Index to the Arkansas General Land Office, 1820-1907, Vol. 2: Covering the Counties of Union, Bradley, and Ashley by Sherida K. Eddlemon

Heritage Books. New. (1998) 2008. Trade Paperback. 348 pages. Spanish explorer Hernando DeSoto blazed the trails of the Arkansas area in 1541, followed by French explorers Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette. In 1682, French explorer La Salle claimed this wilderness in the name of France, naming it Louisiana. There wwere many Native American tribes living in this region: The Osage, Caddo, Akansa and the Quapaw. France then ceded this region to Spain in 1762. Spain permitted Americans to settle in the Arkansas area in 1783. In 1801 Spain returned the Louisiana area to France. The U.S. acquired this territory with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, requiring residents to file claims with the government in order to prove legal ownership of the land. Between 1820 and 1905, more than 15,600 entries were filed for the eastern Arkansas counties of Union, Bradley, and Ashley. Land was sometimes available for only $1.25 per acre, or a parcel could be bid upon. This index of land transactions filed… Read More

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