Date Original
1867-1869
Description
This account book from a Murfreesboro, Arkansas, general store dates from March 30, 1867, to January 4, 1869. It contains some 720 pages with entries for both black and white customers.
Biographical/Historical Note
Calvin W. H. Haislip (circa 1820-1880), a native of Alabama, was a merchant in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, after the Civil War. Before the war, he had lived in Camden. In 1867, he entered into a partnership with Wesley Hoover (1828-1875), who had moved to Pike County from Nashville, Arkansas, after the war. They operated a general store at Murfreesboro, under the name of Haislip and Hoover. Hoover, a native of Tennessee, was elected State Representative for Pike County in the General Assembly.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Murfreesboro, Pike County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MG.00084
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Haislip and Hoover account book, MG00084
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Haislip and Hoover account book, 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
