James Barnum received a homestead patent in Arkansas. The patent description in BLM records is as follows: Patentee: James Barnum; Survey State: Arkansas; Acres: 120.02; Metes/Bounds: No; Title Transfer Issue Date: 1/17/1902; Land Office: Little Rock; Cancelled: No; US Reservations: No; Mineral Reservations: No; Authority: May 20, 1862: Homestead EntryOriginal (12 Stat. 392); Document Nr.: 10024; Misc. Doc. Nr.: 21627; Accession/Serial Nr.: AR2870__.427; BLM Serial Nr.: AR No S/N.