Date Original
1838
Description
This letter was written by D.G.W. Leavitt to David Thompson, apologizing for the delay in appraising Thompson's land in Jefferson County.
Biographical/Historical Note
D.G.W. Leavitt served as Postmaster of Arkansas Post, Arkansas County, before he moved to Napoleon, Desha County, Arkansas. He served as Desha County Clerk 1844-1846. In the spring of 1846, he and a group of eleven men set out for California. They arrived in Santa Fe, New Mexico, but disappeared shortly afterward, on the Old Spanish Trail.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Jefferson County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.010.004a
Resource Type
Text
Collection
D.G.W. Leavitt letter, SMC.010.004a
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
D.G.W. Leavitt letter, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
