Boone County Abstract Company Records
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Scope and Content Note
Deeds, tax receipts, and abstracts.
The incomplete set of records contains deeds, tax receipts, abstracts, and other records pertaining to Boone County property from 1873 to 1922. Folder 24 contains miscellaneous receipts for unspecified services rendered by Boone County Abstract.
Dates
- 1873-1922
Creator
- Boone County Abstract Company (Harrison, Ark.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
RESTRICTIONS APPLY: Use is limited to the microfilm edition of the papers. Researchers wishing access to the original material should consult with the head of Special Collections.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical Note
The Boone County Abstract Company was founded by Godfrey Cotton (1808-1879) and his son, George Godfrey Cotton (1831-1884) in 1869. The Cotton family owned and operated Boone County Abstract until 1974.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box and 1 microfilm reel)
Arrangement of the Papers
The county property records are arranged by township, range and section number. Harrison property records are by subdivision and block number.
Acquisition Information
Hugh Cotton, of Harrison (Boone County), Arkansas donated these records to Special Collections on February 19, 1988.
Processing Information
Processed by Anthony J. Wappel, Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, Fayetteville, Arkansas, in December 1988.
Creator
- Boone County Abstract Company (Harrison, Ark.) (Organization)
Source
- Cotton, Hugh (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Boone County Abstract Company Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anthony J. Wappel
- Date
- December 1988
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu