Albert Pike Letter in Old Scrap Book Reveals Hempstead Ties
A fragment from a Hempstead County scrap book quotes Civil War era items. It mentions C B Owsley bidding farewell to The Courier, war reflections by James P Erwin, a Hempstead wedding notice for Major John P Bull and Zenobia Sanders, and a detailed 19th century wedding at Center Street with Capt Thomas H Simms and Ninette H Simms, plus social notes on Miss Ninette Simms and The Oates wedding in Hope Arkansas.
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R. C. Stuart
Columbus
C. B. Owsley
the Courier
Courier
Hempstead
Samuel Stewart
James FP. Erwin
James P. Erwin
Harold
Gordon
Cabell
John P. Bull
St. Louis
Morgan
Arkansas Regiment
Zenobia
Simon T. Sanders
Fulton, Ark
J. Custer
Samuel C. Wheat
Mary J
Meredith W. Edwards
Hempstead County
Ark
Ansas
Nother
James H. Cheatham
Sue BH. Caldwell
Center Street
Thomas H. Simms
Internal Revenue Collector
Arkansas
Ninette H. Simms
Wm. L. Oates
Hope
Mitchell, Oates & Co
Hempatead
Little Rock
Delaney
Newsville
W. A. Briant
G. D. Royston
J. &. Cannon
G. A. Lowry
B. B. Battle
Dan W. Jones
R. S. Rainey
J. D. Reaves
John P
Annie May Lowry
L. R. Stark
Rose Gaines
J. S. Whiting
Vernar
Florance Ware
Washington
F. T Vaughan
M. G. Hall
Luckey
W. A. Raxston
Mary Newton
Lessie Hornibrook
Eva Whitthorne
Gable Beauchamp
Connie Williams
Florence
Mable
Nora Morgan
Messrs
H. J. Trimble
J. M. Simms
W. C. Simms
G, M. D. Cantrell
W. W. Field
W. W. Field, Dr. H. B. Williams
R. T. Cook
B. M. Brown
F. L. Roystin
D. G. Hart
R. H. Farquin
First Federal Judge of This Area Is Buried Near Blevins
An interview with J. A. Wade recalls early Blevins history from Wallaceburg to Washington and the Blevins House stopover. It covers Judge Edward Cross, federal service, land grants, the Cairo & Fulton Railroad, and his burial wish at Witherspoon cemetery. Thomas Clark tale and a Natchez abduction, then a wedding scene, a letter from Albert Pike, and a humor quip close this reminiscence.
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Blevins
J. A. Wade
Wallaceburg
Belgins
Washington
Blevinge
Edward Cross
Arkansas
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Washington City
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Judge Cross
Mr. Wade
Maribrook
Witherspoon
Della McClanaghan
Hope
Nannie
Mollie Blevins
Hington
Walter
Scotia
Abe Smith
Little Finey
Richard Thurston
van Buren
Free Masonry
United States
Albert Pike
John R, H, Scott
Humorous Exchange on Marriage Suitors
The dialogue presents a light moment as He insists the bride must have a sense of humor and She reassures with a confident retort that she will indeed possess one, underscoring playful wit in courtship.
Fragmented OCR Note on Lectures and Delays
A jagged OCR passage notes long lectures in a hall and a student argument about time. It references a watch and a delay behind another person, with unclear dialogue and missing context. The readable fragments suggest a classroom or meeting scene where attention or pacing is discussed.
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Theron
Lost Prairie origin of a river field name and a
A tale recounts Capt Billy Moss and his crew on a flooded Missouri river. To save miles he cut a steamer across a corn field, ran aground in the center, and the field became known as Lost Prairie. An accompanying anecdote features a Guiana slave’s quip about misadventure and seamanship.
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Brother Billy
Capt
Billy
Moss Brothers
Billy Moss
Guiana
Little
Missouri River
Massa Billee
Kidnapping Case Leaves Parents in Lurid Suspense
Early October 1825 kidnapping of a child remained unresolved as Mr and Mrs Clark endured months of doubt before a letter dated October 2 1826 from Natchez Mississippi offered 5200 for the child’s return. The sender claimed a real name was false and asked 50 to be sent with the reply in Natchez. It was believed to be a ruse to defraud the family.
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Clarke
Natchez
Thomas Tully
Edward H. Morris
Washington
Texas
Morris
Thomas
Little Thomas Clark
He Peronte
Clark
Miss
Thomas Tutty
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Little Thomas
Land
Rogers
R. H. Scott
Judge Edward Cross
Wiley Duckett
Home Ice Company
B. R. Hamm Motor
South Wal
Nut
Service Department
Mr. Hamm
Ership
Plymouth
Hamm Motor Company
Dodge
America
B. R. Hamm Motor Co
Duckett
Southern Grain and Produce
Uous
Southern Grain
W. M. Duckett, Mer