William T. Barnum received a homestead patent in Arkansas. The patent description in BLM records is as follows: Patentee: William T Barnum; Survey State: Arkansas; Acres: 161.63; Metes/Bounds: No; Title Transfer Issue Date: 12/30/1905; Land Office: Little Rock; Cancelled: No; US Reservations: N; Mineral Reservations: No; Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392); Document Nr.: 11528; Misc. Doc. Nr.: 22747; Accession/Serial Nr.: AR3150__.342; BLM Serial Nr.: AR No S/N.