Date Original
1868
Description
This collection contains Mortimer Platt's appointment certificate for judge of the probate court of Phillips County, Arkansas, due to L.H. Mangum's disqualification.
Biographical/Historical Note
This document, signed by Isaac Murphy, appointed Mortimer Platt as judge of Phillips County probate court. Murphy became governor of "Union" Arkansas after Union forces captured Little Rock in September 1863. In the Spring of 1868, Arkansas was on the verge of Reconstruction, and Murphy was about to be replaced as governor by a former Union cavalry officer, Powell Clayton.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.013.017
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Mortimer Platt appointment, SMC.013.017
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Mortimer Platt appointment, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
