GAUSE VS. HODGES. PAPERS IN THE CASE OF L.C. ASA FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.
43d Cong., 1st Sess. Ho. of Reps. Mis. Doc. No. 125. 1873. 396pp, disbound. Very Good. More
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JOINT RESOLUTIONS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF HON. JOHN A. QUITMAN.
[Little Rock: 1858]. Broadside, @7" x 9". Caption title, followed by two-column text surrounded by ruled border. Printed on pale blue paper. Tanned portion, else Very Good. A rare Arkansas imprint, evidently unrecorded, eulogizing the Mississippian Quitman, a pro-slavery, State Rights Senator whose "clear and far sighted mind early..... More
POLITICAL CONTROVERSY IN ARKANSAS. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, RELATIVE TO THE PRESENT POLITICAL CONTROVERSY IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. APRIL 24, 1874.
43d Cong., 1st Sess. HED229. 1878. 43, [1 blank] pp, disbound, loosening. Light tanning. Good+. More
THIRTEEN VOLUMES OF LAWS FROM THE FRONTIER TERRITORY AND STATE OF ARKANSAS, 1833 - 1861.
a. ACTS PASSED AT THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARKANSAS: WHICH WAS BEGUN AND HELD AT THE TOWN OF LITTLE ROCK, ON MONDAY, THE SEVENTH DAY OF OCTOBER, AND ENDED ON SATURDAY, THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, [1833]. Little Rock: Printed by William Woodruff..... More
ANNUAL GREETING OF THE CARRIER TO THE PATRONS OF THE SCHENECTADY DEMOCRAT AND REFLECTOR, JANUARY 1, 1862.
[Schenectady: 1861]. Folio broadside, 10-5/8" x 20." Text surrounded by decorative border. Two columns, separated by a rule. Very Good. "Old time keeps on at steady pace," is the first line of this long poem deploring "The blight that's fall'n upon this Nation." "But in vain did Statesmen strive/..... More
THE ARKANSAS INTELLIGENCER. "LET EVERY FREEMAN SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS." VOLUME 6- NO. 18.
Van Buren [Arkansas]: June 12, 1847. Elephant folio sheet, folded to [4] pp. Each page 17-1/2" x 24", and printed in six columns. Some spotting. Complete, Good+. This weekly began publishing January 22, 1842, and ceased in September 1859. It became a Democratic Party organ, espousing the pro-slavery position under..... More
THE ROUGH DIAMOND.
[Kansas City, MO: Printed and electrotyped by Ramsey, Millet & Hudson, 1880]. 8vo. 214pp, pictorial title page, plate. Original blindstamped blue cloth [spine ends and corners rubbed, some spotting], gilt lettered spine. Short closed tear in blank margin of one leaf [no text loss]. Pencil presentation on front endpaper, "Presented..... More
THE ARKANSAS JUSTICE. A TREATISE ON THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. EMBRACED IN THEIR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF ARKANSAS; AND INCIDENTALLY OF THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF CONSTABLES, JAILERS, ETC., INCLUDING A LARGE NUMBER OF JUDICIAL AND PRACTICAL BUSINESS FORMS. BY...LAWYERS, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.; CIVIL PART BY W.F. HILL; CRIMINAL PART BY J.S. DUFFIE.
Little Rock, AR: P.A. Ladue, Printer. 1876. [3], 550, [1] pp. Bound in modern quarter morocco and marbled boards, gilt-lettered spine. Clean text, Very Good. The first and rarest of several editions. "The primary object of this little compilation is to furnish Justices of the Peace with a convenient..... More
RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, WITH DESCRIPTION OF COUNTIES, RAIL ROADS, MINES, AND THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, THE COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTURING, POLITICAL AND RAIL ROAD CENTER OF THE STATE.
Little Rock, Ark. Price & McClure, Printers, 1872. 134pp. Original printed front wrapper [light rubberstamp], spine reinforced. Persistent tide mark, several spots at the fore-edge. Good+. A second edition was published in 1872, and a third in 1873. This first edition was not issued with the map that appears..... More
RESOURCES OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS, WITH DESCRIPTION OF COUNTIES, RAIL ROADS, MINES, AND THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, THE COMMERCIAL, MANUFACTURING, POLITICAL AND RAIL ROAD CENTER OF THE STATE. SECOND EDITION.
Little Rock, Ark. Price & McClure, Printers, 1872. 166, [2] pp. Original printed wrappers, reinforced spine. Folding map frontis. Light tiding to several leaves, several spots at the fore-edge, Very Good. The first edition was also published in 1872; a third issued in 1873. Henry's promotional covers climate, forests..... More
REPORT OF SURVEYS AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE LINE OF THE PROPOSED MEMPHIS AND ST. LOUIS RAILROAD THE OBJECT BEING TO SECURE THE JOINT ADVANTAGES OF A PROTECTION LEVEE AND RAILROAD.
Memphis: 1872. Original printed wrappers, stitched, 23pp. Wraps lightly dusted. Very Good. A description of this Arkansas corporation and a review of its mission, to provide rail service between Memphis and St. Louis. The report of the chief engineer, J.L. Meigs, informs on the character of the country traversed..... More
ARKANSAS. STATISTICS AND INFORMATION SHOWING THE AGRICULTURAL AND MINERAL RESOURCES . THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUCCESSFUL STOCK AND FRUIT RAISING, MANUFACTURING, MINING AND LUMBERING. THE ADVANTAGES OF SOIL AND CLIMATE, AND NOTES ON SCENERY, GAME, FISH, AND HEALTH AND PLEASURE RESORTS OF THIS GREAT STATE. WITH COMPLIMENTS OF THE PASSENGER DEPARTMENT OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.
[np: 1888]. 79, [1] pp, plus folding map [couple of expertly repaired short fold splits, one chip]. Disbound, Good+. This promotional went through a number of editions, of which this appears to be the first. It provides the information promised by the title. 110 Eberstadt 15... More
SOUTH CAROLINA AND ARKANSAS. MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...
40th Cong., 2d Sess. HED274. 1868. 46pp, disbound, Very Good. The 1868 reconstruction constitutions of these two states. FIRST EDITION. More
ROUTE FROM FORT SMITH TO SANTA FE. LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR, TRANSMITTING...A REPORT AND MAP OF LIEUTENANT SIMPSON, OF THE ROUTE FROM FORT SMITH TO SANTA FE; ALSO, A REPORT ON THE SAME SUBJECT FROM CAPTAIN R.B. MARCY, 5TH INFANTRY.
[Washington]: February 21, 1850. 31st Cong., 1st Sess. HED45. 89pp, plus folding map by Marcy [route from Fort Smith to Santa Fe, and from Dona Ana to Fort Smith] and two plates by R.H. Kern [one of which is a View of Santa Fe from the East]. Disbound, light spotting..... More
AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED, DATED JANUARY 12, 1855, AT "ISLAND", TO DR. BELL REGARDING NEGRO HIRE: "YOURS OF DEC. REACHED ME A FEW DAYS SINCE. IF MRS. J WOULD HAVE COME TO SOME CONCLUSION SOONER I COULD HAVE SOLD THE NEGROES BUT IT COULD NOT BE DONE FOR CASH IN THIS COUNTY, TIMES HAVE BECOME SO HARD THAT NO MAN CAN OR WILL INVEST THOUGH WE ALL KNOW THE ASKING PRICE FOR NEGROES IS HIGHER UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAVE USED THE DISCRETIONARY FORM YOU HAVE GIVEN ME, AND HIRED THEM TO MR. HOFFMAN WHO WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF THEM, AND PAY YOU PUNCTUALLY ... [signed] CHAS. C. STUART" .
[Stuart's Island, Lake Chicot, Chicot County, Arkansas]: 1855. 7-3/4": x 8-1/2". Completely in ink manuscript on blue unlined paper. Pencil notation under Stuart's signature, "of Chantilly". Several short splits along folds [no loss], repaired with archival tape on verso. Very Good. The writer was likely Charles C[alvert] Stuart [1818-1869]..... More
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