Calvin Comins Bliss Papers, 1841-1906
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Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 Finding aid prepared by the Arkansas State Archives This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit February 11, 2020 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Arkansas State Archives One Capitol Mall Little Rock, Arkansas, 72201 501-682-6900 [email protected] Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical Note......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 5 I. Correspondence.................................................................................................................................... 5 II. Financial............................................................................................................................................33 III. Legal................................................................................................................................................ 43 IV. Miscellaneous.................................................................................................................................. 46 V. Printed materials............................................................................................................................... 48 VI. Other people.................................................................................................................................... 49 - Page 2 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 Summary Information Repository Arkansas State Archives Title Calvin Comins Bliss papers Date [inclusive] 1841-1906 Extent 2.5 Cubic feet 5 boxes Language English Language of Materials Materials entirely in English. Preferred Citation Calvin Comins Bliss papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas. - Page 3 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 Biographical/Historical Note Calvin Comins Bliss (1823-1891) was a farmer and businessman who lived in Helena, Arkansas, from about 1853 until the arrival of United States troops during the Civil War in August 1862. In September, he was commissioned in the Arkansas Infantry Volunteers. He was mustered out January 1863. He edited the Republican paper, The Unconditional Union, in Little Rock during 1864 and 1865. In 1864, he became lieutenant governor of Arkansas. After the war, he acquired considerable property throughout the state. Bliss is buried in Oakland Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas. Scope and Contents This collection contains papers pertaining to Calvin Comins Bliss' business, personal and familial concerns, military service, publication of The Unconditional Union, and Reconstruction in Arkansas. Administrative Information Publication Information Arkansas State Archives 05/17/2010 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. Immediate Source of Acquisition Calvin Comins Bliss heirs, 1954. - Page 4 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 I. Correspondence Collection Inventory I. Correspondence Box A. To Calvin Comins Bliss 1 1. 1850s a. 1851 August 15: H.H. Houghton, New York, New York b. 1855 May 30: Schenck and Reece, Franklin, Ohio, to Taylor and Bliss, Helena, Arkansas c. 1855 August 3: Schenck and Reece, Franklin, Ohio, to Taylor and Reece, Helena, Arkansas d. 1857 November 13: [I.]A. Jackson, Helena, Arkansas 2. 1863 a. 1863 January 21: William [?] Bliss, East Corinth, [Maryland] 3. 1865 1865 December 27: E[lisha] Baxter, Washington, District of Columbia - Page 5 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 4. 1866 4. 1866 January-March 1866 January 26: M.C. Rerdell, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas 1866 February 2 : George E. Baker, Department of State, Washington, District of Columbia 1866 March 18: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 March 22: E[lisha] Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas April-June 1866 April 7: J.B. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio 1866 April 8: T.M. Jacks, Helena, Arkansas 1866 May 6: C.T. Sherman, Washington, District of Columbia 1866 May 20: C.T. Sherman, Washington, District of Columbia 1866 June 27: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas July-September - Page 6 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 July-September 1866 July 4: M.C. Rerdell, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas 1866 July 8: C.T. Sherman, Washington, District of Columbia 1866 July 17: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas. Includes a copy of a letter dated 1866 July 14: Silas Kellogg, Jacksonport, Arkansas, to Thomas Cox. 1866 July 18: Ermina P. and A. Bates, William and Patty Bliss, Middlesex, [?], to "Nephew" 1866 July 18: M[ason] Brayman, Washington, District of Columbia 1866 July 28: C.T. Sherman, Washington, District of Columbia 1866 August 8: Moses Ford, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 August 14: John Mills, Dayton, [Ohio] 1866 August 18: R.S. Yerkes, St. Louis, Missouri, to Lieutenant Governor Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas 1866 August 21: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 August 28: T.A. Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 August 31: T.B. Cowperthwait, publisher and bookseller, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania] 1866 September 5: M[ason] Brayman, Springfield, Illinois - Page 7 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 October-December 1866 September 15: T.A. Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 September 26: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 September 28: Lockhart Murphy, Little Rock, Arkansas October-December 1866 October 9: T.A. Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 October 21: H. Cowperthwait, Washington, [District of Columbia] 1866 November 1: H. Cowperthwait, Washington, [District of Columbia] 1866 November 13: G. W. Bean, Hanover, Indiana 1866 November 21: A. A. Noyes, Delhi, Iowa 1866 November 27: T.P. Boone, Searcy, Arkansas [1866 December 6]: Arnold Suberg, City Engineer, Little Rock, Arkansas 1866 December 7: Henry and Filkins, proprietors, Anthony House, Little Rock, Arkansas 1866 December 17: E[lisha] Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 December 19: Ermina P. Bates, Batesville, Arkansas, to "Nephew and Niece" - Page 8 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 5. 1867 1866 December 20: E[lisha] Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas, to Lieutenant Governor Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas 1866 December 22: E[lisha] Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1866 December 22: T.P. Boone, Searcy, Arkansas 1866 December 30: Alvah Quiett, near Augusta, Arkansas 5. 1867 January 1867 January 3: Robert C. Bates, United States Internal Revenue, Second Division, First District of Arkansas, Batesville, Arkansas 1867 January 6: J.V. Guthrie and N.J. Chance, Office Supervising Inspector, Cincinnati, Ohio 1867 January 12: [T.D.W. Yonley], Little Rock, Arkansas 1867 January 14: M.C. Rerdell, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas 1867 January 21: M[ason] Brayman, Springfield, Illnois, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Ebbitt House 1867 January 26: Telegram from John Jackson, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Ebbitt House - Page 9 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 February 1867 January 27: A.A. Noyes, Delhi, Iowa 1867 January 29: B.N. Rice, Little Rock, Arkansas February 1867 February 1: James W. Alderman, Little Rock, Arkansas 1867 February 1: H. Cowperthwait, Little Rock, Arkansas 1867 February 3: O.D. [Grime], Headquarters Department of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas 1867 February 5: H. Cowperthwait, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Washington, District of Columbia 1867 February 7: M[ason] Brayman, Springfield, Illinois 1867 February 10: E[lisha] Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1867 February 14: Luther C. White, Office United States Marshall for West District Arkansas, Van Buren, Arkansas, to Lieutenant Governor Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas March 1867 March 16: R.R. Kellogg, Jacksonport, Arkansas 1867 March 29: T.[P.] Boone, West Point, Arkansas - Page 10 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 April April 1867 April 1: Chipman, Hosmer and Company, Law and Collection Office, Washington, District of Columbia 1867 April 12: E[lisha]. Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1867 April 13: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas 1867 April 18: E[lisha] Baxter, Batesville, Arkansas 1867 April 22: R.R. Kellogg, Jacksonport, Arkansas 1867 April 27: John Jackson, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas