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Amanda Malvina Fitzallen McClellan Braly Family Papers Supplement

 Collection
Identifier: MS B72 Sup. 391A

Scope and Content Note

Two handwritten and signed letters from William Carrick Braly (1841-1920) to his mother, Amanda Malvina Fitzallen McClellan Braly, of Cane Hill, AR: October 3, 1863. Arkadelphia, AR. 4 pages on 1 L. folded; Apr. 5, 1865. Blossom Prairie, Lamar County, Tex. 4 pages on 1 L. folded.

Dates

  • 1863-1865

Creator

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Access restrictions apply: Originals are closed to research access for preservation reasons; researchers should use access copies when possible.

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

Frank McCulloch Braly and Amanda McClellan Braly moved from southeastern Missouri to Cane Hill, Arkansas in 1853 with their children, William Carrick, Mary Frances, Frank M., Jr.; the youngest son, Samuel K., was born in Cane Hill, 1854. Frank M. Braly served until his death in 1856 as minister for Boonsboro’s Salem congregation, Cumberland Presbyterians, which met in the Cane Hill College building, Cane Hill, Arkansas. The family home was burned by Federal troops during the Civil War, so Amanda McClellan Braly moved to Clyde, Arkansas, in 1865, where she lived until her death in 1894. From 1862 to 1865, William Carrick Braly served as a private in Company "B,” 34th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Confederate States of America, and fought in the battles of Pea Ridge, Prairie Grove, and Jenkins’ Ferry, Arkansas. After the Civil War, he returned to Washington County, began farming and married Laura Elizabeth Hagood in 1868. He served as Justice of the Peace for Washington County, Arkansas, 1872-1876. During 1876-1880 and 1882-1884, he represented Washington County in the Arkansas General Assembly, serving as Speaker of the House in 1883-84. In 1886, he was appointed Special Agent for Fraudulent Land Entries, U. S. Land Office, Washington, D.C., from which post he resigned in 1889 to return to Fayetteville, Arkansas. He was again appointed to a federal office and from 1893 to 1906, served as Chief, Division of Accounts, U.S. Land Office, Washington, D.C. He also served in other public offices: Chairman of the Arkansas Democratic Convention, Chairman of the Arkansas State Board of Charities, and Mayor of Fayetteville. William Carrick Braly and Laura Hagood Braly had six children: Eugene Herbert, Etta Lewis, Amanda Lida, Earle Kerr, Mary Laura, and William Carrick, Jr. Laura Hagood Braly died in Fayetteville, 1908; William Carrick Braly died in Lincoln, Ark., 1920, Etta Lewis Braly married Thomas L. McColloch of Boonsboro, Ark., in 1898. Their daughter was Frances McColloch Thompson. [Biographical note copied from the finding aid for MS B72 391, Amanda Malvina Fitzallen McClellan Braly Family Papers]

Extent

0.02 Linear Feet (2 folders)

Acquisition Information

The Amanda Malvina Fitzallen McClellan Braly Family Papers Supplement was donated to Special Collections by Frances McColloch (Mrs. Fletcher) Thompson in August 1981.

Related Materials

See also the following related collections:

MS B72 391Amanda Malvina Fitzallen McClellan Braly Family Papers

Processing Information

Processed by Samuel Sizer; completed August 1981.

Creator

Source

Title
Amanda Malvina Fitzallen McClellan Braly Family Papers Supplement
Status
Completed
Author
Samuel Sizer
Date
August 1981
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

Contact:
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Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
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