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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC01366 |
From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1840 |
Title | Articles of the Roxborough Express Horse Company |
Date | ca. 1840 |
Document Type | Broadside |
Content Description | Contains 19 articles discussing the organization and function of the Roxborough Express Horse Company, including appointment of officers and responsibilities of members. Outlines the purpose of the company: "recovering Horses stolen within our District, and detecting and prosecuting the Thieves." Contains two illustrations of men on horseback at the top of the page. A previous assessment of this document estimated the date of creation to be 1840. |
Subjects | Criminals and Outlaws Law Government and Civics |
Place written | Roxborough, Pennsylvania |
Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |