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| | Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas |
 | | In 1833 land was entered by Michael Elsberry, William Hagins and Preston Yeatman; in 1834 by James Erwin, James Shelby and Isaac Bledsoe; in 1835 by James Erwin, Isaac Bledsoe, Jonathan Hand, Robert Larkin, Daniel Harkelwood, Preston Yestman, Robert Larkins, Jonathan Hann and John J. Walton. |
 | | Soon after the seat of justice was removed to Marion, the county erected a frame court house; this was destroyed by a cyclone, and thus for many years court was held in various buildings, in old churches or vacant store-houses, till 1873, when the new brick building was constructed. |
 | | The contract for this building and the jail was let at $60,000, and county bonds were issued for that sum to pay the bill. |
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