On Tue, 1 Mar 2005 13:13:44 -0600, Scott, Paul (FPM)
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> Many years ago when I was a field archivist for the Texas State Archives I
> was in the Walker County Courthouse with the County Clerk, James Patton.  He
> took me to a storage room where there were several units of the old fashion
> Woodruff-Green narrow file drawers.  He opened on and took out a case file
> on a lawsuit between Sam Houston and a neighbor.
>
> And then I noticed a padlocked door and asked what treasurers could possibly
> be there.  Mr. Patton grabbed a passing custodian who opened it to reveal
> the courthouse's toilet paper supply.


well considering that the county seat of Walker County is Huntsville,
Sam Houston's hometown I would suspect that Houston lawsuits would be
more numerous than the toilet paper.

and one other item for context Walker County is also home to the main
prison for the Tx Dept of Corrections.

Peterk

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