Creator

Date Original

circa 1880s

Description

This collection contains documents written by the Arkansas Secretary of State, Jacob Frolich, in the1880s. This material was torn from a ledger and details information about a legislative library, the purchase of a fire-proof safe, Journals of the General Assembly, agricultural resources, election returns, the burial of John Siddle Williams, and the custody of the Supreme Court reports.

Biographical/Historical Note

Jacob Frolich (1821-1891), native of Bavaria, served as Arkansas Secretary of State, 1879-1885. He was also editor and publisher of the White County Record in Searcy, Arkansas, and the secretary and manager of the Gazette Publishing Company in Little Rock. He married Mollie Gaines Finley on September 2,1869, and had three children: Pearl, Finley, and Herman.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Arkansas; Bavaria

Language

English

Identifier

SMC.016.006

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Jacob Frolich papers, SMC.016.006

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Jacob Frolich papers, 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

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