Leyendecker, John Zirvas, papers, 1842-1979.

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Leyendecker, John Zirvas, 1827-1902. Leyendecker, John Zirvas, papers, 1842-1979.

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Leyendecker, John Zirvas, papers, 1842-1979.

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Papers document the life and career of John Zirvas Leyendecker who emigrated to Texas from Germany with his parents and siblings aboard the ship Riga in 1845 and settled in Fredericksburg. He became a sutler and merchant in Oak Creek, Texas, near Fort Chadbourne, and later in Fredericksburg and Laredo, Texas, where his wife's family was located. He was postmaster in Laredo from 1858 to 1859. During the Civil War he was assistant quartermaster there, and he remained there permanently after the war.

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3 ft., 7 in.

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eng,

ger,

spa,

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University of Texas Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7012942

University of Texas Libraries

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