Diaries of Samuel P. Newcomb and Susan E. Newcomb and a few miscellaneous papers [microform]. 1936.

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Diaries of Samuel P. Newcomb and Susan E. Newcomb and a few miscellaneous papers [microform]. 1936.

Samuel and Susan Newcomb were pioneers living in Fort Davis, Stephens County, Texas, during the Civil War. They later lived in Throckmorton and Shackelford Counties.

115, 94, 113, [3] leaves.

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University of Texas at El Paso

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Newcomb, Samuel

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Samuel P. and Susan E. Newcomb were pioneers of Shackleford County, Texas, who were among those who "forted up" at Fort Davis, near the Stevens County, Texas, line, during the Civil War. They kept diaries during the 1860s and 1870s. From the description of Papers, 1865-1873. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24708673 ...

Newcomb, Susan E.

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Haley, J. Evetts (James Evetts), 1901-1995

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Born July 5, 1901. Raised in Midland, Texas. Worked his family's ranch along the Pecos River. Graduated West Texas State University. Fired from University of Texas in 1936 for denouncing President Roosevelt. Director of Institute of Americanism at Texas Technological College. Known for his books and articles on Southwestern frontier. Author of A Texan Look at Lyndon: A Study in Illegitimate Power (1964). From the description of Letter, 1954. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record i...