Date Original
1881 August 3
Description
This collection contains one broadside, an apportionment of common school revenues in the State Treasury, by James L. Denton, State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Biographical/Historical Note
James L. Denton was born near Clarksville, Arkansas, on July 6, 1836. He was licensed to preach by the Methodist Episcopal Church at the age of twenty and became Superintendent of Public Instruction in 1869 while pastor of the Old Second Street Methodist Church in Little Rock. He died on October 9, 1882, after leaping from the balcony of his friend Judge Greggs' home in Fayetteville "in a fit of insanity." It was claimed that he was driven to this action by the impugning of his honor and harassment from political enemies after his third nomination to the position of Superintendent.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.BS.035
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Common school revenues apportionment, SMC.BS.035
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Common school revenues apportionment, 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
