Andrew Briscoe papers 1828-1881 (Bulk: 1836-1849)

Morgan, James, 1787-1866

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Colonel James Morgan (1787-1866) was an early Texas settler, merchant, and land speculator. Having started out in Texas with a mercantile business, in 1835 Morgan became a real estate agent for the New Washington Association and began to purchase large tracts of land for development. During the Texas Revolution, Morgan was the commander at Galveston Island, where he was in charge of the 1836 fortification of the island. President Sam Houston later charged him with mismanaging this project. After...

Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836

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Stephen F. Austin, son of Moses Austin, initiated the Anglo-American colonization of Texas by assuming ownership of a land grant given to his father by the Spanish government in 1821. From the description of Austin, Stephen F., papers, 1819-1821. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 20430891 Stephen Fuller Austin was born on November 3, 1793 in Virginia to Maria and Moses Austin. He was educated in Connecticut and at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kent...

Briscoe, Andrew, 1818-1849

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Andrew Briscoe was born on November 25, 1810, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to General Parmenas Briscoe and Polly Montgomery. He moved to Texas in 1833 and in 1835 established a store in Anahuac. He was arrested with DeWitt Clinton Harris for attempting to sell goods without paying customs duties. The incident and the resulting protests sparked the Texas Revolution. Although an elected delegate to the convention of 1835 and a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, Bris...

Briscoe, Andrew, 1810-1849

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Andrew Briscoe was born on November 25, 1810, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Parmenas Briscoe and Polly Montgomery. He moved to Texas in 1833. He signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. As captain he led the Liberty Volunteers at the battle of Concepcíon, and Company A, Infantry Regulars at the Battle of San Jacinto. Briscoe served as chief justice of Harrisburg from 1836-1839. He was agent for the Harrisburg Town Company and owner of the Harrisburg and Brazos Railroad. Andrew Brisc...

Briscoe family

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Harrisburg ＆ Brazos Railroad

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Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857

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U.S. senator from Texas, legislator of the Texas (Republic), jurist, and army officer. From the description of Petition of Thomas J. Rusk, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015419 Army officer, jurist, Texas legislator, and U.S. senator. From the description of Thomas J. Rusk letters, 1835-1856. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956387 From the description of Thomas J. Rusk collection, 1826-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956384 Edwar...

Harris family

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Birdsall family

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Harrisburg Town Company

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