Fear, Force, and Leather: The Texas Prison System&rsquot;s First Hundred Years 1848-1948

Abner Cook to the Directors of the Penitentiary, September 30, 1849

3^rd Statement

of Property, Materials and Tools on hand, and
belonging to the Texas Penitentiary, on the 30^th
of September 1849.

1^st Materials

No.	1.	Brick		250,000
	2	Lime	Bbls	175.
	3	Nails	Kegs	10.
	4	White lead	"	19.
	5	Painters oil	Galls	25
	6.	Roofing Tin	Boxes	27.
	7	" " in transitu & not paid for.		13.
	8	14. Bundles Sheet Iron	lb.	1741.
	9	Hewed pine lumber	Feet	1233
	10.	Sawed d[itt]o d[itt]o	"	35,515
	11.	Prepared " " Flooring	"	5,000
	12	Sills & lintals [sic] of cut stone lineal feet		121.
	13	20 Grated Frames for front windows & false Venetian blinds for same
	14	18 Frames & Grates for Back Windows.
	2^nd	Property and Tools
	1	98 acres of land
	2	1 set Blacksmith Tools.
	3.	1 set Carpenters Tools.
	4.	2 Hoes, 4 Shovels—2 Spades—4 mattocks 2 Wheel Barrows 2 Cots 1 clock & 1 Bell 1 large iron Sieve 29 Balls & chains 2 Ladders
	5	Office Furniture, Office Books and Stationary.

I certify the above to be correct

A.H. Cook Supt

Approved
            H. Yoakum
            J.M. Maxcy
            TG Birdwell
                                    Directors

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Abner Cook to the Directors of the Penitentiary, September 30, 1849. Correspondence Concerning the Penitentiary, Records Relating to the Penitentiary, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.