Dickson, David Catchings, Family papers, 1835-1924.

American Party

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One of the most famous incidents of anti-Catholic sentiment expression occurred August 11, 1834; non-Catholic rioters looted and burned the Ursuline Convent of Mount Benedict in Charlestown, MA. Anti-Catholic violence also erupted in Philadelphia when 13 people were killed in riots in 1835. Activities by the American Nativist Party in Kensington, Pennsylvania, in 1844 also sparked anti-Catholic riots. In the 1850s, the American Party, also known as the Know-Nothing Party, was partly founded on a...

Dickson, Dudley.

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Throckmorton, J. W. (James Wood), 1825-1894.

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Dickson, Sophronia L. Magee.

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Dickson, Nancy Ann Magee.

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Pease, E. M. (Elisha Marshall), 1812-1883

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Two land grant certificates for Christopher King and John H. King for land in Denton County, Texas. The first certificate was signed by Texas Governor Elisha M. Pease on April 30, 1857, and the second signed by Texas Governor Sam Houston on February 6, 1860. From the description of Denton County land grants for Christopher C. King, 1857-1860. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 647767788 Born in Enfield, Connecticut...

Dickson, David, 1818-1880.

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David Catchings Dickson (1818-1880) was a physician and a politician who moved to Anderson in Montgomery County (now in Grimes County), Texas in 1841. He was a surgeon in the army of the Republic of Texas, a justice of the peace, a member of the Texas Legislature, a local militia soldier in the Civil War, financial agent for Huntsville Penitentiary and Lieutenant Governor. From the description of Dickson, David Catchings, Family papers, 1835-1924. (University of Texas Libraries). Wor...

Cook, Abner Hugh, 1814-1884

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Benavides, Basilio, 1800-1963.

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T. H. McMahan and Company.

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Raglin, Henry Walton, 1817-1882.

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H.W. Raglin (1817-1882) came to Texas from Mississippi in 1836 to serve under General T.J. Rusk at Goliad, Texas. Later he became an auditor for the Republic of Texas, held several positions in the Texas General Land Office, was superintendent of the Blind Asylum and held other government jobs in the Republic. He was a Mason and a member of the Texas Veteran Association. In 1847 he married Anna Jane Magee. From the description of Raglin, Henry Walton, papers, 1836-1884. (University o...

Dickson, William.

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Bryan, Guy M. (Guy Morrison), 1821-1901

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Guy Morrison Bryan, a nephew of Stephen F. Austin, was a Confederate officer and legislator. He was born in 1821 in Heraculaneum, Missouri, to James Bryan and Emily Bryan, daughter of Moses Austin and sister of Stephen F. Austin. After her husband’s death, Emily Bryan married her father’s business partner, Stephen Perry, and the family moved to Texas in 1831. Guy Morrison Bryan couriered the William B. Travis Alamo letter to Brazoria in 1836. Following the battle of San Jacinto, Bry...

Texas State Penitentiary (Huntsville, Tex.)

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