Texas Comptroller's Office: An Inventory of Comptroller's Office Correspondence at the Texas State Archives, 1846-1921, bulk 1860-1921


Overview
	Creator:	Texas. Comptroller's Office.
	Title:	Comptroller's Office correspondence
	Dates:	1846-1921
	Dates:	bulk 1860-1921
	Abstract:	The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the central accounting officer or chief fiscal officer of the state, and as such is responsible for maintaining effective methods for accounting for the state's funds; he or she is the state's principal tax administrator and collector of tax revenue. Correspondence volumes document the major as well as the minor functions of the office of the Comptroller in the later 19th century and the early 20th century, including the receipt of revenues and the expenditure and disbursement of funds. These records include registers of incoming correspondence, letter books and letterpress copybooks of outgoing correspondence, annual/biennial reports addressed to the Governor, and Attorney General letter opinions addressed to the Comptroller. They comprise volumes containing (or related to) correspondence of the Texas Comptroller's Office, dating 1846-1921, bulk 1860-1921.
	Quantity:	95.5 cubic ft. (746 volumes)
	Language:	These materials are written predominately in English with scattered Spanish throughout.
	Repository:	Texas State Archives

Agency History

The Office of Comptroller of Public Accounts was initially created by the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas on December 29, 1835, elected by the General Council and commissioned by the Governor, for the purpose of examining and approving or rejecting any claims presented to him by the Auditor (also created by this ordinance).

The Comptroller first appeared as a constitutional officer in the first state Constitution of Texas (1845), elected for a two-year term by a joint ballot of the House and Senate. A constitutional amendment in 1850 abandoned this method of selection in favor of election by the voters of the state. The term of office was increased to four years by the Constitution of 1866, returned to two years by the present Constitution of 1876, and finally increased once again to four years by a constitutional amendment adopted in 1972. (Article IV, section 1)

On April 11, 1846, the First Legislature of the State of Texas approved an act defining the duties of the Comptroller. These included the following:

to superintend the fiscal concerns of the state;
to perform such official acts as were required of the Secretary of the Treasury under the Republic of Texas, when not otherwise provided for by law;
to report to the Governor annually, giving an exact and complete statement of the funds of the State, of its revenues, and of the public expenditures during the preceding year, with a detailed estimate of the expenditures to be defrayed from the Treasury for the ensuing year, distinguishing between special and general appropriations;
to keep all accounts between Texas and the United States, and all other accounts in which the State has an interest, and to suggest plans for the improvement and management of the public revenue;
to examine and settle the accounts of all persons indebted to the State, to certify the amount or balance to the Treasurer, and to direct the collection of all monies due the State;
to audit the claims of all persons against the State in cases where provisions for the payment thereof have been made by law;
to draw warrants on the Treasurer for the payment of all monies directed by law to be paid out of the treasury;
to number each warrant and to take a receipt for each warrant from the person receiving the same;
to furnish the Treasurer with a monthly report of all warrants drawn;
to prescribe and furnish the forms to be used by all persons in the collection of the public revenue;
to receive and file all liens, mortgages, bonds and other sureties for money given to the State or to any officer thereof for the use of the State;
to close all Comptroller accounts annually, and to allow these accounts to be examined by either house of the legislature, or by any legislative committee;
to examine all disbursements of the Treasurer quarterly, and to cancel those warrants which have been paid;
to preserve the books, records, papers, and other things belonging to his office, and to deliver the same to his successor. ( Gammel's Laws, vol. 2, pp. 1374-1378)

In other words, in the mid-19th century as in the late 20th century, the Comptroller was and is the central accounting officer or chief fiscal officer of the state, and as such is responsible for maintaining effective methods for accounting for the state's funds. He or she is the state's principal tax administrator and collector of tax revenue. The Comptroller must also provide the research and statistics necessary for revenue estimating and certification.

Other duties were added from time to time through specific legislation. These duties will be explained as required in the appropriate series descriptions in this finding aid.

In addition, the Comptroller was made an ex officio member of various other state boards and commissions, as for example the following: the Insurance Department (superintendent, 1875), the Board of Education (1876), the Capitol Building Commission (1879), the East Texas Penitentiary Board (1879), the Board to sell useless State property (1879), the Board of Claims (1883), the Land Board and the Land Fraud Board (1883), the State Tax Board (1905), the Automatic Tax Board (1907), the Texas Bond Commission (1933), etc.

As the business of the office grew in volume and in complexity, the staff of the office increased as well. In 1852 the legislature created the office of Chief Clerk of the Office of Comptroller. Other specialized clerks were added as needed, and as the state budget permitted: tax clerk(s) (about 1859); corresponding clerk(s) (about 1874); an examining clerk (about 1881); delinquent tax clerks, auditing clerks, and warrant clerks (about 1882); a redemption clerk (about 1888); a deposit warrant clerk, a sheriff and witness accountant, a stenographic clerk, and a receiving clerk (all about 1891); a direct tax clerk (about 1893); a special warrant clerk, a bond clerk, mailing and filing clerks, and pension clerks (about 1901); etc. By the turn of the 19th/20th century, the total clerical staff of the office was approximately 44. This had increased to over 400 by 1950. In 1994, the total staff exceeded 2,800.

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Scope and Contents of the Records

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the central accounting officer or chief fiscal officer of the state, and as such is responsible for maintaining effective methods for accounting for the state's funds; he or she is the state's principal tax administrator and collector of tax revenue. Correspondence records document the major as well as the minor functions of the office of the Comptroller in the later 19th century and the early 20th century, including the receipt of revenues (including property, business, and other taxes) and the expenditure and disbursement of funds (including payment of claims, pensions, and public debts). These records include registers of incoming correspondence, letter books and letterpress copybooks of outgoing correspondence, annual/biennial reports addressed to the Governor, and Attorney General letter opinions addressed to the Comptroller. They comprise 746 volumes containing (or related to) correspondence of the Texas Comptroller's Office, dating 1846-1921, bulk 1860-1921. This includes the following: ten registers of letters and other documents received by the Comptroller's office, 1846-1876, 1882-1886, and 1893-1899; six letter books containing the full texts of outgoing correspondence signed by the Comptroller between March 1846 and May 1867; 692 letterpress books containing copies of outgoing letters sent by the Comptroller's office, 1860-1921; 33 letter books containing copies of outgoing letters signed by the Comptroller, 1876-1880; three volumes containing manuscript copies of annual and biennial reports of the Comptroller to the Governor, 1846-1850, 1861-1863, and 1865-1866; and two volumes containing copies of Attorney General letter opinions addressed to the Comptroller, 1879-1910, with index and register, 1879-1902.

Series of correspondence that are specifically limited to general revenues, taxation, appropriations and warrants, claims, the Executive Administrative Division, the Economic Analysis Center, or the Office of Revenue Estimating and Research, are described under the records of those subgroups, in separate finding aids. Unprocessed correspondence is also described in a separate finding aid.

This finding aid describes seven series of records from the Texas Comptroller's Office. If you are reading this electronically, click here for an introduction to the Texas Comptroller's Office records. If you are reading this in paper, the introduction is at the beginning of the first binder labeled Comptroller.

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Organization of the Records
	These records have been organized by State Archives staff into six series:

		Registers of letters received, 1846-1876, 1882-1886, 1893-1899, 1.57 cubic ft. (10 volumes)
		Letter books, 1846-1862, 1864, 1866-1867, 2.64 cubic ft. (6 volumes)
		Outgoing letters (letterpress books), 1860-1921, 85.62 cubic ft. (692 volumes) (in 3 subseries) Letterpress books, 1860-1921, 85.25 cubic ft. (690 volumes) Comptroller W. P. Lane letterpress book, 1911-1912, 0.1 cubic ft. (one volume) Chief Clerk John T. Smith letterpress book, 1902-1906, 0.27 cubic ft. (one volume)
		Letter books (outgoing letters), 1876-1880, 5 cubic ft. (33 volumes)
		Annual/biennial reports of the Comptroller to the Governor, 1846-1850, 1861-1863, 1865-1866, 0.36 cubic ft. (3 volumes)
		Attorney General letter opinions addressed to Comptroller, 1879-1910, 0.31 cubic ft. (2 volumes)

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted and may be freely used in any way. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).

Technical Requirements

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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Index Terms
	The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The terms can be used to find similar or related records.
	Subjects:
		Business tax--Texas.
		Debts, Public--Texas.
		Expenditures, Public--Texas.
		Finance, Public--Texas.
		Military pensions--Texas.
		Property tax--Texas.
		Tax administration and procedure--Texas.
		Tax assessment--Texas.
		Tax collection--Texas.
		Taxation--Texas.
	Places:
		Texas--Appropriations and expenditures.
	Document Types:
		Registers--Texas--Public finance--1846-1876, 1882-1886, 1893-1899.
		Correspondence--Texas--Public finance--1846-1921.
		Correspondence--Texas--Taxation--1846-1921.
		Reports--Texas--Public finance--1846-1867.
		Letterpress copybooks--Texas--Taxation--1860-1921.
		Letterpress copybooks--Texas--Public finance--1860-1921.
		Opinions--Texas--Expenditures, Public--1879-1910.
		Tax records--Texas--Public finance--1865-1881, 1892, 1895-1912.
		Financial records--Texas--Public finance--1865-1881, 1892, 1895-1912.
		Legal documents--Texas--Public finance--1865-1881, 1892, 1895-1912.
	Functions:
		Administering public finance.
		Reporting public finance.

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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
		Treasurer's Office records are almost totally unprocessed, but are almost always related to the records of the Comptroller's office. Where appropriate, some specific Treasurer's office records are listed as related material under the corresponding series description.
	Publications
		Annual/Biennial Reports of the Comptroller, 1847-1853, 1855-1861, 1863-1877, 1880-1977 (Note: Published annual/biennial reports from the following time periods are missing: December 26, 1835-October 30, 1847; November 1, 1849-October 30, 1851; November 1, 1853-October 31, 1855; September 1, 1861-August 30, 1863; July 2, 1866-August 31, 1867; September 1, 1870-August 31, 1871; and September 1, 1878-August 31, 1879.)
		Abstract of Land Claims, compiled from the records of the General Land Office of the State of Texas and published under the Superintendence of the Comptroller, by authority of an act of the Legislature, approved February 11, 1852. Galveston, 1852.
		Confederate Indigent Families Lists of Texas, 1863-1865, by Linda Mearse, San Marcos, Texas, 1995

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the series), Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: 1987/125, and unknown others

The Robert S. Calvert scrapbooks were transferred to the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission by the Texas Comptroller's office on June 1, 1987. Dates of the other accessions are uncertain.

Processing Information

Lisa Hendricks, September 1995

Tony Black, January 1995, September 1995, October 1995, July 1996

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Detailed Description of the Records

Registers of letters received, 1846-1876, 1882-1886, 1893-1899,
1.57 cubic ft. (10 volumes)

The first two are traditional registers of incoming correspondence received between February 1846 and July 1871, with only two gaps (June 13-October 2, 1865, and January 1868-October 1869). Information provided in these two registers normally includes the following: number of the item (totaling 7,939 items), from whom received, date of letter, when received, when answered, and remarks/synopsis of contents. The remarks column (1846-1861) is generally sparse (e.g., "informing Comptroller of his election," or "missing from file," or "no answer required," or "answer addressed to M. Gorsett," etc.); whereas the synopsis column (1861-1871) is more descriptive (e.g., "enclosing bond of E. Oborski, Assessor-Collector Bandera County," or "enclosing $134.34 public funds," or "relative to soldiers' claims," or "wants to purchase State Bonds with Confederate Notes," etc.). These registers are organized roughly (but not strictly) chronologically.

The two registers which cover the period 1870-1876 contain the same kind of information, but are arranged roughly alphabetically by the last name of the correspondent, and therein chronologically. They appear to refer only to matters of taxation.

Five volumes are registers of documents received by specific departments: the Corresponding Clerk (two volumes, 1882-1885), the Auditing Clerk (1882-1886), the Tax Clerk (1882-1884), and the Direct Tax Clerk (1893-1899). Arranged chronologically, these give the following information: number, when received, from whom received, character of paper (e.g., "statement," or "letter," or "certificate of redemption," or "application for pension," or "C. Draft $467.70," or "credit papers Delta County," etc.), and disposition (e.g., "answered Nov. 30, 1883," or "referred to G.L.O.," or "filed," or "referred to Redemption Clerk," etc.)

Finally, one volume is actually an index to letters received and referred during one year, 1882-January 1883, and gives only the following information: from whom received, to whom referred, and number. The clerks to whom these incoming records were referred include the following: Receiving Clerk, Corresponding Clerk, Tax Clerk, Tax Sales Clerk, Redemption Clerk, Examining Clerk, Auditing Clerk, and Warrant Clerk. In other words, this volume serves as an index to parts of three departmental registers, and to other registers which are apparently not extant.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff somewhat chronologically, then two volumes are alphabetical by correspondent, and five volumes are arranged by department.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Registers of letters received, Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: unknown

Accession records are too incomplete to determine when these records were transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, January 1995

Registers of letters received, 1846-1876

Volume

304-2142

February 25, 1846-December 9, 1861

Volume

304-2143

November 1861-December 1867, and November 1869-July 1871

Volume

304-2144

January 1870-March 1876

(alphabetical)

Volume

304-2145

January 1874-June 1875

(alphabetical)

Departmental registers of records received, 1882-1886, 1893-1899

Volume

304-2146

Corresponding Clerk, August 1, 1882-April 5, 1884

Volume

304-2147

Corresponding Clerk, April 8, 1884-September 11, 1885

Volume

304-2148

Tax Clerk, August 1, 1882-July 9, 1884

Volume

304-2149

Auditing Clerk, August 1, 1882-October 11, 1886

Volume

304-2150

Direct Tax Clerk, April 26, 1893-August 23, 1899

Index, 1882-1883

Volume

304-2151

Index of letters received and referred, about 1882-1883

(alphabetical)

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Letter books, 1846-1862, 1864, 1866-1867,
2.64 cubic ft. (6 volumes)

Subjects of this correspondence include a wide variety of issues, both substantive and routine, general and specific. Examples which are substantive but general include the following: reports to the Governor, including statements of the probable annual expenses of government, of the amount of money at present in the Treasury, and of the public debt of the Republic of Texas (1846); a circular to state revenue officials regarding the transfer of fiscal duties from the Secretary of the Treasury of the Republic to the State Comptroller (1846); a letter to the Secretary of War of the Confederate States of America regarding settlement of Texas claims against the C.S.A. (1862); reports to the Governor of statements of receipts and expenditures of the late Provisional Government (1866); etc.

Examples of non-routine yet specific topics include: merchandise warehoused under the revenue laws of the late Republic; the number of unsold lots in various cities; specific claims against the late Republic; a proposal to Governor Sam Houston that differences of opinion with the Comptroller be submitted to the Attorney General (1860); a statement of interest due on certain bonds (1867); etc.

Some items are routine but general, such as: circulars to county assessor-collectors explaining changes in procedures, etc.; an answer to an inquiry regarding the occupation tax; circulars to assessor-collectors concerning the levying of a Special War Tax (1862 and 1864); etc.

Probably the bulk of the correspondence is both routine and very specific, for example: instructions to traveling agents/fiscal agents; reports of errors in tax returns of county officials; requests for overdue returns; acknowledgment of receipts for assessment rolls; acknowledgment of receipts for tax returns; reports of sales of land for taxes; suspension of pay for failure to post a security bond; reports of who paid tax for what property for what year; notification that unpaid accounts will be turned over to the district attorney for collection; extension of the deadline for the annual settlement of an assessor-collector; and enclosures of all kinds, including enclosures of receipts for funds forwarded on accounts; of certificates of redemption; of blank forms requested; of copies of accounts current showing balances due; of certificates of adjustment; of a draft on an assessor-collector, requesting receipt of the same; of warrants for services, etc., requesting receipt of the same; etc.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. Within each volume arrangement by the creator is also chronological.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Letter books, Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: unknown

Accession records are too incomplete to determine when these records were transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, January 1995

Letter books

Volume

304-2153

March 1846-February 1849

Volume

304-2154

February 1849-July 1851

Volume

304-2152

July 1851-December 1852

Volume

304-2155

January 1853-August 1858

Volume

304-2156

August 1858-April 1861

Volume

304-2157

April 1861-May 1867, bulk 1861-1862, 1866

(with index)

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Outgoing letters (letterpress books), 1860-1921,
85.62 cubic ft. (692 volumes)

Organization

These records have been organized by State Archives staff into three subseries:

Letterpress books, 1860-1921, 85.25 cubic ft. (690 volumes)

Comptroller W. P. Lane letterpress book, 1911-1912, 0.1 cubic ft. (one volume)

Chief Clerk John T. Smith letterpress book, 1902-1906, 0.27 cubic ft. (one volume)

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item and cite the subseries), Outgoing letters (letterpress books), Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: unknown

Accession records are too incomplete to determine when these records were transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Technical Requirements

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

Lisa Hendricks, September 1995

Letterpress books, 1860-1921,
85.25 cubic ft. (690 volumes)

The bulk of these outgoing letters are in response to requests from county Tax Assessor/Collectors for instructions, for clarification of tax laws and codes, or relate to the settlement of Tax Collectors' accounts with the Comptroller. Also, Tax Assessor/Collectors routinely requested various kinds of blank forms from the Comptroller. Individuals wrote to the Comptroller with inquiries regarding land ownership or the tax status on individual lots or tracts of land. To a lesser degree, topics addressed in letters include, for example, alleged instances of tax fraud committed by Assessor/Collectors, instances of possible liquor permit violations, occupation tax inquiries, and questions regarding government pensions for military service. Also present are some statistics relating to the actual cost of maintaining the state government for a fiscal year. Drafts of some Annual Reports of the Comptroller are also present. Records reflect the work of the Comptroller's office, but should be considered in conjunction with all other Comptroller records.

Gaps in the records represent letterpress books not received by the Archives. Each letterpress book contains a name index.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. Within each volume arrangement by the creator is also chronological.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Letterpress books, Outgoing letters (letterpress books), Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Letterpress books

Volume

304-701

January 3, 1860 - December 31, 1860

Volume

304-702

November 5, 1860 - July 17, 1862

Volume

304-703

January 2, 1861 - November 10, 1863

Volume

304-704

November 11, 1861 - June 6, 1865

Volume

304-705

August 29, 1862 - May 19, 1863

Volume

304-706

May 15, 1863 - October 9, 1863

Volume

304-707

January 4, 1864 - May 18, 1865

Volume

304-708

February 11, 1865 - June 23, 1865

Volume

304-709

October 25, 1865 - September 17, 1867

Volume

304-710

September 19, 1867 - April 17, 1869

Volume

304-711

May 25, 1868 - December 30, 1868

Volume

304-712

October 21, 1865 (first clear date) - February 7, 1867

Volume

304-713

February 11, 1867 - July 8, 1868

Volume

304-713A

December 30, 1868 - August 30, 1869

Volume

304-714

August 30, 1869 - September 17, 1870

Volume

304-715

April 20, 1869 - January 18, 1870

Volume

304-716

January 18, 1870 - August 25, 1870

Volume

304-717

August 31, 1870 - April 1, 1871

Volume

304-718

September 10, 1870 - June 12, 1871

Volume

304-719

January 13, 1871 - February 23, 1871

Volume

304-720

April 3, (1871?) - May 31, (1871?)

Volume

304-721

May 31, 1871 - October 2, 1871

Volume

304-722

August 2, 1872 - August 19, 1872

Volume

304-723

January 3, 1871 - June 19, 1873

Volume

304-724

June 20, 1873 - September 30, 1873

Volume

304-725

September 30, 1873 - September 1, 1874

Volume

304-726

July 17, 1872 - January 28, 1873

Volume

304-727

January 24, 1873 - June 20, 1873

Volume

304-728

June 20, 1873 - May 19, 1876

Volume

304-729

January 22, 1874 - May 1, 1874

Volume

304-730

June 12, 1874 - July 19, 1875

Volume

304-730A

August 2, 1875 - March 17, 1876

Volume

304-731

July 23, 1874 - September 30, 1874

Volume

304-732

October 4, 1874 - December 11, 1874

Volume

304-733

December 12, 1874 - March 13, 1875

Volume

304-734

March 13, 1875 - July 31, 1875

Volume

304-735

July 20, 1875 - December 7, 1875

Volume

304-737

December 7, 1875 - February 21, 1876

Volume

304-738

March 18, 1876 - April 17, 1876

Volume

304-739

March 28, 1876 - June 10, 1876

Volume

304-740

June 10, 1876 - September 30, 1876

Volume

304-741

September 30, 1876 - January 11, 1877

Volume

304-742

January 11, 1877 - April 24, 1877

Volume

304-743

September 14, 1877 - January 4, 1878

Volume

304-744

January 5, 1878 - July 25, 1878

Volume

304-745

July 25, 1878 - January 4, 1879

Volume

304-746

January 4, 1879 - June 14, 1879

Volume

304-747

June 14, 1879 - December 5, 1879

Volume

304-748

December 4, 1879 - May 12, 1880

Volume

304-749

July 25, 1879 - October 13, 1879

Volume

304-750

October 14, 1879 - November 5, 1879

Volume

304-751

November 5, 1879 - December 13, 1879

Volume

304-752

December 13, 1879 - January 22, 1880

Volume

304-753

January 22, 1880 - February 27, 1880

Volume

304-754

March 1, 1880 - April 15, 1880

Volume

304-755

April 15, 1880 - May 17, 1880

Volume

304-756

May 17, 1880 - July 6, 1880

Volume

304-757

July 6, 1880 - Sept. 4, 1880

Volume

304-758

September 11, 1880 - March 21, 1881

Volume

304-759

September 4, 1880 - October 14, 1880

Volume

304-760

October 11, 1880 - November 20, 1880

Volume

304-761

October 15, 1880 - January 10, 1883

Volume

304-762

November 20, 1880 - December 27, 1880

Volume

304-763

December 27, 1880 - February 11, 1881

Volume

304-765

June 29, 1881 - July 21, 1881

Volume

304-766

February 11, 1881 - March 17, 1881

Volume

304-767

March 18, 1881 - April 22, 1881

Volume

304-768

April 22, 1881 - May 9, 1881

Volume

304-769

May 10, 1881 - May 26, 1881

Volume

304-770

May 27, 1881 - June 11, 1881

Volume

304-771

June 11, 1881 - June 28, 1881

Volume

304-772

July 21, 1881 - August 12, 1881

Volume

304-773

August 13, 1881 - September 8, 1881

Volume

304-774

September 8, 1881 - October 1, 1881

Volume

304-775

October 1, 1881 - October 20, 1881

Volume

304-776

October 20, 1881 - November 8, 1881

Volume

304-777

November 9, 1881 - December 2, 1881

Volume

304-778

December 2, 1881 - December 27, 1881

Volume

304-779

December 27, 1881 - January 19, 1882

Volume

304-780

January 19, 1882 - February 7, 1882

Volume

304-781

February 7, 1882 - February 25, 1882

Volume

304-782

March 11, 1882 - March 24, 1882

Volume

304-783

March 25, 1882 - April 11, 1882

Volume

304-784

April 12, 1882 - April 29, 1882

Volume

304-785

April 29, 1882 - May 13, 1882

Volume

304-786

May 15, 1882 - June 2, 1882

Volume

304-787

June 2, 1882 - June 14, 1882

Volume

304-788

June 14, 1882 - June 20, 1882

Volume

304-789

June 27, 1882 - July 14, 1882

Volume

304-790

July 14, 1882 - August 2, 1882

Volume

304-791

August 21, 1882 - September 8, 1882

Volume

304-792

September 8, 1882 - September 25, 1882

Volume

304-793

September 26, 1882 - October 10, 1882

Volume

304-794

October 10, 1882 - October 21, 1882

Volume

304-795

October 21, 1882 - November 8, 1882

Volume

304-796

November 8, 1882 - November 27, 1882

Volume

304-797

November 27, 1882 - December 14, 1882

Volume

304-798

December 14, 1882 - December 27, 1882

Volume

304-799

December 27, 1882 - January 10, 1883

Volume

304-800

January 10, 1883 - January 15, 1883

Volume

304-801

January 16, 1883 - February 6, 1883

Volume

304-802

February 5, 1883 - February 26, 1883

Volume

304-803

February 26, 1883 - March 14, 1883

Volume

304-804

March 14, 1883 - March 27, 1883

Volume

304-805

March 28, 1883 - April 10, 1883

Volume

304-806

April 10, 1883 - April 24, 1883

Volume

304-807

April 24, 1883 - May 3, 1883

Volume

304-808

May 3, 1883 - May 11, 1883

Volume

304-809

May 11, 1883 - May 24, 1883

Volume

304-810

May 24, 1883 - June 7, 1883

Volume

304-811

June 7, 1883 - June 23, 1883

Volume

304-812

June 23, 1883 - July 12, 1883

Volume

304-813

July 12, 1883 - July 28, 1883

Volume

304-814

July 28, 1883 - August 15, 1883

Volume

304-815

August 15, 1883 - September 1, 1883

Volume

304-816

September 3, 1883 - September 19, 1883

Volume

304-817

September 19, 1883 - October 8, 1883

Volume

304-818

October 8, 1883 - October 22, 1883

Volume

304-819

October 22, 1883 - November 1, 1883

Volume

304-820

November 2, 1883 - November 24, 1883

Volume

304-821

November 24, 1883 - December 12, 1883

Volume

304-822

December 12, 1883 - December 26, 1883

Volume

304-823

December 26, 1883 - January 14, 1884

Volume

304-824

January 14, 1884 - January 31, 1884

Volume

304-825

February 1, 1884 - February 20, 1884

Volume

304-826

February 20, 1884 - March 4, 1884

Volume

304-827

March 4, 1884 - March 15, 1884

Volume

304-828

March 15, 1884 - March 27, 1884

Volume

304-829

March 27, 1884 - April 8, 1884

Volume

304-830

April 8, 1884 - April 22, 1884

Volume

304-831

April 22, 1884 - May 6, 1884

Volume

304-832

May 7, 1884 - May 20, 1884

Volume

304-833

May 21, 1884 - May 31, 1884

Volume

304-834

May 31, 1884 - June 11, 1884

Volume

304-835

June 11, 1884 - June 23, 1884

Volume

304-836

June 24, 1884 - July 10, 1884

Volume

304-837

July 7, 1884 - July 21, 1884

Volume

304-838

July 19, 1884 - August 2, 1884

Volume

304-839

August 2, 1884 - August 18, 1884

Volume

304-840

August 18, 1884 - September 2, 1884

Volume

304-841

September 3, 1884 - September 19, 1884

Volume

304-842

September 19, 1884 - October 6, 1884

Volume

304-843

October 6, 1884 - October 24, 1884

Volume

304-844

October 24, 1884 - November 20, 1884

Volume

304-845

November 20, 1884 - December 6, 1884

Volume

304-846

December 6, 1884 - December 17, 1884

Volume

304-847

December 17, 1884 - January 2, 1885

Volume

304-848

January 2, 1885 - January 10, 1885

Volume

304-849

January 12, 1885 - January 21, 1885

Volume

304-850

January 21, 1885 - February 3, 1885

Volume

304-851

February 3, 1885 - February 18, 1885

Volume

304-852

February 18, 1885 - March 5, 1885

Volume

304-853

March 5, 1885 - March 18, 1885

Volume

304-854

March 18, 1885 - April 2, 1885

Volume

304-855

April 2, 1885 - April 14, 1885

Volume

304-856

April 14, 1885 - April 28, 1885

Volume

304-857

April 28, 1885 - May 12, 1885

Volume

304-858

May 13, 1885 - May 26, 1885

Volume

304-859

May 26, 1885 - June 10, 1885

Volume

304-860

June 11, 1885 - June 24, 1885

Volume

304-861

June 24, 1885 - July 10, 1885

Volume

304-862

July 10, 1885 - July 23, 1885

Volume

304-863

July 23, 1885 - August 10, 1885

Volume

304-864

August 10, 1885 - August 24, 1885

Volume

304-865

August 24, 1885 - September 7, 1885

Volume

304-866

September 7, 1885 - September 24, 1885

Volume

304-867

September 24, 1885 - October 12, 1885

Volume

304-868

October 12, 1885 - October 27, 1885

Volume

304-869

October 27, 1885 - November 14, 1885

Volume

304-870

November 16, 1885 - December 4, 1885

Volume

304-871

December 4, 1885 - December 23, 1885

Volume

304-872

December 23, 1885 - January 12, 1886

Volume

304-873

January 12, 1886 - January 28, 1886

Volume

304-874

January 28, 1886 - February 16, 1886

Volume

304-875

February 17, 1886 - March 3, 1886

Volume

304-876

March 3, 1886 - March 15, 1886

Volume

304-877

March 15, 1886 - March 25, 1886

Volume

304-878

March 26, 1886 - April 8, 1886

Volume

304-879

April 8, 1886 - April 24, 1886

Volume

304-880

April 24, 1886 - May 7, 1886

Volume

304-881

May 7, 1886 - May 21, 1886

Volume

304-882

May 21, 1886 - June 7, 1886

Volume

304-883

June 7, 1886 - June 25, 1886

Volume

304-884

June 25, 1886 - July 13, 1886

Volume

304-885

July 13, 1886 - July 28, 1886

Volume

304-886

July 28 - August 19, 1886

Volume

304-887

August 19, 1886 - September 3, 1886

Volume

304-888

September 3, 1886 - September 20, 1886

Volume

304-889

September 21, 1886 - October 1, 1886

Volume

304-890

October 22, 1886 - November 18, 1886

Volume

304-891

November 18, 1886 - December 4, 1886

Volume

304-892

December 4, 1886 - December 23, 1886

Volume

304-893

December 23, 1886 - January 17, 1887

Volume

304-894

January 17, 1887 - February 3, 1887

Volume

304-895

February 4, 1887 - February 21, 1887

Volume

304-896

February 22, 1887 - March 5, 2887

Volume

304-897

March 5, 1887 - March 19, 1887

Volume

304-898

March 19, 1887 - April 1, 1887

Volume

304-899

April 2, 1887 - April 15, 1887

Volume

304-900

April 15, 1887 - April 29, 1887

Volume

304-901

April 29, 1887 - May 11, 1887

Volume

304-902

May 11, 1887 - May 26, 1887

Volume

304-903

May 26, 1887 - June 9, 1887

Volume

304-904

June 9, 1887 - June 21, 1887

Volume

304-905

June 21, 1887 - June 30, 1887

Volume

304-906

July 2, 1887 - July 15, 1887

Volume

304-907

July 15, 1887 - July 26, 1887

Volume

304-908

July 26, 1887 - August 13, 1887

Volume

304-909

August 13, 1887 - August 25, 1887

Volume

304-910

August 26, 1887 - September 8, 1887

Volume

304-911

September 8, 1887 - September 22, 1887

Volume

304-912

September 22, 1887 - October 6, 1887

Volume

304-913

October 7, 1887 - October 26, 1887

Volume

304-914

October 27, 1887 - November 25, 1887

Volume

304-915

November 17, 1887 - December 5, 1887

Volume

304-916

December 5, 1887 - December 23, 1887

Volume

304-917

December 23, 1887 - January 12, 1888

Volume

304-918

January 13, 1888 - January 25, 1888

Volume

304-919

January 26, 1888 - February 10, 1888

Volume

304-920

February 10, 1888 - February 27, 1888

Volume

304-921

February 27, 1888 - March 10, 1888

Volume

304-922

March 12, 1888 - March 24, 1888

Volume

304-923

March 24, 1888 - April 9, 1888

Volume

304-924

April 9, 1888 - April 27, 1888

Volume

304-925

April 27, 1888 - May 22, 1888

Volume

304-926

May 22, 1888 - June 1, 1888

Volume

304-927

June 2, 1888 - June 13, 1888

Volume

304-928

June 13, 1888 - June 26, 1888

Volume

304-929

June 26, 1888 - July 10, 1888

Volume

304-930

July 10, 1888 - July 30, 1888

Volume

304-931

July 28, 1888 - August 28, 1888

Volume

304-932

August 28, 1888 - September 12, 1888

Volume

304-933

September 12, 1888 - October 2, 1888

Volume

304-934

October 2, 1888 - October 23, 1888

Volume

304-935

October 24, 1888 - November 16, 1888

Volume

304-936

November 16, 1888 - December 1, 1888

Volume

304-937

December 3, 1888 - December 17, 1888

Volume

304-938

December 17, 1888 - January 4, 1889

Volume

304-939

January 4, 1889 - January 18, 1889

Volume

304-940

January 18, 1889 - February 4, 1889

Volume

304-941

February 4, 1889 - February 16, 1889

Volume

304-942

February 16, 1889 - March 4, 1889

Volume

304-943

March 2, 1889 - March 18, 1889

Volume

304-944

March 18, 1889 - April 1, 1889

Volume

304-945

April 1, 1889 - April 16, 1889

Volume

304-946

April 16, 1889 - April 25, 1889

Volume

304-947

April 25, 1889 - May 8, 1889

Volume

304-948

May 8, 1889 - May 22, 1889

Volume

304-949

May 22, 1889 - June 3, 1889

Volume

304-950

June 3, 1889 - June 15, 1889

Volume

304-951

June 15, 1889 - June 29, 1889

Volume

304-952

June 29, 1889 - July 18, 1889

Volume

304-953

July 18, 1889 - August 9, 1889

Volume

304-954

August 10, 1889 - August 30, 1889

Volume

304-955

August 30, 1889 - September 17, 1889

Volume

304-956

September 17, 1889 - October 7, 1889

Volume

304-957

October 8, 1889 - October 24, 1889

Volume

304-958

October 25, 1889 - November 14, 1889

Volume

304-959

November 14, 1889 - December 4, 1889

Volume

304-960

December 4, 1889 - December 20, 1889

Volume

304-961

December 21, 1889 - January 9, 1890

Volume

304-962

January 9, 1890 - January 25, 1890

Volume

304-963

January 25, 1890 - February 12, 1890

Volume

304-964

February 12, 1890 - February 27, 1890

Volume

304-965

February 27, 1890 - March 13, 1890

Volume

304-966

March 13, 1890 - March 29, 1890

Volume

304-967

March 29, 1890 - April 15, 1890

Volume

304-968

April 15, 1890 - May 6, 1890

Volume

304-969

May 6, 1890 - May 23, 1890

Volume

304-970

May 23, 1890 - June 7, 1890

Volume

304-971

June 7, 1890 - June 24, 1890

Volume

304-972

June 24, 1890 - July 17, 1890

Volume

304-973

July 17, 1890 - August 9, 1890

Volume

304-974

August 11, 1890 - August 29, 1896

Volume

304-975

August 29, 1890 - September 19, 1890

Volume

304-976

September 9, 1890 - October 9, 1890

Volume

304-977

October 9, 1890 - October 31, 1890

Volume

304-978

October 30, 1890 - November 21, 1890

Volume

304-979

November 21, 1890 - December 6, 1890

Volume

304-980

December 8, 1890 - December 22, 1890

Volume

304-981

January 7, 1891 - January 22, 1891

Volume

304-982

January 22, 1891 - February 6, 1891

Volume

304-983

February 6, 1891 - February 24, 1891

Volume

304-984

February 24, 1891 - March 7, 1891

Volume

304-985

March 6, 1891 - March 20, 1891

Volume

304-986

March 20, 1891 - April 7, 1891

Volume

304-987

April 7, 1891 - April 22, 1891

Volume

304-988

April 24, 1891 - May 7, 1891

Volume

304-989

May 7, 1891 - May 21, 1891 (June 8, 1891)

Volume

304-990

May 21, 1891 - June 13, 1891

Volume

304-991

May 11, 1891 - June 18, 1891

Volume

304-992

June 18, 1891 - July 7, 1891

Volume

304-993

July 7, 1891 - July 25, 1891

Volume

304-994

July 15, 1891 - November 22, 1892

Volume

304-995

July 25, 1891 - August 14, 1891

Volume

304-996

August 15, 1891 - August 29, 1891

Volume

304-997

August 29, 1891 - September 18, 1891

Volume

304-998

September 18, 1891 - October 9, 1891

Volume

304-999

October 9, 1891 - October 30, 1891

Volume

304-1000

October 30, 1891 - November 23, 1891

Volume

304-1001

December 17, 1891 - January 11, 1892

Volume

304-1002

January 11, 1892 - January 28, 1892

Volume

304-1003

January 28, 1892 - February 11, 1892

Volume

304-1004

February 12, 1892 - March 1, 1892

Volume

304-1005

March 1, 1892 - March 21, 1892

Volume

304-1006

March 22, 1892 - April 9, 1892

Volume

304-1007

April 9, 1892 - April 28, 1892

Volume

304-1008

April 29, 1892 - May 20, 1892

Volume

304-1009

May 20, 1892 - June 2, 1892

Volume

304-1010

June 4, 1892 - June 25, 1892

Volume

304-1011

June 25, 1892 - July 19, 1892

Volume

304-1012

July 19, 1892 - August 8, 1892

Volume

304-1013

August 9, 1892 - September 6, 1892

Volume

304-1014

September 6, 1892 - October 3, 1892

Volume

304-1015

October 3, 1892 - November 5, 1892

Volume

304-1016

November 7, 1892 - November 29, 1892

Volume

304-1017

November 29, 1892 - December 13, 1892

Volume

304-1018

December 13, 1892 - December 29, 1892

Volume

304-1019

December 29, 1892 - January 13, 1893

Volume

304-1020

January 13, 1893 - January 25, 1893

Volume

304-1021

January 26, 1893 - February 8, 1893

Volume

304-1022

February 8, 1893 - February 23, 1893

Volume

304-1023

March 11, 1893 - March 29, 1893

Volume

304-1024

March 29, 1893 - April 14, 1893

Volume

304-1025

April 15, 1893 - May 1, 1893

Volume

304-1026

May 1, 1893 - May 13, 1893

Volume

304-1027

May 13, 1893 - May 23, 1893

Volume

304-1028

May 23, 1893 - May 31, 1893

Volume

304-1029

May 31, 1893 - June 12, 1893

Volume

304-1030

June 12, 1893 - June 26, 1893

Volume

304-1031

June 26, 1893 - July 11, 1893

Volume

304-1032

July 11, 1893 - July 27, 1893

Volume

304-1033

July 27, 1893 - August 15, 1893

Volume

304-1034

August 15, 1893 - September 6, 1893

Volume

304-1035

September 6, 1893 - September 28, 1893

Volume

304-1036

September 28, 1893 - October 26, 1893

Volume

304-1037

October 26, 1893 - November 21, 1893

Volume

304-1038

November 20, 1893 - December 14, 1893

Volume

304-1039

December 14, 1893 - January 10, 1894

Volume

304-1040

January 10, 1894 - January 30, 1894

Volume

304-1041

September 6, 1894 - October 8, 1894

Volume

304-1042

January 7, 1895 - January 22, 1895

Volume

304-1043

January 22, 1895 - February 6, 1895

Volume

304-1044

February 6, 1895 - February 19, 1895

Volume

304-1045

February 20, 1895 - March 5, 1895

Volume

304-1046

March 5, 1895 - March 18, 1895

Volume

304-1047

March 18, 1895 - April 2, 1895

Volume

304-1048

April 2, 1895 - April 16, 1895

Volume

304-1049

April 16, 1895 - April 30, 1895

Volume

304-1050

April 30, 1895 - May 10, 1895

Volume

304-1051

May 10, 1895 - May 20, 1895

Volume

304-1052

May 19, 1895 - May 30, 1895

Volume

304-1053

May 30, 1895 - June 12, 1895

Volume

304-1054

June 12, 1895 - June 26, 1895

Volume

304-1055

June 27, 1895 - July 13, 1895

Volume

304-1056

July 13, 1895 - August 6, 1895

Volume

304-1057

August 6, 1895 - August 27, 1895

Volume

304-1058

August 27, 1895 - September 19, 1895

Volume

304-1059

September 19, 1895 - October 21, 1895

Volume

304-1060

October 21, 1895 - November 22, 1895

Volume

304-1061

November 22, 1895 - December 27, 1895

Volume

304-1062

December 27, 1895 - January 20, 1896

Volume

304-1063

January 20, 1896 - February 12, 1896

Volume

304-1064

February 12, 1896 - March 6, 1896

Volume

304-1065

March 6, 1896 - April 1, 1896

Volume

304-1066

April 1, 1896 - April 28, 1896

Volume

304-1067

April 28, 1896 - May 20, 1896

Volume

304-1068

May 20, 1896 - June 12, 1896

Volume

304-1069

June 12, 1896 - July 11, 1896

Volume

304-1070

July 13, 1896 - August 17, 1896

Volume

304-1071

August 17, 1896 - September 16, 1896

Volume

304-1072

September 16, 1896 - October 19, 1896

Volume

304-1073

October 19, 1896 - November 23, 1896

Volume

304-1074

November 23, 1896 - December 15, 1896

Volume

304-1075

December 16, 1896 - January 5, 1897

Volume

304-1076

January 6, 1897 - January 25, 1897

Volume

304-1077

January 25, 1897 - February 17, 1897

Volume

304-1078

February 17, 1897 - March 10, 1897

Volume

304-1079

March 10, 1897 - April 3, 1897

Volume

304-1080

April 3, 1897 - April 27, 1897

Volume

304-1081

April 27, 1897 - May 13, 1897

Volume

304-1082

May 13, 1897 - May 31, 1897

Volume

304-1083

May 31, 1897 - June 14, 1897

Volume

304-1084

June 14, 1897 - July 6, 1897

Volume

304-1085

July 6, 1897 - July 30, 1897

Volume

304-1086

July 30, 1897 - August 24, 1897

Volume

304-1087

August 24, 1897 - September 18, 1897

Volume

304-1088

September 18, 1897 - October 8, 1897

Volume

304-1089

October 8, 1897 - November 5, 1897

Volume

304-1090

November 5, 1897 - December 2, 1897

Volume

304-1091

December 2, 1897 - January 3, 1898

Volume

304-1092

January 3, 1898 - January 21, 1898

Volume

304-1093

January 21, 1898 - February 11, 1898

Volume

304-1094

February 11, 1898 - March 3, 1898

Volume

304-1095

March 3, 1898 - March 24, 1898

Volume

304-1096

March 24, 1898 - April 18, 1898

Volume

304-1097

April 18, 1898 - May 14, 1898

Volume

304-1098

May 14, 1898 - June 9, 1898

Volume

304-1099

June 9, 1898 - July 2, 1898

Volume

304-1100

July 5, 1898 - July 29, 1898

Volume

304-1101

July 29, 1898 - August 27, 1898

Volume

304-1102

August 27, 1898 - September 23, 1898

Volume

304-1103

September 23, 1898 - October 21, 1898

Volume

304-1104

October 21, 1898 - November 21, 1898

Volume

304-1105

November 21, 1898 - December 14, 1898

Volume

304-1106

December 14, 1898 - January 9, 1899

Volume

304-1107

January 5, 1899 - January 23, 1899

Volume

304-1108

January 23, 1899 - February 10, 1899

Volume

304-1109

February 10, 1899 - March 4, 1899

Volume

304-1110

March 4, 1899 - March 24, 1899

Volume

304-1111

March 24, 1899 - April 20, 1899

Volume

304-1112

April 20, 1899 - May 15, 1899

Volume

304-1113

May 15, 1899 - June 5, 1899

Volume

304-1114

June 5, 1899 - June 21, 1899

Volume

304-1115

June 21, 1899 - July 10, 1899

Volume

304-1116

July 10, 1899 - July 31, 1899

Volume

304-1117

July 31, 1899 - August 22, 1899

Volume

304-1118

August 22, 1899 - September 11, 1899

Volume

304-1119

September 12, 1899 - October 2, 1899

Volume

304-1120

October 2, 1899 - October 14, 1899

Volume

304-1121

October 13, 1899 - October 26, 1899

Volume

304-1122

October 26, 1899 - November 4, 1899

Volume

304-1123

November 4, 1899 - November 28, 1899

Volume

304-1124

November 28, 1899 - December 20, 1899

Volume

304-1125

December 20, 1899 - January 6, 1900

Volume

304-1126

January 8, 1900 - January 26, 1900

Volume

304-1127

January 25, 1900 - February 12, 1900

Volume

304-1128

February 12, 1900 - March 3, 1900

Volume

304-1129

March 3, 1900 - March 24, 1900

Volume

304-1130

March 24, 1900 - April 14, 1900

Volume

304-1131

April 14, 1900 - May 5, 1900

Volume

304-1132

May 5, 1900 - June 1, 1900

Volume

304-1133

June 1, 1900 - June 26, 1900

Volume

304-1134

June 26, 1900 - July 14, 1900

Volume

304-1135

July 14, 1900 - August 9, 1900

Volume

304-1136

August 4, 1900 - November 20, 1900

Volume

304-1137

August 9, 1900 - September 13, 1900

Volume

304-1138

September 13, 1900 - October 12, 1900

Volume

304-1139

October 12, 1900 - November 19, 1900

Volume

304-1140

November 19, 1900 - December 18, 1900

Volume

304-1141

December 18, 1900 - January 10, 1901

Volume

304-1142

January 10, 1901 - February 1, 1901

Volume

304-1143

February 1, 1901 - February 23, 1901

Volume

304-1144

February 23, 1901 - March 21, 1901

Volume

304-1145

March 21, 1901 - April 12, 1901

Volume

304-1146

April 12, 1901 - May 9, 1901

Volume

304-1147

May 25, 1901 - June 21, 1901

Volume

304-1148

June 22, 1901 - July 17, 1901

Volume

304-1149

July 17, 1901 - August 14, 1901

Volume

304-1150

August 14, 1901 - September 11, 1901

Volume

304-1151

September 12, 1901 - October 17, 1901

Volume

304-1152

October 18, 1901 - November 23, 1901

Volume

304-1153

November 23, 1901 - January 2, 1902

Volume

304-1154

January 3, 1902 - January 31, 1902

Volume

304-1155

January 31, 1902 - March 7, 1902

Volume

304-1156

March 5, 1902 - April 12, 1902

Volume

304-1157

April 12, 1902 - May 17, 1902

Volume

304-1158

May 19, 1902 - June 18, 1902

Volume

304-1159

June 18, 1902 - July 23, 1902

Volume

304-1160

July 24, 1902 - September 3, 1902

Volume

304-1161

September 2, 1902 - October 7, 1902

Volume

304-1162

October 7, 1902 - November 15, 1902

Volume

304-1163

November 15, 1902 - December 16, 1902

Volume

304-1164

December 16, 1902 - January 19, 1903

Volume

304-1165

January 20, 1903 - February 13, 1903

Volume

304-1166

February 13, 1903 - March 11, 1903

Volume

304-1167

March 11, 1903 - April 16, 1903

Volume

304-1168

April 15, 1903 - May 13, 1903

Volume

304-1169

May 14, 1903 - June 8, 1903

Volume

304-1170

June 8, 1903 - July 16, 1903

Volume

304-1171

July 14, 1903 - August 20, 1903

Volume

304-1172

August 21, 1903 - September 15, 1903

Volume

304-1173

September 16, 1903 - October 20, 1903

Volume

304-1174

October 20, 1903 - December 2, 1903

Volume

304-1175

December 3, 1903 - January 15, 1904

Volume

304-1176

January 16, 1904 - February 16, 1904

Volume

304-1177

February 16, 1904 - March 24, 1904

Volume

304-1178

March 25, 1904 - May 5, 1904

Volume

304-1179

May 6, 1904 - June 10, 1904

Volume

304-1180

June 10, 1904 - July 21, 1904

Volume

304-1181

July 22, 1904 - August 24, 1904

Volume

304-1182

August 25, 1904 - September 27, 1904

Volume

304-1183

September 27, 1904 - November 10, 1904

Volume

304-1184

November 11, 1904 - December 15, 1904

Volume

304-1185

December 15, 1904 - January 21, 1905

Volume

304-1186

January 23, 1905 - March 3, 1905

Volume

304-1187

March 3, 1905 - April 7, 1905

Volume

304-1188

April 7, 1906 - May 16, 1905

Volume

304-1189

May 16, 1905 - June 15, 1905

Volume

304-1190

June 16, 1905 - July 18, 1905

Volume

304-1191

July 15, 1905 - August 12, 1905

Volume

304-1192

August 14, 1905 - September 11, 1905

Volume

304-1193

September 11, 1905 - October 10, 1905

Volume

304-1194

October 11, 1905 - November 3, 1905

Volume

304-1195

November 3, 1905 - December 11, 1905

Volume

304-1196

December 11, 1905 - January 20, 1906

Volume

304-1197

January 22, 1906 - February 24, 1906

Volume

304-1198

February 24, 1906 - March 29, 1906

Volume

304-1199

March 29, 1906 - May 9, 1906

Volume

304-1200

May 10, 1906 - June 11, 1906

Volume

304-1201

June 11, 1906 - July 17, 1906

Volume

304-1202

July 17, 1906 - August 24, 1906

Volume

304-1203

August 24, 1906 - September 29, 1906

Volume

304-1204

October 1, 1906 - November 12, 1906

Volume

304-1205

November 12, 1906 - December 20, 1906

Volume

304-1206

December 20, 1906 - January 30, 1907

Volume

304-1207

January 30, 1907 - February 27, 1907

Volume

304-1208

February 28, 1907 - March 29, 1907

Volume

304-1209

March 29, 1907 - May 2, 1907

Volume

304-1210

May 2, 1907 - June 4, 1907

Volume

304-1211

June 4, 1907 - June 25, 1907

Volume

304-1212

June 25, 1907 - July 16, 1907

Volume

304-1213

July 17, 1907 - August 7, 1907

Volume

304-1214

August 7, 1907 - September 6, 1907

Volume

304-1215

September 6, 1907 - October 5, 1907

Volume

304-1216

October 7, 1907 - November 4, 1907

Volume

304-1217

November 4, 1907 - November 27, 1907

Volume

304-1218

November 27, 1907 - January 4, 1908

Volume

304-1219

January 4, 1908 - February 7, 1908

Volume

304-1220

February 3, 1908 - March 5, 1908

Volume

304-1221

March 5, 1908 - April 7, 1908

Volume

304-1222

April 8, 1908 - May 14, 1908 (also June 9, 1908)

Volume

304-1223

May 15, 1908 - June 20, 1908

Volume

304-1224

June 20, 1908 - August 3, 1908

Volume

304-1225

August 3, 1908 - September 15, 1908

Volume

304-1226

September 15, 1908 - October 17, 1908

Volume

304-1227

October 17, 1908 - November 28, 1908

Volume

304-1228

November 28, 1908 - January 7, 1909

Volume

304-1229

January 7, 1909 - February 10, 1909

Volume

304-1230

February 10, 1909 - March 12, 1909

Volume

304-1231

March 12, 1909 - April 15, 1909

Volume

304-1232

April 15, 1909 - May 19, 1909

Volume

304-1233

May 19, 1909 - June 24, 1909

Volume

304-1234

June 25, 1909 - July 22, 1909

Volume

304-1235

July 22, 1909 - August 14, 1909

Volume

304-1236

August 14, 1909 - September 13, 1909

Volume

304-1237

September 14, 1909 - October 18, 1909

Volume

304-1238

October 18, 1909 - December 2, 1909

Volume

304-1239

December 3, 1909 - January 17, 1910

Volume

304-1240

January 17, 1910 - February 24, 1910

Volume

304-1241

February 24, 1910 - April 7, 1910

Volume

304-1242

April 8, 1910 - May 16, 1910

Volume

304-1243

May 16, 1910 - June 22, 1910

Volume

304-1244

June 22, 1910 - August 6, 1910

Volume

304-1245

August 6, 1910 - September 21, 1910

Volume

304-1246

September 22, 1910 - November 9, 1910

Volume

304-1247

November 9, 1910 - January 4, 1911

Volume

304-1248

December 7, 1910 - January 27, 1911

Volume

304-1249

January 4, 1911 - February 2, 1911

Volume

304-1250

February 2, 1911 - February 25, 1911

Volume

304-1251

January 25, 1911 - March 16, 1911

Volume

304-1252

January 28, 1911 - April 4, 1911

Volume

304-1253

April 4, 1911 - April 27, 1911

Volume

304-1254

April 27, 1911 - May 24, 1911

Volume

304-1248

May 24, 1911 - June 27, 1911

Volume

304-1255

June 27, 1911 - August 4, 1911

Volume

304-1256

August 5, 1911 - August 31, 1911

Volume

304-1257

August 31, 1911 - September 30, 1911

Volume

304-1258

September 30, 1911 - November 2, 1911

Volume

304-1259

November 3, 1911 - November 31, 1911

Volume

304-1260

November 20, 1911 - December 26, 1911

Volume

304-1261

December 26, 1911 - February 12, 1912

Volume

304-1262

February 12, 1912 - March 13, 1912

Volume

304-1263

March 14, 1912 - April 9, 1912

Volume

304-1264

April 9, 1912 - May 21, 1912

Volume

304-1265

May 21, 1912 - July 8, 1912

Volume

304-1266

July 10, 1912 - August 19, 1912

Volume

304-1267

August 17, 1912 - September 21, 1912

Volume

304-1268

September 20, 1912 - October 17, 1912

Volume

304-1269

October 16, 1912 - November 19, 1912

Volume

304-1270

November 20, 1912 - December 20, 1912

Volume

304-1271

December 20, 1912 - January 25, 1913

Volume

304-1272

January 25, 1913 - March 5, 1913

Volume

304-1273

March 6, 1913 - April 11, 1913

Volume

304-1274

April 11, 1913 - May 20, 1913

Volume

304-1275

May 20, 1913 - June 25, 1913

Volume

304-1276

June 25, 1913 - August 5, 1913

Volume

304-1277

August 5, 1913 - September 13, 1913

Volume

304-1278

September 4, 1913 - January 30, 1914

(pages 1-259, pension-related)

February 14, 1914 - February 26, 1914

(pages 260-701, general letters)

Volume

304-1279

October 15, 1913 - February 3, 1914

(pages 1-378, general warrant letters)

February 26, 1914 - March 10, 1914

(pages 378-700, general letters)

Volume

304-1280

September 8, 1913 - March 20, 1914

Volume

304-1281

September 19, 1914 - October 16, 1914

Volume

304-1282

October 17, 1914 - November 18, 1914

Volume

304-1283

November 18, 1914 - December 28, 1914

Volume

304-1284

December 28, 1914 - February 3, 1915

Volume

304-1285

February 1, 1915 - February 25, 1915

Volume

304-1286

February 25, 1915 - March 16, 1915

Volume

304-1287

March 15, 1915 - April 3, 1915

Volume

304-1288

April 3, 1915 - April 27, 1915

Volume

304-1289

April 27, 1915 - May 20, 1915

Volume

304-1290

May 19, 1915 - June 15, 1915

Volume

304-1291

June 15, 1915 - July 7, 1915

Volume

304-1292

July 7, 1915 - July 26, 1915

Volume

304-1293

July 26, 1915 - August 16, 1915

Volume

304-1294

August 17, 1915 - September 2, 1915

Volume

304-1295

September 2, 1915 - September 20, 1915

Volume

304-1296

September 20, 1915 - October 6, 1915

Volume

304-1297

October 6, 1915 - October 22, 1915

Volume

304-1298

October 23, 1915 - November 5, 1915

Volume

304-1299

November 17, 1915 - December 11, 1915

Volume

304-1300

January 7, 1916 - January 27, 1916

Volume

304-1301

January 28, 1916 - February 21, 1916

Volume

304-1302

February 21, 1916 - March 8, 1916

Volume

304-1303

March 14, 1916 - April 4, 1916

Volume

304-1304

April 5, 1916 - April 26, 1916

Volume

304-1305

April 27, 1916 - May 20, 1916

Volume

304-1306

May 20, 1916 - June 16, 1916

Volume

304-1307

June 16, 1916 - July 8, 1916

Volume

304-1308

July 8, 1916 - August 4, 1916

Volume

304-1309

August 4, 1916 - August 23, 1916

Volume

304-1310

August 23, 1916 - September 7, 1916

Volume

304-1311

September 6, 1916 - September 16, 1916

Volume

304-1312

September 16, 1916 - September 28, 1916

Volume

304-1313

September 28, 1916 - October 10, 1916

Volume

304-1314

October 10, 1916 - October 21, 1916

Volume

304-1315

October 23, 1916 - November 11, 1916

Volume

304-1316

November 11, 1916 - November 27, 1916

Volume

304-1317

November 27, 1916 - December 16, 1916

Volume

304-1318

December 16, 1916 - January 4, 1917

Volume

304-1319

January 4, 1917 - January 15, 1917

Volume

304-1320

January 16, 1917 - January 30, 1917

Volume

304-1321

January 29, 1917 - February 23, 1917

Volume

304-1322

February 23, 1917 - March 13, 1917

Volume

304-1323

March 12, 1917 - April 2, 1917

Volume

304-1324

April 2, 1917 - April 25, 1917

Volume

304-1325

April 26, 1917 - May 22, 1917

Volume

304-1326

May 21, 1917 - June 14, 1917

Volume

304-1327

June 14, 1917 - July 6, 1917

Volume

304-1328

July 6, 1917 - July 31, 1917

Volume

304-1329

July 31, 1917 - August 23, 1917

Volume

304-1330

August 21, 1917 - September 15, 1917

Volume

304-1331

September 15, 1917 - October 9, 1917

Volume

304-1332

October 9, 1917 - November 3, 1917

Volume

304-1333

November 3, 1917 - November 26, 1917

Volume

304-1334

November 27, 1917 - December 31, 1917

Volume

304-1335

January 2, 1917 - January 22, 1918

Volume

304-1336

January 22, 1918 - February 9, 1918

Volume

304-1337

February 9, 1918 - March 4, 1918

Volume

304-1338

March 5, 1918 - April 11, 1918

Volume

304-1339

April 12, 1918 - May 20, 1918

Volume

304-1340

May 20, 1918 - July 5, 1918

Volume

304-1341

July 5, 1918 - August 9, 1918

Volume

304-1342

August 10, 1918 - September 10, 1918

Volume

304-1343

September 10, 1918 - October 5, 1918

Volume

304-1344

October 5, 1918 - October 28, 1918

Volume

304-1345

October 28, 1918 - November 25, 1918

Volume

304-1346

November 26, 1918 - December 19, 1918

Volume

304-1347

December 19, 1918 - January 15, 1919

Volume

304-1348

January 15, 1919 - February 8, 1919

Volume

304-1349

February 10, 1919 - March 8, 1919

Volume

304-1350

March 8, 1919 - March 29, 1919

Volume

304-1351

March 31, 1919 - April 8, 1919

Volume

304-1352

April 8, 1919 - April 15, 1919

Volume

304-1353

April 15, 1919 - April 29, 1919

Volume

304-1354

April 16, 1919 - May 5, 1919

Volume

304-1355

May 5, 1919 - May 13, 1919

Volume

304-1356

May 13, 1919 - June 4, 1919

Volume

304-1357

May 29, 1919 - June 10, 1919

Volume

304-1358

June 11, 1919 - June 19, 1919

Volume

304-1359

June 19, 1919 - July 10, 1919

Volume

304-1360

July 10, 1919 - August 1, 1919

Volume

304-1361

August 1, 1919 - August 26, 1919

Volume

304-1362

August 26, 1919 - September 15, 1919

Volume

304-1363

September 15, 1919 - October 3, 1919

Volume

304-1364

October 3, 1919 - October 27, 1919

Volume

304-1365

October 27, 1919 - November 26, 1919

Volume

304-1366

October 18, 1919 - November 26, 1919

Volume

304-1367

November 26, 1919 - January 3, 1920

Volume

304-1368

November 28, 1919 - January 2, 1920

Volume

304-1369

January 5, 1920 - January 31, 1920

Volume

304-1370

January 3, 1920 - February 2, 1920

Volume

304-1371

February 2, 1920 - March 6, 1920

Volume

304-1372

February 2, 1920 - March 11, 1920

Volume

304-1373

March 6, 1920 - April 9, 1920

Volume

304-1374

March 12, 1920 - April 17, 1920

Volume

304-1375

April 10, 1920 - May 20, 1920

Volume

304-1376

April 20, 1920 - May 25, 1920

Volume

304-1377

May 27, 1920 - July 2, 1920

Volume

304-1378

May 21, 1920 - July 7, 1920

Volume

304-1379

July 6, 1920 - July 29, 1920

Volume

304-1380

August 6, 1920 - September 17, 1920

Volume

304-1381

July 29, 1920 - September 3, 1920

Volume

304-1382

September 8, 1920 - October 7, 1920

Volume

304-1383

October 7, 1920 - November 6, 1920

Volume

304-1384

October 9, 1920 - November 10, 1920

Volume

304-1385

November 10, 1920 - December 1, 1920

Volume

304-1386

December 2, 1920 - December 21, 1920

Volume

304-1387

December 21, 1920 - January 13, 1921

Volume

304-1388

January 13, 1921 - February 1, 1921

Volume

304-1389

February 1, 1921 - February 5, 1921

Comptroller W. P. Lane letterpress book, 1911-1912,
0.1 cubic ft. (one volume)

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Comptroller W. P. Lane letterpress book, Outgoing letters (letterpress books), Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Volume

304-1443

Comptroller W. P. Lane letterpress book, January 16, 1911 - January 25, 1912

Chief Clerk John T. Smith letterpress book, 1902-1906,
0.27 cubic ft. (one volume)

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Chief Clerk John T. Smith letterpress book, Outgoing letters (letterpress books), Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Volume

304-1444

Chief Clerk John T. Smith letterpress book, November 29, 1902 - November 12, 1906

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Letter books (outgoing letters), 1876-1880,
5 cubic ft. (33 volumes)

The recipients of these letters included county and state officials (tax collectors, tax assessors, county attorneys, county judges, the Attorney General, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, etc.) as well as private citizens and taxpayers. Most of the letters are replies to requests for specific information, as for example lists of errors in renditions of property, an explanation of a law providing for the sale of bonds, an order for a tax assessor to complete the property assessments in his county, receipts for payments of taxes, tax statements on specific tracts of lands, whether persons selling goods from steamboats are subject to occupation taxes, etc. Some of the letters (including the last four volumes entirely) are form letters which are receipts for taxes on lands in unorganized counties, 1878-1880. One volume contains circulars and instructions to county tax collectors, 1876-1880. Another volume contains inventories of property owned by specific persons, rendered for the assessment of taxes, 1877. Almost all of the volumes contain indexes.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. Within each volume arrangement by the creator is also chronological.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Letter books (outgoing letters), Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: unknown

Accession records are too incomplete to determine when these records were transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 1996

Letter books (outgoing letters), 1876-1880

Volume

304-3028

April 5, 1876-September 23, 1880

(circulars and instructions to tax collectors; no index)

Volume

304-3029

May 17-June 14, 1876

Volume

304-3030

June 16-July 21, 1876

Volume

304-3031

July 22-September 4, 1876

Volume

304-3032

September 4-October 18, 1876

Volume

304-3033

October 20-December 12, 1876

Volume

304-3034

December 12-21, 1876

Volume

304-3035

January 31-February 26, 1877

Volume

304-3036

March 1-23, 1877

Volume

304-3037

March 23-April 23, 1877

Volume

304-3038

April 23-May 28, 1877

Volume

304-3039

April 24-June 12, 1877

Volume

304-3040

May 24-July 5, 1877

Volume

304-3041

June 19-December 11, 1877

(inventories of property rendered for assessment of taxes)

Volume

304-3042

July 2-August 13, 1877

Volume

304-3043

August 13-September 27, 1877

Volume

304-3044

September 29-October 7, 1877

(no index)

Volume

304-3045

December 7, 1877-February 11, 1878

Volume

304-3046

February 12-March 15, 1878

Volume

304-3047

March 15-April 19, 1878

Volume

304-3048

April 19-May 23, 1878

Volume

304-3049

May 30-July 12, 1878

Volume

304-3050

July 11-August 30, 1878

Volume

304-3051

August 2-November 19, 1878

(no index)

Volume

304-3052

November 20, 1878-January 25, 1879

Volume

304-3053

January 25-March 17, 1879

Volume

304-3054

March 17-April 24, 1879

Volume

304-3055

June 13-August 20, 1879

Volume

304-3056

August 21-December 20, 1879

Receipts for taxes on lands in unorganized counties, 1879-1880

Volume

304-3057

December 20, 1879-March 1, 1880

Volume

304-3058

March 1-June 8, 1880

Volume

304-3059

June 8-October 9, 1880

Volume

304-3060

October 12-December 27, 1880

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Annual/biennial reports of the Comptroller to the Governor, 1846-1850, 1861-1863, 1865-1866,
0.36 cubic ft. (3 volumes)

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the central accounting officer or chief fiscal officer of the state, and as such is responsible for maintaining effective methods for accounting for the state's funds; he or she is the state's principal tax administrator and collector of tax revenue. Annual/biennial reports of the Comptroller to the Governor document the major as well as the minor functions of the office of the Comptroller in the mid 19th century, including the receipt of revenues and the expenditure and disbursement of funds. This series consists of three volumes containing the handwritten annual and biennial reports of the Texas Comptroller to the Governor, 1846-1850, 1861-1863, and 1865-1866. Also included are two brief reports of the Comptroller to the Texas House of Representatives: one to a Select Committee of the House, January 26, 1848; and one to the Speaker of the House, August 29, 1850. In addition to the narrative portions, there are tables and other documents which accompany the reports, as for example this list accompanying the report from February 19, 1846-December 3, 1847: statements showing the amounts appropriated for the support of the government, the amounts drawn therefrom, and the balance remaining undrawn, for the years 1846 and 1847; estimates of the probable receipts and expenditures for the year ending October 31, 1848; statement showing the aggregate amount of revenue received from various sources (broken down into direct taxes and licenses, by county, and by kind of currency), from the organization of the government (February 19, 1846) to October 31, 1847; statements of the accounts of Assessors and Collectors (broken down by county) as shown in the Comptroller's books on October 31, 1847; statement of license taxes and their descriptions, for the year ending October 31, 1846; statements of the different species of taxable property (land, town lots, slaves, horses, cattle, miscellaneous, and poll tax) as assessed for the years 1846 and 1847, and the amount of tax on the same; and statement of the debt of the Republic of Texas.

Most of these manuscript reports are not included in the run of published (printed) reports in the holdings of the Texana Collection of the Archives and Information Services Division of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Historical Sketch

On April 11, 1846, the First Legislature of the State of Texas approved an act defining the duties of the Comptroller. As with virtually all other departments of the executive branch, one of the duties included the obligation to report to the Governor annually, giving "an exact and complete statement of the funds of the State, of its revenues, and of the public expenditures during the preceding year, (or for such other time as may be required,) with a detailed estimate of the expenditures to be defrayed from the Treasury for the ensuing year, specifying therein each object of expenditure, and distinguishing between such as are provided for by special or general appropriations, and such as are required to be provided for by law, and showing the means from which such expenditures are to be defrayed."

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically.

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.

Publications

Annual/Biennial Reports of the Comptroller, 1847-1853, 1855-1861, 1863-1877, 1880-1977 (Note: Published annual/biennial reports from the following time periods are missing: December 26, 1835-October 30, 1847; November 1, 1849-October 30, 1851; November 1, 1853-October 31, 1855; September 1, 1861-August 30, 1863; July 2, 1866-August 31, 1867; September 1, 1870-August 31, 1871; and September 1, 1878-August 31, 1879.)

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Annual/biennial reports of the Comptroller to the Governor, Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: unknown

Accession records are too incomplete to determine when these records were transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, September 1995

Volume

304-2769

Report to Governor: February 19-November 15, 1846
[pages 1-9];

Report to Governor: February 19, 1846-December 3, 1847
[pages 10-72];

Report to Select Committee, House of Representatives: January 26, 1848
[pages 74-79];

Report to Governor: October 31, 1847-October 31, 1848
[pages 80-93];

Report to Governor: August 10, 1850
[3 pages];

Report to Speaker of House of Representatives: August 29, 1850
[3 pages];

Statement of the Public Debt: November 21, 1850
[3 pages]; and

Report to Governor for years 1848 and 1849: October 31, 1847-October 31, 1849 (December 3, 1849)
[approximately 200 pages, unnumbered]

Volume

304-2770

Biennial Report: September 1, 1861-August 31, 1863

Volume

304-2771

Comptroller's Report to Provisional Government: October 13, 1865-June 30, 1866

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Attorney General letter opinions addressed to Comptroller, 1879-1910,
0.31 cubic ft. (2 volumes)

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is the central accounting officer or chief fiscal officer of the state, and as such is responsible for maintaining effective methods for accounting for the state's funds; he or she is the state's principal tax administrator and collector of tax revenue. Attorney General letter opinions addressed to Comptroller document the major as well as the minor functions of the office of the Comptroller in the later 19th century and the early 20th century, including the receipt of revenues and the expenditure and disbursement of funds. This series consists of two volumes regarding letter opinions which were written by the Texas Attorney General, addressed to the Texas Comptroller, 1879-1910. One volume contains copies of the letter opinions themselves, dating May 15, 1879 thru September 21, 1910. The first 72 of them (1879-1905) are given sequential numbers. The other volume contains an alphabetical subject index to opinions #1 thru #70 (May 15, 1879 thru June 25, 1902), plus a register of those opinions, including the following information: number, date, name of Attorney General, and a summary of the opinion. The subjects of these opinions include the payment of sheriffs, attorneys, and witnesses for services rendered the courts; for example whether sheriffs were entitled to pay for carrying convicts to the penitentiary under certain conditions, whether district attorneys were entitled to fees for felony convictions under certain conditions, whether defendants in examining trials could demand severance, whether witnesses pronounced incompetent could claim mileage and per diem, etc.

Arrangement

These volumes have been arranged by State Archives staff chronologically. Within each volume arrangement by the creator is also chronological, which is also numberical.

Preferred Citation

(Identify the item), Attorney General letter opinions addressed to Comptroller, Texas Comptroller's Office correspondence. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.

Accession Information

Accession numbers: unknown

Accession records are too incomplete to determine when these records were transferred.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Restrictions on Use

None.

Processed by

Tony Black, July 1996

Volume

304-3025

Copies of letter opinions, May 15, 1879-September 21, 1910

Volume

304-3026

Index and register of letter opinions, May 15, 1879-June 25, 1902

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