"I, John B. Dickson, Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County of Benton and State of Arkansas do hereby certify that the foregoing and annexed list of Persons names and Taxable property is a true coppy [sic] of an assessment made and returned to my office by Gideon G. Pace, Sheriff of Saide [sic] County for the year 1837.
"In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand as Clerk and applied my private seal (there being no seal of office yet provided) at Benton Court House the 8th day of May A.D. 1837."
(s)
Jno. B. Dickson Clerk
(seal)
"Received of John B. Dickson Clerk of the Circuit Court of Benton County one coppy of the foregoing and annexed list of Taxable property in said County which I promise to collect and account for as the Law directs given under my hand at Benton Court House the 8th day of May 1837."
(s) Gideon G. Pace Sheriff
of Benton County