Hempstead County loose court records scrapbook, 1819-1940s

Hempstead County was founded in 1818 by the Missouri territorial legislature before Arkansas Territory was established.

This scrapbook includes newspaper clippings, circa 1930s-1940s, and court documents, spanning 1821-1875, from what would become Hempstead County, Arkansas. This scrapbook was compiled circa 1930s-1940s by Lucile M. Carrigan, a worker of the Historical Records Survey. Loose documents were removed from the scrapbook by Arkansas State Archives staff in 2021 for conservation reasons, and original locations are recorded in the comments field of each item.

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1821 February 23: Bond, of Katharine Maddin, William Madden, and Reuben Maddin; James Miller, Governor
1821 February 23: Affidavit, for Katharine Maddin, wife of Mopez Maddin, deceased; James Stuart, clerk
1821 April 24: Inventory of the estate of Moses Madden, deceased; lists household and farm items, including animals; William Simms, justice of the peace; John Wilson, Derryes Wilson, David Roberts, appraisers
1821 August 28: Bond, for Suzannah Midkiff, Elias H. Bean, and William Shaw; James Miller, Governor; Benjamin Midkliff, deceased
1822 March 15: Voucher, for the sale of property from Isaac Midkliff; includes list of prices for various items and an enslaved woman identified only as "negrow woman"
1827 January 13: Motion, Bryant T. Nowlin v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Edward Crofs, attorney for plaintiff; Thomas Hubbard, attorney for defense; Allen M. Oakley, clerk; John Robinson, deputy clerk
1827 April 20: Voucher, for auction of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Mary Matlock, Joseph Campbell, Brient Howlin, Jason Jacks, Henry Duty, Masach Jones, Stephen P. Wilson, Lewis Wicker, David Roberts, Daniel Corneless, Nathaniel Jacobs, purchased items
1827 November 25: Receipt, of Thomas Hubbard; includes cost paid for fees in Mattock Adams v. Waggoner and Jacobs; Allen M. Oakley, clerk
1828 May 07: Voucher, U.S. v. Mary Matlock Adams and Joshua Fuqua, administrator of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; D.J. Witler, sheriff; A.M. Oakley, clerk
1828 July 19: Voucher, list expenses for the estate of James Fowler
1829 May 11: Voucher, to A.M. Oakley; includes cost of clerk and sheriff
1829 June 15: Voucher, lists prices of court services; Mary Matlock and Joshua Fuqua, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, owe Allen M. Oakley, clerk
1829 November 26: Letter, Bryan T. Nowlin, plaintiff, v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Gilbert Wingsfield, signature
1830 May 26: Motion, Collin Aldrich v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Daniel Ringo, attorney of plaintiff; Thomas Hubbard, attorney of defendant; Allen M. Oakley, clerk; D.T. Witters, sheriff; John Robinson, deputy clerk
1830 June 15: Letter, describing details in Matthew Furlong v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Daniel Ringo, attorney; Allen M. Oakley, clerk; D.J. Witten, Joshua Morrison, sheriffs; George Brinlen, Daniel Cornilius, Caty Wisker, witnesses; John Robins, deputy clerk; Thomas Hubbard, attorney gave payment with interest on behalf of estate administrators
1831 January 06: Bond, for Prudence R. McMurry, William McGee, and William J. Brown; John Pope, Governor; John McMurry, deceased
1834 January 06: Judgement, from Allen M. Oakley, clerk, claiming Prudence R. McMurry as executor of will for John McMurry, deceased
1834 March 14: Voucher, listing the goods and chattels for the estate of John McMurry, deceased; Prudence R. McMurry, executor of will; included in list are Jenny and George, enslaved woman and child; James Ragsdale, James Coughhorn, William Brown, Simon Bierd, John H. Fowler, owed notes
1836 February 26: Bond, of Henry H. Brown, Ephraim Minck, and Abraham Black; William S. Fulton, Governor; Allen M. Oakley, witness of signatures
1839 July 31: Summons, for George Conway and Andrew J. Armstong, administrators of the estate of William Armstrong, deceased
1840 November 14: Letter, Elias Rictor, plaintiff, v. Charles B. Mitchell, defendant; S.T. Sanders, clerk; Cocke T. Picks, N.L. Phillips, justice of the peace
1840 December 21: Writ, Elias Rictor v. Charles B. Mitchel
1840 December 21: Depositions, examined by Isaac Herrick, justice of the peace; Elias Rictor v. Charles Mitchell
1841 March 4: Letter, from W. Arnett, sheriff; James Gibson, Henry Cheatham, Daniel T. Witter, George Conway, summoned
1841 April 06: Letter, from G.A. Roystun, attorney for plaintiff in Henry J. Kimbell v. Chambers Etter and William H. Etter, debt; Isaac N. Jones, Daniel T. Witten, garnishees

Hempstead County loose court records scrapbook, 1819-1940s

1821 February 23: Bond, of Katharine Maddin, William Madden, and Reuben Maddin; James Miller, Governor

1821 February 23: Affidavit, for Katharine Maddin, wife of Mopez Maddin, deceased; James Stuart, clerk

1821 April 24: Inventory of the estate of Moses Madden, deceased; lists household and farm items, including animals; William Simms, justice of the peace; John Wilson, Derryes Wilson, David Roberts, appraisers

1821 August 28: Bond, for Suzannah Midkiff, Elias H. Bean, and William Shaw; James Miller, Governor; Benjamin Midkliff, deceased

1822 March 15: Voucher, for the sale of property from Isaac Midkliff; includes list of prices for various items and an enslaved woman identified only as "negrow woman"

1827 January 13: Motion, Bryant T. Nowlin v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Edward Crofs, attorney for plaintiff; Thomas Hubbard, attorney for defense; Allen M. Oakley, clerk; John Robinson, deputy clerk

1827 April 20: Voucher, for auction of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Mary Matlock, Joseph Campbell, Brient Howlin, Jason Jacks, Henry Duty, Masach Jones, Stephen P. Wilson, Lewis Wicker, David Roberts, Daniel Corneless, Nathaniel Jacobs, purchased items

1827 November 25: Receipt, of Thomas Hubbard; includes cost paid for fees in Mattock Adams v. Waggoner and Jacobs; Allen M. Oakley, clerk

1828 May 07: Voucher, U.S. v. Mary Matlock Adams and Joshua Fuqua, administrator of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; D.J. Witler, sheriff; A.M. Oakley, clerk

1828 July 19: Voucher, list expenses for the estate of James Fowler

1829 May 11: Voucher, to A.M. Oakley; includes cost of clerk and sheriff

1829 June 15: Voucher, lists prices of court services; Mary Matlock and Joshua Fuqua, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, owe Allen M. Oakley, clerk

1829 November 26: Letter, Bryan T. Nowlin, plaintiff, v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Gilbert Wingsfield, signature

1830 May 26: Motion, Collin Aldrich v. Joshua Fuqua and Mary Matlock, administrators of the estate of William Matlock, deceased; Daniel Ringo, attorney of plaintiff; Thomas Hubbard, attorney of defendant; Allen M. Oakley, clerk; D.T. Witters, sheriff; John Robinson, deputy clerk

1831 January 06: Bond, for Prudence R. McMurry, William McGee, and William J. Brown; John Pope, Governor; John McMurry, deceased

1834 January 06: Judgement, from Allen M. Oakley, clerk, claiming Prudence R. McMurry as executor of will for John McMurry, deceased

1834 March 14: Voucher, listing the goods and chattels for the estate of John McMurry, deceased; Prudence R. McMurry, executor of will; included in list are Jenny and George, enslaved woman and child; James Ragsdale, James Coughhorn, William Brown, Simon Bierd, John H. Fowler, owed notes

1836 February 26: Bond, of Henry H. Brown, Ephraim Minck, and Abraham Black; William S. Fulton, Governor; Allen M. Oakley, witness of signatures

1839 July 31: Summons, for George Conway and Andrew J. Armstong, administrators of the estate of William Armstrong, deceased

1840 November 14: Letter, Elias Rictor, plaintiff, v. Charles B. Mitchell, defendant; S.T. Sanders, clerk; Cocke T. Picks, N.L. Phillips, justice of the peace

1840 December 21: Writ, Elias Rictor v. Charles B. Mitchel

1840 December 21: Depositions, examined by Isaac Herrick, justice of the peace; Elias Rictor v. Charles Mitchell

1841 March 4: Letter, from W. Arnett, sheriff; James Gibson, Henry Cheatham, Daniel T. Witter, George Conway, summoned

1841 April 06: Letter, from G.A. Roystun, attorney for plaintiff in Henry J. Kimbell v. Chambers Etter and William H. Etter, debt; Isaac N. Jones, Daniel T. Witten, garnishees

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