Z. T. Hedges Letter
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Scope and Content Note
Two copies of typewritten letter from Z. T. Hedges of Pine Lands (Hamburg, Ark.) expressing interest in purchasing "land under Soldier's Additional Land Claims." Handwritten on verso of each are purchase/accounting notes for groceries and other supplies. In the late 1890s, Hedges partnered with Ed C. Wright to buy up land claims of Union Civil War veterans in Western Arkansas.
Dates
- 1899
Creator
- Hedges, Z. T. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
Zachary T. (Z. T.) Hedges was an Arkansas businessman, journalist, and plantation owner. He was born to Reuben F. and Cecilia Bridget Hedges in Virginia. Hedges ran a plantation in Ashley County, and worked as a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat. He served as editor of Southwest newspaper (Springfield, MO), and of the Globe (Lincoln, NE). On September 2, 1895, Hedges married Mary Morehouse O'Leary. He passed away July 1, 1925. Among Hedges' business interests was real estate, and in the late 1890s he partnered with Ed C. Wright to buy up land claims of Union Civil War veterans in Western Arkansas.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
Two copies of typewritten letter from Z. T. Hedges of Pine Lands (Hamburg, Ark.) expressing interest in purchasing "land under Soldier's Additional Land Claims."
Acquisition Information
The Z. T. Hedges Letter was acquired by the Special Collections Department circa 1986-1996.
Processing Information
Processed by Katrina Windon; completed in July 2019.
Creator
- Hedges, Z. T. (Person)
- Title
- Z. T. Hedges Letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Katrina Windon
- Date
- July 2019
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu