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Texas -- History -- To 1846

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Jean Louis Berlandier papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-300
Abstract: The papers consist of diaries and accounts written or collected by Jean Louis Berlandier, including works by Rafael Chovell, Manuel de Mier y Teran, José Francisco Ruiz, Stephen F. Austin, Juan Pedro Walker and others. The papers include maps, letters, diaries, histories, and government documents containing geographical, ethnographic, and historical information about the Mexican Republic, particularly the region between the Sabine River and Sierra Madre, with extensive coverage of the areas...
Dates: 1745-1860, bulk 1815-1850

Anthony Dey Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company records

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1743
Abstract: The records consist of correspondence, documents, account books, case files, financial papers, and printed material which document one of the earliest Texas land companies. The correspondence concerns the company's business, dealing with agents, and receiving reports from Texas, Mexico City, and various places in Europe. Principal correspondents include John T. Mason, William H. Sumner, Jonathan Turnbull, G. H. Paulsen, and William S. Allen. Other papers in the collection include copies of...
Dates: 1821-1855, bulk 1830-1835

Luis Alberto Guajardo Collection of Músquiz, Mexico Records

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-1482
Abstract: The Luis Alberto Guajardo Collection of Músquiz, Mexico Records contains administrative records from the town of Músquiz, Coahuila, Mexico. The records were collected by Luis Alberto Guajardo, a general in the Mexican Army. Guajardo's military travels allowed him to visit local record offices in Coahuila and research the history of the region. This research led to the formulation of Guajardo's Apuntes Datos y Noticias Para la Historia de Coahuila, a history of the Coahuila region. The...
Dates: 1553-1889, bulk 1801-1889

Thomas W. Streeter Collection of Austin Family and Texas Revolution Papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-3000
Abstract:

Legal and financial documents, correspondence, and military records documenting the history of Texas and the Spanish Southwest. Included is manuscript material generated by the families of Moses and Stephen F. Austin during the settlement of Texas; military records pertaining to the Mier Expedition and the capture of San Antonio de Bexar during the Texas Revolution; and Thomas W. Streeter's research files on the history of Texas and the Spanish Southwest.

Dates: 1786-1942, bulk 1814-1858

Thomas W. Streeter collection of Texas manuscripts

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Call Number: WA MSS S-498-500
Abstract:

The collection consists of letters, land claims, court papers, financial documents, public documents, narrative descriptions, and histories, recording the early history and development of Texas, including the conflicts between Texan and Mexican officials that culminated in the Texas Revolution. Each part is arranged alphabetically by the author, item title, or subject. Accompanied by Streeter's catalogue of his collection in two notebooks.

Dates: 1787-1864

Henry Raup Wagner collection of Philip Nolan papers

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-344
Abstract:

The Philip Nolan papers document his expeditions from Louisiana into Texas in the years 1791-1801 and the reaction of the Spanish governors of Texas and Nuevo Santander, including the trial of Nolan's men by the Spanish.

Dates: 1797-1808

Henry Raup Wagner collection of Texas and Coahuila land grants

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-341
Abstract:

Petitions for land grants in Coahuila and Texas and supporting documentation.

Dates: 1829-1831

Henry Raup Wagner collection of Texas manuscripts

 Collection
Call Number: WA MSS S-339
Abstract:

Letters, including several from or pertaining to Stephen F. Austin, official correspondence and documents, degrees, "expedientes" and reports, recording the history and development of Mexico's northeastern frontier from 1707-1847. Most of the collection concerns Texas, but there are also documents concerning Louisiana and New Mexico.

Dates: 1707-1847