M86-6
W.H. NEWTON PAPERS
.25
cubic ft.
1862-1914. Donated.
W.H.
Newton of Palmyra (Lincoln County) was elected Owen Township Justice of the
Peace for years 1892-1894 and 1896-1898.
From 1908-1910, Newton served as County Assessor. His papers consist mostly of titles and
abstracts for land he purchased in 1893 from a farmer, Thomas James Irwin. In
addition, there are correspondence between W.H. Newton and his cousin,
Representative Calvin A. Newton, W.H. Newton's commissions to serve as an
elected official, and tax receipts for several years after 1900.
This
collection is arranged chronologically from 1862 to 1914.
Lincoln County
Politics and Government
Thomas James Irvin
W.H. Newton
File 1 - "Titles to Land Belonging to Thomas
James Irvin, 1862-1864."
File 2 - "Abstract of Title for Thomas James
Irvin, 1893."
File 3 - "Deeds of Trust and Loan Papers for
Thomas James Irvin, 1893."
File 4 - "Warrenty Deeds of W.H. Newton,
1893-94."
File 5 - "Commissions of W.H. Newton's Two
Appointments to Justice of the Peace (1892 and 1896) and County
Assessor (1908)."
File 6 - "Correspondence Between W.H. and
Arkansas Representative Calvin A. Newton, William F. Kirby and
Z. Stone, 1907."
File 7 - "Tax Receipts for 1901, 1904, 1906,
1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, and 1914; Stock Certificate for One
Share of Southern Investment and Co."
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