Title
Preview
Description
Daily newspaper column depicting hand-drawn sketches on topics of Arkansas history. Drawings include Thomas Newton riding a horse, Newton behind a mail counter, an envelope, and a cityscape of Washington.
Transcription
Early Arkansas mail rider Thos. W. Newton born Jan. 18, 1804 in Alexandria, VA.
Rode the early mail in Arkansas.
Postmaster in Little Rock 1823-28. U. S. Marshal and member of Congress 1847.
Washington in 1840.
W. J. Lemke.
Physical Description
Document, 5" x 7"
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
January 18, Walter J. Lemke Drawings Collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379
Resource Type
Document
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
January 18, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: This day in Arkansas history, 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
