Moore, Ike, Papers, 1850-1867

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Moore, Ike, Papers, 1850-1867

Two drafts of the biography, Life and Diary of Reading W. Black, and a letter compose the Ike Moore Papers, 1850-1867, documenting the history of the upper Nueces region and its development by Reading Wood Black, a pioneer settler, land developer, and entrepreneur.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8135428

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Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867

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Reading Wood Black (1830-1867) of Uvalde, Texas, was alandowner and merchant at the head of the Leon River, a commissioner to the Comanche and Kickapoo Indians, and a member of the Texas Legislature (1866). His opposition to treatment of German settlers by Confederate soldiers caused him to flee as a refugee to Mexico during the Civil War. Tom Wall killed Black, who had aroused local resentment by his Unionism and attempts to found a Loyal Union League in Uvalde. From the guide to th...

Moore, Ike

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Author and historian Ike Moore was a state supervisor for the Historical Records Survey in San Antonio, Texas. From the description of Moore, Ike, Papers, 1850-1867 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 754914359 ...