James L. Britton collection, 1817-1889, (bulk 1829-1855).
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James L. Britton collection, 1817-1889, (bulk 1829-1855).
Correspondence, financial and legal documents, printed materials, and a photograph (1817-1889, bulk 1829-1855) comprise this collection of Texana accumulated by James L. Britton. Correspondents include Gaspar Flores, Ramón Músquiz, Henry Ripley, John G. McCall, Thomas J. Rusk, James Morgan, Ira Ingram, Andrew Jackson Davis, Samuel Rhoads Fisher, T.F. McCaleb, James W. Robinson, William Jones, August Jones, Rodman Price, Sam Houston, Hugh McLeod, and Waddy Thompson. Documents include public debt certificates, Republic of Texas bonds, receipts, land grants and legal materials involving G. B. Lamar, David G. Burnet, Mirabeau B. Lamar, Samuel May Williams, John Bird, Peter W. Grayson, Moseley Baker, William M. Eastland, and Thomas Green. Printed materials include William Barret Travis' To the citizens of Texas, Alcance al num 15 de la Gaceta del Gobierno de Coahuila del sabado 28 de abril, Speeches of Sam Houston, of Texas, on the subject of an increase of the army and the indian policy of the government, Franklin Pierce's Boundary between Texas and the territories, issues of Niles weekly register, Middlesex gazette, Advocate and sentinel, Lewistown republican, Weekly argus and rough-hewer, and Albion. Card photograph from 1889 is of gun of Rezin P. Bowie and sword of James Bowie. Subjects include the Santa Fe Expedition and the Mier expedition.
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1 box (.2 linear ft.)
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