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Arrest Warrant for Sam Starr and Belle Starr

7/31/1882

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS.

The President of the United States,

To the Marshal of the Western District of Arkansas,--GREETING: 

Whereas, Complaint on oath hath been made before me, charging that Sam Starr and Belle Starr did, on or about the 20 day of April A.D. 1882, in Indian Country, Western District of Arkansas Commit Larceny contrary to the form of the statute in such cases made and provided, and against the peace and dignity of the United States. 

Now, Therefore, you are hereby commanded, in the name of the President of the United States of America, to apprehend the said Sam Starr and Belle Starr and bring their bodies forthwith before me Stephen Wheeler, Commissioner appointed by the United States District Court for said District, whenever they may be found, that they may be then and there dealt with according to law for said offense.

GIVEN under my hand this 31 day of July 1882, in the 107th year of our independence. 

 
Stephen Wheeler
Commissioner U.S. Dist. Court, West. Dist. Ark. 
This primary source comes from the Records of District Courts of the United States.
National Archives Identifier: 7064406
Full Citation: Arrest Warrant for Sam Starr and Belle Starr; 7/31/1882; Defendant Jacket Files for U.S. District Court Western Division of Arkansas, Fort Smith Division, 1866 - 1900; Records of District Courts of the United States, Record Group 21; National Archives at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/arrest-warrant-sam-belle-starr, March 21, 2023]
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