Letter Inquiring about Hiring Convicts for Road Construction

Letter Inquiring About Convict Labor on Roads, 1869.pdf

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Title

Letter Inquiring about Hiring Convicts for Road Construction

Description

A group of citizens in Washington, Grimes, and Walker counties wishes to inquire whether convicts from the Huntsville State Penitentiary can be hired to build a road from Washington through Navasota.

Creator

T. W. Elson, C. Caldwell, and S. H. Kerr

Source

Records Relating to the Penitentiary at the Texas State Archives, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Box 022-1, Folder 16

Publisher

Published here by W. Caleb McDaniel

Date

May 20, 1869

Rights

This item is believed to be in the public domain. No copyright in the item is asserted or implied by its publication here.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Text

Identifier

ED6ABABC-6CEA-4EC3-ADAD-F3143DBD9A9B

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