Lysander Wells papers, 1836-1840, (bulk 1839-1840).

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Lysander Wells papers, 1836-1840, (bulk 1839-1840).

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The Lysander Wells Papers (1836-1840 (Bulk: 1839-1840) consist primarily of letters received, but also include a will and probate, a bill of sale in the form of a letter, estimates of the value of his estate and one letter written by Lysander Wells. Correspondence includes letters written by many prominent Texans such as Sidney Sherman, captain of cavalry at Nacogdoches, 1836; William Henry Daingerfield, commissary of purchases of the Army of the Republic of Texas, 1839-1840; John Grant Todd, Sr., Commander of the Texas Navy, 1839; Richard G. Dunlap, minister from Texas to the United States, 1839; and John Evans, newspaperman and politician of Galveston, 1839. Letters from Adelia and Adaline Wells report news from Middletown, CT, 1839-1840. Other items of correspondence document Wells' purchase of personal equipment before his return to Texas, 1839. The only document written by Wells is a letter addressed to Deaf Smith in 1837 and returned to Wells because Smith was dead before it could be delivered. Legal documents include the 1840 will and probate of Col. Lysander Wells, surveys of his estate at the tiem of death and results of the estate auction, including purchasers and prices of his belongings. Many letters include typescript copies which are arranged next to the originals.

1 box (.2 linear ft.)

San Jacinto Museum of History

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San Jacinto Museum of History

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Tod, John Grant, 1808-1877

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John Grant Tod was born November 14, 1808. He served in the Mexican navy and United States Navy before joining the Texas Navy in 1837. In 1842 Tod resigned and moved to Washington where he lobbied for the Republic of Texas. In 1851 Tod served as a delegate to the London Industrial Exhibition. Tod married Abigail Fisher West in 1851; he died on August 14, 1877. From the description of John G. Tod papers, 1836-1929, (bulk 1836-1841). (San Jacinto Museum of History). WorldCat record id:...

Daingerfield, William Henry, 1808-1878

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Evans, John, -1841

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Wells, Lysander, 1812?-1840

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Lysander Wells was born to Lysander and Clarissa Wells in Middletown, Connecticut circa 1812. His father passed away, leaving the son to support his mother and two sisiters, Adaline Louisa and Adelia Wells. Pursuing opportunities in the West, Wells enlisted as a second lieutenant in Sidney Sherman's company of volunteers December 18, 1835 and proceeded to Texas from Kentucky. During the January 25, 1836 reorganization of the Texas army, Wells was commissioned a major and fought in a position of ...

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Wells, Adelia, fl. 1839-1840

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Wells, Adaline, fl. 1839-1840

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Dunlap, Richard G., d. 1841

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Smith, Erastus, 1787-1837

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