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Correspondence and other papers, 1850-1918

Manuscript Collection 939

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

The papers pertain to Harvey A. Tinney and his wife, Missouri A. Tinney, of Conway County, Arkansas.   The couple moved from Missouri to Pope County, Arkansas, in the 1840's and later settled in Conway County, Arkansas.  The papers contain correspondence, a will, and receipts.  Correspondence originates from friends and family in Harrison County, Missouri, Pope County, Arkansas, and other Arkansas counties.

For more information, see the Tinney Family Papers Addendum (MC 1047).

Fadjo Cravens, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, donated these papers to Special Collections on May 2, 1989.

Processed by Anthony J. Wappel, Special Collections Division, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 1989.

CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION (31 items)

1. Correspondence, 1850-1853.
2. Correspondence, 1878-1880.
3. Correspondence, 1901-1918 and n.d.
4. Will of Harvey A. Tinney, 1870; and property record, 1882.
5. Tax and other receipts, 1872-1898.