Robert P. Boyce Papers 1836-1889 1870-1889

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876

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Epithet: President of Mexico British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000297.0x000203 Commander in chief of Mexican Army and President of Mexico during war with United States (1846-1848). Letter thanks Don Juan Valdivia for providing lumber and use of his estate for defense against possible Spanish invasion (1829). From the description of Antonio Loṕez de Santa Anna letter, 1829. (University of the Pacific)...

Boyce, Robert Piper

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Boyce, Robert P., 1816-1889

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Robert P. Boyce, 1816-1889, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and claimed, in his memoirs, to “come of a hard headed race.” He was a veteran of both the Texas Revolution and the U.S. Civil War. An important milestone during his military career was when he was assigned to guard Santa Anna following the Texan victory at the Battle of San Jacinto. From the guide to the Robert P. Boyce Papers MSS 38., 1836-1889, 1870-1889, (Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library) ...