Date Original
1869
Description
Theo Holt took this oath to abstain from alcohol for one year in front of J.R. Buchanon, Justice of the Peace. Holt would be released from his pledge if his wife left him or if she filed for divorce within that year.
Biographical/Historical Note
Theo Holt, with the help of E. Bancroft, began the White River Journal in DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas, with its first issue on June 3, 1868. They sold the newspaper in 1869 to S. Wheeler and Company. The temperance movement was a social crusade against the consumption of alcohol for non-medical needs. The movement encouraged abstinence from alcohol in order to better family relationships and reduce violence against women.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
DeValls Bluff, Prairie County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.009.004
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Theo Holt temperance pledge, SMC.009.004
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Theo Holt temperance pledge, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
