Date Original
1850-1867
Description
This collection contains correspondence, and legal and financial papers of Jonas March Tebbetts.
Biographical/Historical Note
Jonas March Tebbetts was a lawyer, judge, and civic leader at Fayetteville, Arkansas, around 1840 through 1862. Tebbetts married Matilda Winlock, a student at the Fayetteville Female Seminary. Associated with the State Bank for a time, Tebbetts is possibly best known for building the Headquarters House located at 118 East Dickson Street in 1853. A Union sympathizer, Tebbetts was imprisoned at Fort Smith in 1862. Following the death of General Benjamin McCulloch at the Battle of Pea Ridge, Tebbetts was freed. Tebbetts, with his wife and children, moved with to St. Louis, Missouri, shortly thereafter.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000350
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Jonas M. Tebbetts papers, MS.000350
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Jonas M. Tebbetts 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
