Hillyer, Mrs. John Freeman account of a trip to Texas, 1848-1849.

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Hillyer, Mrs. John Freeman account of a trip to Texas, 1848-1849.

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The collection consists of a 3 page typescript. (Note on top of first page: "Written in ink and copied by her great-granddaughter, Lorena Hillyer Fox.") It consists of an account (evidently taken from a diary) of a trip to Texas made in 1847-1849 by the Hillyer family, who lived for a while in Galveston, then moved to Goliad. Mr. Hillyer was a preacher. They took with them, or as she expressed it, "set off for this new country accompanied only by our children [5 of them]... eleven servants of different ages... piano, clothing... bedding... seraphine violin and flute..."

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