Date Original
1841 September 10
Description
This collection contains one sworn statement by William Etter, publisher of the Washington Telegraph, Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas, dated September 10, 1841, and attached to it a related clipping from an unidentified newspaper, news coverage of Clark County court proceedings dated April 20, 1841.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Henry Etter (1816-1865) was the founder and publisher of the Washington Telegraph, published and printed at Washington, Hempstead County, Arkansas. Etter was born in York County, Pennsylvania, and in 1840 moved his family by river to the growing settlement of Washington, where he became a prominent citizen and political figure through the printing of his newspaper. In late 1864, towards the end of the Civil War, Etter was reportedly sent to Mexico with $50,000 to purchase medicine and other wartime provisions, which seems to have been a partial success, but on his return he was captured by Federal troops and died of pneumonia in captivity.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Washington, Hempstead County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.083.023
Resource Type
Text
Collection
William Etter sworn statement, SMC.083.023
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
William Etter sworn statement, 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
