Travel Reimbursement for transporting John Middleton
Object number2008.165.02
DateDecember 7, 1882
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions7 x 8 in. (17.8 x 20.3 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionTravel reimbursement of $18.50 from Sebastian County, Sebastian Circuit Court for Fort Smith District, to L.M. Grandstaff for transporting John Middleton 100 miles due to a change of venue. This concerned the arson charge against John Middleton for burning down Scott County Courthouse (acquitted). Middleton was later a consort of Belle Starr and was murdered in Indian Territory. This reimbursement is dated 7 December 1882.Status
Not on view
late 19th Century
ca 1940's
15 June 1880