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Rogers, Jerry L. Papers, 1964-1966.

Title: Papers, 1964-1966.

Includes three academic papers pertaining to Walter Prescott Webb, cattle brands of the Davis Mountains, and Alsatian and Wendish colonies in Texas.

ArchivalResource: 41 leaves

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23196691 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

Castro, Henri, 1786-1865. Contract : Paris, France, between Henry Castro and Joseph Emmenecker, 1843 Sept. 21.

Title: Contract : Paris, France, between Henry Castro and Joseph Emmenecker, 1843 Sept. 21.

Contract, dated in Paris on Sept. 21, 1843, between Henry Castro of Paris and Joseph Emmenecker of Cernay-la-ville, France, allowing Emmenecker to settle and cultivate land in San Antonio de Bexar (San Antonio) Texas owned by Castro.

ArchivalResource: [4] leaves (last leaf blank) ; 37 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45788298 View

Secretary of State colonization records, 1820-1879, undated, bulk 1836-1845

Title: Secretary of State colonization records 1820-1879, undated bulk 1836-1845

Colonization records were created to document the efforts of the Republic of Texas to encourage the immigration of new citizens by the signing of contracts with agents, similar to the Mexican government’s empresario grants, and the enforcement of the agreements contained within those contracts. Types of records include lists of immigrants, contracts, correspondence, reports, resolutions, petitions, and proclamations. Dates covered are 1820-1879, undated, bulk 1836-1845.

ArchivalResource: 1.71 cubic ft.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/30187/30187-P.html View

Bourgeois-Hoffman Collection, 1830-1938

Title: Bourgeois-Hoffman Collection 1830-1938

Papers relate to the immigration of the Bourgeois family and their acquisition of land in Bexar County from Henri Castro as well as the ranching activities of the Hoffmann family.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01260/01260-P.html View

Castro, Henri, 1786-1865. Papers of Henri Castro, 1825-1866 (bulk 1845-1847).

Title: Papers of Henri Castro, 1825-1866 (bulk 1845-1847).

The collection contains chiefly letters regarding the colony from Henry Castro to his directors in Texas, George Cupples and Louis Huth.

ArchivalResource: 46 pieces.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122394821 View

Henri Castro Papers 21613885., 1839-1846, 1884

Title: Henri CastroPapers 1839-1846, 1884

ArchivalResource: 2in.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00396/00396-P.html View

DeMontel, Charles S., 1812-1882. Papers, 1844-1947.

Title: Papers, 1844-1947.

Letters, legal and financial documents, military records, research notes, land records, and other land-related items including survey field notes, deed for land certificates, and a power of attorney, chiefly relating to business, particularly land matters in Medina County, Tex.

ArchivalResource: 25 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70927411 View

Texas. Secretary of State. Secretary of state colonization records, 1820-1879, undated, bulk 1836-1845.

Title: Secretary of state colonization records, 1820-1879, undated, bulk 1836-1845.

Colonization records were created to document the efforts of the Republic of Texas to encourage the immigration of new citizens by the signing of contracts with agents, similar to the Mexican government's empresario grants, and the enforcement of the agreements contained within those contracts. Types of records include lists of immigrants, contracts, correspondence, reports, resolutions, petitions, and proclamations, filed with the Department of State or maintained by the Texas Secretary of State. Dates covered are 1820-1879, undated, the bulk covering the Republic period, 1836-1845. This series consists of colony contracts filed in the Department of State, as well as correspondence of the Department relating to the colonies. Also included is correspondence of the President and members of Congress relating to colonies and a small amount of material related to colonization in the Republic of Mexico. In addition, documents received in the office of the Secretary of State after annexation relating to the colonies is included. Lists of immigrants brought to Texas as colonists (usually called "ships? lists") were filed in the Department of State in accordance with the requirement that evidence be made of meeting the numbers of colonists specified in the contract and are included with this series. Specific colonies to which the records relate are those granted to Stephen F. Austin, John C. Beales, Henri Castro, Juan Dominguez y Valdez, Henry F. Fisher and Burchard Miller, Arthur Ikin, William Kennedy and William Pringle, John McMullen and James McGloin, Charles F. Mercer, Alexander Bourgeois d'Orvanne, W. S. Peters, V. Pirson, the Rio Grande and Texas Land Company, Sterling C. Robertson, and John L. Woodbury. This series also includes some non-governmental collections: Papers of the Society for the Protection of German Emigrants, 1844-1846; Papers of Henri Castro, 1846, 1850; Letters of John E. Cravens and W. G. W. Jowers, 1849, 1852; and the Robert Swartwout Papers, 1820-1848. [Note: Alphabetical name indexes (in card-file format) are available in the State Archives search room for the Fisher-Miller Colony, the Peters Colony, and the Castro Colony.]

ArchivalResource: 1.71 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/696418116 View

Haass, H. E. Papers 62-103., ca. 1848-1910

Title: Haass, H. E. Papers ca. 1848-1910

Correspondence, legal papers,historical notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs of H. E. Haass, judge, relateto New Braunfels municipal affairs; Castro Colony; and legal affairs in MedinaCounty.

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http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01526/01526-P.html View

Huth, Ferdinand Louis, 1813-1892. Ferdinand Louis Huth papers, 1778-1937.

Title: Ferdinand Louis Huth papers, 1778-1937.

Personal and business correspondence, financial and legal records, printed material, and photographic material in German, French, and English. Documents the business, personal, and political activities of Huth as he immigrated to Texas, assisted in the administration of a new colony, and served in public office.

ArchivalResource: 1 ft., 5 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51501307 View

Castro, Henri, 1786-1865. Castro, Henri, papers, 1839-1884.

Title: Castro, Henri, papers, 1839-1884.

Papers consist of a manuscript volume containing Castro's description of Texas and his colonization efforts, along with diary entries and copies of correspondence. The collection also includes the photostat of a ship's list of L'Ebro, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous documents.

ArchivalResource: 2 in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/21613885 View

Ferdinand Louis Huth Papers, 1778-1937, 1843-1892

Title: Ferdinand Louis Huth Papers 1778-1937 1843-1892

Personal and business correspondence, financial and legal records, manuscript material, printed material, photographic material, and translations and transcriptions, 1778-1937, bulk 1843-1892, (1 ft., 5 in.) in German, French, and English, document the business, personal, and civic activities of Ferdinand Louis Huth as he immigrated to Texas, assisted in the administration of a new colony, and served in public office.

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