For Arkansas and Louisiana-Missouri Territories

Chronological List of Territories 1787 - 1890 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000

List of Territorial Appointments 1789-1872 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000

Louisiana Territory was created in 1805.
Petition to appoint G.W. Johnston to the Position of Commisioner of the Louisiana-Missouri Territory, 16 May 1805 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000

Petition by Inhabitants of St. Genevieve District, Louisiana-Missouri, 25 Jun 1805
District 1, AR,
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000.

Petition by Inhabitants of St. Genevieve District, Louisiana-Missouri, 25 Jun 1805
District 2, AR,
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000.

Petition to Congress by Pre-1803 Inhabitants of the Louisiana-Missouri Territory, 25 Dec 1805 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

Memorial to the President by Citizens of the Louisiana-Missouri Territory, 27 Dec 1805, Names A-K 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

Memorial to the President by Citizens of the Louisiana-Missouri Territory, 27 Dec 1805, Names L-Z 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

Petition by the Inhabitants of Cape Girardeau, Louisiana-Missouri Territory, 6 Jan 1806 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

1806 Memorial to the President suggesting the appointment of J Meigs Jr. or Col. Samuel Hammond to replace Gov. Wilkinson as Governor.
Surnames A-E
Surnames F-J
Surnames K-P
Surnames Q-Z
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000.

Civil and Military appointments in Louisiana-Missouri Territory 14 July 1806 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April, 2000.

Letter from James Flauherty and Mackay Wherry and other inhabitants of St Charles to Judge Coburn asking him not to resign his position, 1808
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

1809 Petition by Citizens of LA-MO Territory suggesting Judge John Coburn as appointee for Governor to replace the late Governor Lewis
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

Petition to Congress by Inhabitants of Louisiana-Missouri Territory to establish a State Government, 6 Jan 1810 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

Petition to Congress by Inhabitants of the Louisiana-Missouri Territory again asking for the establishment of a State Government, 9 Sep 1811
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

1812 Petition from Arkansas District of Louisiana-Missouri Territory asking to extend the deadline for filing land claims
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

Muster Roll of March to June, 1812 in Captain Nathan Boone's Company of Mounted Rangers from the Louisiana-Missouri Territory 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

Muster Roll #2, 18 June 1812 to 18 June 1813 in Nathan Boone's Company of Rangers 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

List of Civil Officers for Missouri Territory 1813 and Civil Appointments at County and Township level, April 1st 1813 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

Earthquake information highlights this deposition of Henry Cassidy. Great for it's historical value of Arkansas District of Missouri Territory 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

1814 Resolution by the Missouri Territorial assembly seeking relief for those who suffered losses in the Earthquake 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, June 2000.

Letter from the Public Surveyor, William Russell, describing the lands in the Territory and appraising their value for sale as Public Lands. 20 Apr 1814 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 2000.

1814 List of Militia and Civil Officers for Missouri Territory 1 October 1814 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

List of Civil Officers for Missouri Territory 1814 Civil Appointments  at County and Township level 1 October 1814 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

List of Appointments by Governor Clark 1 Oct 1814 to 1 April 1815 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, June 2000.

1815 Missouri Territory Executive Journal 1 Apr 1815 to 1 Sep 1815 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, June 2000.

1815 Civil Appointments. 1 Apr 1815 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, June 2000.

1816 Missouri Territory Executive Journal 1 Oct 1815 to 30 Sep 1816 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, June 2000.

1817 Missouri Territory Executive Journal 1 Oct 1816 to 31 Mar 1817 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, June 2000.

1819 Petition to the President by Inhabitants of Howard Land District (Franklin Co., MO) asking that Henry Carroll be removed as Register. (Lots of Graft & Corruption in this one) 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

This letter from Charles Carroll to Josiah Meigs is interesting in the defence of his son Henry Carroll whos misdeeds prompted the 1819 Petition above 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

The Murder of Henry Carroll is the highlight of this letter from Charles Carroll to Josiah Meigs 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.

1820 Petition by inhabitants of Boone's Lick settlement, Missouri Territory, asking for changes in the rights of Pre-Emption 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, May 2000.
Arkansas was part of the acquistion of the Louisiana Purchase. Missouri Territory had jurisdiction over Arkansas between 1812 and 1819.

1814 Tax List
Submitted by Joyce McCool

1816 Tax List
Submitted by Joyce McCool

Arkansas Territory was organized in 1819. Around 14,000 people lived here then.
1823 Sheriff's Census -- Arkansas Township 
Submitted by Joyce McCool
1823 Sheriff's Census -- Richland Township 
Submitted by Joyce McCool
1823 Sheriff's Census -- Point Chicot Township 
Submitted by JoyceMcCool
1823 Sheriff's Census -- Mississippi Township 
Submitted by Joyce McCool

Territorial Papers - Arkansas 1819-1825 pp. 789-874; Part Seven, "Executive Register for the Arkansas Territory," 1817-1836.
Executives with surnames A-C 
Executives with surnames D-H 
Executives with surnames I-M 
Executives with surnames N-R 
Executives with surnames S-Z 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, March 1999.

Territorial Papers, "Roster of Militia Officers," 1825, pp. 68-76.
Roster of Militia Officers 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 1999.

Territorial Papers, "Memorial to the Congress by inhabitants of the Territory," 1835, pp.1138-1139.
Memorial to the Congress by inhabitants of the Territory 
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 1999.

Territorial Papers, "Petition to the Congress by Inhabitants of Missouri and Arkansas Territory,"1835, pp. 1134-1135.
Petition to the Congress by Inhabitants of Missouri and Arkansas Territory
Submitted by Jerry Morrison, April 1999.

Official Stuff
Where the Territorial Papers are today and how to order copies of the originals.

Transcription of the U.S. House Code providing for the publishing and care of the Territorial Papers.

Link to the Internet Site where the code can be found.

Link to "Guide to The Records of The U.S. House of Representatives (Record Group 233)".

The Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States: Available Publications.

This Link will take you to the National Archives "NAIL Expert Search Form".

Instructions on finding the Territorial Papers using the Nail search form:
Using this form and searching for the word "Territorial" entered on the first line and the word "AND" checked on the form between lines 1 and 2 and the word "Papers" on the second line, click the box "Only Descriptions Linked to Digital Copies", click "Submit Search". This will return 2 results, click on "View Results" and it will return the two results, the first of which is insignificant, (at least for this purpose). The second will take you to a page which lists where all of the Territorial Papers are filed. (If you fail to check the box for Digital records only, 18 results will be returned. Only results 10-18 are relative to this situation. Result 10 will take you to the same place as above,  Results 11-18 will take you to the links found on the above page.) Follow the links to see if the document you are interested in is available. There is also a link to a page where sample documents can be viewed and downloaded. (I'm sorry if this sounds complicated and I guess it is more difficult than it should be but I couldn't find a direct permanent link to the location. Even an e-mail to NARA failed to provide me with an address to use without going through the NAIL search engine. Remember, you're dealing with a Government agency. Happy Hunting!

This information was sent to me by NARA in resonse to my query:

Documents listed under control number NWL-233-HTP, House of Representatives Territorial Papers Collection,
may be referenced via the following archival unit:

Center for Legislative Archives (NWL)
National Archives Building, Room 8E
7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20408
Phone:  202-501-5350
Fax:  202-219-2176

Please feel free to directly contact NWL for ordering information.