Abram and Eliza Van Tuyl papers, 1819-1845, (bulk 1839-1845).

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Abram and Eliza Van Tuyl papers, 1819-1845, (bulk 1839-1845).

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The papers are divided into two groups: the papers of Abram Van Tuyl and the papers of Eliza Van Tuyl and consist of correspondence and printed materials. Abram Van Tuyl received letters from his father-in-law, Lewis Birdsall, and his brother-in-law, Maurice L. Birdsall, writing from Harrisburg, Texas. Printed materials consist of 3 certificates: his medical license from the County of Seneca, New York, an appointment as military surgeon for the New York Militia by New York Governor Joseph C. Yates, and an appointment as commissioner to New York by the Pennsylvania governor, David R. Porter. Correspondence from family members Lewis Birdsall, Maurice L. Birdsall, Patience Lee Birdsall, Egbert B. Birdsall, Lewis A. Birdsall, and Lewis B. Harris to Eliza Van Tuyl documents life in the Republic of Texas, including epidemics, career potential, and family affairs. Of interest is a letter written by Lewis Birdsall to his daughter concerning her mother's death. A letter written by Lewis A. Birdsall to Eliza concerning her daughter's marital problems and intercepted by Eliza Jane's estranged husband Thomas D. Sumter, who appended an angry response, demonstrates the control of husbands over their wives in the 19th century. An 1840 letter written by Egbert Benson Birdsall highly praises Texas and attempts to persuade Eliza and "Brom" to emigrate. Eliza's correspondence sent series includes 2 letters to her father, 1 to "brother" and a letter of introduction from James A. Brolles to Caleb T. Ives in Galveston attesting to Mrs. Van Tuyl's Christian character.

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Birdsall, Lewis A., 1802-1886

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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...

Van Tuyl, Abram

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Harris, Lewis Birdsall, 1816-1893

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Van Tuyl, Abram, dates.

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Eliza Birdsall was born on September 2, 1799, daughter of Lewis Birdsall and Patience Lee. Eliza married Dr. Abraham Van Tuyl in New York. The Van Tuyls lived in Penn Yan, Waterloo, Bavaria, and Yates County, New York, and remained in New York despite encouragement from family members to join them in Texas. They had 2 children, Eliza Jane and Henry. Eliza may have visited Texas as early as 1845. Prior to the Civil War, possibly after the death of her husband, Eliza moved to Harrisburg, Texas, wh...

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