Unknown Articles of the Roxborough Express Horse Company
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01366 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Roxborough, Pennsylvania Type: Broadside Date: circa 1840 Pagination: 1 p. ; 47.1 x 32.7 cm. Order a Copy
Contains 19 articles discussing the organization and function of the Roxborough Express Horse Company, including appointment of officers and responsibilities of members. Outlines the purpose of the company: "recovering Horses stolen within our District, and detecting and prosecuting the Thieves." Contains an illustration of two men on horseback shooting at another man on horseback, presumably a horse thief, at the top of the page. A previous assessment of this document estimated the date of creation to be 1840. Has a patterned border.
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