Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Wednesday's Wonderful Collection - Enoch K. Miller papers, SMC.12.1

Enoch K. Miller was born January 16, 1840, in London, England. He came to America with his family in 1844, settling in Rochester, New York. He fought in the Civil War, serving in Company F, 108th Regiment, New York Volunteers, until he was severely wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg. After recovering from his wound, Enoch returned to New York and became a Presbyterian minister. He returned to the army as a chaplain, serving in the 25th Regiment, United States Colored Troops in Florida. It was in Florida that Enoch began his work with the Freedmen's Bureau.
In 1867, during Reconstruction, he was appointed Assistant Superintendent of Education for Arkansas under the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, more commonly known as the Freedmen's Bureau. He was also appointed Missionary Superintendent for Arkansas by the American Missionary Association. While in Arkansas, Enoch organized, built, and supervised many churches and schools. The churches were funded and operated by the American Missionary Association. The schools were operated by the Freedmen's Bureau, and received partial funding from the American Missionary Association. Enoch became an Episcopalian in Little Rock. He married Fanny Martha Jeffreys of Wisconsin, February 10, 1867. The couple left Little Rock in 1868. Enoch continued to devote his life to the church until his death on December 30, 1903.

This collection contains documents related to the organization of schools and churches in Arkansas under the Freedmen's Bureau and the American Missionary Association. Included are special orders, correspondence, broadsides, and other miscellaneous material.

  • Special orders and correspondence of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands for Arkansas (Reel MG00206)
    • 1. 1867 April 13: Special order number 16, John Tyler, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 2. 1867 April 25: Special order number 10, John Tyler, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 3. 1867 May 8: Special order number 13, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 4. 1867 May 8: Recommendation of Enoch K. Miller by C.H. Smith
    • 5. 1867 May 8: Special order number 13, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 6. 1867 June 18: Henry M. Whittilery, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 7. 1867 June 29: Special order number 26, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 8. 1867 October 12: Special order number 49, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 9. 1867 November 18: Special order number 56, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 10. 1868 January 3: Special order number 1, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 11. 1868 March 11: Special order number 13, John E. Bennett, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
  • Miscellaneous
    • 12. 1865 January 1: "Order of Exercises! For the Celebration of the Second Anniversary of Slave Emancipation, in the United States, by the 25th Regiment U.S.C. Troops, at Fort Barrancas, Florida, January 1st, 1865"
    • 13. 1867 February 20: War Department, circular number 5
    • 14. 1867 April 3: "Dixie as I see it and condition of the Freedman," by W.A. Britton
    • 15. 1867 December 9: Resolution, Committee on Freedmen's Affairs
    • 16. Undated: Abstract, William E. Woodruff to Samuel Butler, L.B. Shopord, and R.B. Patterson, vestrymen, Trinity Church
    • 17. Undated: Incomplete draft of annual report of Enoch K. Miller, Assistant Superintendent of Schools, 1867-1868
    • 18. Undated: Poem, "The Lazy Man and His Corn," Calvin Love
  • Correspondence
    • 19. 1865 August 25: D.H. Randall, Euchee Anna, Florida, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 20. 1867 January 31: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 21. 1867 January 31: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 22. 1867 February 4: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 23. 1867 February 4: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 24. 1867 February 10: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to "Fannie"
    • 25. 1867 February 16: Jacob R Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 26. 1867 February 18: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Jacob R Shipherd
    • 27. 1867 February 22: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 28. 1867 February 22: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 29. 1867 February 25: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 30. 1867 February 27: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 31. 1867 February 28: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 32. 1867 March 1: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Jacob R. Shipherd
    • 33. 1867 March 7: O.C. Sabin, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 34. 1867 March 7: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 35. 1867 March 8: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 36. 1867 March 20: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 37. 1867 March 22: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 38. 1867 April 1: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 39. 1867 April 2: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 40. 1867 April 29: A.B. Stickle, Branch's Plantation, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 41. 1867 May 1: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 42. 1867 May 2: O.C. Stickle, Branch's Plantation, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 43. 1867 May 3: A.C. Pierce, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 44. 1867 May 4: William A. Hubbard, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 45. 1867 May 9: E.G. Barker, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 46. 1867 May 9: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to S.V. Shipman, Madison, Wisconsin
    • 47. 1867 May 21: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • 48. 1867 May 26: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Jacob R. Shipherd
    • 49. 1867 May 31: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 50. 1867 June 7: James O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • 51. 1867 June 12: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 52. 1867 June 22: Alex I. Perry, Washington, District of Columbia, to Enoch K. Miller, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    • 53. 1867 June 29: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to unknown
    • 54. 1867 July 5: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 55. 1867 July 23: Jacob R Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 56. 1867 July 25: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 57. 1867 August 6: Jacob R Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 58. 1867 August 17: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 59. 1867 August 17: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 60. 1867 August 27: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois
    • 61. 1867 August 28: E.V. Clark, Red Fork, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock
    • 62. 1867 August 3: E.E. Henderson, Fayetteville, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 63. 1867 September 3: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 64. 1867 September 4: G.S.F. Savage, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 65. 1867 September 15: Maria L. Fuller, Oak Creek, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 66. 1867 September 21: Enoch K. Miller to Jacob R. Shipherd
    • 67. 1867 September 21: Maggie Farrar, Van Buren, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 68. 1867 September 21: E.G. Barker, Madison, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 69. 1867 September 22: Anne O. Hendren, Batesville, Arkansas, to Mr. Waters
    • 70. 1867 September 25: Denison Howard, Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 71. 1867 September 27: C.S. Tenney, Plano, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 72. 1867 October 1: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 73. 1867 October 1: A.C. Stickle, Davis Lake, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 74. 1867 October 3: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Denison Howard, Fort Smith, Arkansas
    • 75. 1867 October 7: Denison Howard, Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 76. 1867 October 7: P.E. Waters, Memphis, Tennessee, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 77. 1867 October 9: J.O. Lyman, Hartford, Wisconsin, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 78. 1867 October 12: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 79. 1867 October 17: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 80. 1867 October 18: P.T. Nowell, Jackson Fork, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 81. 1867 October 26: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 82. 1867 November 1: George Hare, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 83. 1867 November 7: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 84. 1867 November 9: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 85. 1867 November 13: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 86. 1867 November 13: George Hare, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 87. 1867 November 14: Maggie Farrar, Van Buren, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 88. 1867 November 16: David C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 89. 1867 November 19: David C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 90. 1867 November 21: George Hare, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 91. 1867 November 23: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
    • 92. 1867 November 28: A.C. Stickle, Davis Lake, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 93. 1867 November 29: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 94. 1867 November 30: Enoch K. Miller, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 95. 1867 November: William H. Hazeldine, Rocky Comfort, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 96. 1867 December 2: David C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 97. 1867 December 5: George Hare, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 98. 1867 December 7: David C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 99. 1867 December 16: William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Camden, Arkansas
    • 100. 1867 December 18: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 101. 1867 December 20: O.C. Sabin, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 102. 1867 December 21: O.C. Sabin, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 103. 1867 December 23: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 104. 1867 December 25: J.L. Thorpe, Camden, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 105. 1867 December 26: J.O. Lyman, Hartford, Wisconsin, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 106. 1867 December 27: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to teachers of the association
    • 107. 1867 December 27: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 108. 1867 December 31: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 109. 1867 December 31: David C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 110. 1867 December 31: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 111. 1868: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to "Teachers"
    • 112. 1868 January 1: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 113. 1868 January 3: George Hare, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 114. 1868 January 5: Mary B. Hitchcock, New Gascony, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 115. 1868 January 5: J.L. Thorpe, Camden, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 116. 1868 January 13: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 117. 1868 January 15: Mary B. Hitchcock, New Gascony, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 118. 1868 January 18: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 119. 1868 January 18: H.C. Dewolf, South Bend, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 120. 1868 January 22: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 121. 1868 January 27: D.C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 122. 1868 January 31: Enoch K. Miller to William M. Colby, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 123. 1868 February 3: David C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 124. 1868 February 4: D.C. Casey, Washington, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 125. 1868 February 6: Delucie F. Getman, Rocky Comfort, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 126. 1868 February 8: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 127. 1868 February 14: H.C. Dewolf, Arkansas County, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 128. 1868 February 15: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 129. 1868 February 27: Mary B. Hitchcock, New Gascony, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 130. 1868 February 27: Delucie F. Getman, Rocky Comfort, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 131. 1868 February 29: H.C. Dewolf, South Bend, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 132. 1868 February 29: Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas, to William M. Colby
    • 133. 1868 March 4: George Hare, Arkadelphia, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 134. 1868 March 28: Oscar C. Sabin, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 135. 1868 March 28: Mary B. Hitchcock, New Gascony, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 136. 1868 April 15: O.C. Sabin, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 137. 1868 April 15: James A. Seville, Camden, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 138. 1868 April 18: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 139. 1868 April 22: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 140. 1868 April 23: Maggie Farrar, Van Buren, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 141. 1868 May 1: J.O. Lyman, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, to Enoch K. Miller
    • 142. 1868 May 1: O.C. Sabin, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 143. 1868 May 2: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 144. 1868 May 6: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 145. 1868 August 14: William M. Colby to Enoch K. Miller
    • 146. 1868 August 17: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 147. 1868 August 24: Jacob R. Shipherd, Chicago, Illinois, to Enoch K. Miller, Little Rock, Arkansas
    • 148. Undated: Unknown to Enoch K. Miller