Longley, William Preston, papers, 1875-1936.

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Longley, William Preston, papers, 1875-1936.

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Papers contain correspondence of Bill Longley, principally with his brother Jim and his parents after he was sentenced to hang for murder, which deal especially with his religious convictions, and a transcript of a legal document in the cause of the State of Texas vs. William P. Longley. Included in the collection is Jim Longley's autobiographical account of the escapades that occurred on a journey with his outlaw brother north from Lee County to Grayson County, Texas, in 1874-1875, during which he witnessed the murder of Wilson Anderson for which Bill was later hanged.

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Longley, William Preston, 1851-

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