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Description of Series
Records of the third term,
1865-1869,
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Texas Governor Elisha Marshall Pease:
An Inventory of Records of the Third Term at the Texas State
Archives,
1865-1869
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Creator: |
Texas. Governor (1867-1869 :
Pease) |
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Title: |
Records of the third
term |
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Dates: |
1865-1869 |
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Abstract: |
Types of records are
correspondence, including letters, petitions, telegrams, reports, lists, and
letterpress books, dating from September 1865 to September 1869, from Elisha M.
Pease's third term as governor of Texas. A large portion of the correspondence
consists of letters, telegrams, and reports sent to military officials in
Texas, particularly Generals Griffin and Reynolds, which were then forwarded to
the governor's office. |
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Quantity: |
1.88 cubic
ft. |
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Language |
English. |
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Repository: |
Texas State Archives |
Elisha M. Pease served his third term as governor of Texas from August
8, 1867 to September 30, 1869. For biographical information through his first
two terms in office, see the finding aid for his earlier terms. As a Unionist,
Pease spent 1858 through 1866 in semi-retirement from public life, refraining
even from practicing law during the Civil War. After attending the Convention
of Southern Loyalists at Philadelphia, Pease ran for governor in 1866 as the
candidate of the Union Party, but lost to James Throckmorton. When General
Philip Sheridan removed Throckmorton, he appointed Pease as provisional
governor. Sheridan's successor, General Winfield Scott Hancock did not provide
the full military support Pease needed (since he ruled by order of Congress and
the Army and against the will of the people) to impose a provisional government
on Texas, with the result that civilian control waned. Pease urged the
Constitutional Convention of 1868-1869 to accept radical reconstruction so that
Texas could normalize relations with the Union as soon as possible. Pease
supported A.J. Hamilton in the gubernatorial race of 1869, but when General
J.J. Reynolds interfered to secure the election of E.J. Davis, Pease resigned
on September 30. In 1870, Pease joined A.J. Hamilton and James Throckmorton in
protesting the conduct of the Davis administration; in 1871 he helped lead a
taxpayers' revolt; and in 1872 he helped gain amnesty for disenfranchised
Democrats. Pease accepted a post as collector of the Port of Galveston in 1879.
He died in Lampasas on August 26, 1883.
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Types of records are correspondence, including letters, petitions,
telegrams, reports, lists, and letterpress books, dating from September 1865 to
September 1869, from Elisha M. Pease's third term as governor of Texas. A large
portion of the correspondence consists of letters, telegrams, and reports sent
to military officials in Texas, particularly Generals Griffin and Reynolds,
which were then forwarded to the governor's office. Some of the general topics
include recommendations and applications for appointments to office, requests
for removals of non-Union officials, lists of loyal men qualified for office,
violence, Indian depredations, illegal activities, and letters relating to the
Constitutional Convention of 1868-1869. The majority of the loose records
consists of incoming letters, with approximately twenty letters sent by Pease.
Copies of outgoing letters exist in the two letterpress books.
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Arrangement of the Records |
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Arrangement is chronological; letters having no specific day date have
been placed at the end of the month. Undated letters are located at the end of
the correspondence. Military communications were originally filed by the date
written and not the date on which they were referred to Governor Pease. That
order has been maintained. Some proclamations are filed after the
correspondence files; letterpress books follow the proclamations. |
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Restrictions on Access
None.
Restrictions on Use
The letterpress volumes are extremely fragile and may not be
photocopied.
Technical Requirements
None.
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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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Personal Names: |
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Pease, Elisha Marshall,
1812-1883. |
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Corporate Names: |
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Texas. Office of
the Governor. |
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Texas.
Constitutional Convention (1868-1869) |
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Subjects: |
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Governors--Texas. |
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Indians of North
America--Texas--Wars. |
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Reconstruction--Texas. |
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Places: |
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Texas--Politics and
government--1865-1950. |
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Texas--Officials and
employees--Selection and appointment. |
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Document Types: |
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Correspondence--Texas--Governors--1865-1869. |
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Petitions--Texas--Governors--1865-1869. |
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Telegrams--Texas--Governors--1865-1869. |
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Reports--Texas--Governors--1865-1869. |
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Lists--Texas--Governors--1865-1869. |
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Letterpress
copybooks--Texas--Governors--1865-1869. |
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(Identify the item), Records of the third term, Texas Governor Elisha
Marshall Pease. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library
and Archives Commission.
Most of these records have no accession information.
June 1984
Tonia J. Wood, November 1995
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Records of the third term,
1865-1869,
1.88 cubic ft. |
| Box |
Folder |
| 301-56 |
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September 1865,
October-December 1866 |
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2. |
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April 1867 |
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3. |
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May 17, 1867 |
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July 1867 |
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5. |
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August 1-10,
1867 |
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6. |
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August 11-15,
1867 |
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7. |
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August 16-20,
1867 |
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August 21-25,
1867 |
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August 26-31,
1867 |
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10. |
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September 1-5,
1867 |
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11. |
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September 6-10,
1867 |
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12. |
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September 11-15,
1867 |
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13. |
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September 16-20,
1867 |
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14. |
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September 21-25,
1867 |
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15. |
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September 26-30,
1867 |
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October 1-5,
1867 |
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October 6-10,
1867 |
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18. |
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October 11-20,
1867 |
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October 21-25,
1867 |
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20. |
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October 26-31,
1867 |
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November 1-10,
1867 |
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November 11-20,
1867 |
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Folder |
| 301-57 |
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November 21-25,
1867 |
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November 26-30,
1867 |
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December 1-10,
1867 |
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December 11-15,
1867 |
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27. |
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December 16-25,
1867 |
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28. |
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December 26-31,
1867 |
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January 1-15,
1868 |
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30. |
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January 16-31,
1868 |
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February 1868 |
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March 1-20,
1868 |
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March 21-31,
1868 |
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April 1-15,
1868 |
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April 16-20,
1868 |
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April 21-30,
1868 |
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May 1-15, 1868 |
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May 16-31,
1868 |
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June 1-15,
1868 |
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Folder |
| 301-58 |
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June 16-31,
1868 |
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July 1-15,
1868 |
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July 16-31,
1868 |
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August 1-15,
1868 |
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August 16-31,
1868 |
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September 1-5,
1868 |
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September 6-15,
1868 |
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September 16-30,
1868 |
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October 1-15,
1868 |
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October 16-31,
1868 |
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November 1-15,
1868 |
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November 16-30,
1868 |
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December 1-15,
1868 |
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December 16-31,
1868 |
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January 1-20,
1869 |
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January 21-31,
1869 |
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February 1-15,
1869 |
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Folder |
| 301-59 |
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February 16-28,
1869 |
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March 1-15,
1869 |
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March 16-31,
1869 |
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April 1-15,
1869 |
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April 16-30,
1869 |
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May 1-15, 1869 |
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May 16-31,
1869 |
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June 1869 |
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July 1869 |
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August 1869 |
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September 1869 |
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Undated |
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Undated |
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Thanksgiving proclamations,
October-November
1868 |
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Letterpress books: |
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June-November
1868 |
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November 1868-September
1869 |
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