Lubbock, Francis R. (1815-1905) to John Fitzgerald
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06623.13 Author/Creator: Lubbock, Francis R. (1815-1905) Place Written: San Felipe de Austin, Texas Type: Printed letter signed Date: 25 April 1844 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 17 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed circular letter to the Sheriff of Montgomery County ordering that Philip Capeland be taken into custody and transported to the Court House in Houston to answer to the charge of "Groce Contempt." Signed by Lubbock in his capacity as the clerk of the Harris County district court. Docket, signed by Sheriff Fitzgerald, indicates the letter was returned on 4 October 1844 not executed because Capeland was not found in the county.
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