Folder FPF 4

Scope and Contents Originally a journal belonging to the Sons of Temperance, Hopewell Division, Des Arc, AR. This volume contains membership information, meeting minutes and accounts of the Society. It was apparently taken by Cottingham during the occupation of that part of the State. An entry dated 8 Feb 1864 states that "James W. Cottingham captured this book at the town of Des Arc situated on the banks of the White River in Arkansas, County of Prairie." Cottingham made this into a combination personal...