John G. Tod papers, 1836-1929, (bulk 1836-1841).

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John G. Tod papers, 1836-1929, (bulk 1836-1841).

1836-1929

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Correspondence, legal documents, and Monuments of Washington's Patriotism, a book used concurrently as a scrapbook, document John G. Tod's professional and personal life from 1839-1851. Correspondence relating to Tod's Texas naval career include two letters from Louis P. Cooke including the notification of his commission, a letter from Reuben M. Potter concerning the smuggling of slaves from Cuba to Texas, and one from Samuel M. Williams about financing the Texas Navy. Also of interest are Tod's 1839 commission as a commander in the Texas Navy, a memo Tod wrote in 1841 establishing the provenance of a pen used by President Mirabeau Lamar to halt an execution and an Abstract of title (1824-1897) for land John G. Tod and F.C. Sandow once owned in the Nathaniel Lynch league. Monuments of Washington's patriotism (1838) was given by Tod to David G. Burnet in 1839. Used as a scrapbook, the book contains Tod's presentation letter to Burnet, a letter from George Washington (1779), a ten pound paper note from the colony of New York (1758), a carte de visite of Washington, a hand painted bookmark, an advertisement from the 1851 Industrial Exhibition in London, and several newspaper clippings. Papers collected by Tod include three letters and a legal document (1837-1841). The correspondence refers to the treatment of the prisoners Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, Juan N. Almonte, and Nuñez after the Battle of San Jacinto, the Texas Navy, and administrative duties of the president of the Republic of Texas. An 1837 agreement between Nicolai Hansen, a carpenter, and Thomas William Ward concerns Hansen traveling to Houston to work for Ward for four months. Correspondents include David G. Burnet, William H. Patton, Sam Houston, Peter W. Grayson, Mirabeau B. Lamar, and Joseph Eve.

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