Date Original
1828 June
Description
This collection contains an address "to the public," by Sylvanus Phillips of Helena, concerning Robert Crittenden, along with letters of Crittenden and Able Knowlton.
Biographical/Historical Note
Colonel Sylvanus Phillips (1765-1830) arrived in Arkansas around 1797 and worked with fellow land speculator William Russell to create a new town site. When a new county was formed in the area in 1820, it was named Phillips County in his honor, and the town of Helena, incorporated 1833, was named for his daughter. Robert Crittenden (1797-1834) was the first secretary of the Arkansas Territory between 1819-1829 and acting governor of the Arkansas Territory between July-December 1829. In 1827, he came into conflict with Henry Conway over political issues and killed him in a duel. Crittenden died on December 18, 1834 while arguing a legal case.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.OV.035
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Sylvanus Phillips address, SMC.OV.035
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Sylvanus Phillips address, 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
