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1934 Texas Ranger Oath & Arrest Warrant

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Documents Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
1934 Texas Ranger Oath & Arrest Warrant
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Dated February 12, 1934. Certifies Roy H. Baker as a Special Ranger in the State of Texas Ranger Force. Signed by The Adjutant General of Texas Henry Hutchings. Also signed by Texas Ranger Roy Wilkinson Aldrich (1869-1955), whom according to the Texas Rangers Organization; "one of the longest-serving Rangers during a period of great change for the Texas Ranger force. His law enforcement career began at the age of 34 when he served as Sheriff of Kiowa County, Oklahoma Territory. Violence stemming from the Mexican Revolution eventually drew him to enlist in the Texas Rangers in 1915, and he patrolled the rough border country on horseback." Known in Texas academics for his interest in natural history, he aided Walter Prescott Webb while doing research in South Texas for his book "The Texas Rangers", 1935. His collection would later provide important specimen for botanists and anthropologists at University of Texas. Frame measures 18.75" x 25.75"