Lubbock family papers, 1838-1931, (bulk 1850-1884).

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Lubbock family papers, 1838-1931, (bulk 1850-1884).

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Correspondence, legal and financial documents, printed materials, photographs and albums document the personal and professional lives of Francis R. Lubbock, Robert Lockart, Henry S. Lubbock and William L. Lubbock. Correspondence includes post-Civil War letters from Jefferson Davis to Francis R. Lubbock. The legal and financial documents deal with real estate and land in and around the Houston area, in the form of deeds, grants, receipts, and surveyor's notes and sketches. These documents range from 1838 to 1880. Photographs of family members are Francis R., Henry S. and William L. Lubbock. In addition to personal photographs, the snapshot album contains pictures of damage in Galveston and Houston after the 1900 hurricane, the St. Louis flood of 1903, the 1904 powerhouse explosion of St. Louis Transit Co., and the first Beaumont, Texas oil gusher.

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Lubbock, Henry S.

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Lubbock, Francis Richard, 1815-1905

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Francis Richard Lubbock (1815-1905) was an influential Texas businessman and politician, who held many public offices during his life, including a term as governor of Texas (161-1863). Born in South Carolina on October 16, 1815, Lubbock moved to Texas in 1836. Beginning in 1837, he ran a general store in Houston, before beginning ranching operations in the 1840s. Lubbock was a staunch Democrat and became active in politics in 1832 during the nullification crisis in South Carolina. In Texas, he c...

Lockart, Robert Bruce

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

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Mary Ann Lamar Cobb (1818-1889), wife of Gen. Howell Cobb (1815-1868). From the description of Letter to Mary Ann Lamar Cobb, 1888 Oct. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476494 Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was born in Kentucky. He attended Transylvania University for a short time before enrolling at West Point in 1824, at the age of 16. He graduated in 1828 and immediately joined the First Infantry. His regiment was engaged in the Blackhawk War of 1831. In 1833, he became a...

Lubbock, William L.

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