$500 was a lot of money back then. Did they ever catch who set the fire? ----- Original Message ----- From: Fran Warren <alverson@valuelinx.net> To: <AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 2:41 PM Subject: [AR-OLD-NEWS] Van Buren Press, March 29, 1877 > This is what happened to the Court Records of Crawford County in 1877 and > the reason we have an extreme amount of difficulty locating any previous > records. The records were destroyed during the Civil War when General > Blunt's forces captured Van Buren as well. > > $500 REWARD! > > Proclamation by the Governor, > Whereas it has come to the knowledge of the Executive, that on the night of > the 28th of March, 1877, the Court House at Van Buren, in Crawford County, > in this State, was set on fire and burned, (thereby destroying the Records > and papers of said County) by some unknown person or persons: > > Therefore, I, W. R. Miller, Governor of the State of Arkansas, by virtue of > the authority as vested in my by the Constitution and laws of said State, do > hereby off a Reward of FIVE HUNDERED DOLLARS for the arrest and conviction > of said unknown person or persons, who committed said offense. > > In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the > State to be affixed at Little Rock, on the 30th day of March, 1877. W. R. > Miller, Governor. > > Fran Alverson Warren > > > > ==== AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS Mailing List ==== > List Moms, for the AR-OLD-NEWSPAPERS-Diana Boothe and Fran Warren. AR-SURNAMES-admin@lists2.rootsweb.com Thanks, Fran!! > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp >