Title:
Record of murders and assaults
Title:
Record of murders and assaults
Description:
These records consist of one volume, totalling over 250 pages, reporting serious crimes committed in 1867 and early 1868 in Texas. Information includes: date, number, name and race of criminal, name and race of person injured, county, nature of the offense and/or statement of circumstances. A total of 411 murders and assaults were itemized in 1867, with an additional 98 in January and February of 1868. Following this list are many other reports, with copies of incoming correspondence, many of the letters addressed to the secretary of state.
Collection:
Texas Adjutant General's Department Reconstruction records
Creator:
Texas. Adjutant General's Department
Date range of creation:
1867 to 1868
Date or period of content coverage:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Source:
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, RG 401
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Crime
Type:
Text
Medium:
Volumes (documents by form)
Citation information:
401-1000, Record of murders and assaults, 5th Military District/District of Texas records, Texas Adjutant General's Department Reconstruction records. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The information in this volume is arranged by county, but not alphabetically.
Copyright information:
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. Unless expressly stated otherwise, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. State records may also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. In that situation, copyright remains with the creator. You are responsible for your own use. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Access restrictions:
Size or duration:
0.03 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/urn:taro:tslac.30022.xml
Date digitized:
2016
Language:
English