Title:
Governor Pendleton Murrah records
Description:
The governor of Texas is the chief executive officer of the state elected by citizens every four years. Pendleton Murrah served as governor of Texas from November 5, 1863, to June 17, 1865. Records of Pendleton Murrah's term as governor of Texas from 1863 to 1865 relate predominantly to Texas and Confederate military affairs during the Civil War. Records are correspondence, including letters, petitions, reports, orders, and letterpress books, dating from January 1863 to May 1865.
Collection:
Governor Pendleton Murrah records
Creator:
Murrah, P. (Pendleton), 1826?-1865
Creator:
Texas. Governor (1863-1865 : Murrah)
Date range of creation:
1863-1865
Geographic coverage:
Confederate States of America
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Geographic coverage:
Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville
Geographic coverage:
United States
Subject:
Bryan, Guy M. (Guy Morrison), 1821-1901
Subject:
Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
Confederate States of America. Army
Subject:
Cotton trade
Subject:
Governors
Subject:
Gray, Peter W., 1819-1874
Subject:
Indians of North America
Subject:
Kirby-Smith, Edmund, 1824-1893
Subject:
Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871
Subject:
McAdoo, John David, 1824-1883
Subject:
Military Board of Texas
Subject:
Nichols, Ebenezar B., 1815-1872
Subject:
Officials and employees
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
Railroads
Subject:
Recruiting and enlistment
Subject:
Throckmorton, J. W. (James Webb), 1825-1894
Subject:
Townes, R. J. (Robert J.), 1806-1865
Subject:
Texas. Militia
Subject:
Texas. Office of the Governor
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas Governor Pendleton Murrah records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
Arrangement is chronological within each month; 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, followed by the letterpress books.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Access restrictions:
None.
Size or duration:
2.25 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/40012.xml