Judge Peter W. Graypapers 1841-1870

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Judge Peter W. Graypapers 1841-1870

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The Judge Peter W. Graypapers include extensive handwritten documents on several of Gray’s early Texasdistrict court cases, lectures, speeches, and official documents concerning thecreation and organization of the Texas Historical Society. Court cases relateto murder, slavery, counterfeiting, the legal nature of circumstantial evidenceand self defense; the notes related to these cases are generally Judge Gray’sdirection to juries. The speeches include a speech given by Gray at theDemocratic Convention in Austin in 1852 for the nomination of Sam Houston forthe presidency.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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