Smith & Lisle lawyer's account books, 1877-1883.

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Smith & Lisle lawyer's account books, 1877-1883.

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Summary: Account book listing legal services provided and charges by customer name for the legal business of Marcus A. Smith and J.L. Lisle, dated 1877 to 1883. The earlier entries, 1877 to 1880, relate to cases in Kentucky. The later entries, 1881 to 1883, concern Cochise County court cases (pages 78 to 94). An index is present of customer names. Customers include J.N. Myers, Edward Byrnes, W.T. Lowry (Palace Saloon and Allen St. Saloon), Milton Hicks, and the Tombstone Club. There is an entry for Ike Clanton, et. al. for services in the prosecution of the Earp Brothers and J. Holliday charged with murder of William Clanton and the McLowery Brothers. There are also notes about the Last Decision vs. Intervenor Mining Company case involving William Allen, Wyatt Earp, and J.H. Holliday (p. 98-106).

1 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7583820

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Earp, Wyatt, 1848-1929

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Lawman, U.S. marshal, and gunfighter of the American West; b. in Monmouth, Ill.; after serving as a peace officer in Kansas, was involved in the controversial gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Ariz., in 1881; b. Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp. From the description of Wyatt Earp collection, 1839-[ongoing]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70954219 ...

Allen, William E.

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William Allen of Rondout, N.Y. was the father of Julia Allen, the wife of William Henry Channing, Unitarian minister, and of Frances Allen, the first wife of Jared Sparks, Unitarian minister, historian, and president of Harvard. From the description of William Allen family correspondence, 1802-1872 (inclusive), 1802-1850 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612366337 Julia McWade Blazer and Harriet McWade Allen were the daughters of William McWade, who came to B...

Clanton, Joseph Isaac, 1847-1887

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Lisle, J. L.

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Smith, Marcus A. (Marcus Aurelius), 1851-1924

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Senator Marcus A. Smith arrived in Arizona in 1880; he served as territorial delegate to Congress from 1887 to 1895, then as U.S. Senator from 1912 to 1921. From the description of Smith papers, 1880-1917. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 44093522 Politician; U.S. Senator for Arizona, 1912-1921. From the description of Constitutional Convention scrapbook, 1910. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31416874 ...

Smith & Lisle (Firm)

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Biographical note: Marcus A. Smith and J.L. Lisle may have been law partners in Kentucky. Smith was born in Kentucky and practiced law in Lexington in the 1870s. He practiced in San Francisco from 1879 to 1880, then migrated to Tombstone. He served as Cochise County Attorney from 1883 to 1885 then went into private practice. He was a territorial delegate and one of the first two U.S. Senators from Arizona. From the description of Smith & Lisle lawyer's account books, 1877-1883. (...