Date Original
1836-1856
Description
This collection contains a statement and an affidavit by Henry Wilcox.
Biographical/Historical Note
Henry Wilcox was born near Utica, New York, on August 4, 1800. He was an orphan. Wilcox attended Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, graduating in 1827. He tutored the family of Virginia Governor John Floyd. Wilcox moved to Palmyra, Missouri, and married Sarah Pleasant Pettus on September 2, 1829. Henry and Sarah had four children: Granville, Rebecca, Juliette, and Antoinette. At age forty, Henry began studying law and was admitted to the bar in New London, Missouri, on October 10, 1843. He was admitted to the Arkansas bar on September 28, 1844, in Crawford County, Arkansas. As the Civil War approached, Wilcox became an active leader in northwest Arkansas's secessionist movement. He died July 15, 1865, in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.022.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Henry Wilcox papers, SMC.022.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Henry Wilcox 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
