Secretary of State boundary records, 1837-1843. 1858-1860, 1873-1877, 1882, 1885-1887, 1911, undated.

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Secretary of State boundary records, 1837-1843. 1858-1860, 1873-1877, 1882, 1885-1887, 1911, undated.

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In June 1837, the Congress of the Republic of Texas authorized the President to appoint a commissioner to act with a commissioner to be appointed by the United States to survey the eastern boundary of Texas. In October 1838, the Congress ratified a Convention between the two nations providing for such a survey. The boundary commission finished its work in June 1841. On February 11, 1854, the Texas legislature agreed to cooperate with a United States Commission to define the northern and western boundaries of Texas. These records consist of correspondence, reports, vouchers, and abstracts of account of the Texas Boundary Commissioners, of the United States Commissioners, of Presidents and Governors of Texas, and of other state and federal officials. Dates covered are 1837-1843, 1858-1860, 1873-1877, 1882, 1885-1887, 1911, undated. The Texas Boundary Commissioners filed reports of their progress with either the Secretary of State or the President/Governor of Texas. The correspondence was maintained by the Secretary of State. Reports concern relations with the U.S. Commissioner, progress of the survey, and routine supply and personnel matters. Correspondents of the Republic reports and letters include Texas Boundary Commissioners Memucan Hunt and later George W. Smyth; United States Commissioner John H. Overton, President Mirabeau B. Lamar, and David G. Burnet. Also present are two journals of the Joint United States/Republic of Texas Boundary Commission. One dates from May 22, 1840 to July 10, 1841 and covers the running of the boundary from the mouth of the Sabine River to the Red River. The other journal, from May 18, 1840 to April 25, 1841, covers the running of the boundary from the Sabine River to the 32nd parallel. Correspondents in 1859-1860 include William A. Bush (Secretary of the Boundary Commission), William H. Russell (Commissioner of the Boundary Survey), John H. Clark (U.S. Commissioner of the Boundary Survey), J. Thompson (U.S. Secretary of the Interior), Thomas F. Chapman (Secretary/Quartermaster/Commissary of the Boundary Commission), Governor H. R. Runnels, and Governor Sam Houston. Correspondence beginning 1873 is largely concerned with proving the Texas claim to Greer County. Correspondents include L. K. Lippincott (Acting U.S. General Land Office Commissioner) and Governor R. B. Hubbard. Correspondents in the 1880s include Governor John Ireland, William C. Endicott (U.S. Secretary of War), James Porter (Acting U.S. Secretary of State), U.S. Senator Samuel B. Maxey, J. Thomas Brackenridge (chairman, Texas Commissioners), and John S. Ford.

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