urn:taro:utexas.cah.02338 A Guide to the Richard Lincoln Preece Papers, 1859-1919 Original EAD encoding by Bethany Anderson according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Preece, Richard Lincoln Preece, Richard Lincoln, Papers 1859-1919 Materials are written in English. 55 items Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Comprised of correspondence, printed material, legal and financial documents, a diary, a poem, and a memorandum book, the Richard Lincoln Preece Papers, 1859-1919, document Preece’s experiences as a soldier serving in the Civil War and as a rancher following the war. Biographical Note

The son of William Martin Preece and Mary Elizabeth Giddens, Richard Lincoln Preece fought for the Union during the Civil War. Following the war, Preece joined the Texas Rangers and settled in Travis County, Texas.

Source:

Patterson, Annette. A Brief Family History. Archives.com. Accessed February 21, 2011. http://bkatbird2.tripod.com/id1.html.

 Scope and Contents

Comprised of correspondence, printed material, legal and financial documents, a diary, a poem, and a memorandum book, the Richard Lincoln Preece Papers, 1859-1919, document Preece’s experiences as a soldier serving in the Civil War and as a rancher following the war. Correspondence concerns familial affairs and the ranching business (1882-1919), while a diary discusses Preece’s experiences as a Texas Ranger (1865-1867). Legal and financial papers relate to the payment of taxes and the sale of land in Travis County, as well as a certificate of discharge from the Texas Mounted Rangers (1861-1904). The collection also includes an account book detailing Preece’s expenses (1863-1867), a poem written by Preece (1860), and advertisements for spiritual and medical cures (undated).

 Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Preece, Richard Lincoln -- Archives Preece family Subjects (Organizations) Texas Rangers. Frontier Battalion Subjects Ranching -- Texas -- History Places Travis County (Tex.) -- History United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life -- Union Preferred Citation

Richard Lincoln Preece Papers, 1859-1919, 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 2F322 Letters, 1882-1919, undated Legal and financial papers Memoranda book, 1863-1867 Diary Poem Printed material 2R154 Diary, , May 1865 - August 1867