Date Original
1861
Description
This promissory note was given to Allen Lawrence and Company by Samuel Halliburton for $29.88 with interest.
Biographical/Historical Note
Samuel Halliburton was born around 1811 in Tennessee. He and his wife Ann had three children: Samuel C., John W., and Dana M. After moving to Arkansas, they made their home near Evening Shade, Arkansas, which was located in Lawrence County at that time but in 1868 was moved to Sharp County. In 1861, he was a Missionary Baptist minister. In 1862, he served as Senator representing Lawrence and Fulton counties. Halliburton enlisted for service in the Civil War on July 16, 1862, at Evening Shade, as a private in Company H, Shaver's Regiment, 38th Arkansas Infantry. He was captured at Lawrence, Arkansas, on October 8, 1863, and was taken to Gratiot Street Military Prison in St. Louis, Missouri. He died while a prisoner of war on February 23, 1864, and is buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in Missouri.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Missouri; Tennessee
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.008.013b
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Samuel Halliburton promissory note, SMC.008.013b
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Samuel Halliburton promissory note, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
