PART II TAX LISTS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY FOR 1821-1829 Thinking that the first tax list of Crawford County, 1821, might be of interest it is herewith given: It must be remembered that of this time Crawford County extended from the southern boundary of Pope County to a little north of Fort Gibson and was mostly on the south side of the river; our present Crawford County belonged at that time to the Osages. In 1828 when the Government made a treaty with the Cherokees and they moved farther west, the country occupied by them automatically became a part of Crawford County. The original list, which is in long hand on paper about 8 by 9 inches, is preserved at the Arkansas History Commission Rooms. The items on which taxes were paid are as follows: Dwelling houses, Slaves between the ages of 10 and 45 years, Wheeled Carriages, Horses, Mules and Jacks, Meat cattle over three years old; Stud Horses. The number of single men were listed. There were 96 names on the list as follows: Wm. Bradford, Robert Belo, Robert Buchanan, Andy Buchanan, Wm. Black, Adam Baty, John Baty, Jos. Baty, Geo. Britton, Mark Bean, Richard Bean, Jas. Billengoly, Jr., Alex Buchanan, Jas. Buchanan, Jas. Billengoly, Jr., Augustine Campbell, John Caps, Larkin Caps, Johnson H. Caps, Coleman Coxe, John Cureton, Wm. Cureton, Henry Cureton, John Cunningham, or Cureton, Thomas Cwuton, Jonathan Clark, John Davis, Samuel Davis, John Davidson, Nicholas Edward, Elijah Edwards, Fred Fletcher, Wm. Gibson, Wm. Grey, Robert Gibson, James Gibson, Isaac Hensley, John Joy, Wm. Ingram, Vincent Lickens, Clark Landers, Wm. T. Larrimore, Thos. Linsey, Wm. Makwell, Samuel Marrow, Job Monds, John B. Moose, Wesley Mares, John McClain, John Moose, George Marrow, Larkin Newton, John Newmans, Barzella Newton, Jos. O'Neal, Cyrus Parks, Squire Pirhouse, Christearo Peerhouse, Hugh Pierce, John Pierce, Peter Pero, Geo. Riley, Jos. Reffield, Chas. Reffield. Wm. Stagner, Hugh Shannon, Isaac Shannon, Henry Stinnett, John S. Stinnett, Wm. S. Stinnett, Reuben Sanders, Jas. Simpson, John Smith, Soloman Sharp, Baby Stinnett, Thos. Tyner, Sr., Aaron Tyner, Thos. Tyner Jr., Jas. Turner, Matthew Turner, Samuel Washburn, Herald Wilson, Thos. Wag-nor, Britton Wicker, David Williams, John Wilson, Joseph Wilson, Jas. Wilson, William Stinnett. The largest amount of taxes paid by any one person was $5.83 3-4; there were 34 dwelling houses valued from $10 to $60; 34 slaves between the ages of ten and forty-five; all but nine persons owned either horses or cattle; no wheeled carriages were given; only sixteen single men were on the list. No lists between 1821 and 1829 have been preserved. The following appears on the front page of the 1829 book: "Received of George C. Pickett, Clerk of the Crawford Circuit Court a copy of the Tax Book amounting to the sum of seven hundred and seventeen dollars and forty-nine cents that is to say County tax amounting to the sum of six hundred and two dollars and twenty-seven cents and Territorial Tax amounting to the sum of one hundred and fifteen dollars and twenty-two cents. Which bind myself to collect and pay over according to Law. August 17th, 1829. JAMES WILSON, Sheriff of Crawford County, A. T. About 475 names appear on the list for that year, of that number only 110 paid taxes on their homes, of which several were valued at $100. Benjamine Moore Sr., paid largest amount of taxes, $14.62 1-2. The poll tax at this was 25 cents per capita. Among the names familiar to the present generation are: Dr. Joseph Bailey father of the late Dr. W. W. Bailey of Fort Smith, Whitfield Bourne, whose descendants are residents of this county; James Woodson Bates of Arkansas, first representative at Washington; John Dillard, Hugh Knox, great grandfather of Mr. Henry Faber, Benjamine Moore Jr., and Sr., grandfather and great grandfather of Mr. Johnson Moore; Dr. Jonathan McGee; Samuel and William Orrick, G.W. Pickett, Henry Sainnett, and Senefread Oliver. There are a number of other early tax lists at the History Commission rooms, the perusal of which is very interesting, showing when different persons settled in Crawford County. FROM TAX BOOK FOR THE YEAR 1830 County Taxes $529.575 Territorial Taxes 105.88 County Taxes For The Year 1830: 690 horses at 25c per head $172.50 2,016 cattle at 61/2c per head 126.00 111 Negroes at $1.00 per head 111.00 Political taxes 90.75 Head Horses 20.50 Taxes on sawmills and Tan Goods including John Joy's Jepser 8.825 Noak's and John Shee's taxes 529.575 Territorial Taxes 105.88 TOTAL $635.455 Received of George C. Pickett, Clerk of the Crawford Circuit Court, the foregoing tax list for the year 1830 amounting to the sum of $635.455, that is to say county taxes amounting to the sum of five hundred and twenty dollars and 57 cents~Territorial taxes amounting to the sum of $105.88, which I bind myself to collect and pay over according to law this 4 August, 1830. JAMES WILSON of Crawford County A3 Test: G. W. Pickett, Cik. FROM TAX BOOKS OF CRAWFORD COUNTY 1831 County Taxes $528.17 Territorial Taxes 124.37 $652.55 Received of George C. Pickett, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Crawford County, a copy of the foregoing tax list for the year 1831 amounting to the sum of $652.55. That is to say the county tax amounting to the sum of $428.175 and territorial tax amounting to sum of $124.375, which I bind myself to collect according to law. JAMES WILSON, Sheriff C. Co. A. Terr. SALE OF LOTS AT VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS The sale of lots in the town of Van Buren took place the 16th and 17th of last month, a few blocks were offered, the sales at auction amounted to $9,000, taking the sales all together since the first of July last amount to $16,000; about one-sixth of the lots only are sold. Persons wishing to purchase lots in this flourishing town would do well to apply soon as property is daily g in value. DAVID THOMPSON JOHN DRENNEN Proprietors. N. B. John Drennen has erected large and commodious warehouses in the town of Van Buren, and will attend particularly to the receiving, storing, and forwarding of goods consigned to them. JOHN DRENNEN, Arkansas State Gazette, March 28, 1838.