Secretary of State records relating to passports issues by the Department of State, Republic of Texas, 1836-1845, 1855, 1858.

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Secretary of State records relating to passports issues by the Department of State, Republic of Texas, 1836-1845, 1855, 1858.

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Passports were issued by the government of the Republic of Texas to allow persons to freely leave and re-enter the Republic of Texas. These records consist of requests for passports, orders to issue passports, and one proclamation granting entrance into the Republic. Dates covered are 1836-1845, 1855, 1858. (There are two files dating from the post-Republic era.) Some of the records relate to the freedom of movement within the Republic of Texas, while others request access to Mexico, the United States, and a few European nations. The finding aid contains an alphabetical list of persons requesting or receiving passports. The depth of information provided on each individual varies considerably, from a simple name and date, up to destinations, purpose for the travel, relationships to other travelers, age, and physical description. Individuals with passport files include Sam Houston, Emily West, Memucan Hunt, and several Native Americans. The present series was originally part of a file in the Office of the Secretary of State entitled "Location of the Seat of Government, Passports, Printing, Postal, and Santa Fe Affairs," which was transferred in 1905 to the Department of Insurance, Statistics, and History (a predecessor of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission). Some time after transfer the present series was mixed with records of the Adjutant General. The documents were later restored to the Secretary of State's records and rearranged in alphabetical order.

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