Date Original
1865-1869
Description
This collection contains one letter regarding delivery of plantation assets.
Biographical/Historical Note
John W. Ridgell was born in 1802 in Marion County, South Carolina, to Joel and Martha Sweeney Ridgell and moved to present day Drew County Arkansas in 1835. He married Emeline Sloan in Wilcox County Alabama on September 6, 1827. They were subsequently divorced in the state of Alabama on January 28, 1839 and remarried in Union County Arkansas on September 4, 1840. Ridgell was a plantation owner who traded numerous tracts of land and slaves. He also is listed in Goodspeed's "History of Arkansas" as the builder of the first mill, gin and gristmill north of Monticello.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.036.022
Resource Type
Text
Collection
J.W. Ridgell letter, SMC.036.022
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
J.W. Ridgell letter, 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
