Austin Papers 1676,1765-1889

Borden, Gail, 1801-1874

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Gail Borden, Jr. (1801-1874) was a surveyor, inventor, newspaperman, businessman and agriculturalist. He was born in Norwich, New York, and moved to Texas in 1829. Borden was a surveyor for Austin's Colony and a founder of the "Telegraph and Texas Register", but is most famous as an inventor; he patented the first process for condensing milk. The Borden Milk Company bears his name. From the description of Borden, J. Gail, papers, 1830-1937. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat r...

DeWitt, Green C., 1787-1853

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Perry, James Franklin, 1790-1853

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James Franklin Perry was the second husband of Stephen F. Austin's sister Emily. From the description of Perry, James Franklin and Stephen Samuel, papers, 1785-1942. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 21202319 ...

Musquiz, Ramon.

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Austin, Moses and Austin, Stephen F.

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Moses Austin (1761-1821) was born October 4, 1761, in Durham Connecticut. He married Mary Brown in 1785 and the couple had five children, including Stephen Fuller Austin. Moses founded his own dry goods company (Moses Austin and Co.) and in 1789 won the Virginia state contract to provide a lead roof for the new capitol building. His innovative business and mining strategies earned Austin credit for founding the lead industry in the United States. Though he amassed a considerable for...

Edwards, Haden, 1771-1849

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Landowner and leader of the Fredonian Insurrection, of Nacogdoches, Tex. From the description of Haden Edwards papers, 1831-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956254 From the description of Broadside, 1839. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70956252 Born to U. S. Senator John Edwards in Virginia, Haden (or Hayden) Edwards (1771-1849) studied law before marrying Susanna Beall, with whom he had thirteen children, in 1820. Three years later, Edwards joine...

Padilla, Juan Antonio, -1839

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McKinney, Thomas Freeman, 1801-1871

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836

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Liberal Mexican national, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and ad interim vice-president of the Republic of Texas, March 17-October 17, 1836. From the description of Estate records, 1838-1844. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29376873 Zavala held various important posts in liberal Mexican governments including governor of the state of Mexico, minister of the treasury, and minister to France but was imprisoned and forced into exile on oc...

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

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Bastrop, Felipe Enrique Neri, Baron de, 1759-1827

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A Dutch contractor who established a colony in what is today Morehouse Parish. He did this at the suggestion of Gov. Carondelet. Bastrop built Point Plantation with large warehouses along Bayou Siard, La. He conducted an extensive mercantile business and Indian trade under an exclusive concession given to him by Casa Calvo in 1801. From the description of Felipe E.N. Bastrop papers, 1796-1829. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 70665737 From the description of...

Austin, James Elijah Brown, 1803-1829

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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...

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 ...

Mier y Teran, Manuel de

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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)...

Bryan, James, -1822

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Williams, Samuel May, 1795-1858

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