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U.S. Congress House Published Documents

 Collection
Identifier: MS Un3p

Scope and Content Note

Thirty-six House Reports, 3 House Documents, 1 House Executive Document and 1 Senate Document of the 1st and/or 2d sessions of the U.S. 21st, 24th, 28th, 29th, 49th, 50th and 51st Congresses (1830, 1835-35, 1844-45, 1846, 1886, 1888-89 and 1890, respectively), relating to various affairs in Arkansas. Twenty-three of the items pertain to memorials and petitions for, and proposed private bills for, the compensation, relief, or pensioning of individual citizens. Other items pertain to such matters as: the regulation of territorial courts; the compensation of deputy surveyors of public lands; the sale, granting, leasing or reclamation of public and private lands in Hot Springs Mountain Reservation and elsewhere in the territory and state; the proposed construction of bridges across the Arkansas, Poteau, and White rivers, of a territorial capitol, and of U.S. government buildings in Fort Smith and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Eight of the items are duplicates.

Dates

  • 1830-1890

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the United States Congress.

Extent

0.05 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Arrangement of the Papers

Materials are arranged in chronological order.

Acquisition Information

The U.S. Congress House Published Documents were purchased by Special Collections from The Jenkins Company of Austin, Texas in February 1975.

Key Word Index

"Aberdeen, Ark., authorization for Arkansas Midland Railroad Company to construct bridge across White River at, 1889."
30
"Ambrozine, John, memorial praying to surrender bounty land patented in Arkansas, 1846."
12
"Arkansas Midland Railroad Company, authorization to construct White River bridge at Aberdeen, Ark., 1889."
30
"Arkansas River bridge, authorization for construction at Dardanelle, Ark., 1890."
46
"Arkansas River bridge, authorization for construction at Pine Bluff, Ark., 1890."
37
"Berry, James Henderson, resolution submitted to U.S. Senate, 1886."
15
Bridges.
"(see numbers 24, 30, 37, 46)"
"Brooks, Willis, of Ashley County, Ark., bill for pensioning of, 1890."
49
"Brown, Margaret C. Murray, memorial of in regard to late husband's claim for compensation for services, 1846."
13
"Brown, Thomas J., bill for relief of, recommendation to refer to Court of Claims, 1890."
40
"Buell, Freeman, injured at Little Rock, Ark., pension for, 1890."
36
"Civil War, supplies furnished during, claim for payment for, 1888."
25
"Civil War, supplies furnished during, claim for payment for, 1890."
32
"Civil War, supplies furnished during, payment for, 1889."
27
"Civil War, supplies taken by military forces during, claim for, 1886."
16
"Cliborne, J.F.G., injured near Little York, Mo. During Civil War, relief of, 1890."
39
"Courts in Territory of Arkansas, 1830."
1
"Dardanelle, Ark., authorization for construction of Arkansas River bridge at, 1890."
46
"Edmundson, Manley B., bill for relief of, 1886."
19
"Fort Smith, Ark., additional appropriation to complete U.S. courthouse and post office building at, 1890. "
31
"Fort Smith and Choctaw Bridge Company, authorization to construct bridge across Poteau River, 1888."
24
"General Assembly of the Territory of Arkansas, memorial praying a donation for the erection of a building for, 1830."
2
"Gooding, James W., injured at Kingston, Ark., pension for, 1886."
21
"Governor of Arkansas, authorization to select six sections of public land, 1844."
5
"Haigh, A.V., bill for relief of, recommendation to refer to Court of Claims, 1890."
40
"Henry, W.S., of Fayetteville, Ark., payment for supplies furnished during Civil War, 1889."
27
"Hot Springs, Ark., bill to provide for post office and other civil offices in, 1890."
35
"Hot Springs, Ark., regulation of lease-granting at, 1890."
41
"Hot Springs, Ark., renewal of leases of bath houses and hot-water privileges in, 1886."
15
"Hot Springs Benevolent Association, granting of Hot Springs Reservation lands to, 1889."
29
"Hot Springs Commission, condemnation of buildings on Hot Springs Mountain Reservation, 1890."
33
"Hot Springs Mountain Reservation, condemnation of buildings on, claims of persons owning or occupying, 1890."
33
"Hot Springs Mountain Reservation, laying off of and condemnation of buildings on, 1889."
26
"Hot Springs Reservation, granting of lands in to the Hot Springs Benevolent Association, 1889."
29
"Hot Springs Reservation, superintendent of, bill to provide building for office of, 1890."
35
"Hudspeth, Charles M., of Crawford County, Ark., claim for lost property, 1846."
14
"Kingston, Ark., pension for James W. Gooding, injured at, 1886."
21
Lands.
"(see numbers 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 29)"
"Lands south of the Arkansas and west of the Mississippi Rivers, inhabitants' petition to reclaim, 1836."
4
"Lanigan, Thomas, bill for relief of, 1888."
23
"Lewisburg, Ark., pension for James Stoubaugh, wounded at, 1886."
18
"Little Rock, Ark., pension for Freeman Buell, injured at, 1890."
36
"McClure, J.H., billing submitted to U.S. government, 1845."
8
"McCubbin, James B., of Franklin County, Ark., bill for relief of, 1890."
42
"Madison County, Ark., pension for widow of Reunen Phillips, killed in, 1890."
38
"Murray, Thomas Junior, claim for compensation for services as clerk to Cherokee delegation, 1846."
13
"Penitentiary, Arkansas State, payments to lessee Zeb Ward for keeping prisoners in, 1886."
22
"Phillips, Elizabeth, bill to grant pension to, 1890."
38
"Phillips, Reuben, killed in Madison County, Ark. During Civil War, bill to grant pension to widow of, 1890."
38
"Pine Bluff, Ark., authorization for construction of Arkansas River bridge at, 1890."
37
"Poteau River bridge, authorization for Fort Smith and Choctaw Bridge Company to construct, 1888."
24
"Porter, William, of Phillips County, Ark., claim for supplies taken by military forces during Civil War, 1886."
16
"Public lands, Arkansas General Assembly resolutions on sale of in half-quarter sections, 1846."
10
"Public lands, deputy surveyors of in Territory of Arkansas, increase in compensation of, 1835."
3
"Putnam, John, of Sebastian County, Ark., claim for payment for supplies furnished during Civil War, 1888."
25
"Secretary of the Treasury, letter from, 1845."
9
"Secretary of the Treasury, letter from, 1890."
31
"Stoubaugh, James, wounded at Lewisburg, Ark., pension for, 1886."
18
"Surveyors of public lands in Territory of Arkansas, increase in compensation of deputies, 1835."
3
"Talkington, Isaac, estate of, bill for relief of, 1890."
34
"Treasury, Secretary of, letter from, 1845."
9
"Treasury, Secretary of, letter from, 1890."
31
"Tucker Sterling H., bill for relief of, 1889."
28
"Wadley, F.M., claim for payment for supplies furnished during Civil War, 1890."
32
"Walker, Robert James, Secretary of the Treasury, letter from, 1845."
9
"Ward, Zeb, payments to for keeping prisoners in Arkansas State Penitentiary, 1886."
22
"White River bridge, authorization for Arkansas Midland Railroad Company to construct, 1889."
30
"Williamson, David F., of Pope County, Ark., bill for the relief of, 1846."
11
"Windom, William, Secretary of the Treasury, letter from, 1890."
31
"Wood, Fleming, claim against the United States, 1845."
6

Document Index

"21st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 80."
1
"21st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 118."
2
"24th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Document Number 79."
3
"24th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Document Number 86."
4
"28th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 168."
5
"28th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 120."
6
"28th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 173."
8
"29th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Document Number 47."
9
"29th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 135."
10
"29th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 250."
11
"29th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 218."
12
"29th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 446."
13
"29th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 563."
14
"49th Congress, 1st session, Senate, Miscellaneous Document Number 45."
15
"49th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1891."
16
"49th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1932."
18
"49th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 2226."
19
"49th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 2397."
21
"49th Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 2564."
22
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3561."
23
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3559."
24
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3619."
25
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3686."
26
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3701."
27
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3756."
28
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 4117."
29
"50th Congress, 2d session, House of Representatives, Report Number 4140."
30
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Executive Document Number 143."
31
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1164."
32
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1260."
33
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1479."
34
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1483."
35
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1839."
36
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1879."
37
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1954."
38
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 1970."
39
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 2859."
40
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 2960."
41
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3087."
42
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3098."
46
"51st Congress, 1st session, House of Representatives, Report Number 3116."
49

Committee Index

U.S. Congress. House of Representatives. Committee on the [of]:
Claims.
"8, 14, 22, 26, 33."
Commerce.
"24, 30, 37, 46."
Indian Affairs.
"6, 13."
Invalid Pensions.
"18, 21, 36, 38, 39."
Judiciary.
"1, 28."
Military Affairs.
19
Pensions.
49
Public Buildings and Grounds.
35
Public Lands.
"5, 10, 11, 12, 29, 34, 41."
Territories.
2
War Claims.
"16, 23, 25, 27, 32, 40, 42."

Congressman Index

Report of U.S. Representative:
"Ashmun, George."
11
"Baker, Osmyn."
6
"Bragg, Edward Stuyvesant."
19
"Cathcart, Charles William."
13
"Collamer, Jacob."
"5, 12."
"Conger, Edwin Hurd."
18
"Cowles, Henry Booth."
2
"Crisp, Charles Frederick."
24
"DeLano, Milton."
49
"Flick, James Patton."
36
"Geddes, George Washington."
16
Goodnight.
Kerr.
35
"Lawler, Frank."
27
"McClernand, John Alexander."
10
"McKenna, Joseph."
22
"McRae, Thomas Chipman."
"29, 34."
"Mansur, Charles Harley."
"26, 33."
"Morrill, Edmund Needham."
"21, 39."
"Payson, Lewis Edwin."
41
"Phelan, James."
30
"Rockwell, John Arnold."
14
"Rogers, John Henry."
28
"Simonds, William Edgar."
42
"Stone, William Johnson."
"23, 25."
"Storrs, Henry Randolph."
1
"Thomas, Ormsby Brunson."
"32, 34."
"Thomasson, William Poindexter."
8
"Turner, Henry Gray."
46
"Walker, James Peter."
37

Creator

Source

Title
U.S. Congress House Published Documents
Status
Completed
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Department Repository

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