A Guide to the Joseph Bledsoe Papers, 1854-1865
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Bledsoe, Joseph, 1827-1880. | |
| Title: | Joseph Bledsoe Papers | |
| Dates: | 1854-1865 | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence of Bledsoe concerning Brownsville during the Civil War and Austin before and after it. | |
| Extent: | 7 items | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Joseph Bledsoe (1827-1880) came to Texas in the early 1850s as a surveyor, practiced law in Austin (1854-1858) and Denton (1858-1860), and was wounded as a Confederate soldier. In later life he served as judge of the Twenty-seventh District and practiced law in Sherman.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of Bledsoe concerning Brownsville during the Civil War and Austin before and after it.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Bledsoe, Joseph, 1827-1880 -- Archives. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources. | ||
| Places | ||
| Austin (Tex.) -- History -- Sources. | ||
| Brownsville (Tex.) -- History -- Sources. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Joseph Bledsoe Papers, 1854-1865, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 3H71 | Correspondence, 1854-1865 | ||||||||||||