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Date Original
1927 August 23-1928 March 31
Description
Ledger labeled "No. 7" with column headings: [date, description] Tenant, "Gen Ledger," Cash, "Mdse," Rent, Cotton, and Seed.
Biographical/Historical Note
In 1909, internationally known agricultural expert and future Illinois Governor Frank Orren Lowden purchased a plantation of 21,000 acres at South Bend in Lincoln County, Arkansas, 7 miles northeast of Gould. This enterprise, actually a number of separate "farms", stretched for more than 20 miles along the Arkansas River in Lincoln and Desha counties. Lowden considered Arkansas agricultural lands to be among the most fertile in the world. His main farm at South Bend included a large Greek revival plantation house of 20 rooms, built before 1857. Although Lowden made yearly visits to Arkansas, he employed a number of different men to oversee plantation operations in his absence. Among them was Phillip Boggs of Gould who was financial agent and bookkeeper at South Bend from 1921 to 1936.
The plantation, which grew cotton exclusively, was divided into a number of separate farms: Clay Place, Lake Place, Langdon, Massey, as well as South Bend. These locations were developed into "model farms with Delco electric lights and deep well water system."
Physical Description
Ledger, 15.25" x 17.25"
Keywords
Plantations; Cotton; Arkansas Delta (Ark.); Floods--Arkansas--1920-1930.; Account books
Geographical Area
Lincoln County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000248, Ledger 07 (Box 3, Item 2)
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Lowden Plantation records, MS.000248
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Lowden Plantation ledger, 1927 August 23-1928 March 31, Lowden Plantation records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
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