Seale Family Papers 1841-1888

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Seale Family Papers 1841-1888

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North Carolinian Elias Seale (1793-1857) came to Texas from Alabama in 1835 January with his three brothers and participated in the Texas Revolution, serving under Captains Burnett and Lynch. Elias remained in Texas after the Revolution and brought his family to the new Republic. Among the early settlers of Brazos County, Seale was on the committee that selected the first county seat and served on its first grand jury. The Seale Family Papers contain letters, legal documents, and land records. Papers pertain to Eli Seale, his son Thomas Seale, and others. Included is a letter from Paul Bremond of the Houston and Texas Central Railway Company, seeking to hire slaves for work on the railroad.

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Seale, Thomas.

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Houston & Texas Central Railway Company

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Seale Family

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Elias (Eli) Seale was born in North Carolina on 1793 April 11. He came to Texas from Alabama in 1835 January with his three brothers and participated in the Texas Revolution, serving under Captains Burnett and Lynch. Elias remained in Texas after the Revolution and brought his family to the new Republic; he and his wife Susannah Davis Seale (1799-1847) eventually had ten children: Elizabeth Yarborough, Christopher Columbus, Joseph Arnold, Littleton Green, Thomas B., John Davis, Augu...

Bremond, Paul, 1810-1885

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Seale, Eli, 1793-1857

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