urn:taro:utexas.cah.02107 A Guide to the Albert Francis Field Letter, 1900 Original EAD encoding by Laurel Rozema according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. November 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Field, Albert Francis, 1856-1912 Field, Albert Francis, letter 1900 Materials are written in English. 66-061 1/2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Albert Francis Field Letter, 1900, consists of a photocopy of a transcribed October 2, 1900, letter to N. A. Jennings in San Antonio, Texas, from Field in Lockhart, discussing his experiences as a Texas Ranger from about 1870 to 1900. Biographical Note

Albert Francis Field (1856-1912) served as a Texas Ranger in A. L. Parrott’s Squad in Castroville, Texas, from about 1870 to 1900. His daughter, Zatella Greigh Field (1898-1968), married I. N. Mitchell.

 Scope and Contents

The Albert Francis Field Letter, 1900, consists of a photocopy of a transcribed October 2, 1900, letter to N. A. Jennings in San Antonio, Texas, from Field in Lockhart, discussing his experiences as a Texas Ranger from about 1870 to 1900. The letter describes his work with A. L. Parrott’s Squad in Castroville, including the capture of criminals, jail guard duty, and interactions with fellow Rangers, or “comrades,” such as Charlie McKinney and John McNelly.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Field, Albert Francis, 1856-1912 -- Archives. McNelly, John. Jennings, N. A. (Napoleon Augustus), 1856-1919 McKinney, Charles Brown, 1858?-1886. Parrott, A. L. Subjects (Organizations) Texas Rangers -- Biography. Subjects Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas. Places Texas -- History -- 1846-1950. Preferred Citation

Albert Francis Field Letter, 1900, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Processing Information

Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3C63 Letter by Albert Francis Field to N. A. Jennings, October 2, 1900