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Overview

Agency History

Scope and Contents of the Records

Organization of the Records

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Description of Series

Correspondence, 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933),

Letter books and letterpress books, 1861-1863, 1871-1905,

Registers of letters received, 1870-1883,

Indexes to letters received, 1870-1899,

Texas State Library and Archives Commission

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.
LanguageEnglish.
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
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401-3813. 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
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401-3821. 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
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401-3831. 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
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401-3841-2. 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
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401-3851-2. 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
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401-3861-3. 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
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401-3871. 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
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401-3881. 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
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401-3891. 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
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401-3901-2. 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
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401-3911-5. 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
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401-3921. 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
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401-3931. 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
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14. 401-393 November 1-15, 1875
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401-39315. November 16-31, 1875
16. December 1-15, 1875
17. December 16-31, 1875
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401-3941. 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
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401-3951. 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
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401-3961-2. 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
BoxFolder
401-3971. 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
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401-3981. 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
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401-3991-2. 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
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401-4001. 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
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401-4011-2. 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
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401-4021. 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
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401-4031. 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
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401-405A1.(3A1 thru 3C22) October 1883-June 1884
2.(3D1 thru 3K6) October 1883-June 1884
3.(3L1 thru 3R15) September 1883-June 1884
4.(3S1 thru 3Z1) September 1883-June 1884
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401-4041-2. 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
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401-4051-2. 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
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401-405B1-2. 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
BoxFolder
401-4061. 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
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401-4071-2. 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
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