Texas Adjutant General's Department: An Inventory of Departmental Correspondence at the Texas State Archives, 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933)


Overview
	Creator:	Texas. Adjutant General's Dept.
	Title:	Departmental correspondence
	Dates:	1846-1943
	Dates:	(bulk 1861-1933)
	Abstract:	These records consist of departmental correspondence (mostly incoming letters until the 20th century), 1846-1943; letter books and letterpress books (outgoing letters), 1861-1863 and 1871-1905; registers of letters received, 1870-1883; and indexes to letters received, 1870-1899. Total dates covered are 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933). The Texas Adjutant General's office received letters, telegrams, and postal cards from, and sent letters and telegrams to, a wide variety of persons and entities: public officials, the officers and enlisted men of all of the state militia units in Texas, Rangers and Ranger captains, high-ranking officers of the United States army, representatives of businesses and corporations, and private citizens of Texas and of other states.
	Quantity:	121.62 cubic ft.
	Language	English.
	Repository:	Texas State Archives

Agency History

On November 13, 1835, the Consultation created the office of Adjutant General, as one of five heads of departments under the Commander-in-Chief of the Texian Army (the other offices being Inspector General, Quartermaster General, Surgeon General, and Paymaster General). On December 20, 1836, the 1st Congress passed "an Act to organize and fix the Military establishment of the Republic of Texas," which in addition to the aforementioned bureaus, created a Commissary General of Subsistence, a Commissary General of Purchases, and a Colonel of Ordnance, all of whom answered to the Secretary of War. On December 18, 1837, Congress passed--and later passed again over President Sam Houston's veto--an act making the Adjutant General a position elected by the Congress; the first man so elected was Hugh McLeod. This arrangement lasted less than two years, however, with subsequent Adjutant Generals--beginning with McLeod on January 30, 1839--being appointed by the President. Congress combined the offices of Adjutant General and Inspector General on January 28, 1840, and technically abolished this position on January 18, 1841. Yet Peter Hansborough Bell served as Adjutant General of Militia soon thereafter; and in legislation of February 1842, there is a reference to an Acting Adjutant General.

The Texas Navy at first operated under a separate Secretary of the Navy, appointed by the President as authorized by an act of Congress approved October 25, 1836. On January 18, 1841, Congress abolished this office and created a Naval Bureau under the Secretary of War and Marines. Of course, the end of the Republic in 1846 meant the end of the Texas Navy as well.

Whereas under the Republic the Adjutant General was subservient to the Secretary of War, under statehood the position was elevated to that of head of all military departments. After annexation, the 1st Legislature provided for an Adjutant General to be appointed by the Governor, in "an Act to organize the Militia of the State of Texas" (April 21, 1846). The duties which fell to the Adjutant General included the issuance of all military orders; the maintenance of records of appointments, promotions, resignations, deaths, commissions, etc.; the receipt of monthly and annual returns, and muster rolls from the various military units; the keeping of the records of general courts martial; recruitment and enrollment of Rangers and militiamen; and now, the issuing of all bounty and donation land warrants on the basis of military service to the Republic. This last duty was assumed by the Commissioner of Claims, pursuant to an Act of the legislature passed August 1, 1856; the office of the Adjutant General had been the victim of apparent arson in October 1855, allegedly by persons engaged in land certificate fraud. The position of Adjutant General was itself reestablished by the Militia Law of February 14, 1860, by which act he also assumed the duties of Quartermaster General and Ordnance Officer of the State.

With the Civil War came the reorganization of the office, an act of December 25, 1861 creating an Adjutant and Inspector General, who would also serve as Quartermaster and Commissary General, and Ordnance Officer. Oversight of the 33 Brigades of the Texas State Troops plus the Frontier Regiment fell to this office, just as later Adjutant Generals would split their time between the Militia and the Rangers (whatever the prevailing terminology). The demands of the Confederate States Army, often conflicting with the needs and desires of the State of Texas, would affect the entire period of the War.

During the Congressional phase of Reconstruction, the military affairs of the State of Texas, and many aspects of civil government, were controlled by the commander of the District of Texas (1866-1868), or of the 5th Military District (1868-1870). Within months of Texas' readmission to the Union under Radical Republican Governor Edmund J. Davis (1870), the Legislature created the Frontier Forces (June 13), the State Guard and Reserve Militia (June 24), and the State Police (July 1), all of which were commanded by a newly restored state Adjutant General. On November 25, 1871, the Legislature added a fifth organization, the Minute Men. The first Adjutant General so appointed, James Davidson, absconded with over $37,000 of state funds in 1872. The State Guard and Reserve Militia were merged into a simple state militia on March 19, 1873, and the State Police force was abolished April 22, 1873.

The place of the Frontier Forces was taken in 1873 and 1874 by the Rangers and the Frontier Men, and finally by the Frontier Battalion, organized by an act passed April 10, 1874. At about the same time one can date the evolution of the Texas Volunteer Guard as the definitive militia organization for the state. On July 22, 1876, "an Act to suppress lawlessness and crime in certain parts of the state" authorized the creation of the Special State Troops, commanded first by Captain Leander McNelly and subsequently by Captain J. L. Hall. In the last year of the operation of this Special Force (1880-1881), it was commanded by Captain Thomas L. Oglesby.

The Spanish-American War (1898) saw the nationalization of the Texas Volunteer Guard, which was organized into four regiments of infantry and one of cavalry, and designated the Texas Volunteers. After the war they were de-nationalized, and reorganized on April 1, 1903 as the Texas National Guard. On August 5, 1917, the Texas National Guard was drafted into federal service, forming the 36th Division, which was to be mobilized during World War II as well.

The Frontier Battalion was reorganized as the Ranger Force by an act of the Legislature on March 29, 1901. From time to time this regular force was supplemented by specially commissioned Special Rangers, Railroad Rangers, Cattlemen's Association Rangers, and Loyalty Rangers. Finally, on August 10, 1935, the Ranger Force was transferred to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

These records consist of the Texas Adjutant General's departmental correspondence (mostly incoming letters until the 20th century), 1846-1943; letter books and letterpress books (outgoing letters), 1861-1863 and 1871-1905; registers of letters received, 1870-1883; and indexes to letters received, 1870-1899. Total dates covered are 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933). The Texas Adjutant General's office received letters, telegrams, and postal cards from, and sent letters and telegrams to, a wide variety of persons and entities: public officials, the officers and enlisted men of all of the state militia units in Texas, Rangers and Ranger captains, high-ranking officers of the United States army, representatives of businesses and corporations, and private citizens of Texas and of other states. Although this series represents the bulk of the Adjutant General's correspondence, further correspondence is contained within other series of this record group. Thus, for example, correspondence of the Civil War era exists both in Departmental correspondence and in Texas State Troops Brigade correspondence; outgoing letters concerning the State Police are found in the Letter books and letterpress books subseries, but also in letterpress books specifically maintained for the State Police; Ranger correspondence is located in this Departmental correspondence series as well as in specific subseries in the Ranger records series.

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Organization of the Records
	The Departmental correspondence series of the Adjutant General's records is organized into four subseries:

		Correspondence, 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933), 107.63 cubic ft. Correspondence (Part I), 1846-1905 Correspondence (Part II), 1906-1943
		Letter books and letterpress books, 1861-1863 and 1871-1905, 10.54 cubic ft.
		Registers of letters received, 1870-1883, 2.57 cubic ft.
		Indexes to letters received, 1870-1899, 0.88 cubic ft.

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Letterpress books are extremely fragile; pages are tissue-thin and bindings are either broken already or ready to break. Therefore they may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

Technical Requirements

None.

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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Subjects:
		Civil-military relations--Texas.
		Civil disobedience--Texas.
		Firearms--Texas.
		Cattle stealing--Texas.
		Horse stealing--Texas.
		Military law--Texas.
		Military surveillance--Texas.
		Military service, Voluntary--Texas.
		Indians of North America--Texas--Wars.
		Military training camps--Texas.
		Quartermasters--Texas.
	Places:
		Texas--Civil defense.
		Texas--Race relations.
		Texas--History--1846-1950.
		Texas--History, Military.
		Texas--Militia.
	Document Types:
		Letterpress copybooks--Texas--Military records--1871-1905.
		Correspondence--Texas--Military records--1846-1943.
		Registers (lists)--Texas--Military records--1870-1883.
		Indexes (reference sources)--Texas--Military records--1870-1905.
	Functions:
		Protecting state.

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Related Material


	The following materials are offered as possible sources of further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The listing is not exhaustive.
	Texas State Archives
		In addition to the records listed, portions of many 19th and 20th century governors' records concern the Adjutant General's Department and related matters. Search governors' finding aids for rangers, militia, volunteer guard, national guard, or other similar terms.
		Texas Secretary of State, Executive record books, 1835-1917, 15.18 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls, 1835-1915, 1917, 1935, undated, 131.25 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Service records, 1836-1845, 1854-1865, 1870-1935, 179.07 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Civil War records, 1855, 1860-1866, undated (bulk 1861-1865), 16.94 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Reconstruction records, 1865-1873, undated, 7.87 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas Volunteer Guard records, 1874-1904, undated, 19.34 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas Volunteers (Spanish-American War) records, 1898-1904 (bulk 1898-1901), 3.97 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas National Guard records, 1902-1931, 1939, 1941-1945, 1950, undated (bulk 1903-1911), 39.47 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Texas State Guard/Texas Defense Guard/Texas State Guard Reserve Corps records, 1938-1983, undated, 83.72 cubic ft.
		Texas Adjutant General's Department, Ranger records, 1839-1975, undated (bulk 1854-1918), 40.94 cubic ft.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Departmental correspondence, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1933/001 and unknown others

Accession data is incomplete, but about two-thirds of these records (those dating 1850-1910) were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934. The remainder was apparently transferred sometime after 1946.

Processing Information

Tony Black, January 1986, May 1988

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Detailed Description of the Records



Correspondence, 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933), 107.63 cubic ft.
	These records consist of letters, telegrams, and postal cards, plus attachments, received by the Texas Adjutant General's office, plus some copies (mostly for the 20th century) of outgoing letters, dating 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933).
	Most of the incoming letters and telegrams were addressed either to the Adjutant General, or to a subordinate (e.g., the Assistant Adjutant General, the Quartermaster General, the Quartermaster of the Frontier Battalion); a significant amount of the correspondence, however, was addressed to another party--most notably, the Governor--and then referred to the Adjutant General. Incoming letters for the 1870s and part of the 1880s have been registered and for the most part indexed (see subseries Registers of letters received and Indexes to letters received, described elsewhere). Copies of outgoing letters were only rarely included during the 19th century; within the first five years of the 20th century, however, the filing of carbon copies of outgoing letters became routine. The letterpress books of the Letter books and letterpress books subseries (described elsewhere) represent a fairly complete record of letters sent by the Adjutant General from 1871 through 1905, and are also indexed. Using the registers, the filing system for some of the incoming correspondence can be reconstructed intellectually for the 1870s and 1880s; an alphanumeric code was registered in a ledger and written onto the reverse side of the letter itself, using the first letter of the last name of the correspondent plus a number related to the order in which the letter was registered.
	The original order has been replaced by a roughly chronological one, usually in increments of seven to nine days; according to the biennial report of the Texas State Library, this "chronologizing" of the Adjutant General's correspondence began in 1942-1944. (In 1994, two clumps of letters from 1883-1884 and 1888 were discovered misfiled with Comptroller correspondence; they have been included below in that same original order.) No attempt has been made to place documents in exact date order. Where possible, enclosures have been kept with cover letters, but related items may be widely separated. Incoming and outgoing correspondence are interfiled chronologically.
	The correspondence documents the day-to-day details of office operation, including the recruiting, paying, provisioning, arming, transporting, and training of the various military organizations of Texas throughout its history. In addition many significant developments in Texas history are reflected here. To cite a few examples: reports of depredations by Indians and bandits; petitions for exemption from service, discharges, and furloughs, especially during the Civil War; reports on Civil War hospital conditions; scouting reports; proclamations of martial law; petitions to form militia units, or to provision them; complaints of citizens against Rangers and militia units exceeding their authority; reports on the fence cutting wars of the 1880s; correspondence concerning violations of the civil rights of blacks; reports of arrests; requests for proof of service, especially in connection with applications for federal pensions for service during the War with Mexico, the Indian Wars, and the Spanish-American War; correspondence relating to cattle rustling; proceedings of courts of inquiry and courts martial; applications to become Rangers, and letters of recommendation accompanying those applications; correspondence concerning the nationalization of the Texas Volunteer Guard in 1898; requests for information concerning the fate of victims of the Galveston flood of 1900; reports of border troubles during the early 20th century; requests for, and reports of, enforcement of prohibition and anti-vice laws; correspondence concerning the use of the Texas National Guard and Rangers for strikebreaking; reports of "disloyalty," delivered by specially-appointed Loyalty Rangers during 1917-1918. Preliminary use of the printed biennial reports of the Adjutant General is highly recommended, as a guide to the subjects likely to be treated in the correspondence of a given time period.
	Correspondence from 1900 to 1925 was thinned by a sampling conducted in 1973. The criteria for the sampling is not known, however.
	This finding aid has been split into two parts due to electronic file size limitations imposed by TARO. Click here on ( Texas Adjutant General's Department, Departmental correspondence: Correspondence, 1906-1943) for the second part of the container listing. If you are reading this in paper, that finding aid is found at a separate divider within the binder.
	Arrangement
	These records are arranged roughly chronologically.
	Preferred Citation
	(Identify the item), Correspondence, Departmental correspondence, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
	Processed by
	Tony Black, January 1986, May 1988
	Accession Information
	Accession numbers: 1933/001 and unknown others
	Accession data is incomplete, but about two-thirds of these records (those dating 1850-1910) were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934. The remainder was apparently transferred sometime after 1946.
	Restrictions on Access
	None.
	Restrictions on Use
	None.
		Correspondence (Part I), 1846-1905
Box	Folder
401-381	3.		1846-1847
	4.		1848
	5.		1849-1850
	6.		1851-1852
	7.		1853
	8.		1854
	9.		1855
	10.		1856-1857
	11-12.		1858
	13.		1859
	14.		1860
Box	Folder
401-382	1.		January 1861
	2.		February 1861
	3.		March 1861
	4-5.		April 1861
	6-8.		May 1861
	9-11.		June 1861
	12-13.		July 1861
	14-19.		August 1861
	20-25.		September 1861
	26-28.		October 1861
Box	Folder
401-383	1.		November 1861
	2.		December 1861
	3.		January 1862
	4.		February 1862
	5-6.		March 1862
	7-9.		April 1862
	10-13.		May 1862
	14-17.		June 1862
Box	Folder
401-384	1-2.		July 1862
	3-4.		August 1862
	5-6.		September 1862
	7-9.		October 1862
	10-12.		November 1862
	13-14.		December 1862
	15-16.		January 1863
Box	Folder
401-385	1-2.		February 1863
	3-4.		March 1863
	5-6.		April 1863
	7-8.		May 1863
	9-11.		June 1863
	12-15.		July 1863
	16-19.		August 1863
Box	Folder
401-386	1-3.		September 1863
	4-5.		October 1863
	6-7.		November 1863
	8-9.		December 1863
	10-12.		January 1864
	13-14.		February 1864
	15-17.		March 1864
	18.		April 1864
	19.		May 1864
Box	Folder
401-387	1.		June 1864
	2.		July 1864
	3.		August 1864
	4.		September 1864
	5.		October 1864
	6.		November 1864
	7.		December 1864
	8.		January 1865
	9.		February 1865
	10.		March-April 1865
	11.		May-July, August-December 1865
	11A.		undated [Civil War?]
	11B.		undated [Civil War?]
	12.		January-February, August-September 1866
	13.		April, September 1867
	14.		February-April, June, November 1868
	15.		January 1-15, 1869
	16.		January 16-31, 1869
	17-18.		February 1-15, 1869
	19-20.		February 16-28, 1869
Box	Folder
401-388	1.		March 1-15, 1869
	2.		March 16-31, 1869
	3-4.		April 1-15, 1869
	5-7.		April 16-30, 1869
	8-9.		May 1-10, 1869
	10-11.		May 11-20, 1869
	12-13.		May 21-31, 1869
	14-15.		June 1-15, 1869
	16.		June 16-30, 1869
Box	Folder
401-389	1.		July 1869
	2.		August 1869
	3.		September 1869
	4.		October-December 1869
	5.		January-April, June-August 1870
	6.		September 1-15, 1870
	7-8.		September 16-30, 1870
	9.		October 1-15, 1870
	10.		October 16-31, 1870
	11.		November 1-15, 1870
	12.		November 16-30, 1870
	13.		December 1-15, 1870
	14.		December 16-31, 1870
	15.		January 1-15, 1871
	16.		January 16-31, 1871
Box	Folder
401-390	1-2.		February 1-15, 1871
	3-4.		February 16-28, 1871
	5.		March 1-15, 1871
	6-7.		March 16-31, 1871
	8.		April 1-15, 1871
	9.		April 16-30, 1871
	10.		May 1-15, 1871
	11.		May 16-31, 1871
	12.		June 1-15, 1871
	13.		June 16-30, 1871
	14.		July 1871
	15.		August 1871
	16.		September 1871
	17.		October 1-7, 1871
	18-19.		October 8-22, 1871
Box	Folder
401-391	1-5.		October 23-31, 1871
	6-7.		November 1-7, 1871
	8.		November 8-30, 1871
	9.		December 1871
	10.		January-February 1872
	11.		March-June 1872
	12.		July-September 1872
	13.		October-December 1872
	14.		January-May 1873
	15.		June-December 1873
	16.		January-April 1874
Box	Folder
401-392	1.		May 1-15, 1874
	2.		May 16-31, 1874
	3.		June 1-15, 1874
	4.		June 16-30, 1874
	5.		July 1-15, 1874
	6.		July 16-31, 1874
	7.		August 1-15, 1874
	8-9.		August 16-31, 1874
	10.		September 1-15, 1874
	11.		September 16-30, 1874
	12.		October 1-15, 1874
	13.		October 16-31, 1874
	14.		November 1-15, 1874
	15-16.		November 16-30, 1874
	17.		December 1-15, 1874
	18.		December 16-31, 1874
Box	Folder
401-393	1.		January 1875
	2.		February 1875
	3.		March 1-15, 1875
	4.		March 16-31, 1875
	5.		April 1875
	6.		May 1875
	7.		June 1875
	8.		July 1-15, 1875
	9.		July 16-31, 1875
	10.		August 1875
	11.		September 1875
	12.		October 1-15, 1875
	13.		October 16-31, 1875
Folder	Box
14.	401-393		November 1-15, 1875
Box	Folder
401-393	15.		November 16-31, 1875
	16.		December 1-15, 1875
	17.		December 16-31, 1875
Box	Folder
401-394	1.		January 1-15, 1876
	2.		January 16-31, 1876
	3.		February 1876
	4.		March 1-15, 1876
	5.		March 16-31, 1876
	6.		April 1876
	7.		May 1876
	8.		June 1876
	9.		July 1876
	10.		August 1876
	11.		September 1876
	12.		October 1876
	13.		November 1-15, 1876
	14.		November 16-30, 1876
	15-16.		December 1-15, 1876
	17.		December 16-31, 1876
Box	Folder
401-395	1.		January 1-15, 1877
	2.		January 16-31, 1877
	3-4.		February 1-15, 1877
	5.		February 16-28, 1877
	6.		March 1-15, 1877
	7.		March 16-31, 1877
	8.		April 1-15, 1877
	9-10.		April 16-30, 1877
	11.		May 1-15, 1877
	12-13.		May 16-31, 1877
	14.		June 1-15, 1877
	15.		June 16-30, 1877
	16.		July 1-15, 1877
	17.		July 16-31, 1877
Box	Folder
401-396	1-2.		August 1-15, 1877
	3-4.		August 16-31, 1877
	5-6.		September 1-15, 1877
	7.		September 16-30, 1877
	8.		October 1-15, 1877
	9.		October 16-31, 1877
	10.		November 1877
	11-12.		December 1-15, 1877
	13.		December 16-31, 1877
	14.		January 1-15, 1878
	15.		January 16-31, 1878
	16.		February 1-15, 1878
	17.		February 16-28, 1878
	18.		March 1-15, 1878
	19.		March 16-31, 1878
Box	Folder
401-397	1.		April 1-15, 1878
	2.		April 16-30, 1878
	3.		May 1-15, 1878
	4.		May 16-31, 1878
	5.		June 1-15, 1878
	6.		June 16-30, 1878
	7.		July 1-15, 1878
	8.		July 16-31, 1878
	9.		August 1-15, 1878
	10-11.		August 16-31, 1878
	12.		September 1878
	13.		October 1-15, 1878
	14.		October 16-31, 1878
	15.		November 1-15, 1878
	16.		November 16-30, 1878
	17-18.		December 1-15, 1878
	19-20.		December 16-31, 1878
Box	Folder
401-398	1.		January 1-15, 1879
	2-3.		January 16-31, 1879
	4.		February 1-15, 1879
	5.		February 16-28, 1879
	6.		March 1879
	7.		April 1879
	8.		May 1879
	9.		June 1879
	10.		July 1879
	11.		August 1879
	12.		September 1879
	13.		October 1-15, 1879
	14.		October 16-31, 1879
	15.		November 1879
	16.		December 1879
	17-18.		January 1-15, 1880
	19.		January 16-31, 1880
Box	Folder
401-399	1-2.		February 1-15, 1880
	3.		February 16-29, 1880
	4.		March 1-15, 1880
	5-6.		March 16-31, 1880
	7.		April 1-15, 1880
	8.		April 16-30, 1880
	9-10.		May 1-15, 1880
	11-12.		May 16-31, 1880
	13-14.		June 1-15, 1880
	15.		June 16-30, 1880
	16-17.		July 1-15, 1880
	18.		July 16-31, 1880
	19.		August 1-15, 1880
	20-21.		August 16-31, 1880
Box	Folder
401-400	1.		September 1-15, 1880
	2.		September 16-30, 1880
	3.		October 1-15, 1880
	4.		October 16-31, 1880
	5.		November 1-15, 1880
	6.		November 16-30, 1880
	7.		December 1-15, 1880
	8.		December 16-31, 1880
	9.		January 1881
	10-11.		February 1-15, 1881
	12.		February 16-28, 1881
	13.		March 1-15, 1881
	14.		March 16-31, 1881
	15.		April 1-15, 1881
	16.		April 16-30, 1881
	17.		May 1-15, 1881
	18.		May 16-31, 1881
	19.		June 1881
	20.		July 1881
	21.		August 1-15, 1881
	22.		August 16-31, 1881
Box	Folder
401-401	1-2.		September 1-15, 1881
	3-4.		September 16-30, 1881
	5.		October 1-15, 1881
	6.		October 16-31, 1881
	7.		November 1881
	8-9.		December 1-15, 1881
	10-11.		December 16-31, 1881
	12.		January 1882
	13.		February 1882
	14.		March 1-15, 1882
	15.		March 16-31, 1882
	16.		April 1882
	17.		May 1-15, 1882
	18.		May 16-31, 1882
	19.		June 1882
	20.		July 1-15, 1882
	21.		July 16-31, 1882
Box	Folder
401-402	1.		August 1-15, 1882
	2.		August 16-31, 1882
	3.		September 1882
	4.		October 1882
	5.		November 1-15, 1882
	6.		November 16-30, 1882
	7.		December 1-15, 1882
	8-9.		December 16-31, 1882
	10.		January 1883
	11.		February 1-15, 1883
	12.		February 16-28, 1883
	13.		March 1-15, 1883
	14.		March 16-31, 1883
	15.		April 1-15, 1883
	16.		April 16-30, 1883
	17-18.		May 1-15, 1883
	19.		May 16-31, 1883
	20.		June 1-15, 1883
	21.		June 16-30, 1883
Box	Folder
401-403	1.		July 1-15, 1883
	2-3.		July 16-31, 1883
	4.		August 1-15, 1883
	5.		August 16-31, 1883
	6.		September 1-15, 1883
	7-8.		September 16-30, 1883
	9-10.		October 1-15, 1883
	11.		October 16-31, 1883
	12.		November 1883
	13.		December 1-15, 1883
	14.		December 16-31, 1883
	15-16.		January 1-15, 1884
	17.		January 16-31, 1884
	18.		February 1-15, 1884
	19-20.		February 16-29, 1884
Box	Folder
401-405A	1.		(3A1 thru 3C22) October 1883-June 1884
	2.		(3D1 thru 3K6) October 1883-June 1884
	3.		(3L1 thru 3R15) September 1883-June 1884
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Box	Folder
401-404	1-2.		March 1-15, 1884
	3-4.		March 16-31, 1884
	5-6.		April 1-15, 1884
	7-8.		April 16-30, 1884
	9-10.		May 1-15, 1884
	11-14.		May 16-31, 1884
	15-16.		June 1-15, 1884
Box	Folder
401-405	1-2.		June 16-30, 1884
	3-4.		July 1-15, 1884
	5-6.		July 16-31, 1884
	7-8.		August 1-15, 1884
	9.		August 16-31, 1884
	10-12.		September 1-15, 1884
	13.		September 16-30, 1884
Box	Folder
401-405B	1-2.		October 1-15, 1884
	3-4.		October 16-31, 1884
	5-6.		November 1-15, 1884
	7.		November 16-30, 1884
	8.		December 1-15, 1884
	9-10.		December 16-31, 1884
Box	Folder
401-406	1.		January 1-15, 1885
	2-3.		January 16-31, 1885
	4.		February 1-15, 1885
	5.		February 16-28, 1885
	6.		March 1-15, 1885
	7-8.		March 16-31, 1885
	9.		April 1-15, 1885
	10-11.		April 16-30, 1885
	12-13.		May 1-15, 1885
	14.		May 16-31, 1885
	15.		June 1-15, 1885
	16.		June 16-30, 1885
	17-18.		July 1-15, 1885
	19-20.		July 16-31, 1885
Box	Folder
401-407	1-2.		August 1-15, 1885
	3-4.		August 16-31, 1885
	5.		September 1-15, 1885
	6-7.		September 16-30, 1885
	8-9.		October 1-15, 1885
	10.		October 16-31, 1885
	11.		November 1-15, 1885
	12.		November 16-30, 1885
	13-14.		December 1-15, 1885
	15.		December 16-31, 1885
	16.		January 1-15, 1886
	17.		January 16-31, 1886
	18.		February 1-15, 1886
	19.		February 16-28, 1886
Box	Folder
401-408	1.		March 1-15, 1886
	2.		March 16-31, 1886
	3.		April 1-15, 1886
	4-5.		April 16-30, 1886
	6.		May 1-15, 1886
	7-8.		May 16-31, 1886
	9-10.		June 1-15, 1886
	11-12.		June 16-30, 1886
	13-14.		July 1-10, 1886
	15-16.		July 11-20, 1886
	17.		July 21-31, 1886
Box	Folder
401-408-B	1-3.		August 1886
	4-5.		September 1-15, 1886
	6.		September 16-30, 1886
	7-9.		October 1-15, 1886
Box	Folder
401-409	1-2.		October 16-31, 1886
	3.		November 1-15, 1886
	4-5.		November 16-30, 1886
	6-7.		December 1-15, 1886
	8.		December 16-31, 1886
	9-10.		January 1-15, 1887
	11-12.		January 16-31, 1887
	13-14.		February 1-15, 1887
	15-16.		February 16-28, 1887
	17-18.		March 1-15, 1887
	19-20.		March 16-31, 1887
Box	Folder
401-410	1-2.		April 1-15, 1887
	3-4.		April 16-30, 1887
	5.		May 1-15, 1887
	6-7.		May 16-31, 1887
	8.		June 1-15, 1887
	9-10.		June 16-30, 1887
	11-12.		July 1-15, 1887
	13-14.		July 16-31, 1887
	15-16.		August 1-15, 1887
	17-18.		August 16-31, 1887
Box	Folder
401-411	1-2.		September 1-15, 1887
	3-4.		September 16-30, 1887
	5-7.		October 1-15, 1887
	8-9.		October 16-31, 1887
	10.		November 1-15, 1887
	11-12.		November 16-30, 1887
	13-14.		December 1-15, 1887
	15.		December 16-31, 1887
	16.		January 1-15, 1888
	17.		January 16-31, 1888
	18.		February 1-15, 1888
	19-20.		February 16-29, 1888
Box	Folder
401-411A	1.		(25A1 thru 25C10) March-September 1888
	2.		(25D1 thru 25H23) June-September 1888
	3.		(25J1 thru 250P17) June-September 1888
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Box	Folder
401-412	1-2.		March 1-15, 1888
	3-4.		March 16-31, 1888
	5-6.		April 1-15, 1888
	7-9.		April 16-30, 1888
	10-11.		May 1-15, 1888
	12-13.		May 16-31, 1888
	14.		June 1-15, 1888
	15.		June 16-30, 1888
	16.		July 1888
	17.		August 1-15, 1888
	18-19.		August 16-31, 1888
Box	Folder
401-413	1-2.		September 1-15, 1888
	3-4.		September 16-30, 1888
	5-6.		October 1-15, 1888
	7-8.		October 16-31, 1888
	9.		November 1-15, 1888
	10-11.		November 16-30, 1888
	12-13.		December 1-15, 1888
	14.		December 16-31, 1888
	15.		January 1-15, 1889
	16.		January 16-31, 1889
	17.		February 1-15, 1889
	18.		February 16-28, 1889
Box	Folder
401-414	1.		March 1-15, 1889
	2-3.		March 16-31, 1889
	4-5.		April 1-15, 1889
	6-7.		April 16-30, 1889
	8-9.		May 1-15, 1889
	10-11.		May 16-31, 1889
	12-13.		June 1-15, 1889
	14-15.		June 16-30, 1889
	16-17.		July 1-15, 1889
	18-20.		July 15-31, 1889
Box	Folder
401-415	1-2.		August 1-15, 1889
	3-5.		August 16-31, 1889
	6-7.		September 1-15, 1889
	8-9.		September 16-30, 1889
	10-12.		October 1-15, 1889
	13-14.		October 16-31, 1889
	15-16.		November 1-15, 1889
	17-18.		November 16-30, 1889
	19-20.		December 1-15, 1889
	21-22.		December 16-31, 1889
Box	Folder
401-416	1-2.		January 1-15, 1890
	3-4.		January 16-31, 1890
	5-6.		February 1-15, 1890
	7-8.		February 16-28, 1890
	9-10.		March 1-15, 1890
	11-13.		March 16-31, 1890
	14-15.		April 1-15, 1890
	16-17.		April 16-30, 1890
	18-19.		May 1-15, 1890
	20-21.		May 16-31, 1890
Box	Folder
401-417	1-2.		June 1-15, 1890
	3-5.		June 16-30, 1890
	6-8.		July 1-15, 1890
	9-11.		July 16-31, 1890
	12-13.		August 1-15, 1890
	14.		August 16-31, 1890
	15-16.		September 1-15, 1890
	17.		September 16-30, 1890
	18-19.		October 1-15, 1890
	20.		October 16-31, 1890
Box	Folder
401-418	1.		November 1-15, 1890
	2.		November 16-30, 1890
	3-5.		December 1-15, 1890
	6.		December 16-31, 1890
	7.		January 1-15, 1891
	8-9.		January 16-31, 1891
	10-11.		February 1-15, 1891
	12-14.		February 16-28, 1891
	15-16.		March 1-15, 1891
	17-19.		March 16-31, 1891
	20-21.		April 1-15, 1891
Box	Folder
401-419	1-3.		April 16-30, 1891
	4-6.		May 1-15, 1891
	7-10.		May 16-31, 1891
	11-14.		June 1-15, 1891
	15-19.		June 16-30, 1891
Box	Folder
401-420	1-6.		July 1-15, 1891
	7-11.		July 16-31, 1891
	12-17.		August 1-15, 1891
	18-21.		August 16-31, 1891
Box	Folder
401-421	1-3.		September 1-15, 1891
	4-6.		September 16-30, 1891
	7-9.		October 1-15, 1891
	10-13.		October 16-31, 1891
	14-17.		November 1-15, 1891
	18-21.		November 16-30, 1891
Box	Folder
401-422	1-3.		December 1-15, 1891
	4-6.		December 16-31, 1891
	7-8.		January 1-15, 1892
	9-10.		January 16-31, 1892
	11-13.		February 1-15, 1892
	14-16.		February 16-29, 1892
	17-19.		March 1-15, 1892
Box	Folder
401-423	1-3.		March 16-31, 1892
	4-6.		April 1-15, 1892
	7-10.		April 16-30, 1892
	11-15.		May 1-15, 1892
	16-19.		May 16-31, 1892
Box	Folder
401-424	1-6.		June 1-15, 1892
	7-13.		June 16-30, 1892
	14-20.		July 1-15, 1892
Box	Folder
401-425	1-7.		July 16-31, 1892
	8-12.		August 1-15, 1892
	13-15.		August 16-31, 1892
	16-19.		September 1-15, 1892
	20-21.		September 16-30, 1892
Box	Folder
401-426	1-3.		October 1-15, 1892
	4-5.		October 16-31, 1892
	6-7.		November 1-15, 1892
	8-10.		November 16-30, 1892
	11-13.		December 1-15, 1892
	14-15.		December 16-31, 1892
	16-18.		January 1-15, 1893
Box	Folder
401-427	1-4.		January 16-31, 1893
	5-7.		February 1-15, 1893
	8-10.		February 16-28, 1893
	11-13.		March 1-15, 1893
	14-16.		March 16-31, 1893
	17-19.		April 1-15, 1893
	20-21.		April 16-30, 1893
Box	Folder
401-428	1-3.		May 1-15, 1893
	4-8.		May 16-31, 1893
	9-13.		June 1-15, 1893
	14-17.		June 16-30, 1893
	18-20.		July 1-5, 1893
	21-22.		July 6-10, 1893
Box	Folder
401-429	1-3.		July 11-15, 1893
	4-7.		July 16-31, 1893
	8-11.		August 1-15, 1893
	12-15.		August 16-31, 1893
	16-18.		September 1-15, 1893
Box	Folder
401-430	1-3.		September 16-30, 1893
	4-6.		October 1-15, 1893
	7-8.		October 16-31, 1893
	9-11.		November 1-15, 1893
	12-14.		November 16-30, 1893
	15-18.		December 1-15, 1893
	19-21.		December 16-31, 1893
Box	Folder
401-431	1-3.		January 1-15, 1894
	4-5.		January 16-31, 1894
	6-7.		February 1-15, 1894
	8-9.		February 16-28, 1894
	10-11.		March 1-15, 1894
	12-14.		March 16-31, 1894
	15-17.		April 1-15, 1894
	18-20.		April 16-30, 1894
Box	Folder
401-432	1-3.		May 1-15, 1894
	4-7.		May 16-31, 1894
	8-12.		June 1-15, 1894
	13-19.		June 16-30, 1894
Box	Folder
401-433	1-3.		July 1-7, 1894
	4-8.		July 8-15, 1894
	9-11.		July 16-22, 1894
	12-14.		July 23-31, 1894
	15-17.		August 1-15, 1894
	18-20.		August 16-31, 1894
Box	Folder
401-434	1-3.		September 1-15, 1894
	4-6.		September 16-30, 1894
	7-8.		October 1-15, 1894
	9-11.		October 16-31, 1894
	12-14.		November 1-15, 1894
	15-17.		November 16-30, 1894
	18-20.		December 1-15, 1894
	21-23.		December 16-31, 1894
Box	Folder
401-435	1.2.		January 1-15, 1895
	3-4.		January 16-31, 1895
	5-7.		February 1-15, 1895
	8-10.		February 16-28, 1895
	11-13.		March 1-15, 1895
	14-16.		March 16-31, 1895
	17-19.		April 1-15, 1895
	20-22.		April 16-30, 1895
Box	Folder
401-436	1-3.		May 1-15, 1895
	4-6.		May 16-31, 1895
	7-9.		June 1-15, 1895
	10-12.		June 16-30, 1895
	13-15.		July 1-15, 1895
	16-18.		July 16-31, 1895
	19-22.		August 1-15, 1895
	23.		August 16-31, 1895
Box	Folder
401-437	1-2.		September 1-15, 1895
	3-4.		September 16-30, 1895
	5-7.		October 1-15, 1895
	8-9.		October 16-31, 1895
	10-13.		November 1-15, 1895
	14-16.		November 16-30, 1895
	17-19.		December 1-15, 1895
	20-22.		December 16-31, 1895
Box	Folder
401-438	1-3.		January 1-15, 1896
	4-7.		January 16-31, 1896
	8-9.		February 1-15, 1896
	10-12.		February 16-29, 1896
	13-14.		March 1-15, 1896
	15-18.		March 16-31, 1896
	19-21.		April 1-15, 1896
Box	Folder
401-439	1-3.		April 16-30, 1896
	4-7.		May 1-15, 1896
	8-10.		May 16-31, 1896
	11-12.		June 1-7, 1896
	13-14.		June 8-15, 1896
	15-16.		June 16-22, 1896
	17-19.		June 23-30, 1896
	20-21.		July 1-7, 1896
Box	Folder
401-440	1-2.		July 8-15, 1896
	3-4.		July 16-31, 1896
	5-8.		August 1-15, 1896
	9-11.		August 16-31, 1896
	12-13.		September 1-15, 1896
	14-15.		September 16-30, 1896
	16-17.		October 1-15, 1896
	18-20.		October 16-31, 1896
Box	Folder
401-441	1-2.		November 1-15, 1896
	3-4.		November 16-30, 1896
	5-7.		December 1-15, 1896
	8-9.		December 16-31, 1896
	10-12.		January 1-15, 1897
	13-15.		January 16-31, 1897
	16-17.		February 1-7, 1897
	18-19.		February 8-15, 1897
	20-21.		February 16-28, 1897
Box	Folder
401-442	1-2.		March 1-15, 1897
	3-5.		March 16-31, 1897
	6-8.		April 1-15, 1897
	9-10.		April 16-30, 1897
	11-14.		May 1-15, 1897
	15.		May 16-22, 1897
	16-20.		May 23-31, 1897
	21-24.		June 1-7, 1897
Box	Folder
401-443	1-5.		June 8-15, 1897
	6-10.		June 16-22, 1897
	11-15.		June 23-30, 1897
	16-21.		July 1-7, 1897
Box	Folder
401-444	1-8.		July 8-15, 1897
	9-11.		July 16-22, 1897
	12-15.		July 23-31, 1897
	16-18.		August 1-7, 1897
	19-20.		August 8-15, 1897
Box	Folder
401-445	1-3.		August 16-31, 1897
	4-6.		September 1-15, 1897
	7-9.		September 16-30, 1897
	10-13.		October 1-15, 1897
	14.		October 16-31, 1897
	15-16.		November 1-7, 1897
	17-18.		November 8-15, 1897
	19-21.		November 16-30, 1897
Box	Folder
401-446	1-3.		December 1-15, 1897
	4-5.		December 16-31, 1897
	6-8.		January 1-15, 1898
	9-10.		January 16-31, 1898
	11-13.		February 1-15, 1898
	14-16.		February 16-28, 1898
	17-18.		March 1-7, 1898
	19-20.		March 8-15, 1898
	21.		March 16-22, 1898
	22-24.		March 23-31, 1898
Box	Folder
401-447	1-3.		April 1-7, 1898
	4-6.		April 8-15, 1898
	7-10.		April 16-22, 1898
	11-21.		April 23-30, 1898
Box	Folder
401-448	1-4.		May 1-7, 1898
	5.		May 8-15, 1898
	6.		May 16-22, 1898
	7-9.		May 23-31, 1898
	10-11.		June 1-15, 1898
	12-13.		June 16-22, 1898
	14-16.		June 23-30, 1898
	17-18.		July 1-7, 1898
	19-20.		July 8-15, 1898
Box	Folder
401-449	1-2.		July 16-31, 1898
	3-4.		August 1-15, 1898
	5-7.		August 16-31, 1898
	8-10.		September 1-15, 1898
	11-12.		September 16-30, 1898
	13.		October 1-15, 1898
	14-15.		October 16-31, 1898
	16-18.		November 1-15, 1898
	19-20.		November 16-30, 1898
	21.		December 1-15, 1898
	22-23.		December 16-31, 1898
	24.		undated [1898]
Box	Folder
401-450	1-2.		January 1-15, 1899
	3.		January 16-22, 1899
	4-5.		January 23-31, 1899
	6-8.		February 1-15, 1899
	9-11.		February 16-22, 1899
	12-13.		February 23-28, 1899
	14-16.		March 1-7, 1899
	17-18.		March 8-15, 1899
	19-22.		March 16-31, 1899
Box	Folder
401-451	1-2.		April 1-7, 1899
	3-4.		April 8-15, 1899
	5-6.		April 16-22, 1899
	7-8.		April 23-30, 1899
	9-10.		May 1-7, 1899
	11-12.		May 8-15, 1899
	13-14.		May 16-22, 1899
	15-16.		May 23-31, 1899
	17-19.		June 1-7, 1899
	20-22.		June 8-15, 1899
Box	Folder
401-452	1-2.		June 16-22, 1899
	3-6.		June 23-30, 1899
	7-9.		July 1-7, 1899
	10-12.		July 8-15, 1899
	13-15.		July 16-22, 1899
	16-19.		July 23-31, 1899
	20-21.		August 1-7, 1899
Box	Folder
401-453	1-3.		August 8-15, 1899
	4-6.		August 16-22, 1899
	7-8.		August 23-31, 1899
	9-10.		September 1-15, 1899
	11-12.		September 16-30, 1899
	13-14.		October 1-7, 1899
	15-16.		October 8-15, 1899
	17-18.		October 16-22, 1899
	19-22.		October 23-31, 1899
Box	Folder
401-454	1-4.		November 1-7, 1899
	5-8.		November 8-15, 1899
	9-13.		November 16-22, 1899
	14-18.		November 23-30, 1899
	19-20.		December 1-7, 1899
Box	Folder
401-455	1-5.		December 8-15, 1899
	6-8.		December 16-22, 1899
	9-14.		December 23-31, 1899
	15-16.		January 1-7, 1900
	17-18.		January 8-15, 1900
	19.		January 16-31, 1900
	20-21.		February 1-15, 1900
Box	Folder
401-456	1-2.		February 16-29, 1900
	3-4.		March 1-7, 1900
	5-7.		March 8-15, 1900
	8-9.		March 16-22, 1900
	10-12.		March 23-31, 1900
	13-15.		April 1-7, 1900
	16-18.		April 8-15, 1900
	19-23.		April 16-22, 1900
Box	Folder
401-457	1-4.		April 23-30, 1900
	5-7.		May 1-7, 1900
	8-11.		May 8-15, 1900
	12-14.		May 16-22, 1900
	15-21.		May 23-31, 1900
	22-25.		June 1-7, 1900
Box	Folder
401-458	1-3.		June 8-15, 1900
	4-8.		June 16-22, 1900
	9-14.		June 23-30, 1900
	15-18.		July 1-7, 1900
Box	Folder
401-459	1-7.		July 8-15, 1900
	8-13.		July 16-22, 1900
	14-16.		July 23-31, 1900
	17-20.		August 1-7, 1900
Box	Folder
401-460	1-3.		August 8-15, 1900
	4-5.		August 16-22, 1900
	6-10.		August 23-31, 1900
	11-13.		September 1-7, 1900
	14-24.		September 8-15, 1900
Box	Folder
401-461	1-17.		September 16-22, 1900
	18-20.		September 23-30, 1900
Box	Folder
401-462	1-3.		October 1-15, 1900
	4-5.		October 16-31, 1900
	6-7.		November 1-15, 1900
	8.		November 16-30, 1900
	9.		December 1-15, 1900
	10-11.		December 16-31, 1900
	12-13.		January 1-15, 1901
	14-15.		January 16-22, 1901
	16.		January 23-31, 1901
	17.		February 1-7, 1901
	18.		February 8-15, 1901
	19-20.		February 16-22, 1901
	21-22.		February 23-28, 1901
	23-24.		March 1-7, 1901
	25-27.		March 8-15, 1901
Box	Folder
401-463	1-2.		March 16-22, 1901
	3-4.		March 23-31, 1901
	5-7.		April 1-7, 1901
	8-10.		April 8-15, 1901
	11-13.		April 16-22, 1901
	14-17.		April 23-30, 1901
	18-19.		May 1-7, 1901
	20-21.		May 8-15, 1901
	22-25.		May 16-22, 1901
Box	Folder
401-464	1-4.		May 23-31, 1901
	5-9.		June 1-7, 1901
	10-12.		June 8-15, 1901
	13-16.		June 16-22, 1901
	17-19.		June 23-30, 1901
	20.		July 1-7, 1901
	21-23.		July 8-15, 1901
Box	Folder
401-465	1-2.		July 16-22, 1901
	3-5.		July 23-31, 1901
	6-7.		August 1-15, 1901
	8-9.		August 16-31, 1901
	10-12.		September 1-7, 1901
	13-14.		September 8-15, 1901
	15-16.		September 16-22, 1901
	17-19.		September 23-30, 1901
	20.		October 1-7, 1901
	21-22.		October 8-15, 1901
	23.		October 16-22, 1901
Box	Folder
401-466	1-2.		October 23-31, 1901
	3.		November 1-7, 1901
	4-5.		November 8-15, 1901
	6-9.		November 16-22, 1901
	10-12.		November 23-30, 1901
	13-16.		December 1-7, 1901
	17-19.		December 8-15, 1901
	20-22.		December 16-22, 1901
	23-25.		December 23-31, 1901
Box	Folder
401-467	1-3.		January 1-7, 1902
	4-7.		January 8-15, 1902
	8-10.		January 16-22, 1902
	11-14.		January 23-31, 1902
	15-17.		February 1-7, 1902
	18-21.		February 8-15, 1902
	22-24.		February 16-22, 1902
Box	Folder
401-468	1-3.		February 23-28, 1902
	4-6.		March 1-7, 1902
	7-8.		March 8-15, 1902
	9-13.		March 16-22, 1902
	14-17.		March 23-31, 1902
	18-21.		April 1-7, 1902
	22-24.		April 8-15, 1902
Box	Folder
401-469	1-3.		April 16-22, 1902
	4-6.		April 23-30, 1902
	7-9.		May 1-7, 1902
	10-13.		May 8-15, 1902
	14-17.		May 16-22, 1902
	18-21.		May 23-31, 1902
	22-24.		June 1-7, 1902
Box	Folder
401-470	1-3.		June 8-15, 1902
	4-7.		June 16-22, 1902
	8-12.		June 23-30, 1902
	13-17.		July 1-7, 1902
	18-26.		July 8-15, 1902
Box	Folder
401-471	1-6.		July 16-22, 1902
	7-11.		July 23-31, 1902
	12-14.		August 1-7, 1902
	15-17.		August 8-15, 1902
	18-22.		August 16-22, 1902
Box	Folder
401-472	1-4.		August 23-31, 1902
	5-7.		September 1-7, 1902
	8-10.		September 8-15, 1902
	11-13.		September 16-22, 1902
	14-16.		September 23-30, 1902
	17-19.		October 1-7, 1902
	20-22.		October 8-15, 1902
	23-25.		October 16-22, 1902
Box	Folder
401-473	1-3.		October 23-31, 1902
	4-5.		November 1-7, 1902
	6-7.		November 8-15, 1902
	8-9.		November 16-22, 1902
	10-11.		November 23-30, 1902
	12-13.		December 1-7, 1902
	14-16.		December 8-15, 1902
	17-19.		December 16-22, 1902
	20-21.		December 23-31, 1902
	22-25.		January 1-7, 1903
Box	Folder
401-474	1-2.		January 8-15, 1903
	3-5.		January 16-22, 1903
	6-8.		January 23-31, 1903
	9-12.		February 1-7, 1903
	13-16.		February 8-15, 1903
	17-19.		February 16-22, 1903
	20-22.		February 23-28, 1903
	23-25.		March 1-7, 1903
Box	Folder
401-475	1-3.		March 8-15, 1903
	4-6.		March 16-22, 1903
	7-10.		March 23-31, 1903
	11-13.		April 1-7, 1903
	14-18.		April 8-15, 1903
	19-23.		April 16-22, 1903
Box	Folder
401-476	1-6.		April 23-30, 1903
	7-10.		May 1-7, 1903
	11-14.		May 8-15, 1903
	15-17.		May 16-22, 1903
	18-20.		May 23-31, 1903
	21-22.		June 1-7, 1903
	23-25.		June 8-15, 1903
Box	Folder
401-477	1-2.		June 16-22, 1903
	3-5.		June 23-30, 1903
	6-8.		July 1-7, 1903
	9-15.		July 8-15, 1903
	16-19.		July 16-22, 1903
	20-23.		July 23-31, 1903
	24-26.		August 1-7, 1903
Box	Folder
401-478	1-3.		August 8-15, 1903
	4-5.		August 16-22, 1903
	6-8.		August 23-31, 1903
	9-11.		September 1-7, 1903
	12-13.		September 8-15, 1903
	14-15.		September 16-22, 1903
	16-17.		September 23-30, 1903
	18-21.		October 1-7, 1903
	22-25.		October 8-15, 1903
	26-28.		October 16-22, 1903
Box	Folder
401-479	1-4.		October 23-31, 1903
	5-7.		November 1-7, 1903
	8-9.		November 8-15, 1903
	10-12.		November 16-22, 1903
	13-14.		November 23-30, 1903
	15-16.		December 1-7, 1903
	17-18.		December 8-15, 1903
	19-21.		December 16-22, 1903
	22-24.		December 23-31, 1903
	25-27.		January 1-7, 1904
Box	Folder
401-480	1-4.		January 8-15, 1904
	5-7.		January 16-22, 1904
	8-10.		January 23-31, 1904
	11-12.		February 1-7, 1904
	13-18.		February 8-15, 1904
	19-21.		February 16-22, 1904
	22-25.		February 23-29, 1904
	26-28.		March 1-7, 1904
	29-31.		March 8-15, 1904
Box	Folder
401-481	1-2.		March 16-22, 1904
	3-6.		March 23-31, 1904
	7-9.		April 1-7, 1904
	10-12.		April 8-15, 1904
	13-14.		April 16-22, 1904
	15-16.		April 23-30, 1904
	17-21.		May 1-7, 1904
	22-24.		May 8-15, 1904
	25-27.		May 16-22, 1904
	28-31.		May 23-31, 1904
Box	Folder
401-482	1-5.		June 1-7, 1904
	6-9.		June 8-15, 1904
	10-12.		June 16-22, 1904
	13-18.		June 23-30, 1904
	19-21.		July 1-7, 1904
	22-24.		July 8-15, 1904
	25-28.		July 16-22, 1904
Box	Folder
401-483	1-5.		July 23-31, 1904
	6-9.		August 1-7, 1904
	10-14.		August 8-15, 1904
	15-17.		August 16-22, 1904
	18-23.		August 23-31, 1904
	24-25.		September 1-7, 1904
	26-30.		September 8-15, 1904
Box	Folder
401-484	1-2.		September 16-22, 1904
	3-6.		September 23-30, 1904
	7-10.		October 1-7, 1904
	11-13.		October 8-15, 1904
	14-15.		October 16-22, 1904
	16-18.		October 23-31, 1904
	19-21.		November 1-7, 1904
	22-24.		November 8-15, 1904
	25-26.		November 16-22, 1904
	27-29.		November 23-30, 1904
	30-31.		December 1-7, 1904
Box	Folder
401-485	1-6.		December 8-15, 1904
	7-8.		December 16-22, 1904
	9-13.		December 23-31, 1904
	14-17.		January 1-7, 1905
	18-19.		January 8-15, 1905
	20-21.		January 16-22, 1905
	22-24.		January 23-31, 1905
	25.		February 1-7, 1905
	26-27.		February 8-15, 1905
	28-29.		February 16-22, 1905
	30.		February 23-28, 1905
Box	Folder
401-486	1.		March 1-7, 1905
	2-3.		March 8-15, 1905
	4-5.		March 16-22, 1905
	6-9.		March 23-31, 1905
	10-11.		April 1-7, 1905
	12-13.		April 8-15, 1905
	14.		April 16-22, 1905
	15.		April 23-30, 1905
	16.		May 1-7, 1905
	17-18.		May 8-15, 1905
	19.		May 16-22, 1905
	20-22.		May 23-31, 1905
	23-24.		June 1-7, 1905
	25-26.		June 8-15, 1905
	27-28.		June 16-22, 1905
	29-31.		June 23-30, 1905
Box	Folder
401-487	1-5.		July 1-7, 1905
	6-16.		July 8-15, 1905
	17-23.		July 16-22, 1905
	24-30.		July 23-31, 1905
Box	Folder
401-488	1-7.		August 1-7, 1905
	8-11.		August 8-15, 1905
	12-14.		August 16-22, 1905
	15-18.		August 23-31, 1905
	19-21.		September 1-7, 1905
	22-24.		September 8-15, 1905
	25-26.		September 16-22, 1905
	27-29.		September 23-30, 1905
	30.		October 1-7, 1905
	31.		October 8-15, 1905
Box	Folder
401-489	1-3.		October 16-22, 1905
	4-8.		October 23-31, 1905
	9-11.		November 1-7, 1905
	12-14.		November 8-15, 1905
	15-18.		November 16-22, 1905
	19-25.		November 23-30, 1905
	26-28.		December 1-7, 1905
	29-30.		December 8-15, 1905
Box	Folder
401-490	1-3.		December 16-22, 1905
	4-6.		December 23-31, 1905
		Correspondence (Part II), 1906-1943
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Letter books and letterpress books, 1861-1863, 1871-1905,
10.54 cubic ft. (94 volumes)

These records consist of two volumes of letter books (1861-1863) and 90 volumes of letterpress books (1871-1905). Both were maintained by the Texas Adjutant General's Department as a record of letters sent by that office.

The Civil War letter books are two volumes, totalling 1,245 pages, which contain copies of letters sent out by J. Y. Dashiell, Adjutant and Inspector General of Texas, between November 15, 1861 and September 16, 1863. Recipients of these letters include brigade officers, Ranger officers, county officials, and private citizens. The margins contain cross references to other letters, in red ink. Only the second volume (November 26, 1862 through September 16, 1863) contains an index.

The post-Civil War letterpress books date from August 14, 1871 through December 20, 1905. The following gaps exist, totalling approximately 20 months, where four volumes are apparently missing:

August 28, 1877-February 26, 1878;
January 28-May 22, 1893;
February 24-October 17, 1904;
August 5-October 19, 1905.

Each of the letterpress books includes an alphabetical index, which lists persons to whom the letters are addressed; in addition, the indexes for the 19th century indicate the subjects of the letters, in red ink. One stray index may pertain to one of the last two missing letterpress books listed above, most likely the last. Virtually all of the letters are signed by the Adjutant General, or by someone specifically designated as acting in the absence of the Adjutant General: e.g., the Assistant Adjutant General, or the Chief Clerk. The copies are mostly handwritten until May 1896, after which date the majority are typescript; Adjutant General Wozencraft's letters, however, are nearly all handwritten (May-December 1898). Most of the letters from 1874 through 1883 are coded with the numbers of the incoming letters to which they are replies; these codes correspond to the Registers of letters received subseries, described elsewhere. The volumes for 1903-1905 are incomplete through mutilation; the bulk of the pages have been razored out. However, copies of outgoing correspondence began to be included in the Departmental correspondence files at about this same time.

In addition to these general letterpress books, the Adjutant General's office maintained specialized volumes for specific military organizations and/or for specific staff members. Outgoing letters were copied into separate letterpress books for the Reserve Militia (June 22, 1870-December 18, 1871) and for the State Police (July 1, 1870-August 15, 1871). One volume was maintained by the Paymaster (March 14, 1871-March 14, 1872). Letters sent by the Quartermaster of the Frontier Battalion form a sizable group, with no gaps from August 22, 1883 through September 4, 1902. Four letterpress books were kept by the Quartermaster of the Ranger force and/or the Texas National Guard between August 1, 1902 and October 18, 1906. Finally, eleven letterpress books contain receipts for final payment of payroll checks to members of the Texas Volunteers for the Spanish-American War. These specialized letterpress books are described in several appropriate subseries of Adjutant General's Organization records.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Letter books and letterpress books, Departmental correspondence, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1933/001 and unknown

Approximately two-thirds of these records (those dating 1861-1863 and 1870-1900) were transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934. Accession data is too incomplete to determine when the remaining third of the series (1901-1905) was transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Letterpress books are extremely fragile; pages are tissue-thin and bindings are either broken already or ready to break. Therefore they may not be photocopied, and must be treated with great care.

Processed by

Tony Black, January 1986

Letter books

Volume

401-975

1861-1862

Volume

401-976

1862-1863

Letterpress books

Volume

401-611

August 14-December 14, 1871

Volume

401-612

December 18-31, 1871;

January 2-December 30, 1871

(telegrams)

Volume

401-613

January 3-April 9, 1872

Volume

401-614

April 9-June 24, 1872

Volume

401-615

June 22-August 8, 1872

Volume

401-616

August 8-November 19, 1872

Volume

401-617

November 19, 1872-January 10, 1873

Volume

401-618

January 11-March 6, 1873

Volume

401-619

March 6-May 30, 1873

Volume

401-620

May 30, 1873-January 14, 1874

Volume

401-621

January 19-December 31, 1874

Volume

401-622

January 2-November 30, 1875

Volume

401-623

December 1, 1875-December 8, 1876

Volume

401-624

December 9, 1876-August 28, 1877

Volume

401-625

February 26, 1878-January 25, 1879

Volume

401-626

January 30-July 16, 1879

Volume

401-627

July 16, 1879-January 26, 1880

Volume

401-628

January 27-September 20, 1880

Volume

401-629

September 21, 1880-April 1, 1882

Volume

401-630

April 6, 1882-November 6, 1883

Volume

401-631

November 6, 1883-September 8, 1884

Volume

401-632

September 8, 1884-August 22, 1885

Volume

401-633

August 24, 1885-July 22, 1886

Volume

401-634

July 28, 1886-May 4, 1887

Volume

401-635

May 6-October 24, 1887

Volume

401-636

October 24, 1887-May 24, 1888

Volume

401-1135

May 23, 1888-April 15, 1889

Volume

401-637

April 17-October 14, 1889

Volume

401-638

October 15, 1889-April 30, 1890

Volume

401-639

May 2, 1890-January 22, 1891

Volume

401-640

January 24-May 26, 1891

Volume

401-641

May 26-August 1, 1891

Volume

401-642

August 1-September 11, 1891

Volume

401-643

September 11-November 30, 1891

Volume

401-644

December 1, 1891-February 24, 1892

Volume

401-645

February 25-May 12, 1892

Volume

401-646

May 18-July 23, 1892

Volume

401-647

July 25-October 6, 1892

Volume

401-648

October 5, 1892-January 28, 1893

Volume

401-649

May 22-July 12, 1893

Volume

401-650

July 13-September 25, 1893

Volume

401-651

September 26-December 31, 1893

Volume

401-652

January 1-April 25, 1894

Volume

401-653

April 26-July 6, 1894

Volume

401-654

July 6-November 13, 1894

Volume

401-655

November 12, 1894-April 23, 1895

Volume

401-656

April 23-July 30, 1895

Volume

401-657

July 31-December 30, 1895

Volume

401-658

January 2-April 30, 1896

Volume

401-659

April 30-July 10, 1896

Volume

401-660

July 11-December 14, 1896

Volume

401-661

December 15, 1896-April 16, 1897

Volume

401-662

April 17-June 26, 1897

Volume

401-663

June 26-September 23, 1897

Volume

401-664

September 24, 1897-February 8, 1898

Volume

401-665

February 11-April 16, 1898

Volume

401-666

April 16-July 26, 1898

Volume

401-667

July 26, 1898-February 15, 1899

Volume

401-668

February 17-April 28, 1899

Volume

401-669

April 29-June 27, 1899

Volume

401-670

June 27-August 8, 1899

Volume

401-671

August 9-September 16, 1899

Volume

401-672

September 16-October 29, 1899

Volume

401-673

October 30-December 6, 1899

Volume

401-674

December 6, 1899-January 6, 1900

Volume

401-675

January 6-February 6, 1900

Volume

401-676

February 6-April 10, 1900

Volume

401-676A

April 10-June 11, 1900

Volume

401-677

June 11-July 16, 1900

Volume

401-678

July 16-September 19, 1900

Volume

401-679

September 19-December 20, 1900

Volume

401-680

December 21, 1900-March 27, 1901

Volume

401-681

March 28-June 1, 1901

Volume

401-682

June 1-July 12, 1901

Volume

401-683

July 12-September 25, 1901

Volume

401-684

September 24, 1901-January 4, 1902

Volume

401-685

January 4-March 6, 1902

Volume

401-686

March 5-May 19, 1902

Volume

401-687

May 20-July 11, 1902

Volume

401-688

July 12-September 19, 1902

Volume

401-689

September 19, 1902-January 6, 1903

Volume

401-690

January 6-March 12, 1903

Volume

401-691

March 12-May 8, 1903

Volume

401-691-A

Index, March 12-May 8, 1903

Volume

401-692

May 8-June 26, 1903

Volume

401-693

June 3, 1903-July 19, 1905

Volume

401-694

June 26-August 11, 1903

Volume

401-695

August 11-November 2, 1903

Volume

401-696

November 6, 1903-February 24, 1904

Volume

401-697

October 17, 1904-February 24, 1905

Volume

401-698

February 24-July 10, 1905

Volume

401-699

July 11-August 5, 1905

Volume

401-700

October 19-December 20, 1905

Volume

401-1146

Stray index (1905?)

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Registers of letters received, 1870-1883,
2.57 cubic ft. (5 volumes)

These records consist of five large volumes that register the letters received by the Texas Adjutant General between November 1870 and January 1883. The format is standardized into the following columns:

date received, and (in red ink) a sequential number; the numbers begin again at "1" with each letter of the alphabet;
name of the sender, and (in red ink) the disposition of the letter (e.g., "filed," or "commission issued [date]," or "l[etter] s[ent] [date]");
place, date written, and purport (a short description of the subject of the letter).

Each of these five volumes are indexed separately; the indexes are described in the Indexes to letters received subseries.

The Adjutant General's office maintained four additional registers of letters received, which are described under the appropriate series. One of these registered incoming correspondence concerning the Texas State Troops (January 1862 through November 1863). Another of these registered incoming correspondence concerning the State Police (May 14, 1870 through January 7, 1871). Still another abstracted incoming correspondence concerning the Militia (July 28, 1870 through January 10, 1871). And finally, there is a register of letters received for the 1st Infantry, Texas National Guard (January 16, 1906 through July 21, 1907).

Arrangement

The volumes are arranged chronologically. Within each volume, the abstracts of letters are arranged alphabetically by the first letter of the last name of the author of the letter, and then chronologically according to the date the letter was received.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Registers of letters received, Departmental correspondence, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1933/001 (?)

There is no firm accession data on these records, but they were probably transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, January 1986

Registers of letters received

Volume

401-701

November 1870-August 1871

Volume

401-702

September 1871-September 1872

Volume

401-703

September 1872-July 1874

Volume

401-704

July 1874-December 1879

Volume

401-705

January 1880-January 1883

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Indexes to letters received, 1870-1899,
0.88 cubic ft. (13 volumes)

These records consist of thirteen alphabetical indexes to letters received by the Texas Adjutant General, dating 1870-1899. The first six indexes cover the period November 1870 through January 1883, and are actually indexes to volumes 1 through 5 of the Registers of letters received subseries, described elsewhere). A typical entry in volume 4 (401-709), for example, would be "Horton 132," which refers to volume 4, item number 132 under the letter H (which normally stands for the first letter of the last name of the person sending the letter). The actual piece of correspondence would bear the code "H4132." Persons who sent letters are indexed in black ink; subjects of letters (both persons and topics) are indexed in red ink.

The remaining indexes either refer to registers which are not extant, or else do not refer to any registers at all, but rather directly to the correspondence itself. At any rate, they are useful as a partial guide to the Departmental correspondence. These cover the years 1883 through 1885 ( "Volumes 1-12"), 1886 through 1888 ( "Volumes 13-27"), 1889 through 1890 ( "File Cases A-F"), 1891-1892, 1893-1894, 1895-1898, and at least part of 1899.

A comparison of the actual Departmental correspondence for 1883 through 1899 indicates several different filing systems. Beginning with January 1883, most incoming letters are marked as in the following examples:

"1.D.1" (a letter sent by a Mr. Davis dated January 11, 1883, apparently the first item under the Ds in the first volume of a vanished series of registers beginning with 1883);
"12.V.2" (a letter from a Captain Van Zandt dated December 30, 1885, the second item under the Vs in volume 12);
"18.D.6" (a letter from the Captain of Company D, dated January 6, 1886, the sixth item under the Ds in volume 18).

Beginning with January 1889, a new system began. The index of 1889-1890 is indexed for correspondents with names from A through Z, for "file cases" A through F; thus a letter dated February 19, 1889 from J. D. Morrow is marked "A101," signifying item 101 under (or in) File Case A. It is uncertain what the "file cases" represented, except that they do not correspond to the names of either senders or subjects.

With January 1891, and at least for the rest of the 19th century, the codes reverted back to a recognizable system:

"L-2-91" (a letter from a person named Levy, dated January 3, 1891, the second item under the Ls in 1891);
"H-1512-98" (a letter from a person named Houston, dated December 22, 1898, item number 1512 under the Hs in 1898). In 1899 only letters whose senders' names began with the letters A through J are indexed.

Arrangement

These records are arranged chronologically.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Indexes to letters received, Departmental correspondence, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession number: 1933/001 (?)

There is no firm accession data on these records, but they were probably transferred to the Texas State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, January 1986

Indexes to letters received

Volume

401-706A

Volume 1, 1870-1871

Volume

401-707

Volume 2, 1871

Volume

401-707A

1872

Volume

401-708

Volume 3, 1872 and 1873

Volume

401-709

Volume 4, [July 1874-December 1879]

Volume

401-706

Volume 5, January 1880-January 1883

Volume

401-710

1883-1885

Volume

401-711

1886-1888

Volume

401-712

1889-1890

Volume

401-712A

1891-1892

Volume

401-712B

1893-1894

Volume

401-712C

1895-1898

Volume

401-713

A-J, January 17, 1899-?

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