seeking revisions of the court's earlier decision. Roane thought it might be
possible but was pessimistic because "of EDWARD l. WRIGHT 11903-19771 RONALD A. MAY GEORGE E. LUSK, JR. EDWARD l. WRIGHT, JR. ISAAC A. JR. JAMES M. MOODY JOHN G. L1LE GORDON S. RATHER, JR. TERRY L. MATHEWS WILLIAM D. HAUGHT DAVID M. POWELL ROGER A. GLASGOW C. DOUGLAS BUFORD. JR. PATRICK J. GOSS ALSTON JENNINGS, JR. JOH N R. TISDALE KATHLYN GRAVES M. SAMUEL JONES III JOHN WILLIAM SPIVEY III BRUCE R. LINDSEY LEE J. MULDROW WENDELL L. GRIFFEN N. M. NORTON, JR. EDGAR j. TYLER CHARLES C. PRICE CHARLES T. COLEMAN JIMMY W MITCHELL JAMES). GLOVER EDWIN l. LOWTHER, JR. CHARLES L. SCHLUMBERGER SAMMYE L. TAYLOR WALTER E. MAY ANNA HIRAI GIBSON GREGORY T. JONES H. KEITH MORRISON THOMAS C. COURTWAY BETTINA E. BROWNSTEIN WALTER McSPADDEN ROGER D. ROWE NANCY BELLHOUSE MAY AUDREY R. EVANS NATE COULTER ROBERT M. HONEA JUDY SIMMONS HENRY MARK l. PRYOR RAY F. COX, JR. HARRY S. HURST, JR. DEBBIE M. TROY A. PRICE PATRICIA SIEVERS LEWALLEN JAMES M. MOODY, JR. KATHRYN PRYOR GEARHART
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the number of parties interested." Talk of reopening the Bowie Claims, indeed, produced a storm of protest from local leaders, but to no avail. Congress, certain that faulty decisions had been rendered, declared in 1830 that all confirmed claims were to be reviewed again by the Court. To facilitate this work, the govern-ment also provided Roane with legal support. New Orleans attorney J. J. Mercier was employed to take depositions for Roane in New Orleans. William Fulton, a fresh face and the new Territorial Secretary, became assistant counsel to Roane for the prosecution of these cases. Armed with this mandate from Congress plus Fulton's eagerness, Roane filed motions for bills of review for all the Bowie Claims. Over the next few years most were shown to be fraudulent, drawn up in the names of fictitious people by unscrupulous land speculators and then sold, sometimes to the unwitting and sometimes to those who were willing to gamble in questionable claims. The result of this work substantiated the government's right to between
50,000 and 60,000 acres of land. Moreover, Roane's job was saved, his critics silenced. Attorney General Wirt had been replaced and Governor Pope had decided that the judge was at fault rather than Roane. Roane survived this period of controversy, his career intact, and he continued as United States Attorney until statehood in 1836.
While Roane did not hold the federal commission after 1836, both his legal and political interests continued to prosper. His agricultural business on the Embree lands in Jefferson County also thrived. Around 1836, he moved his family to this plantation near Pine Bluff and in the 1850 census reported that he held 86 slaves and real estate valued at $15,000. He died two years later, among the wealthiest men Jefferson County. What can be concluded about the career of Sam Roane in territorial Arkansas? How did he manage his multiple responsibilities, building a private practice and continuously winning reappointment as U. S. Attorney? Skilled as a private attorney, Roane was also innovative in marketing his services and products. He was part of the political network with allies in the major
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