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Date Original
1861 May 13
Description
Letter and voucher by David Walker and Brigadier General N.B. Pearce in the amount of $10,000 for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the military operation.
Transcription
Hall of Convention
May 13. 1861
Wereas, by the fifth section of the or-
dinance adopted by the State Convention
on the 11th day of May A.D 1861 "for raising
and equipping a military force in the
North Western and North Eastern positions
of these frontiers", it was ordained that
the sum of twenty thousand dollars, that
is to say, ten thousand dollars to each
of said divisions be and the same is,
hereby appropriated for the purpose of
organizing all necessary expenses of
military operations on the positions and
the state treasurer was thereby ordered
to issue the same on the warrant of the
President of the Convention.
Therefore the Treasurer of the State of
Arkansas, is hereby ordered and ex-
pected to pay to Nicholas B. Pearce,
Brigader General of the second
Division of Arkansas, the sum of
ten thousand dollars out of
the said appropriations for the
purposes aforesaid.
David Walker President
Physical Description
Letter, 2 pages, 12.75" x 7.75"; 12.25" x 7.75"
Subjects
Correspondence; Fund raising; Civil War; Governors
Contributor
David Walker
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.00006.024, Box 6, Item 4
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Small manuscript collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Letter, David Walker to Brigadier General N.B. Pearce, Small manuscript collection, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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