Anthony Dey Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company records 1821-1855 1830-1835

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Anthony Dey Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company records 1821-1855 1830-1835

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The records consist of correspondence, documents, account books, case files, financial papers, and printed material which document one of the earliest Texas land companies. The correspondence concerns the company's business, dealing with agents, and receiving reports from Texas, Mexico City, and various places in Europe. Principal correspondents include John T. Mason, William H. Sumner, Jonathan Turnbull, G. H. Paulsen, and William S. Allen. Other papers in the collection include copies of grants, agreeements with agents, papers relating to court cases, highly detailed account books, printed scrip, and a small amount of printed material including newspapers, broadsides, and pamphlets.

Total Boxes: 6; Other Storage Formats: Oversize, broadside folder; Linear Feet: 5.87

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6349098

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Turnbull, Jonathan.

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Paulsen, G.H.

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Philip, Katherine, Carl (Charles), and Jeannette Doerr traveled from the duchy of Nassau, Germany, to New York in March 1851. They soon moved to Vermont, where Katherine Doerr died in 1852. In 1855 the rest of the family relocated to Fort Madison, Iowa, where Philip and Charles built railroad bridges. Charles later became an attorney and served in the Iowa state legislature. The Ocean Queen was a 1,200 ton passenger ship owned by Griswold, Morgan, & Co. She, along wi...

Vehlein, Joseph

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Allen, William S.

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Paulsen, G. H.

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Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company

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On October 13, 1830, Joseph Vehlein, David G. Burnet, and Lorenzo de Zavala established the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company in New York in order to sell land in their Texas colonies. The company sold scrip to individuals as well as companies, which in turn sold the scrip to subscribers. John T. Mason became the company’s agent in 1831 and George A. Nixon its land commissioner three years later. By 1835, the company was establishing hotels and warehouses in New Washington, Texas...

Curtis, George, 1799-1884

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Sumner, William H. (William Hyslop), 1780-1861

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Entrepreneur William H. Sumner possibly lived in Dorchester, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. From the guide to the Sumner, William H. Letter, 1834, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) From the description of Sumner, William H., Letter, 1834 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 773610220 William Hyslop Sumner (1780-1861) was a Massachusetts attorney, a member of the Massachusetts State Le...

Dey, Anthony, 1776-1859.

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The Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company was organized in 1830 by Anthony Dey, George Curtis, and William H. Sumner. The company sold scrip which was a permit to settle on land originally granted to empresarios Joseph Vehlein, David G. Burnet, and Lorenzo de Zavala. Anthony Dey, a lawyer in New York, was the president of the company. From the description of Anthony Dey Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company records, 1821-1855 (bulk 1830-1835). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148361 ...

Mason, John T. (John Thomson), 1787-1850

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Virginia governor, University of Virginia president. From the description of The reminiscences of the honorable Colgate W. Darden, Jr. [manuscript], 1984 August. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647820384 John Thomson Mason was born in Virginia on January 8, 1787. He was educated at Charlotte Hall Academy, Maryland and William & Mary College, Virginia as a lawyer. In 1830 Mason was appointed Secretary of Michigan Territory, but soon resigned his office to en...

Burnet, David Gouverneur, 1789-1870

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David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) was born in Newark, New Jersey. About 1817 he moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and in 1831 to Texas. He was ad interim president of the Republic of Texas from March 17 to October 22, 1836. In 1836 he was elected vice president of the Republic of Texas, serving part time as secretary of state and acting president. From the guide to the David G. Burnet letters MS 188., 1836-1859, (Woodson Research Center, ) Born April 14, 1788,...

Turnbull, Jonathan.

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836

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Liberal Mexican national, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and ad interim vice-president of the Republic of Texas, March 17-October 17, 1836. From the description of Estate records, 1838-1844. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29376873 Zavala held various important posts in liberal Mexican governments including governor of the state of Mexico, minister of the treasury, and minister to France but was imprisoned and forced into exile on oc...