Gonzales County · 1867 voter registration · Freedman
Sandy Letter, Gonzales County, Texas, 1867
Sandy Letter registered to vote in Gonzales County on July 30, 1867. He reported 7 years in Texas, 7 of them in Gonzales County. The registrar wrote "Colored On the Dodge" beside his name. Gonzales County registered 739 freedmen in 1867, 41% of its voters.
- 7 years
- In Texas
- 7 years
- In the county
- about 1860
- Reached Texas
What the register records
From about 1860 to 1870
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In Gonzales County
Sandy Letter
Texas
The register entry, column by column
- Name
- Sandy Letter
- County of registration
- Gonzales County
- Precinct
- 4
- Registered
- July 30, 1867
- Years in Texas
- 7 years
- Years in Gonzales County
- 7 years
- Years in the precinct
- 7 years
- Remarks, as written
- "Colored On the Dodge"
Variations of Letter
Sources
This entry comes from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration, the Texas Secretary of State registration lists held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. It sits on page 24 of the Gonzales County volume, written out by hand. About Enslaved Texas.
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