Fisher family papers, 1817-1911.

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Fisher family papers, 1817-1911.

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Chiefly correspondence of five generations of the Fisher and allied Pleasants and Armstrong families. Earliest items consist of correspondence of Samuel Rhoads Fisher (1794-1839), his wife, Ann Pleasants Fisher (1796-1862), and their parents in Pennsylvania. Included are a letter from Andrew Jackson to President James Monroe recommending Samuel Rhoads Fisher for a government position and a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Fisher discussing political events in Mexico and Austin's position on slavery in Texas. The largest amount of material is related to Fisher's oldest child, Samuel William Fisher (1819-1874). Letters are primarily among family members and friends, and particularly between Fisher and his wife, Eliza Ophelia Fisher (1823-1877), and their children. Letters discuss family matters and local events including hurricanes which struck Matagorda (1875) and Galveston (1900). Papers also include the presidential pardon issued to Samuel W. Fisher following the Civil War, a marriage license, and a Matagorda newspaper (1848). The more recent material relates to Nannette Fisher Armstrong (b. 1857) and her family and includes some genealogical and biographical materials.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

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Fisher family.

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Residents of Matagorda, Tex. From the description of Fisher family papers, 1817-1911. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70949924 ...

Fisher, Samuel William, 1819-1874

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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Pleasants family.

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Fisher, Ann Pleasants, 1796-1862

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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836

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