Thompson, David, 1796-1839. David Thompson papers, 1810-1854.
Title:
David Thompson papers, 1810-1854.
Papers consist of letters, correspondence, deeds, title bonds, mortgages, assignments, releases, letters patent, certificates, affidavits, contracts, leases, powers of attorney, statements of account, receipts, notices, lists, field notes, plats, memoranda, notebooks, clippings, bill of sale, and other material, dealing with Thompson's business and personal affairs, with the trading, training, and racing of horses, with the early history of the town of Van Buren and Crawford County, Ark., and especially with land speculation. Material dating from after Thompson's death largely pertains to the administration of his estate. Places to which the material relates include Nashville and Davidson, Tenn.; Arkansas Post, Batesville, Columbus, Ecore a Fabre, Fayetteville, Helena, Little Rock, Montgomery's Point, Spadra Bluff, Van Buren, and Washington, Ark.; Arkansas, Crawford, Johnson, Phillips, Pulaski, and Washington counties, Ark.; Fort Gibson, Indian Territory; and Richmond and Lunenburg County, Va. Correspondents include: William Armstrong, William A.M. Brooke, Ethan Allen Brown, Shepherd Brown, August Pierre Choteau, John Drennen, Isaac Folsom, William McKendree Gwin, Henry R.W. Hill, D.G.W. Leavitt, James McKisick, John C. McLemore, Sterling Neblett, Frederick Notrebe, George W. Paschal, Albert Pike, John Ringgold, James A. Scott, Jesse Turner, George Claiborne Watkins, and James Whitcomb.
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