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

List of convicts under seventeen years of age, August 15, 1881 (one page of a total 10)

Theft, Burglary, &c.

	Name	Hgt	Wgt	Age	Color	Crime	Term	County	Native	When Rec’d
8742	Anderson Jeff	5/3	112	16	Blk	Burglary	2 yr	Galveston	Tx	June 12. 1880
	Negro—no recorded charges of misconduct.
8798	Brenham, Jesse	5/5²	125	16	“	Theft	3 “	Duval	“	“ 16. 1880
	Negro. No reported or recorded charges of misconduct.
8931	Brattow Albert	5/3	118	15	“	Altering Forgery	2 “	Colorado	“	Sept. 18. 1880
	Negro. 1 punishment recorded March 1881.
8104	Brown Thos. N.	5/3	144	17	White	Theft of Mare	5	Dallas	Penn	Nov. 20. 1880
	White. Wounded attempting to escape April 6th 1880. No other misconduct reported or recorded.
8269	Burleson, Jeff	5/8²	153	16	“	“ “ Gelding	5&5	Tarrant	Tx	Jany 1. 1880
	White No charge of misconduct recorded or reported.
8490	Bryant Virgil	5/5	130	16	Mulatto	“ “ Cow	2	Travis	“	Mch 23. 1880
	Negro. No charge of misconduct recorded or reported.
9004	Beauregard L.S.	4/10	90	12	Blk	Theft	2	Harris	“	Oct 28. 1880
	Negro. [R]aised in Walker Co. Bad boy—several times punished. He is recorded 12 years old. I do not think him much more than 10.
9052	Brewster, W.T.	5/5	115	14	White	“ of Horse	5	Tarrant	“	Nov. 19. 1880
	White. No charge of misconduct recorded or reported.
9157	Bruce, Thos.	5/10	140	17	“	Theft	2	Red River	“	Dec 23. 1880
	White. Punished once for misconduct. No active charges of misconduct recorded or reported.

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List of convicts under seventeen years of age, August 15, 1881 (one page of a total 10). Superintendent/Inspector, Reports, Records Relating to the Penitentiary, Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.