C. Langtree letter, 1861 Aug. 6.

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C. Langtree letter, 1861 Aug. 6.

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Letter from Caleb Langtree in Little Rock, to Sam Williams.

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Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History

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Williams, Samuel W. (Samuel Wright), 1828-1900

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Langtree, Caleb

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Deputy surveyor at Arkansas General Land Office. Caleb Langtree was an Irish immigrant, civil engineer, and cartographer, who, according to 1850 census records, had married an Arkansas native (Eliza) and settled in Little Rock to raise a family that included at least four daughters. By 1867, Langtree was the chairman of the Arkansas Agricultural Bureau and used his surveying experience to tout the state to immigrants. From the description of C. Langtree lette...