John W. Smith papers, 1822-1934.

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John W. Smith papers, 1822-1934.

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Correspondence includes letters to and from Smith, letters of his contemporaries, and later letters involving family members or research into Smith's life. Estate records consist largely of land records relating to the estates of various individuals including Davy Crockett, Toribio Losoya, and Lysander Wells (whose estate papers also contain his personal papers, including letters relating to the burial of James Collinsworth and papers relating to Wells's administration of the estate of James W. Tinsley). Land records include applications for land grants or the return of land, survey field notes, deeds, inventories of land holdings, and other records, mostly relating to land in San Antonio and Bexar County and dealing chiefly with Smith's acquisition and surveying of land for himself and others. Financial documents include promissory notes, bills and accounts, drafts, and receipts. Legal documents include powers of attorney, contracts and agreements, and documents associated with legal proceedings and include a photocopy of the will of José Antonio Navarro. Miscellaneous business papers include Smith's inventories of his papers, receipts for documents, memoranda, and fragments. Government records include items dating from the government of San Antonio under Mexico and local government as part of the Republic of Texas. Printed material contains a transcript of Smith's published obituary. Other persons represented include Hezekiah Bissell, William Henry Daingerfield, George M. Dolson, Charles P. Flack, Enoch Jones, Henry Wax Karnes, R.R. Royall, Juan Nepomuceno Seguín, John S. Simpson, David C. Van Derlip, and Cornelius Van Ness.

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Van Ness, Cornelius, 1803-1842

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Navarro, José Antonio, 1795-1871

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Born in San Antonio to an aristocratic mother and a successful merchant as well as alcalde of the city, José Antonio Navarro (1795-1871) became the most influential Tejano of his generation. As a young man Navarro supported the Gutierrez-Magee expedition, which aimed to seize Texas from Spanish rule. However, the attempt failed and Navarro fled to the United States to avoid execution. He returned to Texas in 1816, believing the brightest future for Texas lay with Anglo-...

Jones, Enoch, 1802-1863

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Smith, John W. (John William), 1792-1845

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Mayor of San Antonio and Texas legislator. From the description of John W. Smith papers, 1822-1934. (Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library). WorldCat record id: 70959032 Born in Virginia in 1792, John William Smith moved when young to Missouri where he married and fathered three children. He became interested in Texas and accompanied empresario Green DeWitt to his colony in 1826, but his wife refused to accompany him and later obtained a divorce...

Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836

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Frontiersman, member of Congress from Tennessee. From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Carey & Hart, 1835 Jan. 22. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165809 From the description of ALS : Washington, D.C., to Carey & Hart, 1834 Dec. 21. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690133 American frontiersman and politician. From the description of Letter : Washington City, to Henry R. Storrs, 1834 Jan...

Bissell, Hezekiah

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Presumably a student, of the United States. From the description of His book, 1758-1762. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 41594436 ...

Flack, Charles P.

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Collinsworth, James, 1806-1838

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Losoya, Toribio, 1808-1836

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Karnes, Henry Wax, 1812-1840

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Simpson, John S.

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Dolson, George M., 1812?-1842

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Seguín, Juan Nepomuceno 1806-1890

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Wells, Lysander, 1812?-1840

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Lysander Wells was born to Lysander and Clarissa Wells in Middletown, Connecticut circa 1812. His father passed away, leaving the son to support his mother and two sisiters, Adaline Louisa and Adelia Wells. Pursuing opportunities in the West, Wells enlisted as a second lieutenant in Sidney Sherman's company of volunteers December 18, 1835 and proceeded to Texas from Kentucky. During the January 25, 1836 reorganization of the Texas army, Wells was commissioned a major and fought in a position of ...

Royall, Richardson Royster, 1798-1840

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Tinsley, James W., -1837 or 1838

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Bedford County, Va., resident. From the description of Deed of gift for a slave girl, 1830. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48823291 ...

Van Derlip, David C., 1812-1856

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Daingerfield, William Henry, 1808-1878

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