![[TEXAS] 1877 Cattle Rustling Court Warrant](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/322253/173251514_1_x.jpg?quality=1&version=1710004847&width=486)
![[TEXAS] 1877 Cattle Rustling Court Warrant](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/7226/322253/173251514_1_x.jpg?quality=80&version=1710004847)
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Partly printed document completed in manuscript. Hays County, Texas, 14 May 1877. 1 page, 7 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. With Hays County District Court "Texas" star embossed seal. Docketing to verso.
A warrant for one “John Isbell” who was charged with the "theft of a steer" in San Marco, Texas. Cattle rustling was a pervasive problem in the Texas frontier. Often, young cowboys would take advantage of stray steer or young unbranded calfs, adding them to their own herds with altered brands.
A 17-year-old John Isbell is enumerated in the 1880 census, living in nearby Blanco, Texas.
Condition: minor even toning.
[Texas, Legal History, Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Crime & Punishment]
A warrant for one “John Isbell” who was charged with the "theft of a steer" in San Marco, Texas. Cattle rustling was a pervasive problem in the Texas frontier. Often, young cowboys would take advantage of stray steer or young unbranded calfs, adding them to their own herds with altered brands.
A 17-year-old John Isbell is enumerated in the 1880 census, living in nearby Blanco, Texas.
Condition: minor even toning.
[Texas, Legal History, Manuscripts, Documents, Letters, Ephemera, Crime & Punishment]
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[TEXAS] 1877 Cattle Rustling Court Warrant
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