Date Original
1842
Description
This collection contains Charles P. Bertrand's license to practice law in the State of Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Charles P. Bertrand was born November 23, 1808, in New York to Pierre and Eliza Wilson Bertrand. His father died while he was still an infant. His mother then married Dr. Matthew Cunningham, who later became the first mayor of Little Rock. After the family moved to Arkansas in 1820, Bertrand studied law with Robert Crittenden. In 1830, he and Crittenden founded the Arkansas Advocate, the second newspaper in the territory. In 1835-1836, he served as State Treasurer for the Arkansas Territory, and in 1836 as secretary for the first constitutional convention. He was a member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1840-1841 and 1844-1849. In 1855-1856, he was the mayor of Little Rock. He also served as the president of the Memphis Telegraph Company, the first company to bring telegraph lines to Arkansas in 1860. He married Mary Hannah Morris, a sister of Mrs. Crittenden, on April 28, 1836, in Frankfort, Kentucky. They had two children: Robert Crittenden Bertrand and a daughter, who died at the age of 15. Charles Bertrand died August 27, 1865, and is buried in Mount Holly Cemetery in Little Rock.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.002.006
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Charles P. Bertrand law license, SMC.002.006
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Charles P. Bertrand law license, 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
