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Money collection, 1773-1936.

Title: Money collection, 1773-1936.

Chiefly paper money and other negotiable documents including examples of Texas, Confederate, United States, and foreign exchange media gathered from various sources. Other persons represented include Francis Richard Lubbock.

ArchivalResource: 2 oversize folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70962766 View

Grayson Family. Grayson Family Papers, 1835-1882

Title: Grayson Family Papers, 1835-1882

The Grayson Family Papers consist of correspondence, bills, receipts, notes and memos, checks, part of a log book, and photographs. Some of the early documents relate to activities of the schooners Thomas Toby and Laura and Ben S. Grayson's business activities with John M. Shreve. Many of the papers deal with land transactions, particularly those of Ben Grayson.

ArchivalResource: 2 1/2 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776691051 View

Lubbock, Francis Richard, 1815-1905. Lubbock, Francis Richard, papers, 1829-1904.

Title: Lubbock, Francis Richard, papers, 1829-1904.

Correspondence, financial and legal records, printed material, and photographs document Francis Richard Lubbock's (1815-1905) career as a Texas businessman, politician, and officer in the Confederate Army.

ArchivalResource: 8 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/456728329 View

Benjamin, J. P. (Judah Philip), 1811-1884. ALS, 1861 December 2 : Richmond, [VA], to Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas.

Title: ALS, 1861 December 2 : Richmond, [VA], to Francis Lubbock, Governor of Texas.

Discusses the purchase of arms for the Confederate States of America. Benjamin was Attorney General in Jefferson Davis' cabinet (1861); transferred to War Dept. (1861-1862); Secretary of State (1862-1865). He advocated a plan to arm slaves for the Confederate service.

ArchivalResource: 1 & 1/2 p. ; 25.5 x 20.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18593937 View

Gray family papers MC033. 47248938., 1826-1864

Title: Gray family papers 1826-1864

Correspondence, diaries, legal documents and printed materials created by the Gray family or collected by them record events in Virginia and Texas from before the Texas Revolution to the Civil War.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00033/00033-P.html View

Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell Papers 63-154., 1805-1915

Title: Franklin, Benjamin CromwellPapers 1805-1915

The papers of Benjamin CromwellFranklin, attorney, judge, legislator, and soldier concern Franklin's duties as asoldier in the Texas Revolution (1836); the first judge in the Republic of Texas; amember of Supreme Court of the Republic; and a representative in the third, fifth,and eighth legislatures. The papers include correspondence, deeds, decrees, landgrants, promissory notes, legal papers, memoranda, land surveys, wills, clippings,printed material, plats, and literary productions.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01508/01508-P.html View

Loving, Oliver, Letters, 1862

Title: Loving, Oliver, Letters 1862

Composed of Photostats of two letters, the Oliver Loving Letters, 1862, document Loving’s petition to Governor Francis Richard Lubbock to recover his horses and cattle stolen in Texas.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02920/02920-P.html View

Records, 1861-1904, undated, (bulk 1861-1863)

Title: Records 1861-1904, undated (bulk 1861-1863)

Types of records are correspondence, proclamations, petitions, appointments, resolutions, broadsides, receipts, messages to the Legislature, letterpress copybooks, orders, vouchers, and lists, dating from 1861 to 1904, undated (bulk 1861-1863). Materials are mainly the records of Francis R. Lubbock as governor of Texas, but also include a few letters dating from his service as a lieutenant colonel in the Confederate States Army and as state treasurer.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40011/40011-P.html View

Biography -- Lubbock, Francis.

Title: Biography -- Lubbock, Francis.

ArchivalResource: 1 file folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310554920 View

Charles S. DeMontel Papers, 1852-1863

Title: Charles S. DeMontel Papers 1852-1863

Papers relate to the career of Charles S. DeMontel (1812-1882), engineer, surveyor, guide, Medina County clerk, soldier, sailor, and rancher.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01257/01257-P.html View

Smith, Henry. Smith, Henry Papers, 1834-1879

Title: Smith, Henry Papers, 1834-1879

Henry Smith was the first governor of Texas

ArchivalResource: 6 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/776632983 View

Frontier Protection Records, 1857-1865

Title: Frontier Protection Records, 1857-1865

Composed of typescripts and Photostats of correspondence and resolutions, the Frontier Protection Records, 1857-1865, document the efforts of government and military officials to raise and maintain a regiment of Texas mounted volunteers to protect the western frontiers of Texas.

ArchivalResource: 1 cu in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773946100 View

Gray family papers, 1826-1864.

Title: Gray family papers, 1826-1864.

Correspondence, diaries, legal documents and printed materials created by the Gray family or collected by them record events in Virginia and Texas from before the Texas Revolution to the Civil War. Contained in the W. Gray series are a handwritten Constitution of the Philosophical Society of Texas, a letter from James Madison, and an oath of allegiance to Texas made before Gray. A transcript of Millie Gray's diary covers the time period of 1832 to 1840. In the P. Gray series are correspondence with Nathan Fuller and Jefferson Davis in 1862, and a key to the writing of a Galveston secret society. "Notes on the Occurrences of 1842" and the journal excerpt from the same year are believed to have been written by P. Gray. Documents collected by the Gray family include correspondence of Sam Houston documenting 1830s and 1840s Texas, Andrew Jackson on Texas annexation in 1844, Confederate governor of Texas Francis R. Lubbock concerning martial law in Texas, and early Texas jurist and diplomat George W. Terrell, writing to Ashbel Smith and Lord Aberdeen of Britain. A hand-drawn map documents the Texan defenses at Fort Defiance in Goliad in 1836. Printed materials include a copy of Col. Travis' March 3, 1836 letter from the Alamo, "An Ordinance" covers the planned secession of Texas, and "General orders," of General Magruder on the export of cotton from Texas.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.4 linear ft.)

https://s90006.eos-intl.net/S90006/OPAC/Details/Record.aspx?BibCode=2418225 View

John Hunter Herndon Papers, 1814-1872

Title: John Hunter Herndon Papers 1814-1872

Correspondence, diary, legal documents, and military documents relating to John Hunter Herndon (1813-1878), and his journey from Kentucky to Texas in 1837-1838.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01258/01258-P.html View

Smith, Henry Papers 2001-173., 1834-1879

Title: Smith, Henry Papers 1834-1879

Henry Smith was the first governor ofTexas. The papers include correspondence, deeds, land grants, land surveys,powers-of-attorney, certificates, petitions, summons, depositions, receipts of sale,receipts of taxes, a bill, a suit, and photographs.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01834/01834-P.html View

Ward, Thomas, 1807-1873. Ward, Thomas William, papers, 1825-1885.

Title: Ward, Thomas William, papers, 1825-1885.

The Thomas William "Peg Leg" Ward Papers, 1825-1885, contains originals and photocopies of correspondence with family members, friends, and business associates; bills of lading and receipts; legal documents; certificates and a proclamation; broadsides; and newspaper clippings.

ArchivalResource: 3 ft., 8 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/474900170 View

Correspondence, 1869, 1879-1881, 1895, 1904, undated, (bulk 1880-1881)

Title: Correspondence, 1869, 1879-1881, 1895, 1904, undated, (bulk 1880-1881)

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/40077/40077-P.html View

Francis Richard Lubbock Papers 72-1; 2009-263., 1829-1904

Title: Francis Richard LubbockPapers 1829-1904

Correspondence,financial and legal records, printed material, and photographs document FrancisRichard Lubbock’s (1815-1905) career as a Texas businessman, politician, andofficer in the Confederate Army.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01323/01323-P.html View

Money Collection DRT 7 ., 1773-2004

Title: Money Collection 1773-2004

Consisting of several types of negotiable instruments, the Money Collection includes examples of Texas, Confederate, United States, and foreign exchange media gathered from various sources. The bulk of the collection is made up of paper money and other negotiable documents.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/drtsa/00091/00091-P.html View

Frontier Protection Records, 1857-1865

Title: Frontier Protection Records 1857-1865

Composed of typescripts andPhotostats of correspondence and resolutions, the Frontier Protection Records,1857-1865, document the efforts of government and military officials to raise andmaintain a regiment of Texas mounted volunteers to protect the western frontiers ofTexas.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02135/02135-P.html View

Ledbetter, Lena Dancy, 1850-1936. Ledbetter, Lena Dancy, papers, 1830-1950

Title: Ledbetter, Lena Dancy, papers, 1830-1950

Correspondence, clippings, printed materials, postcards, books, and photographs comprise the Lena Dancy Ledbetter Papers, 1830-1950, which pertain to Ledbetter's reminiscences and activities as a member of many community associations and an amateur composer.

ArchivalResource: 1 ft., 4 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/705910192 View

Texas. Treasury Warrant : Austin, [Tex.], 1862 Aug. 8.

Title: Treasury Warrant : Austin, [Tex.], 1862 Aug. 8.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 72 x 173 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54008026 View

Mary Jane Harris Briscoe papers MC056. 50150081., 1828-1903, (Bulk: 1849-1891)

Title: Mary Jane Harris Briscoe papers 1828-1903 (Bulk: 1849-1891)

Correspondence, creative works, journals, financial documents, printed materials, scrapbooks, legal documents and notes and memoranda record the life of Mary Jane Harris Briscoe.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00056/00056-P.html View

Loving, Oliver, 1812-1867. Loving, Oliver, Letters, 1862

Title: Loving, Oliver, Letters, 1862

Composed of Photostats of two letters, the Oliver Loving Letters, 1862, document Loving's petition to Governor Francis Richard Lubbock to recover his horses and cattle stolen in Texas.

ArchivalResource: 2 items

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/761105093 View

Eberstadt Collection AR 76-62., 1699-1959

Title: Eberstadt Collection 1699-1959

Collection aquired fromEdward Eberstadt & Sons, booksellers, that includes source materialsrelated to the early history of Texas and the Southwest.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00022/00022-P.html View

Ledbetter, Lena Dancy, Papers 1956; 83-105., 1830-1950

Title: Ledbetter, Lena Dancy, Papers 1830-1950

Correspondence, clippings, printed materials, postcards, books, and photographscomprise the Lena Dancy Ledbetter Papers, 1830-1950, which pertain to Ledbetter’sreminiscences and activities as a member of many community associations and anamateur composer.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01649/01649-P.html View

Thomas William Ward Papers 73-102; 85-022; 86-211; 98-387; 2004-065; 2008-173; 2008-303; 2009-257., 1825-1885

Title: Thomas William Ward Papers 1825-1885

Thomas William Ward (1807-1872), architect, veteran of the Texas Revolution and government official, was born in Ireland in 1807. His papers contain originals and photocopies of correspondence with family members, friends, and business associates; bills of lading and receipts; legal documents; certificates and a proclamation; broadsides; and newspaper clippings. Peg Leg

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01316/01316-P.html View

Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell, 1805-1873. Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell Papers, 1805-1915

Title: Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell Papers, 1805-1915

The papers of Benjamin Cromwell Franklin. 1805-1915, concern Franklin's duties as a soldier in the Texas Revolution (1836); the first judge in the Republic of Texas; a member of Supreme Court of the Republic; and a representative in the third, fifth, and eighth legislatures. The papers include correspondence, deeds, decrees, land grants, promissory notes, legal papers, memoranda, land surveys, wills, clippings, printed material, plats, and literary productions.

ArchivalResource: 3 ft., 11 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/658926132 View

Texas. General Land Office. [Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1863 August 14.

Title: [Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1863 August 14.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 32 x 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/62111074 View

Lubbock family papers MC029. 47188792., 1838-1931, (Bulk: 1850-1884)

Title: Lubbock family papers 1838-1931 (Bulk: 1850-1884)

Correspondence, legal and financial documents, printed materials, photographs and albums document the lives of Francis R. Lubbock, Robert Lockart, Henry S. Lubbock and William L. Lubbock.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00029/00029-P.html View

Grayson Family Papers 81-024., 1835-1882

Title: Grayson Family Papers 1835-1882

The Grayson Family Papers consist ofcorrespondence, bills, receipts, notes and memos, checks, part of a log book, andphotographs. Some of the early documents relate to activities of the schooners and andBen S. Grayson’s business activities with John M. Shreve. Many of the papers dealwith land transactions, particularly those of Ben Grayson. Thomas Toby Laura

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01755/01755-P.html View

Money collection, 1773-2004.

Title: Money collection, 1773-2004.

Consisting of several types of negotiable instruments, the Money Collection includes examples of Texas, Confederate, United States, and foreign exchange media gathered from various sources.

ArchivalResource: Oversize items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/310366975 View

Houston Endowment Texana collection MC042. 48149722., 1805-1936, (Bulk: 1839-1848)

Title: Houston Endowment Texana collection 1805-1936 (Bulk: 1839-1848)

Correspondence, financial and legal documents, printed materials, photographs and illustrations comprise this collection of Texana.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/sjmh/00042/00042-P.html View

Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889. Lubbock family papers, 1838-1931, (bulk 1850-1884).

Title: Lubbock family papers, 1838-1931, (bulk 1850-1884).

Correspondence, legal and financial documents, printed materials, photographs and albums document the personal and professional lives of Francis R. Lubbock, Robert Lockart, Henry S. Lubbock and William L. Lubbock. Correspondence includes post-Civil War letters from Jefferson Davis to Francis R. Lubbock. The legal and financial documents deal with real estate and land in and around the Houston area, in the form of deeds, grants, receipts, and surveyor's notes and sketches. These documents range from 1838 to 1880. Photographs of family members are Francis R., Henry S. and William L. Lubbock. In addition to personal photographs, the snapshot album contains pictures of damage in Galveston and Houston after the 1900 hurricane, the St. Louis flood of 1903, the 1904 powerhouse explosion of St. Louis Transit Co., and the first Beaumont, Texas oil gusher.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.2 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47188792 View

Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part II: The Civil War and the Confederacy, 1832-1915.

Autograph letters and documents of officers and statesmen associated with the Confederacy in the Civil War, collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 10 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01500/catalog View