Date Original
1861 January
Description
This collection contains the petition requesting Griffith to represent Sebastian County at the secession convention and his reply.
Biographical/Historical Note
In January 1861 Governor Henry M. Rector, at the direction of the General Assembly, called an election to determine whether Arkansas should hold a convention to consider secession. Concurrently, voters were to elect delegates to the convention should the vote be favorable. Samuel Griffith announced his candidacy for the Session Convention, seeking to represent the people of Sebastian County. Despite being a farmer that owned twenty-nine slaves, Griffith believed that the North was ready to “cast aside the Holy Bible” in order to end slavery. However, Griffith supported the Federal Government in the convention and voted against session in order to preserve the Union between the United States.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Sebastian County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.OV.026
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Sebastian County Secession Convention delegate petition and response, SMC.OV.026
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Sebastian County Secession Convention delegate petition and response, 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
