Proclamation, President Ulysses S. Grant - Brooks/Baxter War
Proclamation from Pres. U.S. Grant ending the Brooks-Baxter War
Proclamation, President Ulysses S. Grant - Brooks/Baxter War
Object number1988.019.00
DateMay 14, 1874
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 7/8 x 10 1/16 in. (27.7 x 25.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Terms
DescriptionA Proclamation by President Ulysses S. Grant ending the Brooks-Baxter War. The Proclamation states: "I hereby authorize and direct a Proclamation to suppress domestic violence in the state of Arkansas...U.S. Grant". There are three horizontal folds in the paper. The Proclamation is brittle and damaged along the edges.