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[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster]

A letter from Sheriff W.B. Knox of Bexar County notifying Governor E.M. Pease that some prisoners had escaped from the county jail and asking Pease to post a reward for their capture, and an accompanying “Wanted” poster. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: May 26, 1855
Creator: Knox, W.B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio] (open access)

[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio]

A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio, who says that he is returning Graham’s copy of the book A Maverick American, which Maverick wrote, with his autograph.
Date: February 23, 1940
Creator: Maverick, Maury
System: The Portal to Texas History