Date Original
1868 November 23
Description
This collection contains a letter written by Senator Enoch H. Vance Sr. to his son E. H. Vance Jr.
Biographical/Historical Note
Enoch H. Vance Sr. was born January 1820 in Madison County, Alabama to William Houston and Elizabeth Campbell Vance; married to Lucinda Massey, Susanah Martin Lawhorn, and Dianna Alby. During his three marriages he fathered seven children, Virginia Elizabeth Vance Allison, Emily Vance, Enoch H. Vance Jr., James Anderson Vance, Samuel H. Vance, Robert Campbell Vance, and John Ferlong Vance. Enoch was nominated for governor of Arkansas by the Republican State Nominating Committee but lost to Powell Clayton. In 1868 he was elected to the Arkansas State Senate where he introduced a bill to the senate in 1868 to create a new county in Arkansas, which he named Grant. Enoch owned a store in Sheridan, the county seat of Grant county, where county business was transacted until the completion of the courthouse in 1871. Enoch was appointed the first tax assessor for Grant County.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.068.017
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Enoch H. Vance letter, SMC.068.017
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Enoch H. Vance letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
