Rector, Henry M. (Henry Massey), 1816-1899

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Born in Kentucky, later moved to Arkansas where he served in the House of Representatives and the Senate as well as a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court. Served as Governor of Arkansas, 1860-1862 and then joined the army to fight for the Confederacy.

From the description of Letter, April 11, 1862. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53969477

U.S. surveyor general for Arkansas, state legislator, and Arkansas governor.

From the description of H.M. Rector letters, 1844-1894. (Arkansas History Commission). WorldCat record id: 608306941

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referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915. Houghton Library
creatorOf Bishop, Albert Webb, 1832 -1901,. Civil War papers of the governor of Arkansas, 1860-1865. Buffalo History Museum, Research Library
creatorOf Rector family. H.M. Rector family papers, 1815-1975. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Oldham, Kie, 1869-1912,. Kie Oldham papers, 1860-1875. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Allsopp, Fred W. (Fred William), 1867-1946. Albert Pike collection, 1833-1920. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Arkansas. Auditor of State. L.C. Gulley collection of state papers, 1819-1904. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Stebbins, A. Howard (Albert Howard), 1891-1956,. A. Howard Stebbins private collection, 1831-1947. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Hudgins, Mary D. (Mary Dengler). Mary D. Hudgins collection : manuscript and printed Arkansiana, 1800-1986. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Stebbins, A. Howard (Albert Howard), 1891-1956,. A. Howard Stebbins private collection. Supplement, 1825-1922. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
creatorOf Rector, Henry M. (Henry Massey), 1816-1899. Letter, April 11, 1862. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library
creatorOf Rector, Henry M. (Henry Massey), 1816-1899. H.M. Rector letters, 1844-1894. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
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Birth 1816-05-01

Death 1899-08-12

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