Creator

Date Original

1890 November 25

Description

This collection contains a notice to taxpayers, signed by P.M. Back, Sheriff, Arkansas County, Arkansas, stating that he will be at the listed townships on the listed dates to collect taxes for the county.

Biographical/Historical Note

Arkansas County, located in the Arkansas Delta, was the first of the state's 75 present-day counties to be created. It was formed on December 13, 1813, when the area was part of the Missouri Territory. It was named after the Arkansas River, which was named after the Arkansas Tribe, as was the Arkansas Territory. It later was split off from the Missouri Territory and admitted to the union as a state. It has two county seats, DeWitt and Stuttgart.

Physical Description

Document, 8.5" x 11"

Geographical Area

Arkansas County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

SMC.091.006

Resource Type

Text

Collection

Arkansas County (Ark.) tax payer's notice, SMC.091.006

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Arkansas County (Ark.) tax payer's notice, 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

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