Powell Clayton Letter

Collection

Identifier: MC 1554

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Scope and Content Note

The letter is written in ink on lined stationery of the Headquarters, Republican State Committee, Arkansas, dated from Little Rock, Oct. 21st, addressed to Hon. S. Fessenden in New York, and apologizes for the later return of a dispatch.

Dates

1884

Creator

Clayton, Powell, 1833-1914 (Person)

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

RESTRICTIONS APPLY. The document has been encapsulated for preservation in a transparent envelope. Do not remove.

No Interlibrary Loan.

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

Biographical Note

Clayton (1833-1914) was the ninth governor, the first Republican so to serve, of Arkansas and also served as U. S. Senator from Arkansas and as U. S. ambassador to Mexico. For more information, consult Arkansas Biography: A Collection of Notable Lives, ed. Nancy A. Williams (Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 2000) and The Governors of Arkansas, Donovan and Gatewood, eds. (Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press, 1981). See also the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress: http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp