urn:taro:utexas.cah.01073 A Guide to the Reading Wood Black Papers, 1847-1892, 1934 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. September 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867. Reading Wood Black Papers 1847-1892, 1934 Materials are written in English. 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Papers of Black include correspondence, diaries, business papers, legal papers, obituaries, and photographs of Black and his family, as well as correspondence between Mary Wills and Jane Black after Black’s murder. Biographical Note

Reading Wood Black (1830-1867) of Uvalde, Texas, was alandowner and merchant at the head of the Leon River, a commissioner to the Comanche and Kickapoo Indians, and a member of the Texas Legislature (1866). His opposition to treatment of German settlers by Confederate soldiers caused him to flee as a refugee to Mexico during the Civil War. Tom Wall killed Black, who had aroused local resentment by his Unionism and attempts to found a Loyal Union League in Uvalde.

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Papers of Black include correspondence, diaries, business papers, legal papers, obituaries, and photographs of Black and his family and contain information on his activities as landowner, Indian commissioner, refugee, and legislator. Family papers include correspondence between Mary Wills and Jane Black after Black’s murder.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867 -- Archives. Subjects Crime and criminals. Indians of North American--Government relations. Unionists (United States Civil War) -- Texas. Legislators--Texas. Places Uvalde (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Reading Wood Black Papers, 1847-1892, 1934, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3H52 Correspondence, 1852-1892 Spanish documents, 1867, 1868, 1883 Legal papers, 1847-1884 Diaries, 1854-1856 3S143 Certificate authorizing the election of Clinton R. Short as collector and assessor of Uvalde County, undated 3S109 Family photographs, undated 3H52 Assorted