Family collection, 1788-1930, (bulk 1820-1862).

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Family collection, 1788-1930, (bulk 1820-1862).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30691598

Correspondence, certificates, medical school documents, passport, land survey notes, Republic of Texas currency, Confederate States of America bond and currency, poems, article, receipt, and memorabilia. A letter from Patrick Henry to his daughter, Betsey, June 11, 1788, was acquired with the collection. Also includes correspondence from Sam Houston and Mirabeau B. Lamar.

33 items.

University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7288584

University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799

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Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799) was an American attorney, planter, politician, and orator known for declaring to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786. Henry was born in Hanover County, Virginia, and was for the most part educated at home. After an unsuccessful venture running a store, and assisting his father-in-law ...

Houston, Sam, 1793-1863

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Texas politician, soldier, and frontier hero. He was the first president of the Republic of Texas and served as a United States Senator for that state. From the description of Letter, ca. 1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122699442 From the description of Letter, 1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435304 Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during the war of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent years amon...

Hoxie family.

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Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte, 1798-1859

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Lamar served as President of Republic of Texas (1838-1841). This journal, in Lamar's own hand, documents his June-October 1835 trip from Columbus, Georgia to Brazoria, Texas. Observations of the climate, political situations, and people encountered during the journey, delving into Lamar's own thoughts on these subjects. Lamar, like other travelers, stopped overnight in private houses and farms, and stayed longer in settled areas such as San Augustine, Nacogdoches, Brazoria, and Velasco. ...

Hoxey, Asa.

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Hoxey, Asa, 1800-1863

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Hoxey was a physician who moved his family to Washington County, Texas, in 1832. He represented the county at the Consultation in 1835, served on the General Council, and was appointed medical censor of the Republic of Texas by Sam Houston. From the description of Family collection, 1788-1930, (bulk 1820-1862). (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 30691598 ...