Guide to the MirabeauBuonaparte Lamar journal 1835

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Guide to the MirabeauBuonaparte Lamar journal 1835

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On his 1835 trip fromGeorgia to Texas, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar kept a manuscript diary. Thejournal is written in continuous narrative form, with frequent historical ordescriptive passages inserted, covering the months June-October, 1835, theperiod during which Lamar apparently made his decision to settle in Texaspermanently and join in the Texian battle for independence from Mexico.

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University

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Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte, 1798-1859

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Lamar served as President of Republic of Texas (1838-1841). This journal, in Lamar's own hand, documents his June-October 1835 trip from Columbus, Georgia to Brazoria, Texas. Observations of the climate, political situations, and people encountered during the journey, delving into Lamar's own thoughts on these subjects. Lamar, like other travelers, stopped overnight in private houses and farms, and stayed longer in settled areas such as San Augustine, Nacogdoches, Brazoria, and Velasco. ...