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'''Franklin County, Arkansas : First County and Probate Court Minutes Book (1838-40), with an every-name index''', compiled by Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist.  Privately published, copyright 2005.  The index to this book is [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/FranklinARK/CountyCourtIndex.htm here].
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'''Franklin County, Arkansas : First County and Probate Court Minutes Book (1838-40), with an every-name index''', transcribed with annotations by Will Johnson, [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com], Professional Genealogist.  Privately published, copyright 2005.  The index to this book is [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/FranklinARK/CountyCourtIndex.htm here].
  
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==Entry 195==
 
Page 50 Ordered that Anthony Bowen Esq apportion the hands to all the overseers in Lower Township.  
 
Page 50 Ordered that Anthony Bowen Esq apportion the hands to all the overseers in Lower Township.  
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==Entry 196==
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Wed 22 Jan 1840 A [Alfred] Henderson
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==Entry 197==
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Emanuel Spegle, Sheriff settled with county $169.43
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==Entry 198==
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Page 51 On motion ordered D L Bourland be apportioned the hands of all roads in Mulberry Township except the West bank of Mulberry Creek
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==Page 199==
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On motion ordered that Joshua Fisher be appointed overseer of the Stage road from West bank of Mulberry Creek to Crawford County line and that James B Simpson be overseer from East bank to Mulberry Township line and that A [Alfred] Henderson apportion hands on West bank.
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==Entry 200==
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On motion ordered J B Kendall be overseer of Stage road to Van Buren from Ozark to the Prairie branch and James Gilbreath Esqr apportion the hands in White Oak Township
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==Entry 201==
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On motion ordered that the commissioners of public buildings for the county of Franklin: John B Bourland, Charles Whitson, Lewis Russell, Thomas Aldridge and E J Moffet be required to attend at the next regular term of this court and make an exhibit of the accounts and transactions as the law requires.
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==Entry 202==
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Session Wednesday Evening 22 Jan 1840 Page 52
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==Entry 203==
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Court met after adjournment this morning for the purpose of appointing a notary public and other business. Present A [Alfred] Henderson Judge, Smith Hunsicker and James Gilbreath Esqr associates [This entry is overmarked "Error".]
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==Entry 204==
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On motion ordered that J B Kendall be allowed three dollars for services rendered in waiving [?] the hands on the Stage road from Ozark to Van Buren three days.
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==Entry 205==
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On motion ordered that the court now go into an election for notary public for Franklin County which resulted in the election of Emey [or Emery, Emory, Emzy] Levinson unanimously and it is therefore declared that said E Levinson is duly elected Notary public of said Franklin county and request the Governor to commission him.
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==Entry 206==
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On motion ordered that so soon as Thos [Thomas] F Kennedy shall comply with the requirements of the law, this is, pay all the expenses and damages assessed, they shall be priviledged to cost [?] a road from their steam saw mill to the West bank of Gar Creek to the Stage road in accordance with the report of the viewers. Court adjourns.
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==Entry 207==
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Page 53 Now on this day came Emanual Speegle, Sheriff and Assessor of Franklin County and filed the assesment list of the taxable Ser??? and Property of said county for 1840 this 25 Mar 1840
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==Entry 208==
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Session 20 Apr 1840 Monday A [Alfred] Henderson and Smith Hunsicker and James Gilbreath associates
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==Entry 209==
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Thomas Hamblen and Eli Patty viewers to lay out a road from Ozark to the Madison County line towards Huntsville having reported favourable and a remonstrance being presented against the same, it is ordered that John Tucker, David Harris, Robert Tucker, John Nixon and Jenkins Davis are appointed to view and report to this court, which is the best and most practicable the present old road or the one reported by said [Thomas] Hamblen and Eli Patty
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==Entry 210==
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M P Pool, James Murphy and James Marrs who were appointed viewers of a road commencing on the South bank of the Arkansas River saig [?] opposite the mouth of Big Mulberry running thence to what is commonly known by the name of the narrows of Six Mile Creek thence to intersect the main road leading from McLeans Bottom to Boversville [?] Scott County having failed to view said road. It is ordered that M P Pool, James Murphy and Thomas Edmonson be appointed to view the said road.
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==Entry 211==
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Page 54 It is ordered that Thomas Hamblen, and Eli Pattey be allowed six dollars each for six days service in viewing a road from Ozark to Madison Co.
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==Entry 212==
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Ordered that John W Crain & Co be allowed thirty five dollars for a stove and pipe both by J B Kendale [Kendall] for the courthouse and that C D Madden be allowed two dollars for setting up the same in the house.
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==Entry 213==
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Ordered that David Fort, Creed Degraffenreid and Elias Hail be appointed viewers to lay out and mark a road to commence at the ferry landing on the South bank of the Arkansas River opposite Ozark and terminating at the Hurrican Swamp on the Boonville road and to report at the next term of this court.
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==Entry 214==
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Ordered that E S Moffet be allowed, the sum of ten dollars for ten days services as county commissioner and 25 cents for paper for the use of the commissioner.
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==Entry 215==
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[Signed by] A [Alfred] Henderson, James Gilbreath, S [Smith] Hunsicker
  
 
[[Category:Franklin County, Arkansas]]
 
[[Category:Franklin County, Arkansas]]

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