Autograph collection, 1795-1934.

Davis, Edmund Jackson, 1827-1883

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Davis was born in St. Augustine, Florida, a son of William Godwin Davis and the former Mary Ann Channer. His father was a lawyer and land developer in St. Augustine, the oldest permanent settlement in the United States. In 1848, after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Davis moved with his parents to Galveston, Texas. The next year, Davis moved to Corpus Christi, where he was admitted to the bar. He was an inspector and deputy collector of customs from 1849 to 1853, when he was a...

Ferguson, Miriam Amanda, 1875-1961

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Miriam Amanda Wallace (Ma) Ferguson (1875-1961), first female Governor of Texas, was born in Bell County, Texas, on June 13, 1875. She attended Salado College and Baylor Female College at Belton. In 1899, she married James Edward Ferguson. From 1915 to 1917, Mrs. Ferguson served as the first lady of Texas until her husband's impeachment during his second administration. When James Ferguson failed to get his name on the ballot in 1924, Miriam entered the race for the Texas governorship. Defeating...

Chilton, Horace, 1853-1932

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Horace Chilton was a U.S. senator from Texas (1891-1892, 1895-1901). Donelson Caffery was a planter in St. Mary Parish, La., state senator for St. Mary Parish (1892-1894), and U.S. senator from Louisiana (1893-1901). From the description of Horace Chilton extract, circa 1901-1932. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 82161395 Horace Chilton (1853-1932) was born near Tyler, Texas. After studying law and being admitted to the Texas bar in 1872, Chilto...

Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 21st

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Coke, Richard, 1829-1897

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Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch iii.79 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000759.0x0001e9 Epithet: gentleman, subject of Wolley Ch x.60 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000759.0x0001e1 Epithet: witness of Wolley Ch xi.42, 43 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000...

Morris, R. J. (Robert John)

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Epithet: herald-painter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x0003b6 ...

Husted, Samuel.

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Flanagan, James Winright, 1805-1887

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Crowell, Grace Noll, 1877-1969

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James, Marquis, 1891-1955

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Author. From the description of Papers of Marquis James, 1914-1955 (bulk 1930-1949). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83923437 Biographical Note 1891 Born, Springfield, Mo. 1897 1909 Educated in public schools, Enid, Okla. ...

Lanham, Samuel Willis Tucker, 1846-1908

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Brandon, W. L.

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Chittenden, William Lawrence, 1862-1934

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"The Poet Ranchman." From the description of To A.J. Danton Esq, 1894 May 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49250049 ...

Smith, Sam S.

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Benton, Thomas Hart, 1782-1858

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Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858) was a Missouri Democrat who served as a senator from 1821 to 1851. He opposed both abolitionism and the extension of slavery into new territories, but was a staunch advocate of westward expansion of the United States. He died in 1858. From the guide to the Thomas Hart Benton letter, 1846 May 14, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah) Lawyer; Tennessee state senator, 1809-1811; aide-de-camp to Andrew Jackson; colonel of a regiment of ...

Gregory, Thomas Watt, 1861-1933

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U.S. attorney general, regent of the University of Texas, and lawyer. From the description of Thomas Watt Gregory papers, 1896-1933 (bulk 1919-1933). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78567157 Biographical Note 1861, Nov. 6 Born, Crawfordsville, Miss. 1883 A.B., Southwestern Presbyterian University, Clark...

Reid, J. C. (John Cowie), 1916-1972

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Reid, a Professor of English, University of Auckland, enjoyed an international reputation as a specialist in Victorian literature. He was one of the first New Zealand academics to be appointed to a senior position in an English department of a New Zealand university. Possessed of great talents as a teacher, lecturer and publicist, he was active in many fields - the Catholic church, education, broadcasting, literature, the theatre, film, music, cookery and food, and publishing. A founder of the M...

Creel, George H.

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Hamilton, Morgan Calvin, 1809-1893

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Neff, Pat Morris, 1871-1952

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