Date Original
1840-1869
Description
This collection contains a ledger kept by William Ratcliffe and others. It contains notes, a ledger of rental accounts paid, expenditures for building supplies, and other miscellaneous notes. It has the names of William Ratcliffe, Jack Johnson, and Jack [Collsell] written in the front and back. It is unknown for which buildings the rental accounts and supplies were purchased.
Biographical/Historical Note
William Cummins Ratcliffe was born on March 12, 1839, in Arkansas County, Arkansas, to William and Mary Cummins Ratcliffe. He married Margaret Matilda Hanger in 1873 in Pulaski County, Arkansas. They had four children: Cummins, Matilda, Mary, and William. Ratcliffe was a lawyer in Little Rock for over 30 years. He also served throughout the Civil War in the "Capital City Guards," later a part of Company A, 6th Arkansas Infantry Regiment. He died on September 20, 1920.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.180.005
Resource Type
Text
Collection
William Cummins Ratcliffe ledger, SMC.180.005
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
William Cummins Ratcliffe ledger, 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
