Texas -- History -- To 1846
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Jean Louis Berlandier papers
Anthony Dey Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company records
Luis Alberto Guajardo Collection of Músquiz, Mexico Records
Thomas W. Streeter Collection of Austin Family and Texas Revolution Papers
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.
Thomas W. Streeter collection of Texas manuscripts
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.
Henry Raup Wagner collection of Philip Nolan papers
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.
Henry Raup Wagner collection of Texas and Coahuila land grants
Petitions for land grants in Coahuila and Texas and supporting documentation.
Henry Raup Wagner collection of Texas manuscripts
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.