Date Original
1913
Description
The photocopy in this collection consists of a one-page affidavit, dated July 23, 1913.
Biographical/Historical Note
This collection contains a photocopy of an affidavit of William L. Taylor, swearing that the Crawford County Courthouse and all its records burned on March 24, 1877. According to the affidavit, Taylor was a resident of Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas, since 1868. He was sheriff of Crawford County from October 1878 to 1880 and 1882 to 1886. He was in Van Buren the night that the court house was destroyed. The Crawford County Court House was constructed in 1842 and is thought to the be oldest active county courthouse west of the Mississippi River.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Crawford County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.087.031
Resource Type
Text
Collection
William L. Taylor affidavit [photocopy], SMC.087.031
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
William L. Taylor affidavit [photocopy], Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
