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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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"
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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
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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
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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
May-June
1867 May 2: Ermina P. Bates, Batesville, Arkansas
1867 May 3: Robert Smith, Batesville, Arkansas
1867 May 19: Alvah Quiett, Augusta, Arkansas
1867 May 22: A.A. Noyes, Delhi, Iowa
1867 May 26: Hankins Taylor, Washington, [District of Columbia]
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1867 May 29: H. Cowperthwait, Washington, [District of Columbia]
July
1867 July 18: Uriah Maxfield, Batesville, Arkansas
August
1867 August 5: B.D. Marshall, Buffalo, New York
1867 August 6: S. Jacoby, Pottle and Jacoby, Commission Merchants, New York, New York, to Calvin Comins Bliss. Includes letter to J.O. Pierce, St. Louis, [Missouri], from Jacoby
1867 August 12: J.O. Pierce, St. Louis, [Missouri]
1867 August 16: Irene Kelton, Calais, Vermont
1867 August 28: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas
1867 August 30: M[ason] Brayman, Buffalo, New York
1867 August 30: E. Jaccard and Company, per C.L. Spencer, St. Louis, [Missouri]
September
1867 September 5: N.D. Ward, American and Foreign Bible Society, New York, [New York]
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1867 September 16: W.C.M. Baker, Home Insurance Company of Columbus, Ohio
1867 September 23: J.B. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio
1867 September 27: I.M. [Steele], Benton, Arkansas
October
1867 October 1: John Jackson, DeValls Bluff, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas. Includes a bond.
1867 October 15: W.C.M. Baker, The Home Insurance Company, Columbus, Ohio
1867 October 27: B.D. Marshall, Buffalo, New York
November-December
1867 November 4: Calvin Comins, Passadumkeag, [Maine]
6. 1868
January-March
1868 January 11: M[ason] Brayman, Springfield, Illinois
1868 January 13: Hugh Brady, Little Rock, Arkansas
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1868 January 13: E.H. Skipworth, Anthony House, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 February 12: Collins, Anderson and Company, Seed Growers and Importers, also Dealers in Agricultural Implements, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania]
1868 February 19: Lucien [I.] Barnes, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, and Bliss and Schenck
1868 March 23: M[ason] Brayman, Cairo and Fulton Railroad Company, President's Office, Springfield, Illinois
April-June
1868 April 4: W.J. Smith, Memphis, [Tennessee]
1868 April 18: P.D. English, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 May 4: [K.]F. Rice
1868 June 3: H. Brady, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 June 23: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas
July-September
1868 July 21: William McMillen, Atlanta, Georgia
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1868 July 27: A. McDonald, Washington, District of Columbia
1868 August 28: William McMillen, Southern Fire Insurance Company, Atlanta, Georgia
1868 September 26: M[ason] Brayman, New York, New York
October-December
1868 October 14: Emily Jessup, Oxford, Ohio
1868 October 29: E[mily] Jessup, Western Female Seminary, Oxford, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss. Includes a broadside showing Western Female Seminary and envelope.
7. 1869
January-June
1869 February 3: J.P. Colby, United States Law Association and Collection Union, St. Louis, Missouri
1869 February 10: N.G. Collins, Lamoille, Illinois
1869 March 18: Telegram, J.P. Colby, St. Louis, [Missouri]
1869 March 20: J.P. Colby, United States Law Association and Collection Union, St. Louis, [Missouri]
1869 March 31: J.P. Colby, United States Law Association and Collection Union, St. Louis, [Missouri]
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1869 April 6: Thomas Cox, Batesville, Arkansas
1869 May 29: N.G. Collins, Old Berlin, Illinois
1869 May 29: Reuben Harpham, Batesville, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss. Includes deed of conveyance.
July-December
1869 July 19: A.A. Noyes, Waterloo, Iowa
1869 July 22: J.P. Colby, United States Law Association and Collection Union, St. Louis, [Missouri]
1869 August 5: Meigs Schenck, Franklin, Ohio
1869 August 13: Hankins Taylor, Washington, District of Columbia
1869 August 22: L.M. Dowthit
1869 September 22: M[ason] Brayman, New York, [New York]
1869 September 25: G.W.E. Bliss, Calais, [Vermont]
1869 October 3: W.H. Townsend, Batesville, Arkansas
8. 1874
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1874 December 6: Calvin Comins, Passadumkeag, Maine
1874 December 15: A[ugustus] H[ill] Garland, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, care of Chipman, Hosner and Company, Washington, District of Columbia
1874 December 20: C.D. Gilmore, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, care of Hosner and Company, Washington, District of Columbia
1874 December 22: A. [Hagen], Little Rock, Arkansas
1874 December 23: A[ugustus] H[ill] Garland, Executive Office, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, care of Chipman, Hosner and Company, [Washington, District of Columbia]
1874 December 28: C[harles] M[eigs] Schenck, Office of Willam Bell and Company, Burlington, Iowa
9. 1875
1875 January 18: A. [Hagen], Little Rock, Arkansas
1875 January 18: A[ugustus] H[ill] Garland, Executive Office
1875 February 8: Calvin Comins, Passadumkeag, [Maine]
1875 May 4: W. Willoughby, Washington, District of Columbia
1875 November 17: W.W. Keep, Anderson, Texas
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10. 1876
1876 February 9: Addie C. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1876 March 27: Mattie E. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1876 May 11: George F. Appleby, Appleby and Edmonston, Attorneys at Law, Washington, District of Columbia
1876 August 7: George F. Appleby, Appleby and Edmonston, Attorneys at Law, Washington, District of Columbia
1876 October 5: William H. Beck, Attorney at Law, Washington, District of Columbia
1876 December 9: George F. Appleby, Appleby and Edmonston, Attorney at Law, Washington, District of Columbia
11. 1877
1877 February 14: John W. Wallace, House of Representatives, Washington, District of Columbia
1877 July 14: William H. Beck, Attorney at Law, Washington, District of Columbia, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas. Includes power of attorney.
1877 August 1: James T. Mott, Hot Springs, Arkansas
1877 October 20: Postcard, George F. Appleby, [Washington, District of Columbia]
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1877 October 30: Postcard, George F. Appleby, [Washington, District of Columbia]
12. 1878
1878 January 23: Postcard from G.F. Appleby, Washington, District of Columbia
13. 1879
1879 February 12: Dan Talmage's Sons and Company Rice, Charleston, South Carolina
14. 1880s
1883 February 21: D.A. Haynes, Law Office of Charles E. Swadener, Dayton, Ohio
1884 May 22: Haynes and Swadener, Dayton, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas. Included is a copy of a letter from F.P. Cuppy, Washington, District of Columbia, to Haynes and Swadener, Dayton, Ohio.
1887 April 12: Luther H. Pike, Washington, District of Columbia
1887 October 11: Charles Meigs Schenck, Whitebreast Fuel Company, Ottuma, Iowa
1887 November 18: Luther H. Pike, Washington, District of Columbia
1887 November 26: Luther H. Pike, Washington, District of Columbia
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15. 1890s
1891 September 26: A.W. Files, private secretary, State of Arkansas, Executive Office, Little Rock, Arkansas
16. Undated
C.S. Cowperthwaite, Germantown, [?], to Calvin Comins Bliss
R.G. King
Dr. Hartman, Kinnear and Company Druggists, Little Rock, Arkansas
17. From Land Office
1859 July 22: J.S. Wilson, commissioner
1860 March 17: J.S. Wilson, commissioner
1860 July 27: J.S. Wilson, commissioner
1860 July 27: J.S. Wilson, commissioner
1861 March 27: J.M. Edmunds, commissioner
18. From Pension Office
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1858 March 16: George C. Whiting, commissioner
1859 March 16: George C. Whiting, commissioner
1859 April 15: John Robb, commissioner
1859 April 15: John Robb, commissioner
19. From General Stewart Van Vliet 1865-1869
1865 October 15: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1865 December 5: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 March 3: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 March 27: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 April 30: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 June 9: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
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1866 July 16: General Stewart Van Vliet, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 August 3: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 September 18: General Stewart Van Vliet, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 October 15: Telegraph, General Stewart Van Vliet, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss
1866 December 8: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1866 December 15: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 February 27: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 January 22: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 March 18: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 April 21: General Stewart Van Vliet, Quarter-Master's Office, New York, [New York], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
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1867 May 4: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 May 23: Telegram, General Stewart Van Vliet, Baltimore, [Maryland], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, [Arkansas]
1867 July 27: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 August 15: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 August 27: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 October 5: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 November 18: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 December 7: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 February 27: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 April 1: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
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1868 May 9: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 May 27: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 June 23: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 August 4: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 September 8: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 December 28: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 December 28: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 May 1: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 August 3: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Baltimore, Maryland, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 August 6: General Stewart Van Vliet, Headquarters, Military Division of the Atlantic, Chief Quartermaster's Office, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
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1869 December 5: General Stewart Van Vliet, Deputy Quartermaster General's Office, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
20. From Treasury Department
1868 June 3: John H. Brown, for the auditor, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1874 September 24: James M. Ray, deputy commissioner, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1874 November 19: H.C. Rogers, acting commissioner, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1875 July 13: H.C. Rogers, deputy commissioner, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1888 November 15: James S. Miller, commissioner, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1889 February 27: E. Henderson, acting commissioner, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1889 March 28: M.J. Durham, comptroller, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas. Envelope.
1891 August 11: A.B. Nettleton, acting secretary, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1891 August 24: A.B. Nettleton, assistant secretary, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
21. From James M. Bliss
1866 October 9: James M. Bliss, Lake Village, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
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1866 November 10: James M. Bliss, Lake Village, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1867 February 4: James M. Bliss, Lake Village, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1867 August 19: James M. Bliss, Lake Village, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1867 September 15: James M. Bliss, Lake Village, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1874 December 16: James M. Bliss, General Land Agent, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1875 January 1: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1875 January 7: James M. Bliss, General Land Office, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 January 31: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 February 8: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 February 19: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 February 29: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 March 3: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 March 14: James M. Bliss, General Land Agent, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
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1876 April 4: James M. Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1876 July 14: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1877 September 9: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calcin Comins Bliss
1877 November 4: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1878 January 6: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1878 February 24: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1878 November 6: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1879 April 20: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1879 May 12: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1879 August 24: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1879 October 12: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1879 November 17: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1880 May 3: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1880 October 24: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
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1883 April 29: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1887 November 15: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
1887 December 30: James M. Bliss, Tisdale, Kansas, to [Calvin Comins Bliss]
22. From M.L. Andrews
1867 January 15: M.L. Andrews, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1867 January 29: M.L. Andrews, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1867 February 1: M.L. Andrews A, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1867 February 4: Telegram, M.L. Andrews, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Ebbitt House
1867 February 4: M.L. Andrews, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1867 February 15: M.L. Andrews, Little Rock, [Arkansas], to Calvin Comins Bliss
23. From W.L. Schenck
1866 May 16: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1866 July 24: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
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1866 September 1: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1866 October 12: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1866 November 7: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1866 November 26: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1866 December 17: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1867 April 4: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1874 October 28: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1874 November 20: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1874 December 21: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1875 May 17: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1876 February 1: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1876 March 7: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1876 March 12: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
1876 March 24: W.L. Schenck, Franklin, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss
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24. From C. Wells
1867 April 26: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 May 6: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 May 22: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 July 5: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 August 30: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1867 November 14: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 May 18: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 July 22: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1868 September 8: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
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1969 February 5: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 February 22: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 March 25: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
1869 April 15: C. Wells, Cincinnati Type Foundry, Cincinnati, Ohio, to Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas
B. From Calvin Comins Bliss
1. Correspondence 1842-1867
1842 March 3: Calvin Comins Bliss, Derby, Vermont, to William P. Bliss, East Calais, Vermont
1864 April 2: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Colonel Campbell (rough draft)
1864 April [?]: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to C.V. Meador
1865 February 16: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to F.W. Seward, Assistant Secretary of State
1865 June 16: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Elias Conway
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1865 October 9: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Doctor Charles Clark
1866 March 24: Calvin Comins Bliss, care of C.T. Sherman, Washington, District of Columbia, to Hugh McCulloch
1866 May 3: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to W.W. Grant
1866 May 19: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to W.W. Grant
1866 June 12: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Judge Tyler
1866 June 12: Calvin Comins Bliss, Lieutenant Governor, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Judge Tyler, Direct Tax Commissioner
1866 June 28: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to R.C. Schenck
1867 April 27: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to C.H. Smith, commanding, District of Arkansas
1867 December 18: Calvin Comins Bliss, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Huick and Hanger
Undated: Calvin Comins Bliss, to S.P. Chase
Undated: Calvin Comins Bliss, to E.M. Stanton, Secretary of War
Undated: Calvin Comins Bliss, to the President
2. Letterpress book 1866-1868
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Box C. Letters of introduction 2
D. Letters concerning Calvin Comins Bliss
II. Financial
A. Bills, invoices, et cetera
1. 1840s
2. 1854
3. 1855
4. 1856
5. 1857
6. 1858
7. 1859
8. 1860
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9. 1861
10. 1862
11. 1864
12. 1865
13. 1866
January
February
March
April
June
July
August
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September
October
November
December
14. 1867
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
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September
October
November
December
Undated
15. 1868
January
February
March
April
May
June
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July
August
September
October
November
December
16. 1869
January
February
March
April
May
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June
July
August
September
October
17. 1872
18. Undated
Box B. Receipts 3
1. 1848
2. 1849
3. 1850s
4. 1860-1865
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5. 1866
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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December
6. 1867
7. 1868
8. 1869
9. 1870s
10. Undated
C. Tax receipts
1. 1857
2. 1860
3. 1861
4. 1862
5. 1866
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6. 1867
7. 1868
8. 1869
9. 1870s
10. 1880s
11. Undated
D. Tax papers
E. Tax sale certificates
F. Promissory notes
1. 1850s
2. 1860s
G. Checks, et cetera
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1. 1856
2. 1864
3. 1865
4. 1866
5. 1867
6. 1868
7. 1869
8. Undated
9. Checkbook stubs
H. Court fee bills and receipts
I. Protest papers
J. Obligations
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K. Reports, statements, lists, memoranda, abstracts, et cetera
L. Purchase of printing office
M. Notes and bonds
N. Account book and memorandum 1858-1863
O. Business licenses
P. Statement of differences
Q. Confirmation of settlement of accounts of Calvin Comins Bliss, Lieutenant Regimental Quartermaster, First Arkansas Volunteers by United States Treasury Department, 1868 June 17
R. Articles of agreement between General Stewart Van Vliet and Calvin Comins Bliss and receipts pertaining to the agreement
III. Legal
Box A. Powers of attorney 4
B. Articles of incorporation, Fourche Mountain Granite Company
- Page 43 - Calvin Comins Bliss papers MS.000029 C. Agreements
C. Agreements
D. Statements
E. Notices
F. Bankruptcy
G. Docket entries
H. Writ of garnishment
I. Deeds
1. Arkansas to Calvin Comins Bliss and Uriah Maxwell, 1859 June 11
2. Alvah and Jeremiah Quiett to Calvin Comins Bliss, and title, 1841-1853
3. Reuben S. and Hariett A. Yerkes to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1864 April 13
4. John and Anna M. Jackson to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1866 August 16
5. Isaac C. Mills, United States Marshal, to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1866 October 10
6. John and Anna M. Jackson to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1866 July 10
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7. John and Anna M. Jackson to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1866 December 21
8. Marquis S. and Maria D. Andrews to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1867 November 16
9. Montford C. and Kate Rerdell to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1868 February 1
10. John and Anna M. Jackson to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1868 February 3
11. Sale of property to Calvin Comins Bliss by Isaac C. Mills, 1868 May 7
12. Calvin Comins Bliss to James M. Bliss, 1869 April 27
13. St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad to Calvin Comins Bliss, 1875 April 6
J. Military land warrant certificate of location
K. Title bond
L. Survey certificate
M. Abstract of proceedings in court case
N. Relinquishment of rights
O. Certificates
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P. Opinions
Q. Order of attachment
R. Form of writ of possession
S. List of land sold for non-payment of United States direct tax, 1865 July 18
T. Brief of General Breyman prepared for J.M. Bliss on application to Treasury Department of United States for refunding of money paid by Calvin Comins Bliss for property sold at United States direct-tax sale, 1871 June 10
IV. Miscellaneous
A. Family history
1. Biographical sketch of Calvin Comins Bliss from the "Bliss Genealogy"
2. Eastman family history
3. Carrie Bliss obituary, 1881 September
B. Land records
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1. Homestead
2. Swamp land
3. Land valuation
4. Land plat
C. Weight certificates
D. Military papers, pension
E. Lists
F. Tickets
G. Visuals
H. Notes
I. Envelopes
J. Real estate license
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K. Membership certificate
Box V. Printed materials 5
A. Broadsides
B. United States Congress
1. House of Representatives
a. Bills
b. Miscellaneous documents
2. Senate
a. Bills
b. Acts
c. Miscellaneous
3. House of Representatives and Senate
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a. Acts
C. Pamphlets
D. Army Corps: general orders
E. Clippings
F. Books
VI. Other people
A. M.L. Andrews
1. Bills, invoices, et cetera
2. Receipts
3. Pay authorizations
4. Indenture
5. Correspondence
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6. Taxes to be paid by M.L. Andrews, 1867
B. J.J. Ensle and Company
1. Bills, invoices, et cetera
a. From J.J. Ensle and Company
b. To J.J. Ensle and Company
2. Receipts
3. Promissory notes
4. Other
C. J.M. Bliss
D. Mattie E. Bliss
E. Correspondence
F. Financial
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1. Bills, invoices, et cetera
2. Receipts
3. Promissory notes
G. Legal
1. Deeds
2. Bankruptcy
3. Contract
4. Transfer of right in state levee contract
5. Statement of intent to become a citizen
6. Obligation
7. Statement
H. Church
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1. Resolution to withdraw fellowship for non-attendance
2. Sweet Home Millennial Baptist Church
I. Alexander Hagar
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