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Receipt For Land Purchase, William Mcelroy
Receipt For Land Purchase, William Mcelroy
Arkansas Territory
This is a receipt for purchase of land in Hempstead County by William McElroy.
Murder: U.S. V. James Bigger
Arkansas Territory
This is the indictment of James Bigger for beating to death a slave woman named Lucy.
Slave Stealing: U.S. V. John Moore
Slave Stealing: U.S. V. John Moore
Arkansas Territory
This document contains two depositions of witnesses in the case against John S. Moore for unlawfully detaining a young slave boy.
Document, Doctor's Inventory
Arkansas Territory
This is a partial inventory of the estate of Henderson White.
Court Case, Peyton R. Pitman V. William Watson In A Ferry Boat Dispute
Court Case, Peyton R. Pitman V. William Watson In A Ferry Boat Dispute
Arkansas Territory
These court documents include an appellate judgement, appeal court proceedings, and an execution in the case of Peyton R. Pitman v. William Watson.The first document is a copy of the Appellant Judgement which has a list of the accounts costs and states that William Watson had taken oath to remove two suits brought against Payton R. Pitman. The second document is the appeal court proceedings, which lists the names of the six jurors, who found in favor of the defendant, William Watson.The third document is an execution showing that Payton R. Pitman finally won an appeal to collect damages for …
Bond For Coroner, Meril Archer
Bond For Coroner, Meril Archer
Arkansas Territory
This is a $7,000 bond posted by Meril Archer upon his election to county coroner in Lawrence County in 1832.
Bond For Surveyor, James M. Cooper
Bond For Surveyor, James M. Cooper
Arkansas Territory
This is a $2,000 bond posted by James M. Cooper upon his election as County Surveyor in Lawrence County.
Court Subpoena, John Lawson Hemphill V. Mary Dickson
Court Subpoena, John Lawson Hemphill V. Mary Dickson
Arkansas Territory
This is a court subpoena for Emily Callaway. The court case, John Lawson Hemphill versus Mary Dickson, was held in Clark County. Emily Callaway was called as a witness for the defendant, Mary Dickson. The members of the lawsuit were all related to one another.
Hillhouse Murder: Jarrett Remand To Jail In United States V. Jarret, Jp Court
Hillhouse Murder: Jarrett Remand To Jail In United States V. Jarret, Jp Court
Arkansas Territory
This document commands James McCarroll the constable of Strawberry Township, Lawrence County to keep Jarrett in the jailhouse because he was found guilty of murdering Polly Hillhouse.
Hillhouse Murder: Polly Hillhouse Inquest
Hillhouse Murder: Polly Hillhouse Inquest
Arkansas Territory
This document describes the findings of the grand jury and stand-in coroner who examined the body of Polly Hillhouse and other evidence. They concluded that Polly was fatally shot once in the back by a rifle and that the perpetrator was her slave, Jarrett.
Hillhouse Murder: Statement Of The Defense Of Jarrett
Hillhouse Murder: Statement Of The Defense Of Jarrett
Arkansas Territory
This is the motion filed by the defense claiming that the case be thrown out because the prosecuting attorney was not a sworn county official.
Hillhouse Murder: Indictment And Verdict
Hillhouse Murder: Indictment And Verdict
Arkansas Territory
This is the indictment entered by the prosecuting attorney Samuel S. Hudspeth against Jarrett for murdering Polly Hillhouse. Both the grand jury and the trial jury found Jarrett guilty, as noted on the back of the indictment.
Apprenticeship Indenture, Blacksmithing
Apprenticeship Indenture, Blacksmithing
Arkansas Territory
This indenture contracted Manly Manson, an orphan, to serve as an apprentice to Uriah Smith, a blacksmith, until the age of 21. During that time, Uriah Smith was obligated to send Manly to school, provide room and board, and teach him how to be a blacksmith.
Ferry Upkeep: Lawrence County V. Peyton R. Pitman
Ferry Upkeep: Lawrence County V. Peyton R. Pitman
Arkansas Territory
This is an order to summon Peyton R. Pitman to appear before a Justice of the Peace on the charge that he has failed to maintain a proper ferry.
Bond, Peyton R. Pitman And Franklin W. Taylor
Bond, Peyton R. Pitman And Franklin W. Taylor
Arkansas Territory
This is a penal bond of one hundred dollars for Peyton R. Pitman and Franklin W. Taylor as security for the operation of a ferry on Current River at his residence for the term of one year.
Justice Of The Peace Bond For James Raney
Justice Of The Peace Bond For James Raney
Arkansas Territory
This is a $450 bond posted by James Raney upon taking the oath to become a Justice of the Peace in Lawrence County.
Sheriff Bond For James M. Kuykendall
Sheriff Bond For James M. Kuykendall
Arkansas Territory
This is a $5,000 bond posted by James M. Kuykendall upon his election as Sheriff of Lawrence County in 1830.
Ferry Bond, Thomas Drew And Casper Schmick
Ferry Bond, Thomas Drew And Casper Schmick
Arkansas Territory
This is a $100 bond posted by Thomas Drew and Casper Schmick in order to operate a ferry across the Black River near Lewis deMun's mill in Lawrence County.
Disturbing A Religious Congregation: U.S. V. Stubblefield Brothers
Disturbing A Religious Congregation: U.S. V. Stubblefield Brothers
Arkansas Territory
This is the grand jury findings after examining the evidence against Coleman and Fielding Stubblefield who were accused of cursing and making rude gestures at David Orr while attending a church gathering at Benjamin Jones' home.
Penal Bond To Operate As Surveryor, Charles Hatcher
Penal Bond To Operate As Surveryor, Charles Hatcher
Arkansas Territory
This is a penal bond of two thousand dollars for Charles Hatcher to operate as surveyor for Lawrence County, with William Black, Isaac Job, and Thomas Black as securities.
Kidnapping: Linen V. Massingale
Kidnapping: Linen V. Massingale
Arkansas Territory
This is Henry Linen's original complaint to the court about the kidnapping of his daughter as well as the judge's order to appear and the sheriff's findings.
Ferry Bond, Thomas S. Drew, William Baird, And James G. Russel
Ferry Bond, Thomas S. Drew, William Baird, And James G. Russel
Arkansas Territory
This is a penal bond of one hundred dollars for Thomas S. Drew and William Baird to operate a ferry across the Black River for the term of one year.
Letter, Joseph Egner To Chester Ashley
Letter, Joseph Egner To Chester Ashley
Arkansas Territory
This is a letter from Joseph Egner in Batesville to Chester Ashley in Little Rock. The letter discusses the purchase of land in the Oil Trough Bottoms.
Probate, Samuel Cupples
Arkansas Territory
This probate includes a receipt for the coffin-maker and sale advertisement pertaining to the death and estate of Samuel Cupples. The receipt from Matthew McReynolds lists the cost of making a coffin and placing the coffin in the grave for the deceased, Samuel Cupples; it is addressed to William Looney who served as administrator for the estate. The second item is a receipt for James Kuykendall for "crying the sale" which involved going around to the community and telling them about the upcoming estate sale.
Probate, Doctor's Receipt To Ellen Hardin Estate
Probate, Doctor's Receipt To Ellen Hardin Estate
Arkansas Territory
This is a note from Dr. Peyton R. Pitman to the estate of Ellen Hardin, asking for expenses for medical care provided.
Perjury: United States V. Charles Hatcher
Perjury: United States V. Charles Hatcher
Arkansas Territory
This is the prosecuting attorney's indictment of Charles Hatcher for committing perjury during the 1825 trial of Joseph Hardin versus John Findley.
Territorial Judgment, Samuel Hall V. James Ball
Territorial Judgment, Samuel Hall V. James Ball
Arkansas Territory
This is a judgment issued in the Arkansas Territory in the court case of Samuel Hall v. James Ball, which involved the payment of a debt.
Document, Appointment Of Territorial Judges
Document, Appointment Of Territorial Judges
Arkansas Territory
This is a federal document issued by the 19th Congress, 1st Session addressing a request for the appointment of Territorial judges by the Territorial Legislature of Arkansas.
Bond For Constable, Joseph Hardin
Bond For Constable, Joseph Hardin
Arkansas Territory
This is a $500 bond that Joseph Hardin posted in order to become the constable of Spring River in Lawrence County in 1825.