Lewis Birdsall family papers, 1829-1860 (bulk 1835-1845).

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Lewis Birdsall family papers, 1829-1860 (bulk 1835-1845).

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Estate papers of J.W. Hoyle, financial documents, correspondence, legal documents, and a surveyor's note document a family broken apart by frontier settlement and attempting to establish itself in the Republic of Texas. The estate papers of J.W. Hoyle 1829-1844, administered by Maurice Birdsall, record legal and financial transactions. Thirteen financial documents of Maurice Birdsall consist of receipts, statements of account, drafts, and promissory notes. Correpondence includes a letter to Lewis A. Birdsall, written by Maurice, persuading his brother to come to Texas. Letters written between the parents, Lewis and Patience, Maurice, Eliza, and Lewis A., describe conditions in Texas and urge immigration. Legal documents record land transactions conducted by Maurice, Egbert B. and Lewis A. Birdsall. A single surveyor's field note records work completed for Maurice in 1837.

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Van Tuyl, Eliza Birdsall, 1799-1869

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Birdsall, Lewis, 1770-1843

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Lewis Birdsall, the son of Benjamin Birdsall, married Patience Lee in 1790 in Columbia County, New York. Their eldest of five children, Jane, was born in 1791 followed by Maurice Lee, Egbert B., Eliza, and Lewis A. In 1800 the family moved to Seneca County, New York, and settled on a farm between Waterloo and Seneca Falls. Jane married John Richardson Harris in 1813. After meeting Moses Austin while living in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, the Harrises decided to emigrate to Texas. While Jane returne...

Hoyle, J. W. (John Whitaker)

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Birdsall, Lewis A., 1802-1886

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Birdsall, Patience Lee, 1771-1841

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Birdsall, Maurice Lee, 1794-1847

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