Moore, Ike, Papers 1850-1867

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Moore, Ike, Papers 1850-1867

Two drafts of the biography, Life andDiary of Reading W. Black, and a letter composes the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867,documenting the history of the upper Nueces region and its development by ReadingWood Black, a pioneer settler, land developer, and entrepreneur.

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Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867

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Reading Wood Black (1830-1867) of Uvalde, Texas, was alandowner and merchant at the head of the Leon River, a commissioner to the Comanche and Kickapoo Indians, and a member of the Texas Legislature (1866). His opposition to treatment of German settlers by Confederate soldiers caused him to flee as a refugee to Mexico during the Civil War. Tom Wall killed Black, who had aroused local resentment by his Unionism and attempts to found a Loyal Union League in Uvalde. From the guide to th...

Moore, Ike

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Author and historian Ike Moore was a state supervisor for the Historical Records Survey in San Antonio, Texas. From the guide to the Moore, Ike, Papers 1952. 754914359., 1850-1867, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin) ...