Archive Record
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Metadata
Title |
Reward Proclamation for $50 |
Collection |
Archives Collections |
Catalog Number |
1271 |
Object Name |
Announcement |
Scope & Content |
Reward Proclamation, dated May 14th,1888 signed by Governor L. S. Ross (Lawrence Sullivan Ross), former Ranger and general for the Confederacy. The Proclamation states that there is a $50 reward each for capture and delivery of "unknown persons" who cut a fence in Bastrop County. Fence cutting was made a felony in 1884 and was a particular problem throughout the 1880s. |
Date |
May 14, 1888 |
People |
Ross, Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" |
Search Terms |
Fence cutting wars |
Credit line |
Museum Collection |