Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. James Hanks and G. W. Knight, cause no. 1078, 1875 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. James Hanks and G. W. Knight, cause no. 1078, 1875

Creator

  • Compiler: Bishop, J. B.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Clerk, District Court, Henderson County
  • Compiler: Eustace, W. T.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Clerk, District Court, Henderson County

Date

  • Creation: 1874/1879

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. James Hanks and G. W. Knight, accused of theft of an estray steer, filed July 30, 1875. Documents include witness subpoenas, an arrest warrant for James Hanks and G. W. Knight, a bond note for G. W. Knight, capias ad respondendum for the defendants, a bill of indictment signed by grand jury foreman James Aariett, a request for subpoenas and a motion to quash the proceedings submitted by the defense.
  • Physical Description: 18 documents ; various sizes, folded, in an envelope 23 x 10 cm. Documents are handwritten in ink and pencil on paper and printed forms.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Government and Law - Legal Documents
  • Named Person: Hanks, James
  • Named Person: Knight, G. W.

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Henderson County
  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Time Period: new-sou
  • Start Date: 1874-12-31
  • End Date: 1879-10-20

Collection

  • Name: Henderson County District Court cases
    Code: HDCC

Institution

  • Name: Henderson County District Clerk's Office
    Code: HCDC

Resource Type

  • Legal Document

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: cause no. 1078
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth90542

Note

  • Display Note: Related to cause no. 1071
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Expression 10000XL
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