Date Original
1854 March 6
Description
This collection contains one deed sold to A.R. Schultz for a burial lot at Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas, on March 6, 1854, and one envelope which most likely held the deed.
Biographical/Historical Note
Mount Holly Cemetery is located in Little Rock (Pulaski Co.), Arkansas. It is often called the Westminster Abbey of Arkansas because of the number of prominent individuals buried there, including 11 Arkansas governors, 13 Supreme Court Justices, four U.S. senators, four Confederate generals, and 21 Little Rock mayors. It was established on February 23, 1843. It was one of the first cemeteries to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. This collection contains a deed for a burial lot at Mount Holly that was paid by an individual named A.R. Schultz. It believed from census records that he may have lived in Pyeatt, (Pulaski Co.), Arkansas.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.176.014
Resource Type
Text
Collection
A.R. Schultz deed for Mount Holly Cemetery, SMC.176.014
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
A.R. Schultz deed for Mount Holly Cemetery, 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
