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Letter, Elisha Baxter to Stevadson A. Hail

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Title	Letter, Elisha Baxter to Stevadson A. Hail
Date Original	1872-12-9
Creator	Elisha Baxter
Historical Note	Elisha Baxter served as Arkansas's tenth governor from 1873-1874.
Transcription	Little Rock Ark Dec 9th AD 1872 Dear Sir: I am ashamed to say that I had neglected your business until I received your on the fifth. In looking into the matter I find that the returns in the office of the Secretary of State show the throwing out of some Eight Townships and the Election of your oponents[sic] With high regard I am Respectfully yours Elisha Baxter S.A. Hale[sic] Esq Batesville, Ark
Description	This is a letter from Elisha Baxter in Little Rock to Stevadson A. Hail in Batesville acknowledging that votes in the last election were thrown out.
Physical Description	Letter, 7.75" x 8.75"
Subjects	Governors; Politics & government; Politicians; Political campaigns; Political elections; Voting; Correspondence;
Geographical Area	Little Rock, Pulaski County. (Ark.); Batesville, Independence County. (Ark.)
Language	English
Local Identifier	Hail-McAdams Family Papers, MS0080, Box 10, Item 688
Digital Resource	Image
Digital Collection	From Ballots to Bills - A History of Politics in Arkansas
Publisher	Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation	Letter, Elisha Baxter to Stevadson A. Hail, Hail-McAdams Family Papers, MS0080, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
Rights and Usage	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.

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