23-page pamphlet describing the lands, soils, topography, agricultural production, and towns in the county. The text is authored D. (Daniel) R. Joslyn, identified on the pamphlet as "immigrants' friend and agent." In actuality, Joslyn was also a transplant to Clark County, having emigrated from Otsego, New York, where a state census shows him living in 1855 in the household of his brother, J.C. Joslyn, at age 33. By 1880, Joslyn, a 50-year old widower, was living in Clark County, Arkansas, Missouri township, with his 15-year old son. Joslyn is, in fact, well known in the history of Clark County. He and Silas Miller surveyed the town site of Gurdon, and Joslyn served as Gurdon's firstmayor. 2 According to the pamphlet, interested parties were encouraged to contact A. M. Crow for additional information. Crow is another well-known figure in Clark County history. Austin M. Crow, a native of Clark County, served as a land agent for several railroads, including the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, for 1 Clark County, Arkansas, the garden spot of the sunny south (Little Rock: St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway, 1877). 2 Wendy B. Richter, ed., Clark County, Arkansas: past and present (Arkadelphia: Clark County Historical Association, 1992), 274. See also, John McAlpin, "Early History of Gurdon and Growth Described," Clark County Historical Journal (1999): 107-110. In 1887, Joslyn remarried to Sophina J. Bell. 70 ClarkCounty Historical Journal. --- 2019 whom he oversaw around 200,000 acres of land.3 Among those offering land for sale in Clark County are other well-known names, including early settler Michael Bozeman, Arkadelphia attorney and educator R. D. [Rufus] Hearn, and D. Flanagin, who was most likely Judge Duncan Flanagin, son of former Governor Harris Flanagin. On the back page of the pamphlet are two stamps that may offer additional evidence as to the its provenance: those of two land emigration agents in Ohio - N. R. Warwick in Cincinnati and Henry H. Hannan in Swan Creek. Hannan (1844- 1879) was active in settling land in Arkansas, Missouri, and Texas throughout the 1870s. He died in 1879 fromcomplications after a fallfrom a horse. Warwick went to work in 1874 for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad in Southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky as a general emigration agent.4 By the 1890s, he was working as a District Passenger Agent for the Missouri Pacific Railway. s Like Hannan, Warwick distributed information about settlement in Arkansas and Texas and arranged excursion trips to the southwest by prospective homeseekers. 3 Clark County, 87. 4 "Gone to his Work," Council Grove Republican [Council Grove, KS], March 17, 1874, 3. 5 Cincinnati, Ohio, City Directory, 1891, accessed September 26, 2019 at ancestry.com. 71 ClarkCounty HistoricalJoumal --- 2019 LOCATION Clark County, as to location, is considered one of the South-western counties of the State. The thirty-fourth parallel of latitude passes directly through its centre. The Ouachitah river forms about two-thirds of the Eastern and the Missouri river the Southern and a part of the Western boundary. It is situated immediately South of the Ozark Mountains, a part of the county lying along the hilly uplands, terminating this range; the rest, comprising about three-fourths of its area, sloping to the Southward along the Ouachitah, Missouri, Caddo, Antoine and Terrenoir rivers. This was one of the five original counties when the State was a Territory. The seat of government for the Territory being at an early day located in this naturally favored district. This county is advantageously located for good water, health, uniformity of climate and early Springs. Its close proximity to the Ozark Mountains, on their South side, and sloping gradually Southward, exempt it from sudden changes in winter and the terror of Northern winds or "northers" as they are sometimes called. For this reason we have milder winters and earlier springs than some counties South of us. It is often as late as the last of January before we have colder weather than that experienced during an ordinary white frost. These facts result in a multitude of advantages to the farmer - such as gathering and exporting his crops, and improving his farm, and preparing his lands for another year. While the thermometer, at the North, touches 20 degrees below zero the farmers in Clark County, Arkansas are in the fields - coats off - at work, and his stock still grazing in the fields. Its population is about 15,000 inhabitants about three-fourths white and the others colored people. LANDS. Clark County contains an area of about 576,000 acres of land. Some 50,000 acres of which belong to the United States, and can be occupied under the Homestead Laws, by those who desire to settle on them, for a very small sum. 90,000 acres belong to the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railroad Company, and can be purchased at about $4.50 per acre, on an average. The larger portion of these railroad lands are fertile and productive, and susceptible of profitable cultivation. They are situated along the line of the road, and in consideration of this convenience, the low price placed on them, and the time given for its payment, fertility, etc., are inducements indeed to the homeless to come and see them. The State of Arkansas is also the owner of a large number of acres, some of which are very rich and can be purchased at low prices, ranging from fifty cents to five dollars per acre, cash, and are much the cheapest lands in the State. Those who have a small amount of money to expend should have an eye to these State lands; for the State, by proper legislation, is offering liberal inducements to 72 ClarkCounty Historica[Joumal --- 2019 immigration, by fixing a low price on all State lands. These are divided into several classes, known as the Real Estate, State Bank, Saline, School, Swamp and Forfeited lands, all for sale or donation. Further information can be obtained, concerning these, from persons here. Besides the State, Railroad and United States land, many thousands of acres belong to individuals which can be purchased at low prices and on time. There are many thousands of acres of land for sale in Clark County, but not because the owners are anxious to sell out and get away. This is a new country, and the unimproved lands are a part of the traffic and trade of the country; they, not being occupied as homes, are traded as carelessly as a horse or cow. There are a large number of land owners who have from one thousand to ten thousand acres, purchased many years ago - at a small price - for speculation. They are generally uncleared and consequently unremunerative. The owners have paid taxes on them formany years, and being anxious to get their money back and stop the payment of taxes, are offering them for sale very cheap, on reasonable time. Then there are here a large area of cleared lands for sale, at prices from $5 to $40 per acre, that produces cotton, annually, worth from $20 to $50 per acre. The change from slave to freelabor left many farmers with more cleared land than they can cultivate. The formerslaves are, many of them, clearing and opening little farms of their own. Men who have money to pay down for land can make such purchase in these cleared lands, as, that by industry and proper cultivation - in the products of the country - they will more than pay for them in one or two years; and we advise those who can do so, to pay cash for their purchases. But to those who cannot pay cash at once, we say, there is no better opportunity for you anywhere than can be found here, to purchase and pay for a home. For a farmer can more certainly pay fora tract of land, purchased in this country at its low price on the time given, by his own labor on it, than . anywhere else. And these inducements offered to the homeless will not always be open for acceptance; our county is fastfilling up, and good bargains in lands, conveniently located, are being struck every day. This is the county for colonies to locate, because large bodies of land, rich and productive, lying adjoining, can be purchased, with good water, good timber and healthy locations.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Southwestern Archivist
    February 2012 Volume 35, Issue 1 A Texas-Sized Archival Project: Processing the Gov. George W. Bush Central Correspondence Submitted by Jessica Tucker, CA • Texas State Library and Archives Commission Processing the Governor George W. Bush Central Correspondence has been a long and difficult process, interrupted and complicated by a three-year Inside: building renovation, more than seventy Public Information Act (PIA) requests, and other projects. What is the Bush Central Correspondence? Simply put, it is 1000 cubic Page 4 feet of letters sent to Governor George W. Bush by correspondents, expressing From the Editors their opinions or asking for assistance. It accounts for half of the total Gover- Page 5 nor Bush records received by the Texas From the President State Library and Archives Commission SLOTTO Reminder (TSLAC). Although all Texas governors’ Page 6-7 records are owned by TSLAC, the Gover- nor Bush records were originally housed at SSA News the George Bush Presidential Library and Page 8-9 then temporarily transferred to TSLAC 2012 Annual Meeting for preparing finding aids and providing timely access to the records. Processing Page 10 was begun by archivist Sharon Severson Celebrating 40 Years in 2004 and continued by myself in 2005. Mostly dated from 1995 to 2000, the letters Page 14-29 come from within the state of Texas and all Repository News over the world. Correspondents include the general public, corporations, organizations, Page 30 Actor Chuck Norris thanks the gover- legislators and other elected or appointed Leadership Log nor for his appearance for Norris’ Kick officials. The correspondence provides a Drugs Out of America Foundation event fascinating window into the Texas govern- and invites Governor Bush to visit the “Texas Ranger” filming set.
    [Show full text]
  • Arkansas Moves Toward Secession and War
    RICE UNIVERSITY WITH HESITANT RESOLVE: ARKANSAS MOVES TOWARD SECESSION AND WAR BY JAMES WOODS A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE MASTER OF ARTS Dr.. Frank E. Vandiver Houston, Texas ABSTRACT This work surveys the history of ante-bellum Arkansas until the passage of the Ordinance of Secession on May 6, 186i. The first three chapters deal with the social, economic, and politicai development of the state prior to 1860. Arkansas experienced difficult, yet substantial .social and economic growth during the ame-belium era; its percentage of population increase outstripped five other frontier states in similar stages of development. Its growth was nevertheless hampered by the unsettling presence of the Indian territory on its western border, which helped to prolong a lawless stage. An unreliable transportation system and a ruinous banking policy also stalled Arkansas's economic progress. On the political scene a family dynasty controlled state politics from 1830 to 186u, a'situation without parallel throughout the ante-bellum South. A major part of this work concentrates upon Arkansas's politics from 1859 to 1861. In a most important siate election in 1860, the dynasty met defeat through an open revolt from within its ranks led by a shrewd and ambitious Congressman, Thomas Hindman. Hindman turned the contest into a class conflict, portraying the dynasty's leadership as "aristocrats" and "Bourbons." Because of Hindman's support, Arkansans chose its first governor not hand¬ picked by the dynasty. By this election the people handed gubernatorial power to an ineffectual political novice during a time oi great sectional crisis.
    [Show full text]
  • Vol. 11 No. 4 – Fall 2017
    Arkansas Military History Journal A Publication of the Arkansas National Guard Museum, Inc. Vol. 11 Fall 2017 No. 4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Chairman Brigadier General John O. Payne Ex-Officio Vice Chairman Major General (Ret) Kendall Penn Ex-Officio Secretary Dr. Raymond D. Screws (Non-Voting) Ex-Officio Treasurer Colonel Damon N. Cluck Board Members Ex-Officio. Major Marden Hueter Ex-Officio. Captain Barry Owens At Large – Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Clement J. Papineau, Jr. At Large – Chief Master Sergeant Melvin E. McElyea At Large – Major Sharetta Glover CPT William Shannon (Non-Voting Consultant) Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Anderson (Non-Voting Consultant) Deanna Holdcraft (Non-Voting Consultant) Museum Staff Dr. Raymond D. Screws, Director/Journal Editor Erica McGraw, Museum Assistant, Journal Layout & Design Incorporated 27 June 1989 Arkansas Non-profit Corporation Cover Photograph: The Hempstead Rifles, a volunteer militia company of the 8th Arkansas Militia Regiment,Hempstead County Table of Contents Message from the Editor ........................................................................................................ 4 The Arkansas Militia in the Civil War ...................................................................................... 5 By COL Damon Cluck The Impact of World War II on the State of Arkansas ............................................................ 25 Hannah McConnell Featured Artifact: 155 mm C, Model of 1917 Schneider ....................................................... 29 By LTC Matthew W. Anderson Message from the Editor The previous two issues of the journal focused on WWI and Camp Pike to coincide with the centennial of the United States entry into the First World War and the construction of the Post now known as Camp Pike. In the coming year, commemoration of the Great War will still be important, with the centennial of the Armistice on 11 November 2018.
    [Show full text]
  • Humphreys Genealogy
    HUMPHREYS GENEALOGY Some descendants of John Humphreys, of Chester County, Pennsylvania, ten generations of whom have made their home in the Southern States. By ALLAN SPARROW HUMPHREYS FAYETTEVILLE.ARKANSAS TRADITIONS CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF THE HUMPHREYS FAMILY All branches of the family believe that they are WELSH. Tradition recorded by Rebecca (Humphreys) Parker, born 23 July 1853, Anderson Co., S. C. "Col. Humphreys was an officer who was with William the Con­ queror in all his wars in England. For his service William gave him a large land grant in Sussex. From this man all Humphreys in America are descended. Following our branch, Daniel Humphreys, a Presby­ terian preacher came over and settled at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He raised six children-bavid, Solomon, Elijah, Benjamin, Katie and Polly. David was our great grandfather. He came to North Carolina and there married Martha Word. Solomon and Elijah never married. They moved to Tennessee where Solomon was a physician of great fame. Benjamin married and moved to Tennessee and was lost sight of all the others. Katie married Drury McGee and Polly married a Halbert." Tradition recorded by Sally (Humphreys) Boyett, born 5 Feb. 1844, Pickens County, S. C. "The Humphreys family came to America from Wales ten years before the Revolutionary War. Coming over were David, Daniel, and Benjamin, and they were the only Humphreys in America at that time. David settled in North Carolina, Daniel in Virginia, and Benjamin in Baltimore, Maryland. They were pure Welsh." Tradition printed in MEMORIAL AND GENEALOGICAL REC­ ORD OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS, Goodspeed, 1894. Taken from biography of Benjamin Wayne Humphreys, born 27 Nov.
    [Show full text]
  • Arkansas Historical Quarterly Index A
    Arkansas Historical Quarterly Index 1942-2000 43:184, 341, 45:182 A Abid, Omar, 37:121n Abiding Mother, Genuine Mother: Mother through the A. J. Rife Construction Co., 48:172 Ages; Tributes to Mother, by Henry F. White, A. K. A., by Sandi Garrett, noted, 52:364 revd., 7:96–97 A. L. Barnett (company), Leslie, 33:279 Abilene or Bust, by Bill Gulick and Thomas Rothrock, "AAA Cotton Plow-Up Campaign in Arkansas," by noted, 5:191–92 Keith J. Volanto, 59:388–406 Abington, Eugene H., Backroads and Bicarbonate: The Aaker, Jerry, book by, noted, 53:398 Autobiography of an Arkansas Country Aalseth, Margaret, 49:286 Doctor, noted, 14:77, 286; revd., 14:392–94 Aaron, Nadine (Mrs. O. R. Aaron), Little Rock, 57:163, Abington, Mrs. Eugene H., Beebe, 2:363 164, 167, 171 Abington, W. H., 3:227, 237–38, 243n, 39:32 AAUP. See American Association of University Ables, Hamp, 14:145, 237 Professors Abner (of Lum and Abner), 30:64, 69–70 AAUW. See American Association of University Abney, James F. (CSA), 15:172, 175 Women Abolitionist incident at Camden, 11:332–33 Abadie, Silvestre, 1:297–98 Abolitionists, 3:76, 29:200, 30:123–44, 44:329–30 Abandoned lands (1864), 1:72–73 Abolitionists and the South, 1831–1861, by Stanley Abandoned Orchard, by Eleanor Risley, noted, 4:370 Harrold, revd., 55:329–31 Abbey, Fred (USA), 49:10 Abraham, James, 1:69 Abbey of Saint Walburg, 56:81 Abraham, James B., 5:372 Abbot, Mr., Dallas Co., 35:278 "Abraham G.
    [Show full text]
  • Arkansas Civil War Drama
    Arkansas Civil War Drama Lesson Plan by Margaret Grimes 1998-1999 Butler Fellow Revised 2007-08 School Year Utilizing 2006 Social Studies Frameworks Including 2007 Arkansas History Amendments and 2007 School Library Media Frameworks In this lesson students will examine the impact of the Civil War on the economic, social, and political systems of Arkansas. After studying the Civil War, each student will research an assigned character from this era. Students will then write their parts and perform them together in a role-playing simulation. Grades: 7th – 12th Arkansas Curriculum Frameworks: Arkansas History Student Learning Expectations: SR.5.AH.7-8.5 Identify the contributions of noteworthy Arkansans during the Civil War period SR.5.AH.7-8.7 Identify the major Civil War battlefields in and near Arkansas SR.5.AH.9-12.5 Analyze the contributions of noteworthy Arkansans during the Civil War period SR.5.AH.9-12.7 Identify the major Civil War battlefields in and near Arkansas School Library Media Student Learning Expectations: A.4.7.1, A.4.8.1, A.4.9.1, A.4.10.1, A.4.11.1, A.4.12.1 – Use resources and/or technology tools for a predetermined task Related Encyclopedia of Arkansas Entries: Civil War through Reconstruction; Civil War Timeline; Patrick Ronayne Cleburne; Samuel Ryan Curtis; David O Dodd; Earl Van Dorn; Harris Flanagin; Thomas Carmichael Hindman; Isaac Murphy; Albert Pike; Henry Massie Rector; Fredrick Steele; David Walker; Slavery; Battle of Pea Ridge; Battle of Prairie Grove; Battle of Arkansas Post; Little Rock Campaign; Red River Campaign; Jayhawkers and Bushwackers Introduction: The teacher will select the appropriate student learning expectations for his or her class, review the key terms, and make copies of selected activities included in the lesson.
    [Show full text]
  • Meet the Governors of Arkansas R
    Meet the Governors of Arkansas R An educational resource produced by Mark Martin Secretary of State Communications & Education Division State Capitolwww.sos.arkansas.gov • 500 Woodlane Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 The leaders who framed our history, from 1819 through today An educational resource produced by Mark Martin www.soskids.arkansas.govSecretary of State 04.2016 R Meet the Governors of Arkansas R An educational resource produced by Mark Martin Secretary of State Communications & Education Division State Capitol•www.sos.arkansas.gov 500 Woodlane Steet Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 1 R The following pages offer just a glimpse of the people who have shaped Arkansas, both as a territory and as a state. There is much more to know about their fascinating stories. We recommend two sources referenced for this publication: The Governors of Arkansas: Essays in Political Biography, edited by Timothy P. Donovan, Willard B. Gatewood Jr. and Jeannie M. Whayne University of Arkansas Press, 1995 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, a project of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies at the Central Arkansas Library System, www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net R Fourth Printing 04 2016 Meet the Governors of Arkansas Arkansas of the Governors Meet Table of contents R 5 15 25 James Miller Harris Flanagin William Fishback Served 1819-1825 Served 1862-1864 Served 1893-1895 6 16 26 George Izard Isaac Murphy James Paul Clarke Served 1825-1828 Served 1864-1868 Served 1895-1897 7 17 27 John Pope Powell Clayton Daniel W. Jones Served 1829-1835 Served 1868-1871 Served 1897-1901 8 18 28 William Fulton Elisha Baxter Jeff Davis Served 1835-1836 Served 1873-1874 Served 1901-1907 9 19 29 James Conway Augustus Garland John Little Served 1836-1840 Served 1874-1877 Served 1907 10 20 30 Archibald Yell William Read Miller George Donaghey Served 1840-1844 Served 1877-1881 Served 1909-1913 11 21 31 Thomas S.
    [Show full text]
  • ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: CONFEDERATE FEDERALISM
    ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: CONFEDERATE FEDERALISM: A VIEW FROM THE GOVERNORS Michael Albert Powell, Doctor of Philosophy, 2004 Dissertation directed by: Professor Herman J. Belz Department of History Examination of Confederate fed eralism to date generally has emphasized one of two interpretations: that the Confederacy either “died of state rights” or that the Confederacy, because of the war -time demands, created a government at least as centralized as the Union, if not more so. Th is dissertation argues that the reality was much more complex. Confederate federalism consisted of three phases. The first, or the cooperative, phase was represented by a high degree of cooperation between the states and central government and lasted fro m the formation of the Confederacy until the spring of 1862. The governors freely provided troops, arms, and equipment to both the Confederacy and each other with minimal conflict over constitutional lines of authority. The second phase, from the spring of 1862 to the fall of 1864, was marked by conflict between the states and the Davis administration, with the differences resolved through negotiated compromises. While conscription was a war -time necessity, compromises were negotiated between the governors and the Davis administration over exemptions, use of state courts in deciding the constitutionality of conscription, and changes in the law itself. Impressment and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus were recognized by the governors as legitima te constitutional powers of the central government, but limitations were negotiated with respect to their enforcement. Lastly, fiscal policies were deemed by the governors to fall within the sphere of the Confederacy’s constitutional authority and therefo re beyond the scope of gubernatorial authority.
    [Show full text]
  • The Camden Expedition of 1864
    The Camden Expedition of 1864 By William D. Baker Originally published by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program in 1993. This volume is one of a series developed by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) for the identification and registration of the state's cultural resources. For more information, write the AHPP at 1100 North Street, Little Rock, AR 72201, call (501) 324-9880, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is the agency of Arkansas Heritage responsible for the identification, evaluation, registration and preservation of the state's cultural resources. Arkansas Heritage is a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program 1100 North Street | Little Rock, AR 72201 | p: 501.324.9880 | f: 501.324.9184 [email protected] | ArkansasPreservation.com The Camden Expedition of 1864 By William D. Baker Detail of 1865 Map of Prairie DeAnn Area Cover illustration from 1865 map of the Department of Arkansas compiled from surveys and reconnaissances made during the period of the Camden Expedition, provided by the Arkansas State Archives. 2 Contents Contents ....................................................................................................................................... 3 The Red River Campaign of 1864 .............................................................................................. 4 The Battles of Okolona and Elkins' Ferry .................................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • John Barleycorn Must Die: the War Against Drink in Arkansas
    Ben Johnson SAU Box 9184 Magnolia, AR 71754 John Barleycorn Must Die: The War Against Drink in Arkansas There were three men come out of the west Their victory to try And those three men took a solemn vow John Barleycorn must die They plowed, they sowed, they harrowed him in Throwed clods upon his head And those three men made a solemn vow John Barleycorn was deadi In 1768, Captain Alexandre de Clouet, the Spanish commandant, watched apprehensively from Arkansas Post the building of an English fort across the Mississippi River. He soon informed the governor in New Orleans that the nearness of the colonial rivals would undermine the policy of keeping liquor from the Quapaw Indians, allies and trading partners for post merchants. Before transferring control of Arkansas Post two years earlier, the French had customarily exchanged alcohol for Quapaw corn. De Clouet's superior was unmoved and urged the post commandant to deliver a rousing speech on "the evils of drink." Despite de Clouet's eloquence, English rum and brandy continued to provoke sharp disagreements between the native peoples and the Spanish. The Quapaws chafed under the blunt paternalism. In 1770, a Quapaw chief, outraged at Spanish refusal to supply liquor, attempted to strike the commandant before being evicted from the fort.ii In 1779, Captain Balthazar De Villiers decided in the interest of fairness and free trade to lift restrictions on the liquor trade. The initiative proved unpopular with post merchants and farmers, who anticipated derisive behavior from Indians. Captain de Villiers acquiesced and contented himself with regulating the trade rather than halting it.
    [Show full text]
  • Digital Collections
    MISSOURI HISTORICAL REVIEW THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI The State Historical Society of Missouri, heretofore organized under the laws of the State, shall be the trustee of this State-Laws of Missouri, 1899, R.S. of Mo., 1969, chapter 183, as revised 1978. OFFICERS, 1998-2001 LAWRENCE O. CHRISTENSEN, Rolla, President JAMES C. OLSON, Kansas City, First Vice President SHERIDAN A. LOGAN, St. Joseph, Second Vice President VIRGINIA G. YOUNG, Columbia, Third Vice President NOBLE E. CUNNINGHAM, JR., Columbia, Fourth Vice President R. KENNETH ELLIOTT, Liberty, Fifth Vice President ROBERT G. J. HOESTER, Kirkwood, Sixth Vice President ALBERT M. PRICE, Columbia, Treasurer JAMES W. GOODRICH, Columbia, Executive Director, Secretary, and Librarian PERMANENT TRUSTEES FORMER PRESIDENTS OF THE SOCIETY FRANCIS M. BARNES III, Kirkwood ROBERT C. SMITH, Columbia H. RILEY BOCK, New Madrid Avis G. TUCKER, Warrensburg LEO J. ROZIER, Perryville TRUSTEES, 1996-1999 BRUCE H. BECKETT, Columbia JAMES R. MAYO, Bloomfield CHARLES B. BROWN, Kennett W. GRANT MCMURRAY, Independence DONNA HUSTON, Marshall THOMAS L. MILLER SR., Washington TRUSTEES, 1997-2000 JOHN K. HULSTON, Springfield ARVARH E. STRICKLAND, Columbia JAMES B. NUTTER, Kansas City BLANCHE M. TOUHILL, St. Louis BOB PRIDDY, Jefferson City HENRY J. WATERS III, Columbia DALE REESMAN, Boonville TRUSTEES, 1998-2001 WALTER ALLEN, Brookfield VIRGINIA LAAS, Joplin CHARLES R. BROWN, St. Louis EMORY MELTON, Cassville VERA F. BURK, Kirksville DOYLE PATTERSON, Kansas City DICK FRANKLIN, Independence JAMES R. REINHARD, Hannibal EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Eight trustees elected by the board of trustees, together with the president of the Society, consti­ tute the executive committee.
    [Show full text]
  • The Civil War in Clark County, Arkansas, 1861-1865
    Ouachita Baptist University Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita Honors Theses Carl Goodson Honors Program 2001 Snapshot Within a Portrait: The Civil War in Clark County, Arkansas, 1861-1865 Stephanie Harper Ouachita Baptist University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses Part of the Military History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Harper, Stephanie, "Snapshot Within a Portrait: The Civil War in Clark County, Arkansas, 1861-1865" (2001). Honors Theses. 120. https://scholarlycommons.obu.edu/honors_theses/120 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Carl Goodson Honors Program at Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. It has been accepted for inclusion in Honors Theses by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Commons @ Ouachita. For more information, please contact [email protected]. - ,1' .... Pointilism is described as "the application of paint in small dots and brush strokes /.I~ so as to create an effect ofblending."1 From a distance, the artistic style ofpointilism appears to be a complete work of art but closer inspection reveals a series of miniscule dots that combine to form the entire image on the canvas. The American Civil War is a large portrait in American history. However, its description is not limited to battles and war heroes. A true portrait encompasses all aspects of the war effort from the citizens on the home front to the soldiers in the field. All these tiny points combine to complete the portrait rather than to leave the viewer with an incomplete image. The war effort in Clark County, Arkansas, earned a position as one of the many dots that satisfy the portrait.
    [Show full text]