B. Rice Aston collection 1887-1989 (Bulk: 1923-1954)

La Salle, René Robert, sieur de, 1643-1687

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

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...

Robertson, Sterling Clack, 1785-1842

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Born in Nashville, Tennessee, to Elijah and Sarah (Maclin) Robertson, Sterling Clack Robertson (1785-1842) served as a deputy quartermaster during the War of 1812. After the war, he owned a plantation in Giles County and was a stockholder in the Texas Association, signing a memorial to the Mexican government in 1822 requesting permission to settle in Texas. In 1825, he left Nashville with Dr. Felix Robertson’s party to explore and survey Robert Leftwich’s Texas land grant, returning...

Power, James, 1788? -1852

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Swisher, James Gibson, 1794-1862

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Goodrich, Benjamin Briggs, 1799-1860

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Dowling, Dick, 1838-1867

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Conrad, Edward, 1811-1836

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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...

Bryan, Louise Chilton, 1877-

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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...

Bunton, John Wheeler, 1807-1879

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Texas pioneer and politician John Wheeler Bunton (1807-1879) was born in Sumner County, Tennessee. Educated at Princeton College, Kentucky, and a student of law in Gallatin, Tennessee, Bunton also served in the Tennessee State Militia. In 1833, at the age of 25, Bunton settled in Mina, Texas, later renamed Bastrop. A man of commanding personality and build, Bunton was chosen to represent Bastrop at the Convention of 1836, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. As a m...

Gould, Marian K.

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Byrom, John S. D. (John Smith Davenport), 1798-1837

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Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941

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Waller, Edwin, 1800-1881

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Kimble, H. S.

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Stewart, Charles B. (Charles Bellinger Tate), 1806-1885

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Baggett, Jesse B., b. 1807

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Shackleford, Jack, 1790-1857

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Blount, Stephen W. (Stephen William), 1808-1890

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Navarro, José Antonio, 1795-1871

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Born in San Antonio to an aristocratic mother and a successful merchant as well as alcalde of the city, José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) became the most influential Tejano of his generation. As a young man Navarro supported the Gutierrez-Magee expedition, which aimed to seize Texas from Spanish rule. However, the attempt failed and Navarro fled to the United States to avoid execution. He returned to Texas in 1816, believing the brightest future for Texas lay with Anglo-...

Barnett, Thomas, 1798-1843

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Hill, George Alfred, 1892-1949.

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George Alfred Hill, Jr. descendant of an old Texas family, received a law degree from the University of Texas in 1911, and joined the Houston Oil Company in the 1920's. Eventually he became president of the firm, serving directorships and positions in various subsidiaries. His contributions helped Houston Oil, Houston Natural Gas, and Houston Pipeline leaders in the petroleum industry. Hill was active in social, civic, patriotic and business organizations at the local an...

Texas Rangers

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In November 1835, Texas lawmakers created a corps of Texas Rangers to guard the frontier between the Brazos and Trinity Rivers. During the Texas Revolution and republic era, the Rangers were used principally for protection against Native American raids. After serving for the Confederacy in the Civil War, the organization was restructured as state police and charged with the enforcement of unpopular Reconstruction laws. The beginning of the 20th century saw the Rangers involved in de...

Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836

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Frontiersman, member of Congress from Tennessee. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Carey & Hart, 1835 Jan. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165809 From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Carey & Hart, 1834 Dec. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690133 American frontiersman and politician. From the description of Letter : Washington City, to Henry R. Storrs, 1834 Jan...

Parmer, Martin, 1778-1850

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Kilman, Edward W., b. 1869

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Stapp, Elijah, 1783-1843

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Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera, marqués de, 1677-1734

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Azlor y Virto de Vera, Marquis de Aguayo (1677-1734) was born in Spain and moved to Mexico with his wife, Ignacia Xaviera, in 1712. In 1719 he became governor and captain general of the provinces of Coahuila and Texas. In 1720, he formed the Aguayo expedition to reoccupy East Texas missions and presidios abandoned by the French, thus cementing Spain's claim to Texas. Aguayo is considered responsible for beginning colonization in Texas. In 1722 he resigned the governorshi...

Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, 16th cent.

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Explorer and Spanish colonial public official. From the description of Collection, 1536-1552. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453480 ...

Hardeman, Bailey, 1795-1836

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West, Claiborne, ca. 1800-1866

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Parker, Cynthia Ann, 1827?-1864

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San Jacinto (Aircraft carrier : CVL-30)

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Laffite, Jean

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Texas. Navy

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The Texas Navy was organized in November, 1835, to protect the lines of supply between New Orleans and Texas during the Texas Revolution. It ceased to operate in 1843. From the description of Collection, 1836-1961, (bulk 1836-1856). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 32048914 ...

Childress, George Campbell, 1804-1841

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Lawyer. Author of the Texas Declaration of Independence. From the description of Childress, George Campbell, papers, 1794-1859. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21349170 ...

Coleman, Robert M.

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Houston family

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Museum of Houston and Texas History (Houston, Tex.)

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Grimes, Jesse, 1788-1866

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The son of Sampson and Bethsheba (Winder) Grimes, Texas judge and legislator Jesse Grimes (1788-1866) was born in Duplin County, North Carolina. In 1817, he moved to Washington County, Alabama. Grimes’ first wife, and the mother of nine of his children, Martha Smith, died in 1824. In 1826, he married Rosanna Ward, with whom he had six children, and the family moved to Texas. After a temporary stay in Stephen F. Austin’s colony, the family settled on Grimes Prairie, now in Grimes Cou...

Austin, Moses, 1761-1821

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Miner and promoter of Texas colonization. Austin settled in Upper Louisiana in 1798 and soon established his home and mining operation at Mine au Breton. From the description of Letters to John F. Merieult, 1802-1805. (New Orleans Public Library). WorldCat record id: 17632287 ...

Clark, William, 1798-1871

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San Jacinto Battleground State Historical Park (Tex.)

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Godoy, Manuel de, príncipe de la Paz, 1767-1851

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Spanish statesman. From the description of Contemporary copies of letters in French translation (15) : Aranjuez, Madrid, etc., to Joachim Murat, 1807 Jan. 27-1808 Mar. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269594203 From the description of Autograph signature countersigning letter of Queen Maria Louisa : Aranjeuz, to Prince Borghese, 1795 Jan. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269592587 Manuel de Godoy served twice as the prime minister of Spain in the late 18th and e...

Potter, Robert, 1799?-1842

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Secretary of the Texas Navy, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, represented Fannin and Red River Counties in the Fifth congress of the Republic, murdered by William P. Rose in 1842 during the Regulator-Moderator War. From the description of Collection, 1910-1975, (bulk 1936-1975). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 31029151 ...

Woods, James B., 1802-1851

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Dobie, J. Frank (James Frank), 1888-1964

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J. Frank Dobie was a noted Texas author and English professor at The University of Texas at Austin. He was also editor of the Texas Folklore Society's publications during the 1930's and 1940's. From the description of Letter : to W.A. Philpott, 1938 April 12. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 22699684 Historian, author, folklorist. Born in 1888 on a ranch in Live Oak County, Texas, Dobie was awarded his B.A. by Southwestern University (1910), M.A. by Co...

Peak, June (Junius W.), 1845-1934

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Johnson, M. L. (Marshall La Fayette), b. 1848

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Ellis, Richard, 1781-1846

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Planter, lawyer, and politician Richard Ellis (1781-1846) studied law in his home state of Virginia and then served in the Alabama Constitutional Convention and on the Supreme Court. In 1834, he moved to Pecan Point (now in Bowie County, Texas), located in territory claimed by both Mexico and the United States (as part of Arkansas). There Ellis established a large cotton plantation with his wife Mary West Ellis (née Dandridge), two children, and slaves and was selected as a represen...

Barnett, George W., 1893-1848

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Carson, Samuel Price, 1798-1838

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Politician Samuel Price Carson (1798-1838) was born to Col. John and Mary (Moffit) Carson, in Pleasant Gardens, North Carolina. John represented Burke County in the North Carolina General Assembly for many years. Educated by his older brother Joseph, Samuel Carson was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1822. Two years later, Carson ran for U. S. Senate against Robert B. Vance, who charged that Carson’s father was a traitor during the Revolutionary War. Carson challe...

Texan Mier Expedition (1842-1844)

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Taylor, Charles S. (Charles Stanfield), 1808-1865

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British born lawyer and judge, of Nacogdoches, Tex. From the description of Charles S. Taylor papers, 1810-1913. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956418 ...

Thomas, David W., 1801?-1836

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Legrand, Edwin Oswald, 1801-1861

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Gaines, James, 1776-1856

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Menefee, William, 1796-1875

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Wharton, Clarence, 1873-1941

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Collinsworth, James, 1806-1838

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Babb, Dot

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Peck, Lora B.

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Dickson, Richard Hogue, b. 1831

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Parker, Baldwin, 1887-1963

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Fisher, John, 1800-1865

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Aston, B. Rice (Benjamin Rice), 1934-2007

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Attorney and historian; b. in Houston on Feb. 26, 1934; graduated from Rice University in 1956, and continued his education at the University of Texas School of Law; active member of the Sons of the American Revolution, the Sons of the Republic of Texas, and the San Jacinto Descendants; d. Feb. 22, 2007. From the description of B. Rice Aston collection, 1887-1989 bulk 1923-1954. (San Jacinto Museum of History). WorldCat record id: 696633714 Benjamin Rice Aston, attorney and ...

Ramon, Domingo, d. 1723.

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Ziegler, Jesse A.

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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...

Henry, O., 1862-1910

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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...

Harris, B., b. ca. 1862

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Ruíz, Francisco Antonio, ca. 1804-1876.

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McKinney, Collin, 1766-1861

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Born in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Collin McKinney (1766-1861) helped support his family during the Revolutionary War. Following the war, he moved to Lincoln County, Kentucky, and married Annie Moore in 1792, with whom he had four children. After her death, McKinney married Elizabeth Leek Coleman in 1805 and fathered six more children. McKinney moved with his family to Tennessee, where he managed a trading post and supervised the estates of Senator George W. Campbell from 1818 to...

Menard, Michel Branamour, 1805-1856

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Fisher, Samuel Rhoads, 1794-1839

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Mottley, Junius William, 1812? -1836

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Bower, John White, 1808-1850

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Lang, Willis T.

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