Date Original
1898
Description
This collection contains an Abstract of Title to lands in Clay County, prepared by Douglas Hopson.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Abstract of Title in this collection was prepared and issued by abstractor Douglas Hopson to A.W. Tharp, for lands in Clay County, Arkansas. Clay County lies in the Northeast corner of the state and is bound north and east by the State of Missouri; south by Greene and west by Randolph County, Arkansas. Clay County was a part of the territory of New Madrid, Missouri in about 1812. After that, Randolph and Greene in the early 1830,s. Around 1832, this area increased very slowly for the next twenty years, after which it advanced quite rapidly. On the outbreak of the Civil War, it came to a standstill. In 1875 the county was renamed from Clayton to Clay to honor Henry Clay.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Corning, Clay County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.041.020
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Clay County (Ark.) abstract of title, SMC.041.020
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Clay County (Ark.) abstract of title, 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
