Britten Ward Estate Records
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Scope and Content Note
Records of administration and distribution of estate, Chicot County.
Handwritten record of the administration of the estate of Britten Ward (died intestate April 1840) by Stokely Ward, including the bonding of Stokely Ward, inventory and appraisal of estate, sale of livestock, hiring out of enslaved people, payment of debts, and distribution of the estate among the heirs.
Dates
- 1840-1843
Creator
- Ward, Stokely (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).
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 item)
Acquisition Information
Purchased by Special Collections from South by Southwest Books, Arkansas List #28, Item #106, circa summer 1985.
Processing Information
Processed by Nan Lawler; completed April 1987.
Finding aid language was updated by Catherine Wallack in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
Creator
- Ward, Stokely (Person)
Source
- South by Southwest Books (Fayetteville, Ark.) (Bookseller, Organization)
- Title
- Britten Ward Estate Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nan Lawler
- Date
- April 1987
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- November 2023: Finding aid revised by Catherine Wallack in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons.
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