Date Original
1823-1852
Description
This collection contains 13 letters.
Biographical/Historical Note
John Kirkbridge Potts was born March 24, 1803 in Pennsylvania. His family moved to New Jersey in 1812. He moved to Arkansas in 1820 where he married Pamelia Logan on February 10, 1829. They settled in Pope County, Arkansas and completed the house that would be used by the Butterfield Overland Stagecoach route and known at "Potts Inn" in 1858. The house in now on the National Register of Historic Places.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Pope County (Ark.); New Jersey; Pennsylvania
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.043.019
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Potts family letters, SMC.043.019
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Potts family letters, 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