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Docket Book, Hardeman County, Texas, 1905-1910.
Twentieth-Century Docket Book from Hardeman County, Texas [Manuscript]. [Texas]. [Justice's Civil Docket (spine title)]. Hardeman County, Texas, 1905-1910. [xxviii], 290 pp. Final leaf possibly removed. Folio (15-3/4" x 10-1/2"). Three-quarter dark red cloth over light red pebbled cloth, gilt fillets and title to spine, marbled edges, hinges and endleaves reinforced..... More
Decree Authorizing Governor to Appoint a Superior Court Judge in Texas
1834 Decree from the State of Coahuila and Texas [Texas]. Vidaurri y Villesenor, Francisco Vidaurri. [Decree Authorizing Governor Vidaurri y Villesenor to Appoint a Superior Court Judge in Texas]. Monclova, May 5, 1834. 12" x 8-1/2" broadside with heading: Gobierno Supremo del Estado Libre de Coahuila y Tejas. Signed in..... More
Affidavit Concerning the Case of Texas v James Cotton, 1852
A Hatchet Assault in Texas [Manuscript]. [Texas]. [Cotton, James, Defendant]. [Affidavit Concerning the Case of Texas v. James Cotton]. Harris County, TX, February 19, 1852. 12" x 7-1/2"sheet. Moderate toning, light soiling, rubbing with a few small chips and clean tears to edges. $450. * This document appears to be..... More
$400 Reward, The Above Reward is Offered for the Apprehension of the..
Texas Reward Poster Seeking the Capture of Jewelry Thieves and the Recovery of Stolen Jewelry [Broadside]. [Theft]. [San Angelo, Texas]. $400.00 Reward. The Above Reward is Offered for the Apprehension of the Burglar or Burglars and Return of the Following Goods, Taken from H.D. Leffel, Jeweler, San Angelo, Texas, On..... More
Draft Letters by Members of the Galvaston Bar Recommending William H..
A Group of Galveston Lawyers Attempt to Put One of their Colleagues on the Federal Bench [Manuscript]. [Galveston, Texas]. [Goddard, William H.]. [Manuscript Letters from Members of the Galveston Bar Recommending William H. Goddard for a Judgeship]. Galveston, TX, June 25 [and] June 29, 1870. 4 pp. 13-1/2" x 8-1/4."..... More
Conditional Pardon for Florence Murphy from a Conviction of...
1936 Pardon for an African-American Issued by the Governor of Texas [Texas]. [Murphy, Florence]. [Conditional Pardon for Florence Murphy from a Conviction of Assault to Rape]. Austin, December 18, 1936. 14-1/2" x 9" blue-backed legal-sized sheet, headed "Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas. Signed by Governor James..... More
1964 Perigrinus: The University of Texas School of Law.
[University of Texas Law School]. Calvin, Aubrey, editor. 1964 Perigrinus: The University of Texas School of Law. [Austin: Perigrinus, 1964]. 232 pp. Cloth, moderate shelfwear, internally clean. $25. * Notable individuals featured in this yearbook include Dean Page W. Keeton, an authority on torts, and, among the students, Steve Susman..... More