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ARKANSAS, Arkansas in the 1820s: 1 through 2 of 2

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  1. Man Trod to Death by Horse
    date January 22, 1820map ARKANSAS, Arkansastags Crime/Violence, Health/Death, Law

    On January 9, 1820, the people of Arkansas County had reason to be afraid; one of their neighbors had been found violently murdered. On that day, the coroner of Arkansas County held a formal inquest into the death of William Mabbet who had been found near Hickory Point. Curiously, Mabbet's body appeared heavily bruised and beaten, but showed no signs of resistance. If he had been attacked, should there...

  2. The Old Woman Who Sold Ale
    date April 29, 1820map ARKANSAS, Arkansastags Church/Religious-Activity, Women

    On August 29, 1820, the Arkansas Gazette told of an old woman who had dozed off one Sunday in church, probably due to the heat and an oppressively long and boring sermon. The incident might have gone unnoticed but for her Bible, which slipped out of her lap and fell to the floor, creating a massive racket. Jolted half awake by the noise, the elderly lady, known to her fellow churchgoers as a seller...