Secretary of State recordsrelating to passports issued by the Department of State, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, 1855, 1858
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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...
Texas. Secretary of State
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See the online finding aid for the agency history. From the description of Secretary of State boundary records, 1837-1843. 1858-1860, 1873-1877, 1882, 1885-1887, 1911, undated. (Texas State Library & Archives Commission). WorldCat record id: 696412192 From the description of Secretary of State consular correspondence, 1836-1850, 1873-1875 (bulk 1836-1846). (Texas State Library & Archives Commission). WorldCat record id: 713873858 From the description of Secr...
Hunt, Memucan, 1807-1856
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Born in Charleston, Massachusetts, inventor and painter Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), graduated from Yale College in 1810. Morse attended the Royal Academy of Arts in London, England and began a successful career in painting in Europe and the United States. In 1832, Morse developed the concept of the single-wire telegraph and Morse code. In 1938, Morse proposed his patent to the U.S. Government and the Republic of Texas, but failed to gain sponsorship. Morse succeeded in s...
Texas (Republic). Dept. of State.
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See separate record for agency history. From the description of Financial records of the Department of State, Republic of Texas, 1837-1845. (Texas State Library & Archives Commission). WorldCat record id: 696419604 The Secretary of State is a constitutional officer of the executive branch of state government, appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate for a term concurrent with the governor's (a two-year term at first, a four-year term since 1974)...
