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Overview
Biographical Sketch: Benjamin FranklinFrank
Hardin
Biographical Sketch: William Hardin
Scope and Contents of the Papers
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Benjamin Franklin Hardin family papers, 1826-1947, bulk 1833-1928,
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Benjamin Franklin Hardin Family Papers:
An Inventory of the Benjamin Franklin Hardin Family Papers at the Sam
Houston Regional Library and Research Center, Texas State Archives, 1826-1947, bulk 1833-1928
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Hardin (Family: 1839- : Hardin,
Franklin, 1803-1878) |
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Benjamin Franklin Hardin family
papers |
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Dates: | 1826-1947 |
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Dates (Bulk): | bulk 1833-1928 |
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Abstract: |
The Benjamin Franklin Hardin family
papers consist of the personal and business papers of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hardin, his brother William, and his
descendants, dating from 1826 to 1947, with the bulk dating 1833-1928. They are
primarily comprised of plats, field notes and other documents pertaining to land
grants in Liberty and other Southeast Texas counties; legal and financial documents;
military documents pertaining to Frank Hardin's service as colonel of the 2nd
Regiment of the 2nd Brigade of the Republic of Texas Militia; Hardin, O'Brien, and
Davis family correspondence, including a number of Civil War-era letters; letters to
Robert W. Humphreys from prominent Republican elected officials in the 1920s-1930s,
including Herbert Hoover; and family photographs. |
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TXSH0016 |
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0.75 cubic ft. |
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Location: |
Please note that these records are at the Sam Houston Regional
Library and Research Center, P.O. Box 310, Liberty, Texas 77575,
936-336-8821. |
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Language: |
These materials are in English, except for a few
pre-1836 documents that are in Spanish. |
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Texas State
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This EAD finding aid was created in cooperation with
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Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hardin, was born in
Franklin County, Georgia on January 25, 1803, to Swan and Jerusha Blackburn Hardin.
Frank Hardin moved to Texas in 1826 and served under Stephen F. Austin in the
campaign to put down the Fredonian Rebellion of 1827. In 1831 he was elected
secretary of the ayuntamiento of Liberty and served as surveyor of the Atascosito
District from 1834 to 1836. On November 29, 1835, he was appointed first lieutenant
of infantry by the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas. He took
part in the siege of Bexar in December 1835 and went on to serve as first lieutenant
in Captain William M. Logan's Company until June 1836. A veteran of the Battle of
San Jacinto, Frank Hardin carried the victory dispatch for Sam Houston to the United
States border. From July 7 to October 7, 1836, he commanded a volunteer company and
joined an expedition against the Indians.
Frank Hardin served as surveyor of Liberty County (1838-1845) and district surveyor
(1849-1852). On September 6, 1841, he was elected colonel of the 2nd Regiment of the
2nd Brigade of the Republic of Texas Militia. In 1857, the year Hardin County was
formed from Liberty County and named in honor of the Hardin family, he served as a
member of the Texas House of Representatives from Liberty County.
Frank Hardin married Cynthia A. O'Brien, daughter of Ann Berwick and Christie
O'Brien, on August 15, 1839. They had six children: Kaleta "Shattie" (1840-1884), William F. "Bee" (1841-1908), Camilla "Mimmie" (1843-1927), Christy (1848-1867), Cynthia Ann "Nan" (1848-1928), and Helen (1853-1914). Frank Hardin
died at Liberty, Texas on April 20, 1878.
"Bee" Hardin served in the 9th (Nichols') Regiment,
Texas Infantry and then Waul's Texas Legion during the Civil War. He married Eugenie
Stanwood. Christy Hardin served in Company I, 25th Texas Cavalry. He was killed in a
hunting accident in 1867. Nan Hardin married John F. Skinner in approximately 1872
and the couple moved to Lampasas. Kaleta and Helen Hardin never married.
Camilla Hardin married George Washington Davis in 1867. They had four children who
survived to adulthood: Agatha (1870 - ?), Wirt (1873-1945), Geraldine (1876-1961),
and Percy (1883-1948). They eventually settled in Dallas.
Geraldine married Robert Wade Humphreys, and they had one daughter, Kalita
(1914-1954). Geraldine Humphreys established the Humphreys Foundation to benefit
historical and cultural endeavors, including the Geraldine Humphreys Cultural
Center, which was built on the Hardin family home site in Liberty; it was dedicated
and opened in 1970.
Robert Wade Humphreys was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 30, 1875. He was a graduate
of the University of Cincinnati Law School. He moved to Texas in 1912 and first
resided in San Antonio. Humphreys moved to Liberty during World War I and soon
thereafter assumed the post of county foods administrator. President Warren G.
Harding, who had been a close friend in Ohio, appointed him Collector of Customs for
the Port of Galveston in 1921, a position he held until 1929. From that time he and
his family maintained residences in both Liberty and Galveston.
Humphreys was active in civic affairs wherever he resided. He was one of the original
directors of the Liberty Chamber of Commerce, served as high priest in the Dayton
Chapter, Masonic Order, and was active in helping stage the Trinity Valley
Exposition. Humphreys was one of the pioneers in pushing the Trinity River
development program and was an influential leader in the Republican Party for many
years. He served as president of the Texas Society, Sons of the American
Revolution.
R.W. Humphreys died in Galveston on January 1, 1950 after suffering a stroke a few
days before. His ashes are interred at Grace Episcopal Church in Galveston,
Texas.
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William Hardin, brother of Benjamin Franklin Hardin, was born in Franklin County,
Georgia, on March 25, 1801. In the early 1800s, the family moved to Maury County,
Tennessee. By 1825 Hardin was the editor of the Columbia (Tennessee) Reporter. By 1827, he had settled in what is now Liberty
County. He was elected commissary of police in Anahuac in May 1831 and the same year
served as secretary of the board for the town of Liberty.
William took part in the Anahuac Disturbances of 1831–1832 and in March 1832,
he was elected alcalde of Anahuac. From 1831 to 1836, he practiced law and engaged
in land speculation while maintaining residences in both Liberty and Anahuac. He
served as a delegate to the Convention of 1833 in San Felipe de Austin. William was
elected alcalde of Liberty in 1835. In 1836, he served as postmaster and the first
judge for the jurisdiction of Liberty, housing Mexican officers taken prisoners at
the Battle of San Jacinto at his Liberty plantation. In 1838 Hardin became one of
the original ten proprietors (founders) of the city of Galveston, where he also
established a residence. In 1839 he was reappointed as postmaster at Liberty.
William married Sarah Loony in 1829; they had two children. He died of yellow fever
in Galveston on June 28, 1839. He was buried in the Hardin family cemetery north of
Liberty.
(Sources include: Schaadt, Robert L. "Hardin, William," and Trammell, Camilla D. "Hardin, Benjamin Franklin," Handbook of Texas Online, both accessed November 4,
2016; Trammell, Camilla Davis. Seven Pines: Its Occupants and
Their Letters. Houston: self-published, 1986. Distributed by Southern
Methodist University Press, 1986; "R.W. Humphreys,
Prominent Liberty Resident, Dies in Galveston Sunday," Liberty Vindicator, January 5, 1950; "Robt. W. Humphreys, Former Collector of Customs,
Expires," January 2, 1950, Galveston Daily News,
accessed February 21, 2015.
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The Benjamin Franklin Hardin family papers consist of the personal and business
papers of Benjamin Franklin "Frank" Hardin, his
brother William, and his descendants, dating from 1826 to 1947, with the bulk dating
1833-1928. They are primarily comprised of plats, field notes and other documents
pertaining to land grants in Liberty and other Southeast Texas counties; legal and
financial documents, military documents pertaining to Frank Hardin's service as
colonel of the Second Regiment of the Second Brigade of the Militia of the Republic
of Texas; Hardin, O'Brien, and Davis family correspondence, including a number of
Civil War-era letters; letters to Robert W. Humphreys from prominent Republican
elected officials in the 1920s-1930s, including Herbert Hoover; and family
photographs. Family members documented in the collection include Benjamin Franklin
Hardin, Cynthia O'Brien Hardin, William Hardin, Catherine O'Brien Farley, Camilla
Gertrude Hardin Davis, George Washington Davis, and Robert Wade (R.W.)
Humphreys.
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Arrangement of the Papers |
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The papers are arranged in chronological order by date of document. Photographs are
arranged separately at the end of the inventory. |
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Restrictions on Access
Materials do not circulate but may be used in the Sam Houston Regional Library and
Research Center reading room. Materials will be retrieved from and returned to
storage by staff members.
Restrictions on Use
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected
for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published
material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17 U.S.C.).
Technical Requirements
Some materials are too fragile to be photocopied. Please see Archives staff for
assistance.
Researchers are required to wear gloves provided by Archives staff when reviewing
photographic materials.
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The terms listed here were used to catalog the records. The
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Personal Names: |
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Bagarley, Catherine Farley,
1806-1872. |
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Davis, Camilla Gertrude,
1843-1927. |
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Davis, George Washington,
1835-1898. |
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Hardin, Cynthia O'Brien,
1812-1889. |
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Hardin, Franklin,
1803-1878. |
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Hardin, William, 1801-1839. |
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Humphreys, Robert Wade,
1875-1950. |
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Subjects: |
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Armies--Texas--19th century. |
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Land grants--Texas--Liberty
County. |
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Soldiers--Confederate States of
America--Correspondence. |
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Places: |
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Liberty County (Tex.) |
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Texas--History--1846-1950. |
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Texas--History--19th
Century. |
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Texas--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
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Texas--History--Republic,
1836-1845. |
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Document Types: |
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Decrees--Texas--1835. |
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Deeds--Texas--1838-1868. |
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Field
notes--Texas--1831-1875. |
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Financial
documents--Texas--1836-1901. |
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Land grants--Texas--1835, 1878,
1890. |
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Legal
documents--Texas--1835-1868. |
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Letters
(correspondence)--Texas--1840-1947. |
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Military
records--Texas--1842-1843. |
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Photographs--Texas--1890-1930s and
undated. |
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Plats
(maps)--Texas--1831-1875. |
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Promissory
notes--Texas--1836-1898. |
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The following materials are offered as possible sources of
further information on the agencies and subjects covered by the records. The
listing is not exhaustive. |
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Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center |
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Hardin family papers, 1820s-1976, 64.25 cubic ft. |
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William M. Logan papers, 1830-1852, undated, bulk 1835-1840, 0.25 cubic
ft. |
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Texas State Archives |
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Texas
General Land Office incoming correspondence, 1837-1899, 374.25 cubic ft., plus 7
volumes |
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John
H. Reagan collection, 1835-1892, 1905, undated, bulk 1835-1887, 1.75 cubic
ft. |
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(Identify the item), Benjamin Franklin Hardin family papers. Sam Houston Regional
Library and Research Center, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Accession number: 2015.001
These papers were donated to the Sam Houston Regional Library and Research Center on
January 13, 2015, by the Atascosito Historical Society.
Processed by Lisa Meisch, February 2015
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Benjamin Franklin Hardin family papers, 1826-1947, bulk 1833-1928,
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Untitled document, February 2, 1826 |
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[Names: John McFarlan and George Orr. Signed by
John McFarlan, Robert Berry, Estevan (Stephen) F. Austin, and Samuel
M. Williams. In Spanish.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for Edward
Tanner, May 29, 1831 |
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[Surveyed by Benjamin Tennelle, Deputy
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for Edward
Tanner, May 29, 1831 |
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[Surveyed by Benjamin Tennelle, Deputy Surveyor.
Same as Folder 2, but the plat was labeled "error."]
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, August 8, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, August 23, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, August 28, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, September 1, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, September 1, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, September 5, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, September 8, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Hardin, November 10, 1833 |
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[Surveyed by George M. Patrick, District
Surveyor.] |
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Decree from J. Henry Rueg, Department of Nacogdoches, to the
Constitutional Alcalde of the Municipality of Liberty (William Hardin)
regarding order for new local elections of electors for state officials, January 1, 1835 |
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Decree from J. Henry Rueg, Department of Nacogdoches, to the
Constitutional Alcalde of the Municipality of Liberty regarding decree,
results of new local elections of electors for state officials, January 31, 1835 |
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[Signed by J. Enrique Rueg, Elisha Roberts,
William Hardin, and Charles Taylor. In Spanish.] |
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Field notes for Isaiah L. Fields Survey, Franklin Hardin,
Surveyor, February 16, 1835 |
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Field notes for P.A. Sublett League, Liberty County, S.C. Hirams,
Surveyor, March 31, 1835 |
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Plat for John Swinney, land near Long King Creek (Polk County),
hand drawn by Franklin Hardin, April 10, 1835 |
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Plat for John Swinney, land near Indian Trace (Polk County), hand
drawn by Franklin Hardin, May 7, 1835 |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for Claiborne
West (Orange County), Franklin Hardin, Municipal Surveyor, May 20, 1835 |
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Plat for John Swinney, hand drawn by Franklin Hardin, June 1, 1835 |
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[Possibly a preliminary drawing.] |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for Michel B.
Manard (Menard), Franklin Hardin, Municipal Surveyor, June 3, 1835 |
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Department of Nacogdoches, Jurisdiction of Liberty. Deposition of
Peter J. Menard on Catholic Priest Jose Antonio Diaz, deceased, June 10, 1835 |
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[Signed by Peter J. Menard, William Hardin, J.M.
Moreland, and Samuel Whiting.] |
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Department of Nacogdoches, Jurisdiction of Liberty. Report of Dr.
S. Orville Thompson on examination of the body of Catholic Priest Jose
Antonio Diaz, deceased, [June] 25, 1835 |
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[Signed by S. Orville Thompson, William Hardin,
Samuel Whiting, and B.W. Hardin.] |
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Plat for John Swinney, land near Turtle Bayou (Chambers (?)
County) drawn by Franklin Hardin, June 11, 1835 |
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Order to survey in Zavala's Grant, near Anahuac, for Mr. Murdock
(McKinsee?), June 11, 1835 |
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[From George Antonio Nixon, Commissioner,
Nacogdoches, to Surveyor (probably Franklin Hardin).] |
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Land grant for Joseph Young, June 20, 1835 |
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[George Antonio Nixon, Commissioner, Vehlein's
Colony. In Spanish.] |
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Republic of Texas Bounty Warrant, John P. (?), December 23, 1835 |
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[Repaired; bottom half of document is
missing.] |
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Receipt issued to William Hardin of Liberty for $5 for twelve
months subscription to the Telegraph and Texas
Register newspaper, issue one, 1836 |
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Appointment of William Hardin as captain of the militia, from
William Fisher, Secretary of War, War Department, Columbia, January 9, 1837 |
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Promissory note from Samuel C. Hirams to succession of William
Shaw, for a horse, November 6, 1837 |
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Sworn declaration by Franklin Hardin and Peter J. Menard to the
authenticity of the signature of George Nixon, Republic of Texas, County
of Liberty, March 30, 1838 |
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Deed, Joseph Morgan to John Swiney and Franklin Hardin, Republic
of Texas, County of Liberty, August 21, 1838 |
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[Recorded in Polk County on June 7, 1848.] |
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List of names of trees in Spanish and English, undated, possibly the 1830s |
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[Possibly compiled by Franklin Hardin. Field notes
included trees as reference points.] |
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Plat, hand drawn and colored, apparently for land in or near
Liberty, undated, possibly the 1830s |
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[Possibly drawn by Franklin Hardin.] |
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Surveyor's field note book containing field notes for "quarters" for Cotton, Blanchett,
Mayfield, Cleveland, Nathaniel Lynch and Hiram Bunch, undated, possibly 1830s |
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[May have belonged to Franklin Hardin.] |
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Field notes for boundaries for Double Bayou league of land for
William Hardin, undated, about 1830s |
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[Surveyor unknown.] |
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Field notes for boundaries for second Double Bayou league of land
for William Hardin, undated, about 1830s |
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[Surveyor unknown.] |
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Field notes for Jerutha Hardin Survey (San Jacinto County),
Robert O.W. McManus, Surveyor, undated, probably 1830s |
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[Note: Same field notes as Folder 38.] |
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Field notes for Jerutha Hardin Survey (San Jacinto County), undated, probably 1830s |
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[Note: Same field notes as Folder 37.] |
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[Not signed.] |
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Field notes for Murdock A. McKinsee Survey, about 1830s-1840s |
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[Note: One page.] |
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[Surveyed by Franklin Hardin, Surveyor.] |
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Field notes for Robert E. Boothe Survey, about 1830s-1840s |
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[Surveyed by Franklin Hardin, Surveyor.] |
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Field notes for Arthur Slayton Survey, Franklin Hardin, Surveyor, about 1830s-1840s |
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[Note: Differs from survey in following
folder.] |
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Field notes for Arthur Slayton Survey, Franklin Hardin, Surveyor, about 1830s-1840s |
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[Note: Differs from survey in pervious
folder.] |
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Field notes for James B. Wood Survey, Franklin Hardin, Surveyor, about 1830s-1840s |
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Plat and field notes for league of land surveyed for William
Stephenson, Franklin Hardin, Municipal Surveyor, about 1830s-1840s |
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Plat and field notes for unnamed league of land, east side of the
River Neches including the ferry of Wm. Ashworth, Franklin Hardin,
Municipal Surveyor, about 1830s-1840s |
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Plat and field notes for unnamed league of land, east side of the
River Neches, Franklin Hardin, Municipal Surveyor, about 1830s-1840s |
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Field notes for unidentified league of land, near George Allen
Survey (Polk County), undated, about 1830s-1840s |
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[Surveyed by Franklin Hardin, Surveyor.] |
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Field notes for unidentified league of land, near William Hardin
First League (Polk County), Franklin Hardin, Surveyor, undated, about 1830s-1840s |
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Plat of unknown league bounded by the Joab Blackman League and
the James H. Blount League, hand drawn and colored, undated, about 1830s-1840s |
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Document titled "Memo for Mr.
(Franklin?) Hardin", undated, probably 1830s-1850s |
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[Notes on surveys and land titles (John House,
Robert Sherman, Jas. Morgan).] |
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Family letter from Ann Dawson O'Brien, Dutch Settlement,
Louisiana, to Cynthia A. Hardin, Liberty, Texas, February 25, 1840 |
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General Orders No. 18 from George Fisher, Secretary of War, War
Department, Houston, to Colonel or Commandant (Franklin Hardin),
Commanding 2nd Regiment 2nd Brigade, Texas Militia, Liberty, Liberty
County, to organize local militia regiments by order of Brigadier
General E. Morehouse, July 15, 1841 |
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Family letter from Catharin (Catherine) O'Brien Farley, Tiger
Island, Louisiana to "Brother Franklin"
and "Dear Sister Cynthia," Liberty,
Texas, July 24, 1841 |
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[Postmarked New Orleans.] |
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Family letter from Ann Dawson O'Brien, Tiger Island, Louisiana,
to Kaleta Hardin, Liberty, Texas, August 17, 1841 |
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Military document to F. Hardin, Company Commander, 2nd Regiment,
2nd Brigade, Texas Militia from E.T. Branch regarding Election Return
Beat No. 10, Liberty, February 19, 1842 |
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Field notes for Morris Emanuel and Richard Barnett, assignees of
Prosper Barnardi, March 28, 1842 |
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[Surveyed by E. Jewell, District Surveyor.] |
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Regimental Order No. 4, Liberty. To: The Men and Soldiers of the
2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Texas Militia. From: Col. F. Hardin (?), September 25, 1842 |
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[Pertains to marching against Mexican
invasion.] |
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Cover (envelope) from Department of War and Marine to Colonel
Franklin Hardin, 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Texas Militia, Liberty, February 1843 |
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[Note: No document was found to match the
date.] |
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Orders from Col. F. Hardin, 2nd Regiment, 2nd Brigade, Texas
Militia, regarding practice and inspection, March 13, 1843 |
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[Muster roll of calvary and infantry, Beat No. 2,
signed by Capt. Benjamin Enloe, undated, possibly March
1843.] |
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Family letter from America O'Brien Stevens, Tiger Island,
Louisiana, to "Dear Sister" (Cynthia
Hardin), Liberty, Texas, June 30, 1843 |
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Family letter from America O'Brien Stevens, Tiger Island,
Louisiana, to "Dear Brother" (Franklin
Hardin), Liberty, Texas, August 17, 1844 |
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Field notes for unnamed survey, near Benjamin Harper's survey on
Long King Creek (Polk County), Franklin Hardin, surveyor, about December 5, 1844 |
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[Labeled on back: Old field notes, maps etc. Dec.
5 1844 May be Useful F. Hardin.] |
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Family letter from America O'Brien Stevens, Tiger Island,
Louisiana, to Cynthia Hardin, Liberty, Texas, July 20, 1846 |
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Bill and accounting of payment to R. Smith for tuition, from
Franklin Hardin, February 1848 |
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[On reverse side is bill and accounting from
1848-1849 for R. Smith, from the Hardin & Jackson Store.
Handwritten account, possibly from the Hardin & Jackson Store,
undated, possibly February 1848.] |
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Deed from Franklin Hardin to A.B. Hardin, Liberty County, December 9, 1850 |
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[Originally filed in Liberty County on December
12, 1850. Refiled on August 6, 1928.] |
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Letter from Franklin Hardin to Swazy (Farley), November 7, 1852 |
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Two letters in one document: "Mimmie" (Camilla G. Hardin) to "Sister" (Kaleta Hardin), and "Pa" (Franklin Hardin) to "Shattie" (Kaleta Hardin), November 23, 1852 |
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Family letter from "Pa" (Franklin
Hardin) to "Shattie" (Kaleta), January 21, 1853 |
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Three letters in one document: "Bee" (William F. Hardin) to "Sister" (Kaleta Hardin), "Mimmie" (Camilla G.) to Sister "Shattie" (Kaleta Hardin), and "Pa" (Franklin Hardin) to "Shattie" (Kaleta), January 23, 1853 |
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Family letter from Catharine Farley, Pattersonville (Louisiana),
to Swazy Farley, June 8, 1853 |
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Family letter from Franklin Hardin to Mrs. (Catherine) Farley, March 5, 1854 |
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Notice of nonpayment to Catherine Farley from Parish of St. Mary,
Louisiana, April 7,1855 |
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Two letters in one document: "Pa"
(Franklin Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), and "Mimmie" (Camilla G.
Hardin) to "Shattie" (Kaleta Hardin), April 13, 1856 |
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[A pressed flower found in the letter is now
enclosed in the envelope.] |
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Family letter from "Pa" (Franklin
Hardin) to "Bee" (William F. Hardin), May 4, 1856 |
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Family letter from "Pa" (Franklin
Hardin) to "Bee" (William F. Hardin), November 21, 1856 |
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Family letter from "Shattie"
(Kaleta Hardin), Livingston, Texas, to "Pet" (Helen B. Hardin), March 4, 1857 |
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Letter from Frank (Franklin Hardin), Austin, Texas, to Cynthia
(Hardin), Liberty, Texas, November 1, 1857 |
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[There is a separate envelope with printed stamp.
Franklin Hardin was in Austin for the Texas legislative session and
describes the arrivals.] |
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Family letter from Mimmie (Camilla
G. Hardin) to Bee (William F. Hardin), December 7, 1857 |
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Receipt from Philip and Black, Austin, Texas, January 20, 1858 |
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[Receipt for Robert Sherman's land certificate for
acreage in Liberty County from Franklin Hardin.] |
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Letter from Frank (Franklin Hardin), Austin, Texas, to Cynthia
(Hardin), Liberty, Texas, January 22, 1858 |
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[There is a separate envelope with Washington
stamp. Letter regards Texas legislative session events.] |
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Family letter from "Bee" (William
F. Hardin) to "Mimmie" (Camilla G.
Hardin), April 22, 1858 |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), September 29, 1958 |
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Family letter from one of the Hardin sisters to "Bee" (William F. Hardin), Huntsville,
Texas, March 27, 1860 |
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[There is a separate envelope with Washington
stamp.] |
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Bond from Franklin Hardin, County of Liberty, to Henry Cravey,
County of Hardin, for Hardin's sale of land to Cravey, November 3, 1860 |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Mom" (Cynthia Hardin), January 7, 1861 |
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Family letter from "Cousin"
(Pamela O'Brien) to "Cousin" (William F.
Hardin), February 12, 1861 |
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Family letter from Kaleta Hardin, Liberty, Texas, to "Lun" (William F. Hardin), April 19, 1862 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), July 31, 1862 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Bee" (William
F. Hardin), Caldwell, Texas, to Mother (Cynthia Hardin), August 2, 1862 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Bee" (William
F. Hardin), Monroe, Louisiana, to Mother (Cynthia Hardin), September 28, 1862 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Bee" (William
F. Hardin), Grenada, Mississippi, to Mother (Cynthia Hardin), December 19, 1862 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Letter from Cynthia A. Hardin, Chappel Hill, Texas, to "Pa" (Franklin Hardin), January 10, 1863 |
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[School news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Lunny" (William
F. Hardin), March 8, 1863 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Bee" (William
F. Hardin), Yazoo County, Mississippi, to Mother (Cynthia Hardin), March 13, 1864 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from F. (Franklin) Hardin, Liberty, Texas, to Bee (William F. Hardin), March 22, 1863 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from William F. Hardin, Fort Pemberton,
Mississippi, to Kaleta Hardin, April 1, 1863 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), February 17, 1864 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), April 14, 1864 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), April 20, 1864 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to "Bee" (William F.
Hardin), June 4, 1864 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Field notes for two tracts of land conveyed by Thomas H. Tanner
to Joseph N. Dark by deed, Liberty County, Texas, June 13, 1864 |
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[Surveyor unknown.] |
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Family letter from "Nanny"
(Cynthia A. Hardin) to Chris (Christy O'Brien Hardin), November 7, 1864 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from Christy (Christy O'Brien Hardin), Camp Groce,
Texas, to "Sister", January 24, 1865 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla G. Hardin) to Chris (Christy O'Brien Hardin), January 27, 1865 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from J.C. Brien, Big Creek, to Camilla (Hardin), January 29, 1865 |
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Family letter from Chris (Christy O'Brien Hardin), Camp Lubbock,
Texas, to "Pa" (Franklin Hardin), March 10, 1865 |
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[Separate envelope; Civil War news.] |
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Family letter from Chris (Christy O'Brien Hardin), Camp Lubbock,
Texas, to "Sister" (unknown), May 7, 1865 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Calling note from Bessie Wofford (?), Liberty, Texas, to Mrs.
Frank Hardin, May 10, 1865 |
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Family letter from "Bee" (William
F. Hardin), Galveston, Texas, to "Mimmie" (Camilla G. Hardin), May 14, 1865 |
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[Civil War news.] |
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Letter from County Judge James K. Blair, Bonham, Texas, to George
W. Davis, April 25, 1867 |
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[Regarding John House land.] |
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Family letter from Camilla Hardin Davis, Livingston, Texas, to
"Aunt and Theresa" (America and
Theresa Stevens), May 14, 1867 |
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[Regarding Camilla's marriage to George W.
Davis.] |
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Family letter from Camilla Hardin Davis, Livingston, Texas, to
Helen (Hardin), August 1867 |
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Family letter from Camilla Hardin Davis, Livingston, Texas, to
"Aunt" (America Stevens), October 12, 1867 |
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[Yellow fever.] |
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Letter from George W. Davis, Livingston, Texas, to Mrs. Bagarley, November 21, 1867 |
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[Regarding land and taxes.] |
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Deed from Franklin Hardin to William Hardin and George W. Davis,
for land sale, March 12, 1868 |
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[Includes recording attachments; recorded in
Liberty County, Texas on March 14, 1868; additionally recorded in
the counties of Fannin in 1872, Lamar in 1879, Taylor in 1880 and
Palo Pinto in 1893.] |
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Letter from George W. Davis, Livingston, Texas, to Mrs. Bagarley, June 15, 1868 |
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[Houses, general conditions.] |
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Letter from George W. Davis, Livingston, Texas, to Mrs. Bagarley, December 2, 1868 |
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[First born daughter, general conditions and
news.] |
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Family letter from "Mimmie"
(Camilla Hardin Davis), Livingston, Texas, to "Girls" (possibly her sisters), September 13, 1869 |
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Field notes for 500 acres of land, part of the James Harvey
League, Liberty County, about October 1870 or later |
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[Surveyor unknown.] |
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Letter from Amanda, Chatham, Texas (?), to Kaleta (Hardin), April 20, 1877 |
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Letter from J. Freeman, Leggett, Texas, to George W. Davis, April 26, 1877 |
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[Land, timber.] |
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Copy of No. 102, Vol. 41, L.D. Evans land grant, Chambers County, January 15, 1878 |
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[Originally issued on March 17, 1870.] |
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Copy of No. 394, Vol. 4, John Swinney land grant, Liberty County, March 18, 1890 |
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[Originally issued on November 4, 1845.] |
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Promissory note from Zack Boothe to Abner McMurtry, witnessed by
W.F. Hardin, November 4, 1891 |
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[Paid in full December 31, 1892.] |
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Receipt from A.W. Spaight to George W. Davis for payment of
promissory note interest, May 30, 1898 |
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[Includes a note pertaining to the
Spanish-American War and a Pacific Express Co. money order
receipt.] |
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Letter and receipt from A.W. Spaight to Wirt Davis, enclosing
receipt for payment on Davis's father's (George W. Davis) note, January 30, 1901 |
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[Separate envelope included.] |
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Handwritten list of the First State Bank of Liberty stock owners
and their number of shares, undated |
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[Not an official bank document. Helen B. Hardin
and Wirt Davis are among the shareholders.] |
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Family letter from Wirt (Davis), Liberty, Texas, to "Mamma" (Camilla Hardin Davis), Dallas,
Texas, September 9, 1905 |
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[Separate envelope included; family news and oil
drilling. Liberty County Land & Abstract Company
letterhead.] |
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Automobile register receipt, May 6, 1909 |
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[No. 601, issued to Percy Davis, Dallas County,
Texas.] |
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Letter from H.F. Wetzel, Texas City, Texas, to Mrs. (Camilla
Hardin) Davis, regarding land in Texas City, September 7, 1909 |
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Letter from H.F. Wetzel, Texas City, Texas to Mrs. G.W. (Camilla
Hardin) Davis, April 19, 1916 |
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[Separate stamped envelope; regarding sale of her
land in Texas City.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Herbert Hoover, Washington, D.C., to
R.W. Humphreys, Galveston, Texas, March 22, 1927 |
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[Regarding Hoover speaking to East Texas Chamber
of Commerce.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Herbert Hoover, Washington, D.C., to
R.W. Humphreys, Galveston, Texas, June 16, 1928 |
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[Separate envelope; thanking Humphreys for
telegram.] |
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Four telegrams from R.W. Humphreys, Galveston, Texas to Herbert
Hoover and others and a carbon copy of a typewritten page (press
release?) regarding Hoover's victory in the 1928 presidential election, November 7, 1928 |
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Letter from Charles D. Lawrence, Assistant Attorney General, New
York City, to "Bob" (R.W. Humphreys),
Galveston, Texas, November 7, 1928 |
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[Congratulations on election results.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Herbert Hoover, Stanford University, to
R.W. Humphreys, Galveston, Texas, November 13, 1928 |
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[Thanking Humphreys for telegram, on Hoover's
personal letterhead.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Herbert Hoover to R.B. [sic] Humphreys,
Liberty, Texas, December 21, 1935 |
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[Thanking Humphreys for telegram on his St. Louis
address, on Hoover's personal letterhead.] |
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Newspaper clippings mounted on two sheets of paper, and a short
typed letter from "Den" (?), and
envelope, undated, about 1936 |
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[A typed heading on one sheet identifies clippings
as "Home Town News," and they apparently pertain to events in Anderson
County (Texas?). Letter dated July 3, 1936, pertaining to a trip to
Cristobal, is on the opposite side of one sheet. The recipient is
unidentified. Envelope has handwritten notation, "Louise sent Aileen and Uncle Neill a letter
to be opened each day they were on the ship," and typewritten notation, "To Be Opened July 1, 1936. On Board
Ship."]
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Letter (typewritten) from Alf M. Landon, Governor of Kansas,
Topeka, to R.W. Humphreys, Galveston, Texas, September 10, 1936 |
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[Thanking Humphreys for kind birthday
message.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Frank Knox, Chicago, to R.W. Humphreys,
Liberty, Texas, December 22, 1937 |
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[Sending good wishes for Christmas and New
Year.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Frank Knox, Chicago Daily News, to R.W.
Humphreys, Liberty, Texas, February 17, 1938 |
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[Thanking him for letter and news.] |
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Letter (typewritten) from Frank Knox, Chicago, to R.W. Humphreys,
Liberty, Texas, December 31, 1940 |
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[Sending good wishes for Christmas and New
Year.] |
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Membership card, for Robert Wade (R.W.) Humphreys, Galveston,
Texas, 1941 |
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[Showing him to be a member in good standing in
Texas Consistory (Scottish Rite, Freemasonry).] |
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Letters (typewritten) from Mrs. Sam Houston Hearne, Corresponding
Secretary, San Jacinto Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas,
Houston, to Mrs. R.W. Humphreys, Galveston, Texas, 1947 |
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[Separate envelopes; regarding president of the
Franklin Hardin Chapter not being listed and support for Mrs. Henry
R. Maresh for state president.] |
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Bob Porterfield Presents Barter Theatre in
Review, about post-1946 |
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[Pictorial publication pertaining to the history
of the Barter Theatre in Virginia. Kalita Humphreys appears in one
of the photographs.] |
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Nine envelopes, about 1830s-1860s |
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[Addressed to various Hardin and O'Brien family
members.] |
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Document fragments, about 1830s-1860s (?) |
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Hand drawn plat for the John House Survey, undated |
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[County and surveyor unknown.] |
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Field notes for 50 acres, for "Ridley," on a survey sold to C. W. Brien (?) by E.P. White, undated |
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[County and surveyor unknown.] |
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Field notes for 1500 acres of land, Malvina Whittington H.R.
League, Liberty County, undated |
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[Surveyor unknown.] |
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Three cabinet card photographs, undated, about 1880s, 1893, 1890 |
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[Geraldine Davis (Humphreys); William F. Hardin;
May Masterson (friend of Wirt Davis).] |
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Photographs, two black-and-white and one colorized, undated, 1896 |
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[Percy Davis; Phil Smith; unidentified
man.] |
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Two 8 x 10 inch black-and-white photographs, about 1930s, about 1890s |
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[Geraldine Humphreys presenting artwork to
President Franklin D. Roosevelt; possibly taken by a news media
outlet. Reproduction of a portrait of Mrs.Humphreys as a young
woman; date of reproduction unknown.] |
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Black-and-white photographs, undated, April 1930 |
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[Snapshots of new and old Trinity River Bridges,
Liberty, Texas; York Minster (cathedral), York, England.] |
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Calling card case, 1893 |
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[Belonged to Cynthia Hardin and was given to her
by one of her sisters.] |
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