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Date Original
1875 May 13-25
Physical Description
Document
Subjects
Murder
Geographical Area
Hempstead County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
sara_mssa_0019_scrapbook01_020
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Hempstead County loose court records, MSSA.0019
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives
Recommended Citation
1875 May 25: Bond for execution, U.S. v. Booker Foster, murder; Thomas H. Simms, clerk; J.W. Williams, William Boatright, Sarah J. Boatwright, W.P. Powell, Jill Hunegan, F.N. Johnson, Peter Appleton, Peter Hester, J.H. Collins, A.H. Jobe, Thomas C. Smith Jr., Amanda Hemp, Lou Hanegan, Willie Hanegan, Adam Clark, Bettie Clark, Alex Simms, Isham Foster, P.F. Finley, J.W. Finley, D.W. Jones, paid fees, 1821-circa 1940s: Hempstead County scrapbook, Hempstead County loose court records, Southwest Arkansas Regional Archives, Washington, Arkansas.
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Comments
Original location: first document on page 22 original text: "This negro [sic] was the first execution in the county. He was hung in the yard of the old jail in Washington, Arkansas. 1875"