Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. David Fletcher, cause no. 830, 1874 Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Documents pertaining to the case of The State of Texas vs. David Fletcher, cause no. 830, 1874

Creator

  • Compiler: Bishop, J. B.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Clerk, District Court, Henderson County
  • Compiler: Richardson, M. E.
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: Deputy Clerk, District Court, Henderson County

Date

  • Creation: 1874

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. David Fletcher, filed March 6, 1874. Documents are a Scire Facias for David Fletcher and a response written by judge J. R. Robbins. Fletcher was charged with murder during the November 1873 term (cause no. 581) and failed to appear in court. The reason, according to Robbins' response, was that Fletcher was shot and killed on October 23, 1873 by William Calhoun.
  • Physical Description: 2 documents ; various sizes, folded, in an envelope 24 x 11 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: Fletcher, David
  • Named Person: Calhoun, William

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Henderson County
  • Time Period: civ-war
  • Start Date: 1872-06-05
  • End Date: 1874-03-06

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. 830
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth90699

Note

  • Display Note: Related to cause no. 581.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: CS creationHardware: Epson Expression 10000XL
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