Date Original
circa 1870s
Description
This collection consists of one circular resolution of the State Grange of Arkansas, signed by Simon Hughes, Chairman, Executive Committee, Little Rock, Arkansas, dated 1870s.
Biographical/Historical Note
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry was founded in December 1867. Arkansas' first Grange chapter was established in August 1872. Arkansas State Grange was founded in June 1873. The purpose of the Grange was to protect farmers from "middlemen and monopolists," and encouraged farmers to practice crop diversification and economic cooperation. Simon Pollard Hughes (1830-1906) was the fifteenth governor of Arkansas, attorney general, and associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.087.010
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas Grange circular, SMC.087.010
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas Grange circular, 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
