The Sexton Family Papers document the career of Texan Attorney, Confederate Legislator, Texan Supreme Court Judge, and United States Commissioner, Franklin Barlow Sexton. The materials consist of personal, professional, state, and federal legal documents covering subjects such as correspondence, deeds, receipts, payment requests, land dealings, and settlement cases. The Newspaper clippings cover topics on agriculture, national defense, oil in Texas, poetry, churches, and Texas history.