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- - FOREWORD gf’j

: “\3. The Inventory of the County Archives of Arkansas is one of a fri

. LQQ~ number of guides—to_hist3riEEl—materiaIs—prepared throughout the _;§

,§_ United States by workers on Historical Records Survey projects of w‘fi

Lg the Work Projects Administration. The publication herewith prom l _ p'fl

‘ fl . segted, an inventory of the archives of Scott County, 15 number 63 3';

r_‘:: of the Arkansas Series. "7

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. ,1; The Historical Records Survey program.was undertaken in the i 'J

' gi' winter of 1935—58 for the purpose of providing useful employment for '“j

' p ‘ ’ET needy unemployed historians, lawyers, teachers, and research and Vi:
,f; . ,clerical workers. In carrying out this obgective, the project was . if

.QEK organized to compile inventories of historical materials, particu- M'ig

‘ \7 233 larly the unpublished government documents and records which are H
" 3%, basic in the administration of local government, and which provide "Hj

yr. fix invaluable data for students of political, economic, and social his— ‘if

, ‘ng ' tory. The archival guide herewith presented is intended to meet the 7Q
./ :di requirements of day—to—day administration by the officials of the ,‘;i

' put? county, and also the needs of lawyers, businessmen, and other citi- ,2?

_ -_‘;§l , zens who require facts from the public records for the proper con— 'fi
: nfif. duct of their affairs. The volume is so designed that it can be fi(fia

‘a lfig used by the historian in his roScarch in unprinted sources in the ,fi5

‘ “fig same way he uses the library card catalog for printed sources. 'ffifl

. '*,§E I The inventories produced by the Historical Records Survey pro- '.§E
.:§%7 ' jocts attempt to do more than givo merely a list of records -— they {fig}
‘_.jfi%§ attempt further to sketch in the historical background of the county 'ifii
‘t‘ if?’ or other unit of government, and to describe precisely and in detail ' 75%

, ,‘fiéi' the organization and functions of the government agencies whose re— Q§§

. r. ”gh' cords they list. The county, town, and other local invontorics for vap%
' ‘g-ffi;» the entire country will, when completed, constitute an chyclopcdia ,3}§
. ijgg _ of local government as well as a bibliography of local archives. Up . it?
-,,é%, to the present time more than 1,500 Survey publications have been is- Qfig

I tfgféf sued in the country as a whole. ‘ggfig
;'*L;éi“ _ ~ . . , dig
J':Wfifih~ The successful conclusion of the work of the Historical Records 43%;
dfiéfié ' Survey projects, even in a single county, would not be possible with- fiiifl
*i"ffii31 out the support of public officials, historical and legal special— ‘:g%
”,Klitfi; _ ists, and many other groups in the community. Their cooperation is gagfi

: “Rigégfg ' gratefully acknowlodgcd. ' figfig
\**§-,d%}§. The Survey Program was organized by Luther H. Evans, who served 9 tion of record contents, manner of arrangement, indexing, nature of f
I it recording, size of volumes or containers, and location. g
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-$ . The inventory of the Scott County Archives was begun during the i _
fl latter part of 1958 and cormlcted in 1941, The original field workers f
i it were: W. 3. Bryan York'and Haude Story Who worKed under the supervision }
3 E? g of Rand Barker, District Supervisor. é
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H ., lhc work in the state oifico included the qutlng of forms, I
i It writing of entries, historical and legal rcScarch, writing and edit— i
if i ing of essays and publication of the volume° Persons in the State !
Ii , editorial orfice to Whom credit is due are: Alocrt A. Condray, i
E] forms cditcr; Mary h.’hinburno end Jennie Birkhead, entry editors; ‘
[i Gladys Lynn and h. Jctt final editors; Irene Thibault. Haida Arnold {
E] writers, who prepared the material for publication: Frances Kinnedy i
m who directed the mimeographing and publication. Mabello Neighbors, ‘ i
W Pauline LcFovcrs, Flossic Blassingamc, Leonora Robyn and H. F. Jernigan {
.H complete the unit responsible in the final publication of this volume, f
'H Carl E. Ott prepared and directed the indexing. , f
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A“ . The editorial criticisms of Mabel S. Brodie, editor in charge ;
g u oi‘public records inVUHtOTiCS in the central office, and Guy P. Timboo, ;
F assistant editor, has been invaluable to the Arkansas stuff in pro- 1
:v , paring this volume for publicution. The administrative personnel
of Work Projects Administration, of the Division of Community Service E
l Piograms, and of Research and Records Programs haVc cooperated with g
1i the Survey in all‘phasos of its program. The helpful suggestions 'E
Al ; and friendly counsel of John C. L. Andreasson, Regional Supervisor 1
5% of Historical Records Survey, is gratefully acknowledged. ;
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gr . ‘ The Survdyts official sponsor, its State-wide Advisory Board, I
‘J and the Community Advisory Board ofScofi300unty each contributed . i
V! . valuable assistance to the project in the compilation and publicu- {
.: ticn'of this volunm. Other contributing agencies were: The Arkansas i‘
i? History Commission; the Arkansas Supreme Court Library; the Little
*3 Rock Public Library; the Secretary of State; the Arkansas State" (
3% 'Library Commission; Arkansas Writers"Projcct, WPA; and the coun-
‘ :H ty officials ofifihntt County. - i
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- RAYMOND FOSTER _
2; War Memorial Building , State Supervisor' '
;{ Little Rock, Arkansas The Arkansas Historical
:fi March 1942 1‘ Records Survey ‘
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‘3! Figures or letterS‘in parentheses, follOWing the numoer of volumes, “
”I file boxes, or other type of container, indicate the labeling. If no lne '
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I I Dimensions are always given in inches, unless otherwise indicated;
" I I in the entries, therefore, the symbols for inches (") is omitted.
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,ve*» I Location of Records /
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I; ; noted. it can be assumed that the records listed under a particular office
ded I are located in the office unless otherwise stated at the end of the entry
as ' I describing the record.
~ I Cross References

I Title-line cross references are used to show the continuity of a re-

I cord series which has been kept separately for a period of time end with
ro— I other records for different periods of time. An example is that in entry

. I 1. They are also used in all artificial entries, those set up to cover .mtzi
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I 5. Dates shown in the description of the master entry or entry of mis-

~J ccllaneous contents are used only for the part or parts of the record

. contained therein, and are shown only when they vary from those of the
s, ” muster entry.
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: A citation of an act of the Legislature of the Territory of Arkansas,
« or of the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas, or an act of the
3 j legislative body of another Territory or State, refers to the page number
hat of the official publication of the laws.

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I the style of the case and the volume and page number of the publication.

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[ Preface————————————--—----—-—-—---———_-_-—_-___m__-__--_"-___-_-__ vii
f AbbreviationS, SymbOls, and Explanatory Notes----——-—-—--———-—---- ix
E General
f . Historical Sketch—_-—~—————-—--——-------——-----—---~-------~-- l
5 '. Housing, Care, and LccsSsibility of the Records -—~-——--~--v—- 15
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l o County Offices and Their Records
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: Recorder -~—-———~--—-—~—-~-i«—-n——-——m-—--—~—----———---~-—~--- 27
f Daily register. Papers. Mgrtgsgcs. /Licns and pandens.
; Plat. Porsonal property: Bonds, commissions,_ond credon— ‘
i / tials. Discharges; Miscellaneous”
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; Circu1t Court ——--—~-—--—~-————-—-——--—-——————-~--—--~——u--~-— 57
E Civil division: Case papers; proceedings, Judgments and '
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; exocutions, naturalization, iinonc1al.
{ ‘ , , Criminal division: Cass‘paperS; inqiests, indictments,
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i Chancery Court -~—-«———--————--—--——-——————————~————-—-~~——-— 44
g Probate Court ___-___-_______________________"_-___--____-___ 45
P Case papers, Wills“ Bonds and letters. Invontorics,
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{ Juvenilo Court -__---_-__-___-_-__-_--_-___—____-__-_-_--_--_ 49
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; Sheriff —--————--———~—-w——n----————---———_—————--——---—~~—--— 49
E ‘ Quorum Court -—-—-——-—-—--——-—-——-—---—----—-—-—-—----———--—— 49
} County Clerk -—-—-»—--—----—-——-~—————'—--—rr~----—«-—~-—~«-n 50 1
r Financial: Lccounts, warrants, Assessments and taxa- ,
E tion: Assessments, colloctions, tax sales, rodemptions.
L Eloctionss Pensions. Marriage.» Corporations. Livo— '
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fif‘ J County Treasurer __-______-_____--________-__-____--_____---__- '58
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' A? x Acccunts. Bind issue. Teachers' cuntractsa Redemption. E
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I #1 9 Director of County Audits —~--~--m—-—-—w—-u-—~——~—-—-——--u~——4- 61
fl:‘ 5 \ Csunty Superisor of Schools -----—"—---—~‘---—-——---—---—"---- 61
' a; ; Budgets. ' l
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' 58 l . HISTORICAL SKETCH
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'58 E Physlfiii CharacteristiCS. .
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i , Scott County, with an area of 898 square miles,(1) is located in
E west-central Arkansas. It is bounded on the north by Sebastian and Lee
E gan Counties, on the east by Yell County, on the southeast by Montgomery
61 E County, on the south by Polk.County and on the west by the State of
61 g iCklanoma. (2)
i c The county has an average elevation of 810 feet, with the altitude
' n g ranging from 419 feet at Cedar to 2,800 feet on Blue Mountain. (5) It
03 E has a mean annual temperature of about 62 degrees and an average of 50
E .inches of rainfall annually, with about 30 inches falling during the
64 E growing season. The growing season is from 210 to 220 days. (4) ‘
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i Although most of the county is in the Uuachita‘National Forest,
64 I which occupies an area within the County of'307,605 acres, (5) the river
i valleys are wide and fertile. The high plateaus are ideal for growing
65 { apples. (6) A large portion of the county is too rough and broken for
‘C 2 agriculture, but is excellent for growing timber.(7) The main streams are
6“ E the Fourche la Fave, Petit Jean and Poteau Rivers. (8)
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71 f It is believed that Hernando DeSoto and his band were the first
§ white men to visit the present bounds of Scott county. In the winter 0 f
77 j '1541—42 DeSoto and his followers built a camp and spent the winter in
E the northern part of the county, The finding of old Spanish coins,
79 E minted in the sixteenth century, near Lucas bears out the story of Do—
85 ! Soto's visit to the vicinity. (9)
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i The French traders, led by De Tonti, established a settlement at
g Arkansas Past in 1686. From there they penetrated to all parts of the
- { State. They paddled their canoes up the Arkansas l‘iver and some of them
3 followed the l"'ourche into Scott Uounty. The Poteau River also was used
5 to some extent by the traders in reaching Scott County. (10)
1 Organization and_2§velopment 2£_th3 County Egyernment
E .Scott County was created on November 5, 1833, from portions of
i Crawford and Pope Counties. (11)