Hokiefan's Collection Of Arkansas Obsoletes, Scrip And National Bank Notes

Hokie, you got yourself some nice notes.
I can only dream.

Nice examples!

Here are a few Arkansas notes I recently picked up. The first was issued by the town of Camden, Arkansas, and is of the very odd denomination of $333-1/3. The issue date was January 30, 1882, and was payable to Brown & Brother, a large hardware and general merchandise firm in Camden. The note is post-dated to July 1, 1884.
This note, Rothert #94-1, is the plate note in Matt Rothert's "Arkansas Obsolete Notes and Scrip" reference.


The next is a 50 cent note issued by "The Corporation of Monticello" in Monticello, Arkansas, and dated June 2, 1862. Monticello is a town in southeast Arkansas, and was established in the late 1840's for the county seat of newly-formed Drew County. W.E. Owens, who settled in the area in the 1830's, signed the note as treasurer.
This note, Rothert #495-1, formerly resided in a PCGS holder with attribution to the Eric P. Newman Collection.


Finally, a 50 cent note issued by W.M. Steel in Jacksonport, Arkansas. From what I can find, it appears W.M. Steel was a land agent and possibly a merchant. Jacksonport, in northeast Arkansas just west of Newport, was once an important steamboat stop on the White River, just past its confluence with the Black River.
This note, Rothert #333-1, is also a plate note in Rothert's reference.

Excellent!

Thank you, jbuck!

to the Community, halflife78!

A couple of other additions. I was going to post these with the last notes, but the package got stuck for a few days with USPS in Little Rock.

The first is a 50 cent note issued by R. Harston & Co in Bentonville, Arkansas. Bentonville is where Sam Walton opened his first store which eventually became Walmart. The population of Bentonville has increase by more than tenfold since 1970, from around 5500 to over 60,000 in 2024. The home office of Walmart remains in Bentonville, and over 1000 Walmart vendors have established sales office there. My son lived there for many years, and it seems like every time we visited we could see the city growing. It's also home to the wonderful Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, founded by Alice Walton, and is well worth a visit if you're anywhere in the area.
This note is unlisted in Rothert; an almost identical note is listed, but that one has "Bearer" misspelled as "Bearir".


The other note is a $1 "Certificate of Deposite" from Des Arc, Arkansas, received by W.B. Crocker and payable by McLoren & Jackson. Des Arc is a town in east-central Arkansas on the White River. Settlers arrived in the area while it was part of French Louisiana and several places in Prairie County were named by the French (Des Arc translates to something like "of the bend", which is appropriate as the town lies on a large bend of the White River).
This is another note which was formerly in a PCGS holder with attribution to the Eric P. Newman Collection. This note is unlisted in Rothert.