A Guide to the Sam Houston Hearne Collection
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Creator |
Hearne, Sam Houston |
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Sam Houston Hearne Collection
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1820-1929 |
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Abstract |
Collection of Sam
Houston Hearne, great-grandson of Sam Houston, consists primarily of Houston
family correspondence, letters sent and received by Houston during and directly
after the Texas Revolution and during his Texas presidency, and correspondence
between Houston and Guy M. Bryan concerning Stephen F. Austin. |
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OCLC No. |
21794369 |
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Extent |
11in. |
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Language |
Materials are in English. |
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Repository |
Center for
American History, The University of Texas at Austin
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Sam Houston's colorful public life began with his heroic action during
the War of 1812. He served as congressman and governor of Tennessee, spent
years among the Indians, was commander-in-chief of the Texas army in the Texas
Revolution, then president of the Republic of Texas, and later Texas senator
and governor.
Chronology of Sam Houston's Life and
Career
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March 2, 1793 |
Houston's birth to Samuel and Elizabeth (Paxton) Houston in
Rockbridge County, Virginia |
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1813 |
Enlisted in the United States Army |
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May 1818 |
Resigned from the Army as a first lieutenant, to begin the study
of law |
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October 1818 |
Elected district attorney of Nashville, Tennesse,
district |
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ca. 1819 |
Appointed adjutant general of the Tennessee state militia with
rank of colonel |
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1821 |
Elected major general of the state militia |
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1823 |
Elected to U.S. House of Representatives as delegate from
Tennessee |
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1825 |
Re-elected to U.S. Congress |
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1827 |
Elected governor of Tennessee |
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1829 |
Married and separated from Eliza H. Allen of Gallatin,
Tennessee |
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1829 |
Resigned as governor of Tennessee |
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1829-1835 |
Served as business and diplomatic agent for the Cherokees in the
Indian Territory |
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1832 |
Houston's probable first trip into Texas |
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1833 |
Returned to Texas to attend the Convention of 1833 as a
representative of Nacogdoches |
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1835 |
Elected delegate to the Consultation, and the General Council
elected him major general of the Texas Army |
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1836 |
Elected delegate to the Convention of 1836; elected
commander-in-chief of the Texas Army; led army to victory at the Battle of San
Jacinto on April 21 |
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1836-1838 |
Elected and served as President of the Republic of Texas |
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1839-1841 |
Elected and served as representative from San Augustine County
to the Fourth and Fifth Congresses |
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1840 |
Married Margaret Moffette Lea in Marion, Alabama |
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1841-1844 |
Elected and served second term as President of the Republic of
Texas |
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1845 |
Elected delegate from Montgomery County to the Convention of
1845 |
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1846-1859 |
Elected by the Texas Legislature to the U.S. Senate |
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1856 |
Discussed as possible presidential candidate for the
Know-Nothing Party |
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1857 |
Defeated in election for governor of Texas |
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1859 |
Elected governor of Texas |
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1860 |
Discussed as possible presidential candidate for the
Constitutional Union Party |
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1861 |
Declined to take the oath of allegiance to the Confederacy and
was ousted as governor by the Secession Convention |
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July 26, 1863 |
Died at his home in Huntsville, Texas |
This collection primarily documents Sam Houston's relationship with his
family, his military career as Commander-in-chief of the Texas Army, and his
political career as U.S. Senator from Texas. Materials bulk with correspondence
between Sam Houston and family, friends, and political associates, and
primarily date from the 1830s through the 1850s. The collection includes a
small amount of legal and financial documents, broadsides, pamphlets, and
newsclippings. The materials are numbered individually and arranged both by
correspondent and chronology. Sizeable bodies of letters by a particular
correspondent have been kept together, then ordered chronologically. Individual
letters are arranged by chronology.
The listing of each letter is based on that used in the calendars in
The Writings of Sam Houston. 8 vols. (Edited by
Amelia W. Williams and Eugene C. Barker. Austin and New York: Jenkins
Publishing Company, 1970.) The sender and receiver of each letter is followed
by a brief description of content, place of origin, date, and document
number.
Transcriptions are provided for the first 71 documents, and thereafter
for those letters written by Sam Houston. Transcriptions that arrived with the
collection were checked for accuracy and corrections were added in brackets
when necessary. All transcriptions include exact renderings of the originals,
including misspellings and errors in grammar and punctuation. Endorsements
added on the letters' reverse sides by the senders were included in the
transcriptions. Words or names that could not be deciphered are indicated by
"[?]".
A cursory comparison of letters in this collection to those in
The Writings of Sam Houston revealed that this
collection was not included in that compilation. Two exceptions are a letter
from Sam Houston to Guy M. Bryan, dated November 15, 1852, in which Houston
reviews his relations with Stephen F. Austin (Vol. 5), and a letter from
Houston to John Hancock discussing politics and political parties, July 21,
1856 (Vol. 6).
Photocopies of documents and transcriptions must be serviced for routine
use by patrons. The photocopies are arranged in the same order as the original
documents and are located in 3N198. Permission to view the original materials
must be obtained from the repository.
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Organization |
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Correspondence, financial and legal documents, newspaper clippings,
poems, broadsides, and pamphlets arranged by subject and chronologically. |
Use Restrictions
Original documents not available for use without special permission.
Photocopies of collection provided for patron use.
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Subjects (Persons) |
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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller),
1793-1836. |
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Bryan, Guy Morrison, 1821-1901. |
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Houston, Margaret Lea,
1819-1867. |
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Houston, Margaret Lea,
1848-1906. |
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Houston, Sam,
1793-1863--Archives. |
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Houston, Sam, Jr., 1843-1894. |
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Houston, Sam, family. |
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845. |
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Jones, Anson, 1798-1858. |
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Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de,
1794?-1876. |
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Allen, Eliza H. |
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Allen, Robert Thomas Pritchard |
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Austin, Stephen Fuller |
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Bee, Barnard E. |
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Bell, Peter Hansborough |
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Bryan, Guy Morrison |
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Buchanan, James |
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Collinsworth, James |
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Cosley, Michael see
Costley, Michael |
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Costley, Michael |
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Currey, Ben F. |
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Dickson, David Catchings |
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Ellis, Richard |
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Fillmore, Millard |
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Fisher, Henry Francis |
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Hall, Warren D. C. |
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Houston, Andrew Jackson |
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Houston, Antoinette Power |
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Houston, Elizabeth Paxton |
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Houston, Margaret Lea |
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Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea |
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Houston, Mary William |
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Houston, Nannie E. |
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Houston, Sam |
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Houston, Sam, Jr. |
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Houston, Temple Lea |
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Houston, William Rogers |
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Jackson, Andrew |
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Johnston, Albert Sidney |
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Jones, Anson |
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Lamar, Mirabeau B. |
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Mathews, Thomas |
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Miller, Washington D. |
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Pease, Elisha Marshall |
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Polk, James K. |
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Rogers, William P. |
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Royston, Mart H. |
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Rusk, Thomas Jefferson |
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Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de |
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Scott, Winfield |
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Seguin, Juan Nepomuceno |
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Smith, Henry |
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Somervell, Alexander |
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Thruston, Algernon Sidney |
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Thurston, Algernon Sidney
see Thruston, Algernon Sidney |
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Van Zandt, Isaac |
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Wharton, William Harris |
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Subjects |
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Elections--Texas--History--19th
century. |
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Indians of North America--Texas. |
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Indians--Treaties. |
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Medicine--Practice. |
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Religious life. |
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San Jacinto, Battle of, 1836. |
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Texas--Annexation to the United
States. |
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Texas--Boundaries. |
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Texas--Governors. |
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Texas--History--Civil War,
1861-1865. |
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Texas--History--Republic,
1836-1846. |
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Texas--History--Revolution,
1835-1836. |
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Texas--Politics and government. |
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Alabama Indians |
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Alcoholic beverages |
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American Party see
Know-Nothing Party |
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Annexation |
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Army of the Republic of Texas
see Texas. Republic. Army |
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Bastrop Military Institute |
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Boundaries see under
Individual location |
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Boundary disputes see
under Individual location |
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Broadsides |
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Caddo Indians |
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Cherokee Indians |
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Christianity |
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Civil War, 1861-1865 - Texas |
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Comanche Indians |
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Constitutional Union Party
see also Know-Nothing Party |
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Constitutions - Texas see Texas. Constitutions |
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Consultation of 1835 |
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Convention of 1833 |
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Democratic Party |
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Education - Costs |
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Elections, presidential - Texas.
Republic |
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Elections, presidential - United
States |
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Indians of North America
see also Names of individual tribes |
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Indians of North America - Government
relations |
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Ioni Indians see
Caddo Indians (Ionies) |
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Kansas-Nebraska Act |
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Know-Nothing Party see also Constitutional Union Party |
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Land grants |
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Lipan Apache Indians |
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Liquor see
Alcoholic beverages |
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Louisiana - Boundary - Texas |
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Medical practices |
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Mexican War, 1846-1848 |
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Mexico. Army |
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Mexico - Foreign relations |
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Military affairs - Texas |
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Military posts |
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Military supplies - Texas.
Republic |
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New Mexico - Boundary - Texas |
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Patriotism |
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Phrenology |
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Politics and politicians - Texas |
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Popular sovereignty |
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Provisional government of Texas |
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Religion |
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San Jacinto, Battle of |
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Scarlet fever |
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Secession |
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Sectionalism |
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Slavery |
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Somervell Expedition |
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Songs and singing - Texas |
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Statehood - Texas see
Annexation |
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Tariffs |
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Temperance |
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Texas - Boundary - Louisiana |
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Texas - Boundary - New Mexico |
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Texas - Boundary dispute - New
Mexico |
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Texas. Constitutions |
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Texas. Legislature |
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Texas. Republic |
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Texas. Republic. Army |
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Texas Revolution |
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Tonkawa Indians |
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Treaties |
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Treaties - Indians |
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United States. Congress. Senate |
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Wars see Names
of individual wars |
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Whig Party |
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Wilmot Proviso |
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Places |
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Austin, Texas |
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Bastrop, Texas |
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Camp Bowie (Texas) |
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Camp Independence (Texas) |
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Camp Vigilance (Texas) |
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Huntsville, Texas |
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Independence, Texas |
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Mexico |
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Nacogdoches, Texas |
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Neches River (Texas) |
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Sabine River (Texas) |
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San Augustine, Texas |
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San Saba County, Texas |
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Washington County, Texas |
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Washington, D.C. |
Sam Houston Hearne Collection, 1820-1929, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Inventory |
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[RESTRICTED] Correspondence,
1820-1867 and
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Correspondence,
1820-1827 |
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Houston to Col. P. Parsons, an order for a General
Court Matial; Murfreesboro, [Tennessee],
April 28,
1820 |
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Houston to United States, notification of Army pay
due; Nashville [Tennessee],
January 24,
1821 |
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Robert Allen to Houston, concerning persons hostile to
Houston; Nashville [Tennessee],
June 23,
1825 |
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Houston to Dr. Boyd McNairy, note arranging a meeting
with Col. McGrigor; Franklin [Tennessee],
September 21,
1826 |
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Andrew Jackson to Houston [fragment], discussing
European affairs; Nashville [Tennessee],
February 15,
1826 |
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W. C. Mynott et al. to Houston, toast to Houston;
Knoxville [Tennessee],
August 9,
1827 |
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Correspondence: Sam Houston to Margaret M. Houston,
1848-1856 and
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Houston to Margaret M., assuring her of his
non-attendance at Washington theaters; Washington [D.C.],
February 19,
1848 |
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Houston to Margaret M., letter of affection, with
discussions of Congressional debate and appropriations and John C. Calhoun's
charge against him; Washington [D.C.],
March 7,
1849 |
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Houston to Margaret M., advocating religion and
temperance in Washington; Washington [D.C.],
March 11,
1849 |
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Houston to Margaret M., letter of affection;
Washington, [D.C.],
April 7,
1856 |
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Houston to Margaret M., discussing his preparation for
Senate debate; Washington [D.C.],
April 14,
1856 |
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Houston to Margaret M., letter written to Houston from
J. Milliken of Philadelphia,
Milliken expresses support for Houston and laments the national
dissension caused by the issue of slavery; Washington [D.C.],
January 14, 1859.
January 15,
1859 |
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Houston to Margaret M. [fragment], discussing the
possibility of his nomination for the Presidency and Thomas Rusk's disavowal of
his [Rusk's] candidacy, n.p.,
n.d. [1856?] |
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Correspondence: Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston,
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Margaret Houston to Sam Houston, discussing her health
and the children; Independence,
June 14,
1854 |
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Correspondence: Margaret M. Houston to children, Maggie
[Margaret Lea] and Sam, Jr.,
1859-1867: |
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Margaret M. Houston to Maggie concerning home news and
urging religious devotion; Huntsville,
March 29,
1859 |
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Margaret M. Houston to Maggie, reporting news of the
capture of Sam, Jr. by Yankees in Civil War battle; Cedar Point,
May 10, 1862 |
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Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, Jr., letter of
affection and advice; Independence,
January 18,
1864 |
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Maggie and Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, Jr.,
[fragment], concerning family news; n.p.,
February 16,
1864 |
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Margaret M. Houston and Maggie to Sam Houston, Jr.,
concerning family news; Independence,
February 18,
1864 |
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Margaret M. Houston to Sam Houston, Jr., concerning
family news and urging religious devotion; Independence,
July 1, 1864 |
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Margaret M. Houston to Maggie, concerning family news;
Independence,
November 23,
1867 |
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Correspondence: Sam Houston to Sam Houston, Jr.,
1849-1860 and
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Houston to Sam, Jr., letter of affection; Washington
[D.C.],
February 16,
1849 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., letter of affection; Washington
[D.C.],
August 8,
1852 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., letter of paternal affection and
admonition, and discussing the death of a colleague in the Senate; Washington
[D.C.],
January 15,
1853 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., regarding his studies at a
military academy in Bastrop; Austin,
January 27,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
April 3,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
April 16,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
April 23,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., providing instructions for
treatment of scarlet fever; Austin,
April 25,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., providing instructions for
treatment of scarlet fever; Austin,
April 26,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
April 27,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., urging loyalty to the United
States government; Austin,
May 2, 1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., discussing the failure of the
Constitutional Union Party convention in Baltimore to nominate Houston as their
presidential candidate; Austin,
May 17, 1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., regarding the failure of the
Constitutional Union Party convention in Baltimore to nominate Houston as their
presidential candidate, and discussing Mart H. Royston; Austin,
May 18,
1860. |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
May 25, 1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news and the
Bastrop Military Institute; Austin,
June 4, 1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., discussing the heavy expenses of
his children's education; Austin,
July 10,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
October 13,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., concerning family news; Austin,
October 16,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., granting permission to his son to
return home from school in Bastrop; Austin,
November 8,
1860 |
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Houston to Sam, Jr., urging religious devotion; n.p.,
n.d. |
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Correspondence: Sam Houston to Maggie Houston [Margaret
Lea],
1858-1862 and
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Houston to Maggie, letter of paternal affection and
admonition; Washington, [D.C.],
January 17,
1858 |
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Houston to Maggie, letter of affection; Washington,
[D.C.],
December 23,
1858 |
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Houston to Maggie, urging religious devotion;
Washington, [D.C.],
December 26,
1858 |
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Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Washington,
[D.C.],
January 10,
1859 |
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Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Washington,
[D.C.],
Attached clipping praises Houston in Senate debate,
January 18, 1859.
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Houston to Maggie, letter of parental affection and
admonition, and regarding his departure from the Senate to return to Texas;
Senate Chamber, Washington, [D.C.],
February 10,
1859. |
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Houston to Maggie, regarding his departure from the
Senate; Senate Chamber, Washington, [D.C.],
February 24,
1859. |
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Houston to Maggie, concerning family news; Cedar
Point,
April 16,
1862. |
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Houston to Maggie, letter of parental affection and
admonition; n.p.,
n.d. |
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Correspondence: Sam Houston and Guy M. Bryan,
1852-1853 |
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Bryan to Houston, requesting Houston's opinion of
Stephen F. Austin, in regards to Bryan's possible support of Houston as a
presidential candidate; Peach Point,
Postscript discusses Houston's favorable response;
March 11, 1852.
July 8,
1853. |
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Bryan to Dr. D.C. Dickson, discussing state politics,
particularly Sam Houston's candidacy for the Presidency, as well as the
candidacies of Elisha M. Pease and Peter H. Bell; Brazoria County,
July 18,
1852. |
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Houston to Bryan, expressing his support and
admiration for Stephen F. Austin during their association. Discusses their
first encounter in 1833, their mutual roles at the Convention of 1833, Austin
and Houston as commanders of Texas troops, Houston's support of Austin as
Provisional Governor and as a commissioner to the United States, and Houston's
decision to run for President of the Republic in 1836; Huntsville,
November 15,
1852. |
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[RESTRICTED] Bryan to
Houston, in response to Houston's letter of November 15, 1852, about Stephen F.
Austin, Bryan elaborates upon Austin's role in the Texas Revolution; Peach
Point,
April 21,
1853. |
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Bryan to Houston, copy of Bryan's letter of April 21,
1853 [Document #53]; Peach Point,
Includes postscript,
April 21, 1853.
August 20,
1853. |
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Correspondence: Sam Houston and Guy M. Bryan,
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Houston to Bryan, requesting a copy of Bryan's letter
of March 11, 1852; Huntsville,
May 19,
1853. |
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Bryan to Houston, responding to Houston's request for
a copy of Bryan's letter of March 11, 1852; Peach Point,
July 10,
1853. |
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Houston to Bryan, replying to Bryan's letter of April
21, 1853, which concerned Houston's association with Stephen F. Austin, Houston
defends his decisions to take command of the Texas troops in 1836 and to run
for the presidency of the Republic of Texas in 1836; Huntsville,
October 21,
1853. |
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Houston to Bryan, copy of Houston's letter of October
21, 1853 [Document #57]; Huntsville,
October 21,
1853. |
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Correspondence,
1836: |
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Richard Ellis to Houston, regarding Houston's
appointment as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the Republic of Texas;
Washington,
March 5,
1836. |
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James Collinsworth and Richard Ellis to Houston,
appointing Houston the Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the Republic of
Texas; Washington,
March 6,
1836. |
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Ben F. Currey to Houston, congratulating Houston for
his victory at San Jacinto. Briefly discusses General Santa Anna's capture and
his own efforts to gain recognition for the Republic of Texas from the U.S.
government; Washington City [Washington, D.C.],
June 7,
1836. |
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Houston to the General commanding the Army of Texas,
protesting plans to place General Santa Anna on trial by the Republic of Texas
government; Ayish Bayou,
July 26,
1836. |
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Houston to Captains Lanham and Kimbro, ordering strict
vigilance and discipline among military troops; Nacogdoches,
September 1,
1836. |
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Houston to Michael Cosley [Costley], ordering his
troops to Murchison [near San Augustine] to control troublesome Ioni Indians;
Nacogdoches,
September 5,
1836. |
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Houston to Col. H. Raguet, ordering military supplies
for Daniel Parker; Nacogdoches,
September 8,
1836. |
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Houston to Col. J. Smith, ordering Smith to San
Augustine to procure rifles for fighting hostile Indians; Nacogdoches,
September 9,
1836. |
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Houston to Captain Michael Cosley [Costley], ordering
vigilance among Cosley's troops in regards to troublesome Ioni Indians on the
Neches River and prohibiting the use of alcohol among the troops; Nacogdoches,
September 12,
1836. |
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Houston to Ioni Chief, urging good behavior and peace;
Nacogdoches,
September 12,
1836. |
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Houston to Col. James Smith, ordering his troops to
protect the frontier between the Neches and Brazos Rivers. Poem in French on
reverse side; Nacogdoches,
September 18,
1836. |
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Houston to Capt. Jewel, ordering him to San Augustine
to obtain arms for fighting the Indians; Nacogdoches,
September 19,
1836. |
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John Campbell to Houston, relating news of Houston's
Wife Eliza, Allen Houston in Tennessee, and offering military aid against
another Mexican invasion; Washington City,
October 6,
1836. |
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R. H. McEwen to Houston, discussing mutual family
members, McEwen's reluctance to adopt Houston's niece and accept the costs of
her education, news about Houston's first wife Eliza H. Allen, and praising
Houston as a statesman; Nashville [Tennessee],
December 13,
1836. |
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Barnard Bee to Houston, discussing his steamboat trip
to reach Washington, D.C.; Steamboat near Louisville, Kentucky,
December 24,
1836. |
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Correspondence,
1837-1841: |
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Col. John [Juan] N. Seguin to Houston, reporting his
troops' movements, news of a possible Mexican invasion, and Texas Indian
tribes' collaboration with the Mexican Army; Camp Vigilance River, San Antonio,
March 9,
1837. |
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Houston to Col. A. Sidney Thruston, ordering that no
unprovisioned volunteers were to be accepted in the Texas Army; Columbia,
March 9,
1837. |
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Thomas J. Rusk to Houston, reporting a clash between
white settlers and the Ioni Indians; Nacogdoches,
May 19,
1837. |
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William Paxton to Houston, letter of introduction for
Thomas Mathews regarding aid and information in emigrating to Texas; Lewisburg,
Virginia,
March 21,
1837. |
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James C. Allan, certifying D. Sample's violation of
possessing alcohol in camp; Camp Bowie,
April 29,
1837. |
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Capt. D. Sample to Houston, appealing to Houston to
reverse Sample's dishonorable discharge and reinstate him. Describes use of
liquor in the Texas Army; Houston City,
June 1,
1837. |
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Houston to N. F. Smith, order allocating corn to
Smith; n.p.,
June 10,
1837 |
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Houston to W. B. P. Gaines, receipt for note for $350;
Nacogdoches,
July 15,
1837 |
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Houston to A. C. Horton, order to advance $1,000 to J.
W. J. Niles; Houston,
November 20,
1837 |
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Houston to A. R. Allen & Co., ordering
reimbursement to Alabama Indian Chief Okie for one stolen horse; Houston,
September 6,
1837 |
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A. S. Thruston to Houston, warning of existing
animosity towards Houston; n.p.,
March 23,
1838 |
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A. Sidney Johnston to William Preston, letter of
introduction on behalf of Sam Housston; Houston,
February 20,
1839 |
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K. H. Van Ransselear to Houston, expressing regret for
not returning to Texas because of financial problems; Albany, New York,
December 1,
1841 |
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Correspondence and Documents,
1842-1848: |
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General A. Somervell to Houston, urging an invasion of
Mexico in retaliation for predatory raids by the Mexican Army into Texas;
Brigade Headquarters, San Antonio de Bexar,
March 18,
1842 |
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U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster to James Reily,
Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, arranging an appointment; Washington [D.C.],
April 25,
1842 |
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U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster to Isaac Van
Zandt, Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, acknowledging receipt of Van Zandt's letter
about Texas Indians; Washington, [D.C.],
January 20,
1843 |
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Houston to Anson Jones, relating a dream of Mrs.
Houston's; n.p.,
February 20,
1843 |
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U.S. Secretary of State Daniel Webster to Isaac Van
Zandt, Chargé d'Affaires of Texas, notifying Van Zandt of Senate ratification
of treaty between the U.S. and Texas; Washington, [D.C.],
March 11,
1843 |
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J. Ea [?] den to Houston, discussing the New Mexico
boundary dispute of 1849-1850 and asserting Texas's right to the possession of
Santa Fe; n.p.,
Newsclipping included n.d.
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U.S. Secretary of State James Buchanan, to C. H.
Raymond, explaining postponement of presidential reception; Washington, [D.C.],
March 17,
1845 |
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Houston to James K. Polk, formally offering his
services in the event of war with Mexico; [Tensaw?] Louisiana,
September 29,
1845 |
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John Lockhart Estate administrators to Houston,
receipt for payment of goods and services; Washington,
November 1,
1845 |
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[RESTRICTED] Houston to
Colonel Ira R. Lewis, transfer of judgement recovered by Houston against
Mirabeau B. Lamar; Montgomery County, Texas,
January 23,
1846 |
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[Houston?], stipulations for treaty with Indians;
n.p.,
n.d. |
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[Houston?] to Hayden Arnold, Secretary of Indian
Commission, stipulations for treaty with Indians; n.p.,
n.d. |
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Texas Legislature, Joint Resolution calling for
reimbursement by U.S. government for expenses incurred by Texas volunteers in
U.S. military service in 1846; Austin,
March 10,
1848 |
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George T. Wood to Houston, printed copy of a Joint
Resolution by the Texas Legislature, addressing the Wilmot Proviso, slavery,
the Walker Tariff, and the Mexican War; Austin,
March 20,
1848 |
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Texas Legislature, Joint Resolution calling for
extension of the Texas boundary to one half of the waters at Sabine Pass, Lake,
and River; Austin,
March 18,
1848 |
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Texas Legislature, Joint Resolution concerning
military posts on the Texas frontier and relations with Texas Indians; Austin,
March 20,
1848 |
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W. D. Miller to Houston, discussing Anson Jones and
Texas annexation to the United States; Austin,
December 3,
1848 |
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Correspondence and Documents,
1853-1865: |
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Dr. D. C. Dickson to Houston, discussing the 1853
Texas election candidates, including Guy M. Bryan for the Texas Senate and
himself for Lieutenant Governor; Anderson,
May 23, 1853 |
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Amelia Matilda Murray to Houston, describing the route
of her trip to the northern states; New Orleans,
May 3, 1855 |
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William E. [Lawrence?] to Houston, discussing
Houston's adversaries and the national political scene; New York,
September 28,
1855 |
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Houston to John Hancock, discussing Andrew Jackson,
the decline of the Jacksonian Democratic Party and the Whig Party,
sectionalism, the Republican Party, the Kansas-Nebraska bill, James Buchanan,
Millard Fillmore, and the 1856 presidential election; Washington, [D.C.],
July 21,
1856 |
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[RESTRICTED] Houston to
Martin A. Lea, concerning family matters; n.p.,
January 17,
1861 |
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Margaret M. Houston, and J. Carroll Smith to Ashbury
Daniel, power of attorney for the Sam Houston Estate; Washington County,
December 21,
1865 |
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Miscellaneous documents, pamphlets, broadsides,
newsclippings,
1823-1929 and
undated: |
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William Carroll to Houston, certificate of election to
the United States House of Representatives, Murfreesborough, Tennessee,
September 26,
1823 |
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Mariano Arista to the governors of Coahuila, Nuevo
Leon, and Tamaulipas; broadside of report urging Mexican towns to provide
assistance to the Mexican Army; Saltillo, Coahuila,
[in Spanish] May 9, 1840
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"Star of Texas," song lyrics,
1842 |
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Anson Jones to people of Texas, broadside proclaiming
cessation of hostilities with Mexico; Washington,
June 6, 1845 |
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Dr. D. C. Bellows for Sam Houston, Jr., phrenological
chart and analysis; Huntsville,
October 28,
1849 |
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Johann Schach to Henry F. Fisher, transfer of land
grant; Austin,
July 2, 1856 |
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[RESTRICTED]Documents of Major Gen. Sam Houston, Commander in Chief
of the Texian Army. To His Excellency David G. Burnet, President of the
Republic of Texas, Containing a Detailed Account of the Battle of San Jacinto
(Gonzales: Inquirer Office),
pamphlet includes roster of troops who participated in the Battle of
San Jacinto as well as those who were killed or wounded. Note on cover and last
page by Moses Austin Bryan,
1874,
1874 |
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William Carey Crane, "Sam Houston's Wife,"
newsclipping; Houston Post, August, 1884 |
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"General Houston most emphatically asserts that he has
no Presidential aspirations....", newsclipping; n.p.,
n.d. |
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Pauline Inez Buck, "Story of a Modern Cornelia:
Elizabeth Paxton Houston, the Mother of the Great Sam Houston", newsclipping;
Houston Daily Post, February 19,
1899 |
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"Faithful Old Servant Dead; Eliza Revels, One of Sam
Houston's Family Servants, Has Passed Away," newsclipping;
Houston Daily Post, March 11,
1900 |
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"The Battle of San Jacinto," newsclipping;
Houston Daily Post, April 24,
1898 |
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S. M. Penland, "Six Graves of Heroes of San Jacinto
Battle Are Unmarked," newsclipping; Galveston Tribune,
June [1929?] |
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Article about speech made by Houston in
Hartford Daily Times, March 20,
1848 |
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Three calling cards, inviting visitors to home of Mrs.
M. M. Houston on the wedding day of Maggie L. Houston and Weston Lafayette
Williams,
October 17,
1866 |
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Houston family record from family Bible, showing dates
and places of birth, marriage and death of Sam Houston, his wife Margaret, and
their eight children [incomplete] |
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Margaret Lea Houston, "On the Death of Miss M.
Rogers," poem (transcript); Louisiana Baptist, May 7, 1856 |
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"Death of Mr. W. L. Williams," newsclipping;
Santa Anna News, May 24, 1889 |
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L. B. Ward for General Sam Houston, poem about
Houston;
n.d. |
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