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R Cook, Warren.
43 Collection, 1782-1978.
Five
folders.
These are photocopies of papers of the
Smith, Havins, Roseberry, and Cook families of southwestern Missouri,
Arkansas, and Texas. The collection
includes correspondence, estate papers, and genealogical records. There are also two farm diaries, 1875‑1876.
Folder
1: Correspondence and estate papers, 1782‑1875.
06 Aug 1782 Last Will and Testament of John Haven, Fincastle County,
Va.
12 Sep 1796 Warranty Deed: James Mann to James Havans, Jefferson County,
Tenn.
01 Jun 1814 Warranty Deed: Henry Beeson to David Smith, Wayne County,
Ky.
06 Nov 1821 Appointment of Executors: Christina Alsop and James Havens
to the estate
of William Alsop, Lawrence County, Ala.
06 Aug 1822 Appointment of Executors: Sarah Havens and David Smith to
the estate of
James Havens, Lawrence County, Ala.
January 1823 Assignment of Dower of Sarah Havens from the estate of James
Havens.
11 Feb 1823 Inventory of the estate of James Havens.
04 Apr 1824 James Langston, Monticello, Ky., to David Smith, Lawrence
County, Ala.
February 1826 Order to sell property from estate of James Havens, Lawrence
County, Ala.
17 Aug 1828 Dillard and Nancy Huse (Hughes), Boonville, Mo., to Nancy
Huse,
Monticello, Ky.
01 Mar 1831 Bill of sale of property from the estate of Nicholas Alexander.
28 Nov 1838 Certificates of pedigree for horses.
04 Feb 1839 Promissory Note: William Spradlin to David Smith.
04 Mar 1847 Pedigree and stud schedule for horse “Jos. Morton,” Newton
County, Mo.
28 Aug 1848 Letter: Martha B. Carnes, Lee County, Va., to Amanda Roseberry,
Newton
County, Mo.
25 Jun 1849 Letter: Thomas J. Havins, Hopkins County, Tex., to Mrs.
Charlotte Smith,
Newton County, Mo.
12 Oct 1850 Letter: N. A. Langston, Randolph County, Ky., to “Dear
Aunt.”
15 Aug 1853 Letter: William Huckoby, Lockhart, Caldwell County, Tex.,
to John
Roseberry, Hazel Bottom Post Office, Newton
County, Mo.
21 Jan 1854 Letter: Thomas P. Wilson, Carrollton, Ark., to William Gibson,
Carthage,
Mo.
2 Mar 1854 Letter: H. C. Armstrong, Neosho, Mo., to Charlotte
Smith. Concerning hire
or sale of Negro girl to Armstrong.
06 Jun 1854 Letter: J. Mitchell, Lee Valley, Va., to Amanda
Roseberry, Senacker[?]
County, Mo.
September 1854 Letter: C. S. Havins, Grenville, Tex., to Sarah Smith.
29 Jun 1855 William K. Summers, Carroll County, Ark., to “Cousin John
Smith.”
28 May 1858 J. R. Smith, Wash burn's Prairie, Mo., to Thomas Benton.
03 May 1859 J. R. Smith, Washburn's Prairie, Mo., to “Mother.”
01 Sep 1863 Alvin B. Havins, Erath County, Tex., to Franklin Marrs,
Miller Grove,
Hopkins County, Tex. Concerns the death of
Abigail Havins.
18 Jan 1864 James W. Roseberry, Camp Bragg (Ark. or La.[?]), to
Charlotte Smith.
Folder
1 (Cont'd)
26
May 1864 James W. Roseberry, Camp
Three Creek, Ark., to “Friend.” Four‑page
fragment mentioning fighting at Mansfield,
Alexandria, and Saline River, La.
18
Sep 1864 James W. Roseberry,
“Camp Near Monticello, Ark.,” to Charlotte Smith.
Mentions great revival of religion in army
camps.
19
Sep 1864 James Roseberry,
“Texas,” to “Dear Friend.”
14
Oct 1864 Nannie Coffey,
Monticello, Ky., to “Dear Cousin.”
10
Dec 1864 Printed Form:
Headquarters Department, Department of Arkansas, ordering
guards to pass Sarah A. Walker en route by
horseback to Newtonia, Mo.
circa
1865 Verse: “Richmond on the
James,” by James W. Roseberry, 16th Missouri
Infantry, camp near Camden, Ark.
21
Feb 1865 R. B. Roseberry, “Camp
Near Camden, Ark.,” to Charlotte Smith.
01
May 1865 General Order No. 27,
Shreveport, La., announcing promotion of James W.
Roseberry as 2nd Lieutenant of Co. E, 16th
Missouri Infantry.
19
May 1865 Certification of
membership of James W. Roseberry as a member of the
“Christian Church of the 2nd Brigade of
Missouri Infantry,” Camp Allen, La.
08
Jun 1865 Printed parole of
James W. Roseberry, 16th Missouri Infantry, Shreveport, La.
22
Jun 1865 Oath of Allegiance:
James W. Roseberry, at St. Louis, Mo.
25
Jul 1865 Letter: John
Roseberry, Dallas County, Mo., to Mrs. M. Smith.
29
Aug 1866 Receipt for land taxes,
Newton County, Mo., to Charlotte Smith, Executor of
estate of David Smith.
20
Dec 1867 Adolphus Mitchell,
Visalia, Calif., to Amanda Roseberry.
16
May 1873 Thomas Havins, Hopkins
County, Tex., to Charlotte Smith.
28
Aug 1874 Affidavit by James and
Mary Langston, Macon County, Mo., concerning the
deaths of Polly Langston, Chariton County,
Mo., and D. S. Langston, San
Francisco, Calif.
22
Mar 1875 Statement concerning
personal effects of late Walter Adams.
Folder
2: Correspondence and estate papers, 1883‑1978.
12
Aug 1883 Last Will and Testament
of Charlotte Smith, Newton County, Mo.
03
Mar 1884 Printed invitation to
attend commencement exercises at the Physio‑Medical
Institute, Chicago, Ill.
16
Jan 1888 J. W. Roseberry,
Chillicothe, Mo., to Charlotte Smith.
24
Mar 1888 J. W. Roseberry,
Browning, Mo., to “Dear Wife.”
17
Jun 1888 J. W. Roseberry,
Unionville, Mo., to Chalmer Roseberry.
May
1892 Printed invitation to
attend commencement exercises of the Scarritt
Collegiate Institute, to Charlotte Smith,
Neosho, Mo.
14
Mar 1893 J. W. Roseberry, Kent,
Mo., to “Dear Nephew.”
18
Sep 1895 Harve[?] Hamilton,
Cabool, Mo., to Charlotte Roseberry.
05
Oct 1895 Ethel M. Roseberry,
San Francisco, Calif., to Chalmer Roseberry.
circa
1897 Affidavit of John R.
Smith, Newton County, Mo., concerning descendants of
David Smith.
18
Oct 1897 Printed appeal to
Confederate veterans by the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. Concerns
donations of war relics for Missouri Room of the
Confederate Museum, Richmond, Va.
22
Mar 1899 “Cousin Wade,” Blue
Ridge, Tex., to Chalmer Roseberry.
14
Apr 1899 “Cousin Wade,” Blue
Ridge, Tex., to Chalmer Roseberry.
15
May 1901 Le Souvenir, a four‑page newssheet printed at Neosho, Mo.
20
Jun 1901 Charles Payne, “Dealer
in Live Wild Animals,” Wichita, Kan., to C. H.
Roseberry, Kent, Mo.
17
Sep 1901 Charles Payne, Wichita,
Kan., to C. H. Roseberry, Kent, Mo.
Folder
2 (Cont'd)
09
Jul 1902 Headquarters, United
Confederate Veterans, St. Joseph, Mo., to J. W.
Roseberry, Commander of Freeman Camp, U.C.V.,
Waddill, Mo.
12
Oct 1902 E. M. Roseberry,
Hobart, Okla., to “Mother.”
October
1902 The Amicus Curio, Vol. III, No. 4, printed at Kent, Mo.
23
May 1903 A. S. Havins, Hillsboro,
Hill County, [Calif.?], to Charlotte Roseberry.
11
Oct 1905 Charles Payne,
Wichita, Kan., to C. H. Roseberry, Kent, Mo.
14
Oct 1905 C. H. Roseberry, Kent,
Mo., to Charles Payne.
26
Nov 1905 Ozro Mitchell, Visalia,
Calif., to Charlotte Roseberry, Kent, Mo.
21
Apr 1906 Ozro Mitchell, Visalia,
Calif., to Charlotte Roseberry, Kent, Mo.
Contains a
description of the San Francisco earthquake.
28
Jun 1906 Mabel [?], Prosperity,
Mo., to Chalmer Roseberry.
16
Dec 1906 Letter fragment
concerning the death of Ozro Mitchell.
12
Oct 1915 C. E. Brewster,
purchaser of wild game, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Harrisburg, Pa., to C. H. Roseberry.
29
May 1916 J. R. Roseberry,
Springfield, Mo., to Chalmer Roseberry, Stella, Mo.
29
Nov 1938 Clara S. Steichen,
Florence, Italy, to Mrs. J. E. B. Cook, Roseberry, Mo.
31
Dec 1949 Bill for services by C.
H. Roseberry, Stella, Mo., to Newton County, Mo.
20
Jan 1950 R. W. Roseberry,
Springfield, Mo., to C. H. Roseberry, Stella, Mo.
07
Oct 1962 Robert J. Cantrell,
Hot Springs, Ark., to Warren Cook, Republic, Mo.
17
Jun 1978 Laverne Pace, San
Jose, Calif., to Warren Cook, Republic, Mo.
Folder
3: Farm diaries, 1875‑1876.
These are pocket farm diaries for 1875‑1876. The diary for 1875 was marked on the outside
of the cover “J. W. Roseberry, Kent, Newton Co. Mo.” The inside flyleaf bears the inscription, “Presented to Chalmer
H. Roseberry on his 29th birthday by his mother, Jan. 11, 1904.” The diaries were photocopied one above the
other on the same page. The diary at
the top of the page is for the year 1875, that at the bottom for 1876.
Folder
4: Miscellaneous papers, 1816‑ca. 1875.
Included here are promissory notes, tax
and financial papers, and a few estate papers.
(Circa 40 pages.)
Folder
5: Miscellaneous genealogical notes and records.
Includes obituaries, “The Havins
Recorder,” and photocopies of photographs.
(Circa 40 pages.)
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