I. A N. County Of Arkansas

A N. County Of Arkansas, bounded N. E. by White river, and watered by the Little Red river. It was formed in 1873 from portions of Independence, Izard, Searcy, and Van Buren counties. The surface is irregular. The soil produces cotton, grain, tobacco, and fruits. Timber is abundant. Iron, lead, and marble occur. Capital, Mountain View.

II. A S. W. County Of Missouri

A S. W. County Of Missouri, bordering on Arkansas, intersected by White river, and drained by its tributary the James; area, about 500 sq. m.; pop. in 1870, 3,253, of whom 20 were colored. The surface is broken, and the soil fertile. The Atlantic and Pacific railroad touches the N. W. corner. The chief productions in 1870 were 13,022 bushels of wheat, 121,735 of Indian corn, 14,340 of oats, 3,205 lbs. of tobacco, 3,521 of wool, 27,817 of butter, and 3,808 gallons of sorghum molasses. There were 1,298 horses, 905 milch cows, 1,683 other cattle, 3,023 sheep, and 10,722 swine. Capital, Galena.

III. An E. County Of Dakota

An E. County Of Dakota, recently formed and not included in the census of 1870; area, about 700 sq. m. It is mostly table land, being occupied by the Coteau des Prairies, and has a rolling surface.

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I. William Leetc

William Leetc, an American author, born at New Paltz, N. Y., April 20,1792, died at Saratoga Springs, Aug. 15, 1844. He was a printer, and edited successively the "Herkimer American," "Hudson "Whig," "The Lounger" (Hudson), "Albany Daily Advertiser," "Hartford Mirror," "The Knights of the Round Table" at Hartford, and from 1821 the Kew York " Commercial Advertiser." In 1843-'4 he was superintendent of common schools in Kew York. His principal works are: "History of the Great Albany Convention of 1821 " (8vo); "Narrative of the Grand Erie Canal Celebration" (Kew York, 1825); "Letters on Masonry and x\nti-Masonry " (1832); " Matthias and his Impostures " (12mo, 1832, and 18mo, 1835); "Tales and Sketches" (2 vols. 12mo, 1834); " Essays on Social and Literary Topics " (12mo, 1835); "Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman" (12mo, 1836); "Life of Maria Monk and Refutation of the Awful Disclosures" (8vo, 1836); "Letters on Animal Magnetism" (8vo, 1837); "Life of Joseph Brant" (2 vols. 8vo, 1838; new ed. by W. L. Stone, jr., with index, Albany, 1865); " Border Wars of the American Revolution" (2 vols. 12mo, 1839); " Poetry and History of Wyoming" (12mo, 1841; with index, 1864); "Life of Red Jacket - Sa-'go-ye-wat-ha" (8vo, 1835 and 1841; new ed. with a life of the author by W. L. Stone, jr., 1866); and "Life of Uncas and Miantonomoh" (24mo, 1842).

II. William Leete, Jr

Jr William Leete, son of the preceding, born in Kew York, April 4, 1835. He graduated at Brown university in 1858 and at the Albany law school in 1859, and is now (1876) one of the editors of the " Kew York School Journal."He has published "Life and Times of Sir William Johnson, Bart.," begun by his father (2 vols. 8vo, 1865); "Life and Writings of Col. William L. Stone " (1866); " Saratoga and its Mineral Springs " (1866); " History of Kew York City" (1872); "The True History of the Jane McCrea Tragedy" (1874); "Reminiscences of Saratoga" (1874); and "Centennial Sketches" (1876). He has translated from the German the "Memoirs and Letters of Mrs. General Riedesel" (1867), and the "Life and Military Journals of Major General Riedesel" (2 vols. 8vo, 1868).