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U.S. General Land Office, Batesville, Arkansas Receiver of Public Monies record of land entries, July 13, 1822. Typescript copy of original, on two leaves. Notes $1000 received for "...sale of Public Lands for this amount, per Receipt granted to the following named [8] persons, being in full for the following lands, purchased by them respectively at Private sale on this day."

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Handwritten legal notice, signed by Charles Kelly, calling for a court-ordered sale of enslaved persons owned by James Rupell to take place at Batesville on October 27, 1824. Judgment in favor of the estate of Patrick McMannis, deceased. Enslaved persons in the sale were Moses, an approximately 40-year-old man, Lew, an approximately 40-year-old woman, and Mel, an approximately 22-year-old man.

Scope and Content Note The first of half the collection contains the older genealogical records and papers of the Maxfield, Allen Family of Batesville (Independence County). There is correspondence from both branches of the Maxfield, Allen families. (A genealogical family tree can be found in Box 1, Folder 1.) The box contains letters from predominantly Grace Hawley (...

Content Description The collection consists of interviews conducted by William David Spier as part of research for his 1974 doctoral dissertation, "Farming and Mining Experience: Independence County, Arkansas, 1900-1925." Interviews are on seven audio cassette tapes, two of which are accompanied by transcripts. Those interviewed include Mrs. Y. M. Massey; Jim McTeague of Batesville, who was a former miner; Mr. and Mrs. Owen Fetzer of Cord; Rimmel Baxter (a former miner) and his wife, both of Batesville; Hugh...