Date Original
1846
Description
This letter was written by Thomas J. Hudson to his cousin Tennessee Hudson, a resident of Clark County, Arkansas, and discusses daily life and family news.
Biographical/Historical Note
Thomas J. Hudson, born in Tennessee in 1818, moved to Lamar, Benton County, Mississippi, while still a young man. He was a farmer and later owned a mercantile for thirty years. He married Eliza A. Reinhardt and had four children: Thomas J., Jr., Elizabeth, Waddie, and Mollie. Before the Civil War, he served as president of the Southern Cotton Planters' Association, and later, in 1882, founded the National Farmers' Congress, and served as it's first president. In 1886, he established the "Industrial Tattler," a newspaper devoted to promoting the National Farmers' Congress. He was editor of the newspaper until his death. Thomas J. Hudson's cousin, Tennessee Hudson (1826-1900) was born to Thomas C. Hudson and Jemima Tatum in Tennessee. She was a resident of Clark County, and married Elias E. Dawdy on July 1, 1847, in Dallas County. She died in 1900.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Arkansas; Mississippi
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.009.007
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Thomas J. Hudson letter, SMC.009.007
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Thomas J. Hudson letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
