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James H. Starr Letter

 Collection
Identifier: MC 324

Scope and Content Note

Letter Regarding Mail Transportation, 1865.

Letter from James H. Starr, Agent, Post Office Department Trans-Mississipppi, Marshall, Texas, May 18, 1865, advocating public aid for mail transpotation west of the Mississippi. Positive photocopy.

Positive photocopy of an original letter dated May 18, 1865, Marshall, Texas, written by James H. Starr, Confederate agent for the postal service west of the Mississippi River; it advocates public aid for mail transportation.

Dates

  • 1865

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).

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet (1 Folder, 1 Item)

Arrangement of the Papers

Material is arranged in one folder.

Acquisition Information

The James H. Starr Letter was donated to the Special Collections Division by Mrs. Walter P. Riddick, Sr. of Little Rock on April 24, 1978 though Margaret Bolsterli.

Processing Information

Processed by Nan Lawler; completed in October 1986.

Title
James H. Starr Letter
Status
Completed
Author
Nan Lawler
Date
1986
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:
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444