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Farrow, Sam W., Papers
Correspondence (1852-1865) and one receipt (1860) relate to Sam W. Farrow's military, social and family affairs before and during the Civil War. Farrow wrote to his wife, Josephine, in Panola County, Texas, about camp life in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana, and she wrote to him about conditions at home and family matters.
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The Governor's Hounds
In the tumultuous years following the Civil War, violence and lawlessness plagued the state of Texas, often overwhelming the ability of local law enforcement to maintain order. In response, Reconstruction-era governor Edmund J. Davis created a statewide police force that could be mobilized whenever and wherever local authorities were unable or unwilling to control lawlessness. During its three years (1870–1873) of existence, however, the Texas State Police was reviled as an arm of the Radical Republican party and widely condemned for being oppressive, arrogant, staffed with criminals and African Americans, and expensive to maintain, as well as for enforcing the new and unpopular laws that ...
