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Grandison D. Royston Indenture

 Collection
Identifier: MC 990

Scope and Content Note

Bill of sale from William Wynn to Grandison B. Royston for the purchase of land and 50 enslaved people, March 17, 1836, in Lafayette County, Arkansas Territory. The names of those people are Peter Walker, Mary Habscan, George, Eli, Dick, Warran, Peter Turner, Peter Slivers, John, Barber, Ham, Henry Winbush, Robert Peter, Turner Peter, Sweetie, Charles , John Ganyruss, Daniel Little, Isaac, Dick, Selma, James, Micheal, Birryll, Fitt, Gillman, Bate, Davey, Edy, Harris, Peggey, India, Eliza, Quincy, Crivey, Mitty, Easter, Little Charlotte, Ann, Pally, Little Ann, Phebe, Sally, Margaret, Amy, Pally, Bridget, Ellen Eli, John, Grady, John, Sam Call, Colby Green, Joe, Lewis, Anker, Joe Little Birell, and Thankful.

Dates

  • 1836

Creator

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

Grandison Delaney Royston (1809-1889) was an Arkansas politician who served in the Arkansas state legislature and presided over the 1874 state constitutional convention.

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)

Acquisition Information

Purchased by the Special Collections Department from South by Southwest Books on August 16, 1989.

Related Materials

Processing Information

Processed by Wendy Samples; completed in November 1989. Finding aid language was updated by Catherine Wallack in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons. All names in the Finding Aid are spelled to the best of the processors' ability to transcribe the entries.

Title
Grandison D. Royston Indenture
Status
Completed
Author
Wendy Samples
Date
November 1989
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

Contact:
University of Arkansas Libraries
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Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
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