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Biographical Note
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Description of Series
Inventory
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A Guide to the John Twohig Papers, 1835-1944
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Creator |
Twohig, John,
1806-1891. |
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Title |
John Twohig Papers
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Dates: |
1835-1944 |
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Abstract |
John Twohig, native of
Ireland, was a banker and merchant in San Antonio, Texas. Papers relate to his
business affairs, particularly from 1865 to 1885. |
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OCLC No. |
21398792 |
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Extent |
2 ft., 11 in. |
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Languages |
Materials are in English, German,
and Spanish. |
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Repository |
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin |
John Twohig was born in Ireland and ran away to sea at the age of
fifteen. After coming to the U.S. he engaged in coastal trade between Boston
and New Orleans before moving to San Antonio, Texas, where he participated in
the Texas Revolution and later was captured by the Mexicans and taken to Perote
Prison because of his actions in the Mexican invasion of 1842. Twohig escaped
by tunneling out of the prison and, evading his pursuers, returned home where
he built up a thriving banking business and became known for his charitable
deeds.
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Papers relate to the mercantile and banking business of John Twohig
(1806-1891) of San Antonio, especially for the two decades after the Civil War.
Included are records of his dealings with the major banks and commercial houses
of the day as well as with members of the U.S. Army and with some well-known
Southern expatriates. In addition the collection contains some items not
related to Twohig personally such as quartermaster records for Camp Hudson
(1860) and a series of letters in German, mostly from Germany, dealing with the
personal affairs of several immigrants.
Papers consist of business and personal correspondence, financial and
legal documents, letterpress books, military records, bank books, plat maps,
and photographs and drawings arranged chronologically within series.
Miscellaneous business correspondence in Spanish. Series of personal
letters in German.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Bee, Hamilton Prioleau,
1822-1897. |
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Chaney, A.W. |
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Divine, Thomas
J. |
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Hagelsieb,
William. |
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Johnston, Thomas
D. |
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Kirby-Smith, Edmund,
1824-1893. |
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O'Sullivan, John
C. |
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Palm, Swante,
1815-1899. |
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Smith, Larkin
Brown. |
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Tivy, Joseph A.,
1818-1892. |
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Twohig, John,
1806-1891--Archives. |
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Zorn, J., Jr. |
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Subjects (Organizations) |
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Madero y cia. (Monterrey,
Mexico) |
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Pike, Brothers & Co.
(New Orleans, La.) |
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Subjects |
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Bankers--Texas--San
Antonio. |
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Banks and banking--Texas--San
Antonio. |
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Commission
merchants--England--Liverpool. |
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Commission
merchants--Mexico. |
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Commission merchants--Texas. |
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Cotton
trade--Texas. |
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Cotton
trade--Mexico. |
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German
Americans--Texas. |
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Merchants--Texas. |
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Military
posts--Texas. |
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Reconstruction--Texas. |
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Places |
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Camp Hudson
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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Eagle Pass
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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Fort Duncan
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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San Antonio
(Tex.)--History--Sources. |
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Texas--Commerce. |
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John Twohig Papers, 1835-1944, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin.
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Personal correspondence,
1858-1900 and
undated. |
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Unrelated German letters,
1866-1878. |
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Business correspondence: |
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1835-1867. |
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1868-May 1872. |
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June
1872-1884. |
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1885-1944 and
undated. |
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Miscellany and fragments,
1862-1900 and
undated. |
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Classified correspondence: |
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Hamilton P. Bee,
1865-1873. |
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Edmund Kirby-Smith,
1865-1888. |
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Swante Palm,
1869-1870. |
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Indianola shipping,
1859-1883. |
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Camp Hudson quartermaster's records,
1860. |
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Printed Material,
1861-1886, 1936 and
undated. |
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Telegraphic code words,
1871 and
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Plat maps,
1848-1886. |
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John Twohig, Banker, customer account books,
1873 and 1881. |
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Cotton and miscellaneous account books. |
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Letterpresses: |
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Number 1,
1865-1866. |
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Number 2,
1866-1867. |
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Number 3,
January-June
1867. |
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Number 4,
July-December
1867. |
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Number 5,
December 1867-February
1869. |
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Number 6,
February 1869-January
1871. |
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June-November
18[7]2. |
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Account book,
1864-1870 and
1881-1883. |
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Photographs and drawings,
1835, 1885, and
undated. |
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| 2.116/OD1223A |
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Map of ranch in Bexar County,
n. d. |
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| 2.325/V16 |
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Oversize materials,
1847-1886. |
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