Texas Letters Collection 1857-1861

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Texas Letters Collection 1857-1861

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01675/01675-P.html

Correspondence comprise the Texas Letters Collection, 1857-1861, containing letters writtenby Tennessee immigrants in Texas describing conditions in Caldwell, Hays, Hopkins,and Hunt counties.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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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...

Mahaffy, James G.

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Miles Parson, James G. Mahaffy, and William C. McCarty were Texas settlers. Mahaffy and McCarty were originally from Tennessee. From the guide to the Texas Letters Collection 86-77., 1857-1861, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin) ...

Parsons, Miles

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McCarty, William C.

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