TABLE OF CONTENTS
Overview
Agency History
Scope and Contents of the Records
Organization of the Records
Restrictions
Index Terms
Related Material
Administrative Information
Description of Series
5th Military District/District of Texas records,
1865-1870, undated,
State Police records,
1870-1873, undated,
State Guard and Reserve Militia records,
1870-1874, undated,
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Texas Adjutant General's Department:
An Inventory of Reconstruction Records at the Texas State
Archives,
1865-1873, undated
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Creator: |
Texas. Adjutant General's
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Reconstruction
records |
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Dates: |
1865-1873, undated |
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Abstract: |
These records include
military orders; correspondence, petitions, and sworn statements; reports of
crimes, arrests, and fugitives from justice; certificates of disability; court
martial proceedings; annual militia returns; militia rolls; a hospital report;
affidavits of loss and damage; quartermaster records (especially vouchers), pay
vouchers, ordnance records, and accounts for moneys collected and disbursed;
and other financial records. They comprise records of the 5th Military District
and District of Texas under the military phase of Reconstruction (1865-1870),
the records of the State Police (1870-1873), and the records of the State Guard
and Reserve Militia (1870-1873). They cover the years 1865-1873, and
undated. |
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Quantity: |
7.87 cubic
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Language |
English. |
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 12th Legislature,
Called Session, 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
12th Legislature, 2nd Session, 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 13th Legislature merged the State Guard and
Reserve Militia into a simple state militia on March 19, 1873, and abolished
the State Police force on April 22, 1873.
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These records include military orders; correspondence, petitions, and
sworn statements; reports of crimes, arrests, and fugitives from justice;
certificates of disability; court martial proceedings; annual militia returns;
militia rolls; a hospital report; affidavits of loss and damage; quartermaster
records (especially vouchers), pay vouchers, ordnance records, and accounts for
moneys collected and disbursed; and other financial records. They comprise
records of the 5th Military District and District of Texas under the military
phase of Reconstruction (1865-1870), the records of the State Police
(1870-1873), and the records of the State Guard and Reserve Militia
(1870-1873). They cover the years 1865-1873, and undated.
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Organization of the Records |
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These records are organized into three series: |
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5th Military District/District of Texas records, 1865-1870,
undated, 2.15 cubic ft. (4 subseries) |
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State Police records, 1870-1873, undated, 3.45 cubic ft. (3
subseries) |
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State Guard and Reserve Militia records, 1870-1873, undated,
2.27 cubic ft. (9 subseries) |
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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.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the
records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records. |
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Corporate Names: |
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United States.
Army. Military District, 5th (Austin,
Tex.) |
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United States.
Army. District of Texas. |
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Texas. State
Police. |
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Texas. Reserve
Militia. |
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Texas State
Guard. |
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Subjects: |
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Reconstruction--Texas. |
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Civil-military
relations--Texas. |
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Freedmen--Texas. |
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Martial
law--Texas. |
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Crime--Texas. |
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Places: |
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Texas--History--1846-1950. |
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Document Types: |
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Correspondence--Texas--Military records--1865-1874.
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Reports--Texas--Military
records--1865-1874. |
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Orders (military
records)--Texas--1865-1874. |
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Petitions--Texas--Military
records--1865-1874. |
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Financial
records--Texas--Military records--1865-1874. |
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Rosters--Texas--Military
records--1865-1874. |
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Functions: |
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Protecting state.
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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. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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Texas Secretary of State, Extradition records, 1837-1940
(bulk 1875-1900), 57 cubic ft. |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Records, 1849-2001,
166.42 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of Andrew Jackson
Hamilton, 1865-1866, 2.35 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of James W.
Throckmorton, 1866-1867, 1.18 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of the third term of
Elisha Marshall Pease, 1865-1869, 1.88 cubic ft. |
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Texas Office of the Governor, Records of Edmund J. Davis,
1869-1874, 15.51 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Departmental
correspondence, 1846-1943 (bulk 1861-1933), 121.62 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls, Minute
Men military rolls, 1865-1866, 0.14 cubic ft.; State Police military rolls,
1870-1873, undated (bulk 1870-1871), 1.26 cubic ft.; State Guard military
rolls, 1870-1873, undated (bulk 1870-1871), 2.07 cubic ft.; Reserve Militia
military rolls, 1870-1873, undated (bulk 1870-1871), 11.62 cubic ft.;
Provisional State Troops military rolls, 1871, fractional; and Minute Men
military rolls, (1872-1874)1877, 3.36 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Service records, Minute
Men service records, 1855-1862, 1872-1874, 0.47 cubic ft.; and State Police
service records, 1870-1871, 4.7 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Civil War records,
1855, 1860-1866, undated (bulk 1861-1865), 16.94 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Ranger records, Parker
and Wise County Minute Men records, 1865-1866, 0.11 cubic ft.; Minute Men
records, 1872-1874, undated, 0.32 cubic ft.; and Frontier Forces records,
1870-1874, 2.36 cubic ft. |
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(Identify the item and cite the series), Reconstruction records,
Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services
Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession numbers: 1931/003, 1933/001, and unknown others
The majority of these records were transferred to the Texas State
Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934. The
Secretary of State had already transferred one volume on November 5, 1931.
Prior to these accessions, some unidentified State Police records were
transferred "from the Comptroller's basement" during
the 1911-1912 biennium.
Tony Black, December 1986, May 1988
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5th Military District/District of Texas records,
1865-1870, undated,
2.15 cubic ft. |
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These consist of some of the records of federal military
reconstruction in Texas, between the end of the Civil War and the readmission
of Texas to the Union, 1865-1870, and undated. These records include: military
orders (general, special, and circular) emanating mainly from the headquarters
of the District of Texas (1866-1868) and the headquarters of the 5th Military
District (1868-1870); letters, petitions, and sworn statements received by
military officers of those headquarters; a volume reporting serious crimes
committed in 1867 and early 1868; and quartermaster records relating to the 1st
Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment, United States Army (1866-1868). |
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Organization |
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These records are organized into four subseries: |
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Military orders, 1865-1870, 1.58 cubic ft. |
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Correspondence, 1867-1870, undated, 0.1 cubic ft. |
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Record of murders and assaults, 1867-1868, 0.03 cubic
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Quartermaster records, 1866-1868, 0.11 cubic ft. |
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Related Material |
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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. |
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Texas State
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls,
Minute Men military rolls, 1865-1866, 0.14 cubic ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Ranger records,
Parker and Wise County Minute Men records, 1865-1866, 0.11 cubic ft. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item and cite the subseries), 5th Military
District/District of Texas records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant
General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1931/003, 1933/001, and unknown others |
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The majority of these records were transferred to the Texas
State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934.
The Secretary of State had already transferred one volume on November 5,
1931. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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None. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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None. |
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Processed by |
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Military orders, 1865-1870,
1.58 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of printed circulars, general orders, and
special orders issued by several federal offices of military reconstruction in
Texas, 1865-1870. The majority are special orders emanating from the
headquarters of the 5th Military District in Austin, 1868-1870, with a handful
from the headquarters of the 5th Military District in New Orleans, 1867-1868. A
significant number of orders were issued by the headquarters of the District of
Texas, both in Galveston (1866-1867) and in Austin (1867-1868). A small number
of special orders, all handwritten, were issued by cavalry headquarters,
Department of Texas (December 1865). A handful came from the offices of the
Adjutant General and the Commissary General of Subsistence, both in Washington,
D.C. (1866 and 1869). Finally, a sizable number of circulars and general orders
were issued by the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (commonly
known as the Freedmen's Bureau), both the central office in Washington, D.C.
(1865-1867) and the regional office(s) in Texas: Galveston (1865-1867),
Brownsville (1867), and Austin (1867-1868). |
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The overwhelming majority of the special orders are extracts
dealing with appointments, resignations, and removals of political officials in
Texas, mostly county and municipal. In some cases there are multiple copies of
the orders, with notations as to the distribution of the copies--most commonly,
one to the Governor and one to the Secretary of State. Almost one-third of the
total are in the form of bound booklets of military orders assembled by the
State Treasurer, 1868-1870. |
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There are also three volumes of unknown origin, that contain
printed orders, either pasted down or tipped in. These special orders were
issued by the District of Texas and the 5th Military District, between April
15, 1867 and July 3, 1869. The second volume contains a printed index of
special orders issued from the headquarters of the District of Texas in
1867. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged first by issuing office, then by type
of order (Circular, General, Special), and finally numerically (which is to
say, chronologically). |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Military orders, 5th Military
District/District of Texas records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant
General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Headquarters, Cavalry, Department
of Texas |
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Special Orders,
December 1865 |
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Adjutant General (Washington,
D.C.) |
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folder |
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General Orders,
1866, 1869 |
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Special Orders,
1866 |
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Commissary General of Subsistence,
(Washington, D.C.) |
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folder |
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Circular,
1866 |
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2nd Military District (South
Carolina) |
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folder |
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Circular,
1868 |
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District of Texas
(Galveston) |
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Circulars,
1867 |
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General Orders,
1866-1867 |
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Special Orders,
April-May 1867 |
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Special Orders,
June-July 1867 |
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Special Orders,
August-September 1867 |
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District of Texas
(Austin) |
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folder |
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7. |
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General Orders,
1868 |
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Special Orders,
October-November 1867 |
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Special Orders,
November 20-30, 1867 |
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5th Military District (New
Orleans) |
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folder |
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10. |
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Circulars,
1867-1868 |
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General Orders,
1868 |
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Special Orders,
1867-1868 |
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5th Military District
(Austin) |
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folder |
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12. |
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General Orders,
1868 |
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13. |
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General Orders,
1869-1870 |
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14. |
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Memoranda,
1869 |
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14. |
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General Courts Martial,
November 1868 |
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15. |
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Special Orders,
August-December 1868 |
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Special Orders,
January 1869 |
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18-19. |
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Special Orders,
February 1869 |
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20-21. |
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Special Orders,
March 1869 |
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22-23. |
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Special Orders,
April 1869 |
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24-26. |
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Special Orders,
May 1869 |
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Special Orders,
June 1869 |
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folder |
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Special Orders,
July 1869 |
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Special Orders,
August 1869 |
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Special Orders,
September 1869 |
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Special Orders,
October 1869 |
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Special Orders,
November 1869 |
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Special Orders,
December 1869 |
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Special Orders,
January 1870 |
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14-15. |
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Special Orders,
February 1870 |
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16-18. |
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Special Orders,
March 1870 |
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Special Orders,
April 1870 |
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5th Military District, Military
Orders |
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folder |
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February-December 1868 |
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September 18, 1868-April 24,
1869 |
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April 26-May 26, 1869 |
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May 19-July 10, 1869 |
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July 8-August 16, 1869 |
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August 12-November 3, 1869 |
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November 5-December 31, 1869 |
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January 1870 |
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February 1870 |
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10. |
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February 24-April 1, 1870 |
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Freedmen's Bureau (Washington,
D.C.) |
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folder |
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21. |
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Circulars,
1865 |
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Circulars,
1866 |
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Circulars,
1867 |
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Freedmen's Bureau
(Galveston) |
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folder |
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Circulars,
1865-1866 |
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Circulars,
1867 |
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General Orders,
1867 |
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Freedmen's Bureau
(Brownsville) |
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folder |
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26. |
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General Orders,
1867 |
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Freedmen's Bureau
(Austin) |
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folder |
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Circulars,
1868 |
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General Orders,
1867-1868 |
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Special Orders |
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April-November 1867 |
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(plus index),
July 1867-June 1868 |
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July 1868-July 1869 |
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Correspondence, 1867-1870, undated,
0.1 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of letters, petitions, and sworn
statements received by military officers of the District of Texas (1867) and
the 5th Military District (1868-1870, and undated). Often the correspondence
was addressed to either the Governor of Texas or the Secretary of State, with
notations on the reverse that the matter was referred to the appropriate
military commander; occasionally the item was addressed to the military
official and subsequently referred to the Governor. Some include pre-printed
jacket covers marked "Headquarters, 5th Military
District," plus either "Office of Secretary for
Civil Affairs" or "Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and
Abandoned Lands [R.F. and A.L.]." Most of the items also include file
numbers in red, which contain the abbreviations "D. of
T." for "District of Texas" or
"5 M.D." for "5th Military
District." The subject matter of the majority of the items is either
"outrages" or political appointments. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged roughly chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Correspondence, 5th Military
District/District of Texas records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant
General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Correspondence, District of
Texas |
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February-August 1867 |
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September-December 1867 |
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February 1868 |
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Correspondence, 5th Military
District |
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folder |
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1868 |
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1869 |
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1870 |
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Record of murders and assaults,
1867-1868,
0.03 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of one volume, totalling over 250 pages,
reporting serious crimes committed in 1867 and early 1868. Information
includes: date, number, name and race of criminal, name and race of person
injured, county, nature of the offense and/or statement of circumstances. A
total of 411 murders and assaults were itemized in 1867, with an additional 98
in January and February of 1868. Following this list are many other reports,
with copies of incoming correspondence, many of the letters addressed to the
Secretary of State. |
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Arrangement |
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Some of these records are arranged by county, but not
alphabetically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Record of murders and assaults, 5th
Military District/District of Texas records, Reconstruction records, Texas
Adjutant General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division,
Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession number: 1931/003 |
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Secretary of State Jane Y. McCallum transferred this volume to
the Texas State Archives on November 5, 1931. |
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Record of murders and assaults,
1867-1868 |
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Quartermaster records, 1866-1868,
0.11 cubic ft. |
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These consist of quartermaster records relating to 1st
Lieutenant Malcolm McArthur, Acting Quartermaster, 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment
of Infantry, United States Army, stationed at Galveston and Houston, from
August 1866 through October 1868. The types of documents represented include:
monthly returns of clothing, camp and garrison equipage, monthly returns of
quartermaster stores; monthly returns of commissary property; monthly returns
of public animals; monthly returns of provisions received, issued, and
remaining on hand; quarterly ordnance returns; receipts of clothing, camp and
garrison equipage; invoices of subsistence stores transferred; lists of
quartermaster stores expended, transferred or received; weekly reports of the
condition of supplies of forage; monthly reports of forage; reports of officers
of army whose quarters and fuel are commuted; abstracts of articles received;
abstracts of extra issues; abstracts of fuel, stationery, forage, and tobacco
issued; abstracts of provisions issued to troops, and of provisions sold to
officers; abstracts of purchases on account of army subsistence; requisitions
for fuel and for stationery; vouchers; estimates of camp and garrison equipage
required; monthly summary statements of funds received, disbursed and
transferred; accounts current of all moneys received, expended and transferred
on account of army subsistence; invoices of subsistence funds turned over; and
letters of receipt of commissary accounts. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Quartermaster records, 5th Military
District/District of Texas records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant
General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Quartermaster
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August-September, 1866 |
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October 1866 |
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November 1866 |
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December 1866 |
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folder |
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January 1867 |
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February 1867 |
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March 1867 |
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April 1867 |
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May 1867 |
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June 1867 |
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October 1868 |
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State Police records,
1870-1873, undated,
3.45 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of correspondence and military orders;
reports of crimes, arrests, and fugitives from justice; and accounts and other
financial records, 1870-1873, and undated, all of the State Police, which
operated during the Radical Republican administration of Governor Edmund J.
Davis. |
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Organization |
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These records are organized into three subseries: |
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State Police correspondence, 1870-1873, undated, 1.06 cubic
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Record of crimes, arrests, and fugitives, 1870-1873, 0.47
cubic ft. |
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Accounts, 1870-1873, undated, 1.28 cubic ft. |
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Related Material |
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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. |
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Texas State
Archives |
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|
Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls,
State Police military rolls, 1870-1873, undated (bulk 1870-1871), 1.26 cubic
ft. |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department, Service records,
State Police service records, 1870-1871, 4.7 cubic ft. |
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Texas Secretary of State, Extradition records, 1837-1940
(bulk 1875-1900), 57 cubic ft. |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Records,
1849-2001, 166.42 cubic ft. (especially these series: Escape record, Convict
ledgers, and Conduct registers.) |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item and cite the subseries), State Police
records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives
and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Accession Information |
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Accession numbers: 1933/001, and unknown others |
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The majority of these records were transferred to the Texas
State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21, 1934.
Prior to this accession, some unidentified State Police records were
transferred "from the Comptroller's basement" during
the 1911-1912 biennium. |
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Restrictions on Access |
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None. |
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Restrictions on Use |
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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. |
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Processed by |
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Tony Black, December 1986 |
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State Police correspondence, 1870-1873, undated,
1.06 cubic ft. |
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These records include correspondence and military orders, dating
1870-1873. The correspondence consists of the Adjutant General's correspondence
to, from, and concerning the State Police, 1870-1873, and undated. This
correspondence takes three forms: loose correspondence, mostly incoming,
covering the entire period of the State Police's existence (1870-1873); a
register of letters received, representing an altogether different set of
correspondence (1870-1871); and three letter-press books containing copies of
outgoing letters (1870-1871). |
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The great bulk of the earlier loose incoming letters, especially
those for 1870, consist of applications for positions on the Police force,
including letters of recommendation, petitions, and certifications of loyalty;
also prominent are letters of acceptance, receipts of commissions, and letters
of resignation. Although most are addressed to Colonel James Davidson, Adjutant
General and Chief of Police, some are addressed to Governor E. J. Davis. Almost
all of these types of items are coded in red ink on the reverse with a file
number distinct from those for Departmental
correspondence: thus, for example, "1-D-70,"
or "1-D-8," or "1-D-29."
However, for the majority of items in subsequent years (1871-1873), the letters
consist of reports from--and concerning--State Policemen and their activities,
both legal and allegedly illegal. These latter also include an occasional
report on crimes, submitted by sheriffs and other law enforcement officers--who
were all considered ex officio members of the
State Police. The non-appointment type of correspondence usually bears a file
notation similar to those found in the Departmental
correspondence series for this time period: e.g., "L.R. 211 A.G.O. S.T. 70," or "M 432
A.G.O. 1871," or "R 58 A.G.O. 1872." |
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The register of letters received, concerning the State Police,
contains abstracts of 1,781 letters, which are an entirely different group from
the loose letters described above. There is an index loose inside the front
cover. The time period involved is only half a year: August 1870 through
January 1871. The letters cited include the type of requests for appointment
previously mentioned, but also include reports from policemen and other more
substantive topics. The format is this: date received, number (in red, which
does not match the "1-D-_" number on the loose
correspondence), name of correspondent, date answered (in red), place, date
written, and abstract of contents. |
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The three letterpress books, which are also indexed, contain
copies of letters sent by the Adjutant General regarding the State Police,
between July 1870 and August 1871. |
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Finally, there are two volumes containing military orders from
1870 through 1912. One enormous, fragile volume contains General Orders from
June 24, 1870 through January 8, 1912, some handwritten but most pasted down.
Besides the State Police, the entire range of military organizations for this
time period is represented: StateGuard, Reserve Militia, Frontier Forces,
Frontier Battalion, Ranger Force, Texas Volunteer Guard, and Texas National
Guard. Another volume contains Special Orders, from August 1870 through April
2, 1897 (mostly handwritten); again, all military organizations are
represented. The subject matter of the special orders generally includes
individual or company assignments, leaves of absence, boards of survey,
etc. |
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The researcher should also be aware that additional
correspondence concerning the State Police may be found in the
Departmental correspondence series of Adjutant
General's records, including letterpress books for outgoing correspondence
after August 1871. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged chronologically within each type. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), State Police correspondence, State
Police records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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State Police
correspondence |
| box |
folder |
| 401-863 |
10. |
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January-May 1870 |
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11. |
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June 1870 |
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12-19. |
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July 1870 |
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20-23. |
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August 1870 |
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24-25. |
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September 1870 |
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26. |
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October 1870 |
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27. |
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November-December 1870 |
| box |
folder |
| 401-864 |
1. |
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January 1871 |
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2. |
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February-March, July 1871 |
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3. |
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October, December 1871 |
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4. |
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January 1872 |
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5. |
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February 1872 |
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6. |
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March 1872 |
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7. |
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April 1872 |
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8. |
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May 1872 |
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9. |
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June 1872 |
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10. |
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July 1872 |
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11. |
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August 1872 |
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12. |
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September 1872 |
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13. |
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October 1872 |
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14. |
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November 1872 |
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15. |
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December 1872 |
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16. |
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January 1873 |
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17. |
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February 1873 |
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18. |
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March 1873 |
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19. |
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April-July 1873, undated |
| volume |
| 401-985 |
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Register of letters received,
August 1870-January 1871 |
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Letterpress
books |
| volume |
| 401-1030 |
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July 1-December 31, 1870 |
| volume |
| 401-1031 |
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January 3-April 26, 1871 |
| volume |
| 401-1032 |
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April 26-August 15, 1871 |
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Military orders |
| volume |
| 401-984 |
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General Orders,
1870-1873 |
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[Note: Overall date span for this
volume is 1870-1912, covering entire range of military organizations in Texas
for this time period.] |
| volume |
| 401-1012 |
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Special Orders,
1870-1873 |
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[Note: Overall date span for this
volume is 1870-1897, covering entire range of military organizations in Texas
for this time period.] |
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Reports of crimes, arrests, and
fugitives, 1870-1873,
0.47 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of reports of crimes, arrests, and
fugitives from justice, made to the Adjutant General by sheriffs, state
policemen, district clerks, and other law enforcement authorities during the
administration of the Radical Republicans, 1870-1873. |
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The loose material includes three types of reports, often on
pre-printed forms: reports of crimes committed (1870), reports of persons
evading arrest (1870), and weekly reports of State Police (1872-1873). The
Reports (or Returns) of Crimes Committed--usually on Form No. 1--were submitted
normally by the sheriff of the county, but sometimes by the district clerk or
even a State Policeman in the county. Information provided in these reports
includes the following: when and where the offense was committed, by whom
committed (name, nativity, sex, race, age, residence), when and where arrested,
present whereabouts, whether the criminal is at large or in confinement, and
remarks. The Reports of Persons Evading Arrest--usually on Form No. 2--were
also submitted by the county officials, and included more or less the same
information as above, with the addition of physical descriptions (color of hair
and eyes, and height). This latter sort of report is identical in form and
purpose to the ones that were later called "Fugitives from
Justice," published in 1878, 1880, 1891, and 1900. Both of these types of
reports are filed together. |
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The third type of report, Weekly Reports of State Police,
consist of 13 oversize reports, most from the 22nd and 23rd Senatorial
Districts, all filed by Private (later Sergeant and then Lieutenant) J. M.
Redmon: 11 from Denton, one from Gainesville, and one from Hempstead. They date
from February 1872 through March 1873. Included in these reports are: date of
arrest, name of party arrested, where arrested, offence, against whom, number
of miles traveled, counties visited, and name of the State Policeman making the
arrest, and remarks. |
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In addition to the loose material, there are three volumes. Two
of these volumes are reports of arrests by State Police, 1870-1873, with almost
440 pages filled. Information contained in these reports included the
following: number and name of criminal; when, where, and by whom arrested;
tally marks in a series of columns indicating the types of crime (e.g., murder,
attempt to kill, assault and battery, theft of horse, etc.); number of miles
traveled, amount of property captured, attempts of arrests, crime, and
remarks. |
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The third volume, containing 163 pages filled, consists of a
register of reports from approximately 80 individuals--some of them, at least,
State Policemen--between December 1872 and March 1873. Information includes:
date, file number of the letter or report, report (e.g., "reports condition of affairs and urges martial law"),
number and names of persons arrested, number of miles traveled, counties
visited, offense, and remarks. |
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Arrangement |
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The loose records are arranged alphabetically by county. |
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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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Texas Secretary of State, Extradition records,
1837-1940 (bulk 1875-1900), 57 cubic ft. |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Records,
1849-2001, 166.42 cubic ft. (especially these series: Escape record, Convict
ledgers, and Conduct registers.) |
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Publications |
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Texas Adjutant General's Department,
List of Fugitives from Justice, 1878,
1880, 1891, and 1900 (the 1880 and 1900 reports were bound with the Adjutant
General's reports, and the 1878 and 1891 reports were published separately).
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Reports of crimes, arrests, and
fugitives, State Police records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant
General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
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Reports of crimes, 1870,
1872-1873
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| box |
folder |
| 401-864 |
20. |
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Anderson, Angelina, Atascosa, and Austin
Counties |
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21. |
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Bandera, Bastrop, Bee, Bell, Blanco, and Bosque
Counties |
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22. |
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Bowie, Brazoria, Burleson, and Burnet
Counties |
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23. |
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Caldwell, Calhoun, and Cameron Counties |
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24. |
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Collin and Comal Counties |
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25. |
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Dallas, Davis, DeWitt, and Denton
Counties |
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26. |
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El Paso and Ellis Counties |
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27. |
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Falls, Fannin, Fayette, and Fort Bend
Counties |
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28. |
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Galveston, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Grimes, and
Guadalupe Counties |
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29. |
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Hamilton, Harris, Harrison, and Hays
Counties |
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30. |
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Hill, Hopkins, Houston, and Hunt
Counties |
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31. |
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Jack, Jackson, and Jasper Counties |
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32. |
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Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, and Kerr
Counties |
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33. |
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Lamar, Lavaca, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Live Oak,
and Llano Counties |
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34. |
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McLennan, Madison, Mason, Matagorda, Medina,
Montague, and Montgomery |
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35. |
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Navarro and Nueces Counties |
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36. |
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Orange, Parker, Polk, and Presidio
Counties |
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37. |
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Red River, Refugio, and Rusk Counties |
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38. |
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San Augustine, San Patricio, Shelby, and Smith
Counties |
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39. |
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Tarrant, Titus, Travis, and Trinity
Counties |
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40. |
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Upshur, Uvalde, and Van Zandt Counties |
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41. |
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Walker, Washington, Wharton, Williamson, Wilson, and
Wise Counties |
|
42. |
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Zapata County |
| oversize |
folder |
| 401-824 |
6. |
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Weekly reports of State Policemen,
1872-1873 |
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Reports of arrests by State
Police |
| volume |
| 401-1001 |
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|
1870-1871 |
| volume |
| 401-1002 |
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|
1871-1873 |
| volume |
| 401-1003 |
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|
Register of reports,
1872-1873 |
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Accounts, 1870-1873, undated,
1.28 cubic ft. |
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These records comprise financial records of the State Police,
1870-1873, and undated, including loose material and seven volumes. The loose
material consists mainly of accounts current and abstracts of disbursements for
the support of the State Police, often on oversize sheets. In addition, there
are a few other types of financial records, including certificates of
indebtedness, receipts of certificates of indebtedness, bills (especially for
shipping and hauling), vouchers (e.g., for postage, telegrams, travel
expenses), lists of claims, and receipts of draft animals (mainly mules). |
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Folder 30 contains an unlabeled, thin volume that is apparently
a list of pay vouchers for State Policemen, arranged alphabetically, including
the following information: name, rank, months (but no year), a number which may
be a voucher number, comments, and amount. The list is probably missing the
first and last pages, since it begins with the name Baker, and ends with the
name Sammons. |
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Two of the seven volumes--one apparently a duplicate of the
other--consist of accounts current, 1872-1873. The three cash books (each of
which contains an index) indicate payments to individuals of sums (presumably
for salaries and expenses), 1870-1872. The first two of these cash books
include columns for date of payment, person, town, inclusive dates, amount, and
comments, plus periodic recapitulations. The third cash book, which covers only
January-December 1871, is divided into two parts: one chronological, the second
alphabetical; information here includes date of payment, date the check was
forwarded, name to whom paid, address, inclusive dates, amount per month, and
amount for each month. The fourth volume contains accounts of moneys owed and
paid to State Policemen for ordnance, uniforms, badges, horses, etc.
(1871-1872); this volume is indexed. The final volume is miscellaneous: State
policemen who were loaned horses from Murchison's stable by General Britton for
the Lampasas trip; stoppages against pay of State Police, March 28, 1873;
amounts due for uniform, State Police; roster of State Police, March 29, 1873;
and ordnance and ordnance stores in hands of state policemen, March 31,
1873. |
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Arrangement |
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The loose records are arranged chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Accounts, State Police records,
Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department. Archives and
Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission. |
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Accounts |
| box |
folder |
| 401-865 |
1. |
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July-August 1870 |
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2. |
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September-October 1870 |
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3. |
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November-December 1870 |
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4. |
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January-February 1871 |
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5. |
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March 1871 |
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6. |
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May-June 1871 |
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7. |
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July 1871 |
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8. |
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August 1871 |
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9. |
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September 1871 |
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10-11. |
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October 1871 |
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12. |
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November 1871 |
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13. |
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December 1871 |
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14-16. |
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January 1872 |
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17. |
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February 1872 |
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18. |
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March 1872 |
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19. |
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April 1872 |
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20. |
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May 1872 |
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21. |
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June 1872 |
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22. |
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July 1872 |
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23. |
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August 1872 |
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24. |
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September 1872 |
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25. |
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October 1872 |
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26. |
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March 1873 |
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27. |
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April 1873 |
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28. |
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May 1873 |
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29. |
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June 1873 |
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30. |
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Volume of pay vouchers,
undated |
| oversize |
folder |
| 401-824 |
1-5. |
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Accounts (oversize),
1870-1873 |
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Accounts
current |
| volume |
| 401-1004 |
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November 1872-August 1873 |
| volume |
| 401-1005 |
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November 1872-August 1873 |
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Police cash
books |
| volume |
| 401-1006 |
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1870-1872 |
| volume |
| 401-1007 |
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1872 |
| volume |
| 401-1008 |
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1871 |
| volume |
| 401-1009 |
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Accounts of moneys owed and paid (for ordnance,
uniforms, etc.),
1871-1872 |
| volume |
| 401-1010 |
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Miscellaneous volume,
1873 |
Return to the Table of Contents
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State Guard and Reserve Militia records,
1870-1874, undated,
2.27 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of correspondence, military orders,
certificates of disability, court martial proceedings from Walker County,
annual militia returns, militia rolls of persons who paid for exemption from
duty in fifteen counties, a hospital report, affidavits of loss and damage
caused by the Reserve Militia in Harrison County, quartermaster records
(especially vouchers), pay vouchers, ordnance records, and accounts for moneys
collected and disbursed during three instances of martial law. They comprise
records of the State Guard and the Reserve Militia, which operated under
Governor E. J. Davis's administration, 1870-1873, and undated. |
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Organization |
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These records are organized into nine subseries: |
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Correspondence, 1870-1874 (bulk 1870), 0.49 cubic ft. |
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Certificates of disability, 1870, fractional |
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Court martial proceedings, 1870-1871, 0.17 cubic ft. |
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Annual returns of militia, 1870-1872, 0.17 cubic ft. |
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Militia rolls, 1870, 0.56 cubic ft. |
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Hospital report, 1871, fractional |
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Affidavits of loss and damage, 1871-1872, fractional |
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Quartermaster records, 1870-1873, undated (bulk 1871), 0.37
cubic ft. |
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Accounts, 1871, fractional |
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
Texas Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls,
State Guard military rolls, 1870-1873, undated (bulk 1870-1871), 2.07 cubic
ft.; and Reserve Militia military rolls, 1870-1873, undated (bulk 1870-1871),
11.62 cubic ft. |
|
Preferred Citation |
|
(Identify the item and cite the subseries), State Guard and
Reserve Militia records, Reconstruction records, 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 |
|
The majority of these records were transferred to the Texas
State Archives by the Texas Adjutant General's Department on February 21,
1934. |
|
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, December 1986 |
|
|
|
Correspondence, 1870-1874 (bulk
1870),
0.49 cubic ft. |
|
|
|
These records include correspondence and military orders, dating
1870-1874 (bulk 1870). The Adjutant General correspondence concerning the State
Guard and the Reserve Militia, 1870-1874 (bulk 1870), consists of loose letters
received, 1870-1874; one register of letters received, 1870-1871; and two
letterpress books of letters sent, 1870-1871. |
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|
The loose material consists of letters received by the Adjutant
General, mostly from August-December 1870. Almost all of the items are letters
from militia officers accepting their appointments, or transmittal letters for
the oaths of these officers. Arrangement is by regiment, and chronological
therein. Not all of the regiments of the State Guard are represented, and even
fewer of the regiments of the Reserve Militia. The finding aids for the Texas
Adjutant General's Department, Military rolls, State
Guard military rolls and Reserve Militia military
rolls contain reference charts, which will help the researcher match the
regiment with its county or town. |
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Volume 401-1011 is a register of letters received concerning the
State Guard, the Reserve Militia, and also the Frontier Forces, between July
18, 1870 and January 10, 1871. As with most such registers, the format includes
the date the letter was received by the Adjutant General, a file number (in red
ink), the name of the correspondent, the disposition of the letter (in red
ink), the place, the date, and a brief summary of the purport. An index
accompanies the register. |
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The two letterpress books contain copies of letters sent by the
Adjutant General concerning the State Guard and Reserve Militia, between June
22, 1870 and December 18, 1871. They are both indexed. |
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|
Finally, there are two volumes containing military orders from
1870 through 1912. One enormous, fragile volume contains General Orders from
June 24, 1870 through January 8, 1912, some handwritten but most pasted down.
Besides the State Guard and the Reserve Militia, the entire range of military
organizations for this time period is represented: State Police, Frontier
Forces, Frontier Battalion, Ranger Force, Texas Volunteer Guard, and Texas
National Guard. Another volume contains Special Orders, from August 1870
through April 2, 1897 (mostly handwritten); again, all military organizations
are represented. The subject matter of the special orders generally includes
individual or company assignments, leaves of absence, boards of survey,
etc. |
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|
|
Arrangement |
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|
|
The loose records are arranged by regiment, and chronologically
therein. The register of letters received and the letterpress books are
arranged chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Correspondence, State Guard and Reserve
Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Correspondence, State
Guard |
| box |
folder |
| 401-865 |
31. |
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1st Regiment,
1871-1872 |
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31. |
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2nd Regiment,
1874 |
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31. |
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3rd Regiment,
1870 |
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32. |
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6th Regiment,
1870 |
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32. |
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7th Regiment,
1870 |
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33. |
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8th Regiment,
1870-1871 |
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34. |
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9th Regiment,
1870 |
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34. |
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10th Regiment,
1870 |
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Correspondence, Reserve
Militia |
| box |
folder |
| 401-865 |
35. |
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1st Regiment,
1870 |
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35. |
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2nd Regiment,
1870 |
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36. |
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3rd Regiment,
1870 |
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36. |
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4th Regiment,
1870-1871 |
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37. |
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6th Regiment,
1870 |
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37. |
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7th Regiment,
1870 |
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38. |
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8th Regiment,
1870 |
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38. |
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9th Regiment,
1870 |
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39. |
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10th Regiment,
1870 |
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39. |
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11th Regiment,
1870 |
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39. |
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13th Regiment,
1870 |
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40. |
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14th Regiment,
1870 |
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40. |
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15th Regiment,
1870 |
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41. |
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17th Regiment,
1870 |
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41. |
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18th Regiment,
1870 |
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41. |
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19th Regiment,
1870 |
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42. |
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21st Regiment,
1870 |
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42. |
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23rd Regiment,
1870 |
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42. |
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27th Regiment,
1870 |
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42. |
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31st Regiment,
1871 |
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42. |
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45th Regiment,
1871 |
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42. |
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94th Regiment,
1871 |
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| 401-1011 |
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Register of letters received,
1870-1871 |
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Letterpress
books |
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| 401-1033 |
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June-December 1870 |
| volume |
| 401-1034 |
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December 1870-December 1871 |
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Military orders |
| volume |
| 401-984 |
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General Orders,
1870-1873 |
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[Note: Overall date span for this
volume is 1870-1912, covering entire range of military organizations in Texas
for this time period.] |
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| 401-1012 |
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Special Orders,
1870-1873 |
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[Note: Overall date span for this
volume is 1870-1897, covering entire range of military organizations in Texas
for this time period.] |
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Certificates of disability, 1870,
fractional |
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These records consist of certificates of disability, by which
physicians recommended exemption from militia/military duty for individuals
with specific physical and/or medical conditions. These certificates date from
July and August 1870, and include individuals in Brazoria, Bell, and Karnes
Counties. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged alphabetically by names of
individuals. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Certificates of disability, State Guard
and Reserve Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's
Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
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Certificates of
disability |
| box |
folder |
| 401-865 |
43. |
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A-G,
1870 |
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44. |
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H-M,
1870 |
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45. |
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P-W,
1870 |
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Court martial proceedings, 1870-1871,
0.17 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of the proceedings of a general court
martial that convened at Huntsville, in Walker County, in late February and
early March 1871, for the trial of a number of citizens: J. L. Boatner, Lucien
Bowen, C. Briffield, Benjamin Courtadt, J. R. Cox, H. W. Fisher, John P.
Garrett, Cyrus Hess, C. Keenan, G. Luff, Nathaniel Outlaw, George W. Rather,
Thomas Walker, and Samuel Wilson. Detailed for the court martial were a number
of officers of the State Guard and the Reserve Militia. Supporting documents
accompanying these proceedings included correspondence, general orders, special
orders, court martial orders, affidavits, briefs, petitions, and proclamations.
The records date 1870-1871. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by trial, roughly
chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Court martial proceedings, State Guard
and Reserve Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's
Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
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Court martial
proceedings |
| box |
folder |
| 401-866 |
1. |
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General,
1870-1871 |
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2. |
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vs. George Rather,
1871 |
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3. |
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vs. Thomas Walker,
1871 |
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4. |
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vs. Cyrus Hess,
1871 |
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5. |
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vs. Benjamin Courtadt,
1871 |
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6. |
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vs. C. Briffield,
et al.,
1871 |
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7. |
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vs. Nathaniel Outlaw,
1871 |
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Annual returns of militia, 1870-1872,
0.17 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of three oversize annual returns of
militia personnel, 1870-1872. Only one of them--that for 1872--is published in
the annual reports of the Adjutant General. Information contained on each
return includes the following: locality, name of regiment, name of regimental
commander, number of brigade, name of brigade commander, number of division,
name of division commander, number of companies, number of regiments; number of
each rank of officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted men; total
enlisted, and aggregate. Also included is a recapitulation of the numbers of
each rank of general and staff officers, cavalry, artillery, infantry, and
total men. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Annual returns of militia, State Guard
and Reserve Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's
Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
| map-case |
folder |
| 401-1320 |
3. |
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Annual returns of militia,
1870-1872 |
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Militia rolls, 1870,
0.56 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of oversized glued booklets, containing
rolls from fifteen counties, of citizens who had been enrolled in the Reserve
Militia but who paid the sum of $15 for one year's exemption from duty, 1870.
Only the first page of each booklet is filled, with from zero to five names.
The counties include the following, arranged alphabetically: Bandera, Bastrop,
Bell, Bowie, Brazoria, Burnet, Caldwell, Dallas, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend,
Gonzales, Hood, Karnes, and Kendall. Information on each individual includes:
name, age, residence, occupation, color, amount paid for exemption, and
remarks. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged alphabetically by county. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Militia rolls, State Guard and Reserve
Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
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Militia rolls, 1870
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| oversize |
folder |
| 401-823 |
1. |
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Bandera County |
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2. |
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Bastrop County |
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3. |
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Bell County |
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4. |
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Bowie County |
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5. |
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Brazoria County |
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6. |
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Burnet County |
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7. |
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Caldwell County |
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8. |
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Dallas County |
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9. |
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Fannin County |
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10. |
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Fayette County |
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11. |
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Fort Bend County |
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12. |
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Gonzales County |
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13. |
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Hood County |
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14. |
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Karnes County |
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15. |
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Kendall County |
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Hospital report, 1871,
fractional |
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These records consist of one oversize item, a hospital report of
surgeon in charge James Huston, headquarters, State Troops, in Springfield,
Texas, October 22-November 3, 1871. Information on the 42 patients on the list
includes: name, company, when admitted, disease, treatment, when discharged,
medicine dispensed, cost of medicine, and remarks. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Hospital report, State Guard and Reserve
Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
| oversize |
folder |
| 401-824 |
7. |
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Hospital report,
1871 |
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Affidavits of loss and damage,
1871-1872,
fractional |
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These records consist of approximately 50 sworn statements of
loss and damage caused by the Reserve Militia in Harrison County, all claims of
which are dated December 1871-January 1872. The items involved were primarily
animals (mules and horses), and weapons (rifles and shotguns) that were loaned
to the Reserve Militia and either never returned or else returned badly
damaged; at least one claim, however, involved medical expenses following an
accidental shooting. Accompanying the affidavits is an abstract of claims. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged numerically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Affidavits of loss and damage, State
Guard and Reserve Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant
General's Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State
Library and Archives Commission. |
| box |
folder |
| 401-866 |
8. |
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Affidavits of loss and damage,
1871-1872 |
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Quartermaster records, 1870-1873, undated
(bulk 1871),
0.37 cubic ft. |
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These records consist of vouchers, bills for freight, bills for
telegraphs, etc., receipts, requisitions, four returns of property (ordnance,
quartermaster, and medical), pay vouchers, and ordnance records (requisitions,
inventories, returns, receipts, and orders), all documenting goods and services
provided to or for the State Guard and the Reserve Militia, 1870-1873, and
undated (bulk 1871). |
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Filed separately are a sizable number of pay vouchers, mostly
for the 4th Regiment, Reserve Militia, primarily for February and March 1871.
These authorize pay plus a horse allowance, mainly for militiamen on duty
during the martial law declared in Walker County; some are also for witnesses
called during the General Court Martial. Most of them are printed on the
reverse, "Martial Law Vouchers." |
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Also filed separately are many ordnance records, dating
1871-1873. Some of these can be identified as for the State Guard, the Reserve
Militia, or the State Police; others, however, cannot be quickly labeled. In
addition to requisitions, inventories, and returns, two forms are most common:
(a) receipts of ordnance and ordnance stores from the Adjutant General, issued
by the Office of the Military Store Keeper; and (b) orders, made by the
Adjutant General/Chief of Police to the Storekeeper of the State Arsenal, for
specific issues to specific individuals. |
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Arrangement |
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These records are arranged by type of record, and therein
chronologically. |
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Quartermaster records, State Guard and
Reserve Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's
Department. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and
Archives Commission. |
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Quartermaster
records |
| box |
folder |
| 401-866 |
9. |
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1870 |
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10. |
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January 1871 |
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11. |
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February 1871 |
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12. |
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March-April 1871 |
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13. |
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May-June 1871 |
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14. |
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July-September 1871 |
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15-16. |
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October 1871 |
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17-18. |
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November 1871 |
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19. |
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December, undated, 1871 |
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20. |
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1872 |
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21. |
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undated |
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Pay vouchers |
| box |
folder |
| 401-866 |
22. |
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September 1870-January 1871 |
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23-24. |
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February 1871 |
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25-26. |
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March 1871 |
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27. |
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October-December 1871 |
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27. |
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May 1873 |
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Ordnance
records |
| box |
folder |
| 401-867 |
1. |
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May-June 1871 |
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2. |
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July-August 1871 |
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3. |
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September-December 1871 |
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4. |
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January-August 1872 |
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5. |
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September-December 1872 |
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6. |
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1873, undated |
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[unittitle added: see error report] |
| oversize |
folder |
| 401-968 |
3. |
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Returns of public property,
1871-1872 |
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Accounts, 1871,
fractional |
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These records consist of accounts current and abstracts of
disbursements, constituting nine oversize items in three groups, dating
1871: |
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- (1) two copies of an account current and three copies of
an abstract of disbursements made on account of a declaration of martial law in
Hill County, involving Company H, 6th Regiment, State Guards (January-March
1871);
- (2) two copies of an account current, plus one copy of an
additional account current, of fines and taxes collected and disbursed on
account of martial law in Walker County (February-March 1871); and, housed
separately, a statement of moneys collected and disbursed on account of martial
law in Walker County; and
- (3) one account current of receipts of the military tax
collected in Limestone County, and disbursements of the same to and on account
of Provisional State Troops on duty in that county (October-November 1871); and
two copies of an abstract of disbursements on account of pay, forage,
subsistence, etc., of those troops in Limestone County.
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Preferred Citation |
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(Identify the item), Accounts, State Guard and Reserve
Militia records, Reconstruction records, Texas Adjutant General's Department.
Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives
Commission. |
| oversize |
folder |
| 401-824 |
7. |
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Accounts,
1871 |
| oversize |
folder |
| 401-968 |
3. |
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Statement, Walker County,
1871 |
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