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Texas State Penitentiary Records

Description

Images of archival records drawn mainly from the Records Relating to the Penitentiary at the Texas State Archives.

Items in Collection

• Letter from Penitentiary Superintendent to Texas Governor

• Letter from James A. Baker to Penitentiary Board

• Letter Inquiring about Hiring Convicts for Road Construction

• Statement of the Number of Freedmen in State Penitentiary