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William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 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] William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical/Historical Note......................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................4 Related Materials ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Financial papers....................................................................................................................................... 6 Miscellaneous...........................................................................................................................................8 Photographs (photocopies).......................................................................................................................8 Newspaper clippings................................................................................................................................9 Correspondence......................................................................................................................................11 - Page 2 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Summary Information Repository Arkansas State Archives Title William Savin Fulton papers Date [inclusive] 1807-1909 Extent 0.5 Cubic feet 1 box Language English Language of Materials Materials entirely in English. Preferred Citation William Savin Fulton papers, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas. - Page 3 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Biographical/Historical Note William Savin Fulton was born in Cecil County, Maryland, on June 2, 1795. He attended Baltimore College in 1813 before beginning his law practice in 1817. Fulton also served as a corporal in the Baltimore Fencibles, an elite volunteer unit, alongside his father in the days leading up to the fourteen- hour naval bombardment at Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. In 1815, Fulton traveled to Florida to serve as private secretary to General Andrew Jackson in the Seminole Wars. After his service, Fulton moved to Tennessee in 1820 and then to Florence, Alabama, where he engaged in law and wrote editorials for the Democratic newspaper, the Florence Gazette. He served as judge of Lauderdale County, Alabama, in the 1820s. Fulton married Matilda Frances Nowland, in 1823. The couple had eight children: Elizabeth Rebecca, David Peregrine, Hickory, Sophia, Mary Jane, Matilda Frances, Maria Eller, and Ida. Only Elizabeth, Sophia, and Ida would survive to adulthood. In 1829, Fulton was appointed by President Andrew Jackson as the secretary to the Territory of Arkansas, replacing Robert Crittenden. During Governor Pope’s frequent absences from Arkansas, Fulton often acted as governor or traveled between Washington, District of Columbia, and Little Rock, Arkansas, on territorial business. Jackson appointed Fulton as Governor of the Arkansas Territory on March 9, 1835. Fulton was generally opposed to Arkansas statehood on the grounds that neither the people nor the resources were ready. Despite the criticism aimed at him for this view, Fulton was appointed by President Jackson to serve as the first junior senator from the State of Arkansas to the United States Congress in 1836, a position he held until his death in late 1844. Scope and Contents This collection contains correspondence, notes, resolutions, agreements, a diary, and other items pertaining to William Savin Fulton and his family. Administrative Information Publication Information - Page 4 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Arkansas State Archives 7/27/2010 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 Mrs. A.E. White, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1968. Related Materials Separated Materials Photographs transferred to general photograph file. - Page 5 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Financial papers Collection Inventory 1. 1814 January 19-1822: Diary 2. Undated: Printed sketch, Nowland and Fulton families, by E.R. Wright 3. 1845 May 3: Contract, Matilda F. Fulton to the Bank of Arkansas 4. 1837 June 12: Resolution, Bank of the State of Arkansas, authorizing Ambrose H. Sevier and William S. Fulton to contract sale of residue of state bonds, signed by Jacob Brown, forwarded to William S. Fulton 5. 1909 March 8: Confirmation certificates, Annette Dickinson, St. George's Church, Des Arc Financial papers 6. 1833 October 4-1834 April 1: Land sale receipt, Thomas Morris 7. 1833 November 5: Sale of land, Little Rock courthouse and jail, A.H. Sevier, Benjamin Johnson 8. 1833 November 11: Sale of lands, Little Rock courthouse and jail, Benjamin F. Pattie, Governor John Pope 9. 1833 November 13: Contract, William Field and Paul M. Rutherford, land for Little Rock courthouse and jail - Page 6 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Financial papers 10. 1833 November 30: Receipt, courthouse lands, Richard Hawkins, Governor John Pope 11. 1834 April 7: Land sale, Little Rock courthouse and jail, Benjamin F. Pattie, Governor John Pope 12. 1835 August 8: Transfer of deed notice, William Field, Ambrose Sevier 13. 1841 April 28: Reciept, William S. Fulton to Thomas Allen and J. Goodrich, subscription to the Madisonian 14. 1841 December 7: Receipt, W.S. Fulton, from Thomas Allen and J. Goodrich 15. 1843: Stock note, William S. Fulton, amounts and dates due 16. 1843-1845: William S. Fulton, expenses and income 17. 1843 November 11: Accounts, amounts owed William S. Fulton 18. 1843 November 16: Receipt, settlement of David Fulton's estate, David F. Shall 19. 1844 August 5: Receipt, 677 pounds of pork to William S. Fulton 20. 1844 November 15: William F. Fulton's estate, inventory of property 21. 1845 November 16: William S. Fulton, Horace B. Allis, sale of slaves Jo, Wesley, Charlotte, and Legrond, plus horses, for oxen, wagon, plows, axes, and harrow 22. 1845 December 15: Accounts of sale, William Fulton's estate - Page 7 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Miscellaneous 23. 1847 January 13: Estate of William S. Fulton, shares 24. 1850 March 27: Receipt, David Shall 25. 1858 January 11: American marble monument, bill 26. 1858 January 25: Receipt for monument, William Fulton, Elizabeth Wright 27. 1859 February 26: Receipt for purchase and hire of slaves, Minerva and Anne 28. [?] May 3: Loan due in 12 months, 900 dollars plus 63 dollars interest 29. Undated: Payment calculations, slaves, land lots Miscellaneous 30. Undated: Speech notes 31. Undated: Advertisement, National Cyclopædia of American Biography 32. Undated: Notes, William S. Fulton's career and life, plus biography 33. Undated: Memorial, "In Memorium, Our Mother" Photographs (photocopies) - Page 8 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Newspaper clippings 34. David Fulton, father of William S. Fulton 35. Elizabeth Fulton, mother of William S. Fulton 36. Fulton family portrait 37. Rosewood, William S. Fulton's Little Rock home 38. Frederick Elias Conway 39. Alice Curran Conway, wife of Frederick Elias Conway 40. The White family, donors of the collection 41. 1866 June 20-1923: Programs, Patapsco Institute, Christ Church parish Newspaper clippings 42. Undated: Obituaries, Elizabeth Savin Shall, William S. Fulton's niece, and Dr. R.L. Harris 43. Undated: Poem, "Now are we sure that thou knowest all things" 44. [?] May 27: News of other days, Arkansas Gazette 45. Undated: Obituary, Elizabeth Savin Shall 46. Undated: In Memorium, David M. Fulton, brother of William S. Fulton, and his wife - Page 9 - William Savin Fulton papers MS.000066 Newspaper clippings 47. [?] January 4: Obituary, Imogene Wright Sevier, wife of Ambrose H. Sevier 48. Undated: Obituary, Rose Shields 49. 1871 July 20: Obituary, Mary Shall 50. Undated: In Memorium, Dr. Craven Peyton 51. Undated: Poem, on the death of Rose Shields 52. 1891 May 8: In