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Land grants, correspondence and other material pertaining to William H. Cardwell's acquisition of lands northwest of Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1849-1860; to the war experiences of his son, Thomas A. Cardwell, on duty in Mississippi as a private in Co. E, 1st Battalion, Arkansas Cavalry, Confederate States Army, 1861-1863; and to the granting of post-war amnesty to his son, Adison F. Cardwell of Washington County, Arkansas, 1866.

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Homestead certificate, March 1, 1883, granting 80 acres in T 1 S, R 14 W to Samuel Magby. Charter issued by the Supreme Council of the National Sentinel, February 9, 1893, to Local Council No. 604 of Batesville, Arkansas.

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The collection consists of a land grant awarded to Audley Skillern for the southeast quarter of Section 26, Township 17, Range 29 (160 acres) in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Although the document ostensibly features the signature of President Millard Fillmore, by 1851 presidents designated a secretary to sign land grants on their behalf.

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Land patent on Theodorick [sic] F. Sorrell's bounty lands, assigned to James R. (Rucks) Toney June 3, 1851; two patents issued to Toney November 1, 1852 and April 2, 1860; receipt, August 1, 1871. Documents pertain to lands in T12S, R17W, in vicinity of Camden, Arkansas.

Scope and Contents John Vickery land patent, deed, and receipt. 1) Patent, dated Nov. 27, 1820, to 325 acres of land in T5N, R9W, Arkansas, issued to military veteran John Vickery and bearing autographs of Pres. James Monroe and U.S. Land Commissioner Josiah Meigs; endorsed on verso. 2) Deed, dated May 29, 1821, executed by Vickery and wife Deborah to assign some lands to Henry Howard of New York City in consideration for $150; endorsed on verso and on attached filing receipt by T.W. Newton, Pulaski County...

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The six Washington County land grant certificates, 1839-1843, were issued at the Register of the Land Office of Fayetteville during the presidencies of Martin Van Buren and John Tyler. The grants are for various tracts near Cincinnati and the Oklahoma border.