Date Original
1898
Description
This collection contains chattel and crop mortgages from Sebastian County, Arkansas.
Biographical/Historical Note
Sebastian County was created on January 10, 1851. The Arkansas legislature named the county after William King Sebastian, a United State Senator. This county is on the western border of Arkansas, where the town of Greenwood, in the center of the county, served as county seat for the first three years. In 1854, Fort Smith became the county seat. Sebastian was divided into two judicial districts in 1861; both Greenwood and Fort Smith served as county seats thereafter. This collection contains chattel mortgages from Sebastian County. A chattel mortgage is a loan arrangement in which the object used to secure the loan is movable personal property. The lender holds a lien on the chattel until the loan has been paid.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Sebastian County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000674
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Sebastian County (Ark.) chattel mortgage collection, MS.000674
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Sebastian County (Ark.) chattel mortgage collection, 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
