Hi: Found while browsing. Any of you live near Batesville, AR? I am wondering about the first name of the Hinds mentioned in the promissory note below. Regards Nan 71532.734@compuserve.com ===================================== Found at: http://www.lyon.edu/webdata/groups/library/stroud.htm Stroud Collection Lyon College Special Collections Regional Studies Center Mabee-Simpson Library Lyon College P.O. Box 2317 Batesville, AR 72503-2317 Telephone: 870-698-4330 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Introduction Title: Stroud Collection Accession number: n/a Collection size: 2.5 cubic ft. Donor: Robert Stroud, Desha, Arkansas Repository: Lyon College Special Collections, Regional Studies Center Information About The Stroud Collection consists of photocopies and transcripts of a variety of historical documents (deeds, receipts, court papers, letters, etc.), the originals of which are in the possession of Robert Stroud, a local historian and collector in Desha, Arkansas. The documents range in date from the territorial era of Arkansas (pre-1836) to the early 20th century, and most relate to Arkansas and/or Independence County history and to the Deshas, Searcys, and allied families. Nancy S. Griffith and various Lyon College work-study students completed the photocopying and transcribing of the collection in the 1990s. Judy Blackwell completed the detailed indexing and the website finding aid in 2003. The collection is open for research. Folder 6: 6-16 Promissory notes, Hinds to Crawford and Combs to Crawford, Oct. 1840