Mary Jane Harris Briscoe papers, 1828-1903, (bulk 1849-1891).

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Mary Jane Harris Briscoe papers, 1828-1903, (bulk 1849-1891).

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Correspondence, creative works, journals, financial documents, printed materials, scrapbooks, legal documents, and notes and memoranda detail the life of Mary Jane Harris Briscoe.

9 boxes (3.2 linear ft.)1 scrapbook ; 21 cm.1 scrapbook ; 40 cm.

San Jacinto Museum of History

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San Jacinto Museum of History

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Briscoe family.

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Texas Veterans Association.

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Harris family.

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Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836

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Liberal Mexican national, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and ad interim vice-president of the Republic of Texas, March 17-October 17, 1836. From the description of Estate records, 1838-1844. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 29376873 Zavala held various important posts in liberal Mexican governments including governor of the state of Mexico, minister of the treasury, and minister to France but was imprisoned and forced into exile on oc...

Ladies Reading Club (Houston, Tex.)

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Briscoe, Andrew, 1810-1849

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Andrew Briscoe was born on November 25, 1810, in Claiborne County, Mississippi, to Parmenas Briscoe and Polly Montgomery. He moved to Texas in 1833. He signed the Texas Declaration of Independence. As captain he led the Liberty Volunteers at the battle of Concepcíon, and Company A, Infantry Regulars at the Battle of San Jacinto. Briscoe served as chief justice of Harrisburg from 1836-1839. He was agent for the Harrisburg Town Company and owner of the Harrisburg and Brazos Railroad. Andrew Brisc...

Briscoe, Mary Jane Harris, 1819-1903

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Mary Jane Harris was born August 17, 1819, to John Richardson and Jane Birdsall Harris. She married Andrew Briscoe in 1837 in Texas. After Andrew's death in 1849, Mary Jane and her 4 children moved to her father-in-law's plantation in Mississippi. In 1852 she returned to Texas. She was a charter member of the Ladies' Reading Club, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, and the Texas State Historical Association. She was active in the Texas Veterans Association. Mary Jane Harris Briscoe died Mar...

Lubbock, Francis R., 1815-1895,

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