Sam Houston Hearne Collection 1820-1929

Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866

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Winfield Scott (June 13, 1786 – May 29, 1866) was an American military commander and political candidate. He served as a general in the United States Army from 1814 to 1861, taking part in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, the early stages of the American Civil War, and various conflicts with Native Americans. Scott was the Whig Party's presidential nominee in the 1852 presidential election, but was defeated by Democrat Franklin Pierce. He was known as Old Fuss and Feathers for his insi...

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...

Thruston, Algernon Sidney

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Houston, Elizabeth Paxton

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Hearne, Sam Houston

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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 among the Indians, was commander-in-chief of the Texas army in the Texas Revolution, then president of the Republic of Texas, and later Texas senator and governor. Chronology of Sam Houston's Life and Career March 2, 1793 Houston's birth to Samuel and Elizab...

Houston, Nannie E.

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Jones, Anson, 1798-1858

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President of Texas (Republic), physician, and a public official of Texas (Republic). From the description of Grant of Anson Jones, 1845. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423856 Anson Jones (1798-1858) was a doctor, congressman, diplomatic minister, and President of the Republic of Texas. Son of Solomon and Sarah (Strong) Jones, he was born in Massachusetts and practiced medicine in New York and Pennsylvania. Jones practiced medicine in Venezuela from 1824 to 182...

Currey, Ben F.

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Fisher, Henry Francis

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Thurston, Algernon Sidney see Thruston, Algernon Sidney

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Houston, Margaret Lea, 1848-1906

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Ellis, Richard

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Houston, Temple Lea, 1860-1905

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Born to Governor Sam and Margaret Lea Houston in Austin, Texas, Temple Lea Houston (1860-1905) embarked on his first cattle drive at the age of thirteen. After working as a night clerk on a riverboat, he became a page for Senator James Winwright Flanagan in the U. S. Senate. In 1877, Houston enrolled in the Agricultural and Mechanical College (later Texas A & M University), later graduating from Baylor University with a degree in law and philosophy. In 1881, Houston established ...

Wharton, William H. (William Harris), 1802-1839

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Rogers, W. P. (William Percy), 1914-1997

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General manager, Sun Valley resort, 1938-1952. From the description of Letter : to Ballantyne sisters, 1949. (The Community Library). WorldCat record id: 42067959 General manager of Sun Valley resort, 1938-1952. From the description of Letters, 1939. (The Community Library). WorldCat record id: 42929232 ...

Bell, Peter Hansborough

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Houston, Andrew Jackson, 1854-1941

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Miller, Washington D.

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Collinsworth, James

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Allen, Eliza Harriet Arnold, 1796-1873

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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...

Pease, E. M. (Elisha Marshall), 1812-1883

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Two land grant certificates for Christopher King and John H. King for land in Denton County, Texas. The first certificate was signed by Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease on April 30, 1857, and the second signed by Texas Governor Sam Houston on February 6, 1860. From the description of Denton County land grants for Christopher C. King, 1857-1860. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 647767788 Born in Enfield, Connecticut...

Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno 1806-1890

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Houston, William Rogers

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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)...

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. ...

Mathews, Thomas

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Bryan, Guy M. (Guy Morrison), 1821-1901

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Guy Morrison Bryan, a nephew of Stephen F. Austin, was a Confederate officer and legislator. He was born in 1821 in Heraculaneum, Missouri, to James Bryan and Emily Bryan, daughter of Moses Austin and sister of Stephen F. Austin. After her husband’s death, Emily Bryan married her father’s business partner, Stephen Perry, and the family moved to Texas in 1831. Guy Morrison Bryan couriered the William B. Travis Alamo letter to Brazoria in 1836. Following the battle of San Jacinto, Bry...

Van Zandt, Isaac

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Jones, Anson

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Houston, Sam, Jr., 1843-1894

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Houston, Sam, Jr.

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Smith, Henry

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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849

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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...

Houston, Mary William

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Royston, Mart H.

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Somervell, Alexander

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Bee, Barnard E.

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Allen, Robert Thomas Pritchard

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Dickson, David Catchings

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Bryan, Guy M. (Guy Morrison), 1821-1901

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Guy Morrison Bryan, a nephew of Stephen F. Austin, was a Confederate officer and legislator. He was born in 1821 in Heraculaneum, Missouri, to James Bryan and Emily Bryan, daughter of Moses Austin and sister of Stephen F. Austin. After her husband’s death, Emily Bryan married her father’s business partner, Stephen Perry, and the family moved to Texas in 1831. Guy Morrison Bryan couriered the William B. Travis Alamo letter to Brazoria in 1836. Following the battle of San Jacinto, Bry...

Houston, Sam, family.

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Houston, Antoinette Power

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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...

Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

Cosley, Michael see Costley, Michael

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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)...

Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867

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Margaret Lea Houston was Sam Houston's third wife. From the description of Letter : Huntsville, Tex. to Sam Houston, Washington D.C. 1848 March 16. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796459 ...

Costley, Michael

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Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867

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Margaret Lea Houston was Sam Houston's third wife. From the description of Letter : Huntsville, Tex. to Sam Houston, Washington D.C. 1848 March 16. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796459 ...

Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867

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Margaret Lea Houston was Sam Houston's third wife. From the description of Letter : Huntsville, Tex. to Sam Houston, Washington D.C. 1848 March 16. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796459 ...

Hall, Warren D.

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Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862

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Native of Kentucky; educated privately and at Transylvania University; graduate of West Point; served in the Black Hawk War; commanded the Army of Texas during the late 1830's; served in the Mexican War with the 1st Texas Rifle Volunteers; commissioned paymaster in the United States Army and later commanded the Department of Texas; resigned to join the Confederate Army in 1861 and commanded the Western Department from 1861 through the Battle of Shiloh, April 1862, where he was mortally wounded. ...