Sam Houston family papers, 1836-1968 1856-1865.

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Sam Houston family papers, 1836-1968 1856-1865.

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Includes correspondence, photographs, newsclippings, financial material, and literary productions, including poems written by or about Sam Houston, Margaret Lea Houston, and Sam Houston, Jr. Collection bulks (1856-1865) with correspondence from the period when Sam Houston served Texas as a United States Senator and as governor, and when Sam, Jr. served with a confederate artillery battery in Louisiana. With the principal exception of Sam, Jr.'s letter describing his war experiences, the correspondence is primarily between family members and deals with family matters.

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Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7137194

Texas Tech University Libraries, Academic Library

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Houston family.

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Morrow, Temple Houston,

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Temple Houston Morrow, longtime president of Traders and General Insurance Company of Dallas, Texas, was the son of Nancy Elizabeth Houston Morrow and a grandson of Sam and Margaret Lea Houston. He and his wife moved to Lubbock, Texas in 1945 following his retirement. From the description of Sam Houston family papers, 1836-1968 1856-1865. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24768325 ...

Houston, Margaret Lea, 1819-1867

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Margaret Lea Houston was Sam Houston's third wife. From the description of Letter : Huntsville, Tex. to Sam Houston, Washington D.C. 1848 March 16. (Southwestern University). WorldCat record id: 58796459 ...

Houston, Sam, Jr.

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