Matthew Leeper Letter
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Scope and Content Note
Letter dated at "Wichita Agency" October 31, 1861, from Leeper, Indian Agent for the Confederate States of America, to J. J. Storm, Commissary at the post, regarding issuance of rations to Reserve Indians.
Dates
- 1861
Creator
- Leeper, Matthew (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
Matthew Leeper was Indian Agent at the Wichita Agency, responsible for overseeing Confederate relations with Native Americans to the west of Arkansas. Leeper's life ended in tumult after being subpoenaed by the Confederacy and ultimately killed in the Tonkawa massacre in 1862.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (1 item)
Arrangement of the Papers
The collection consists of a single item, housed in a box with other smaller manuscript collections.
Acquisition Information
The Matthew Leeper Letter was purchased by Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries in 1950.
Processing Information
Unknown processor.
Creator
- Leeper, Matthew (Person)
- Title
- Matthew Leeper Letter
- Status
- Completed
- 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