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Title	George Aldrich letter, February 22, 1839
Subject	Surveying Land Republic of Texas Indians of North America
Description	Charles A. Sewall, Shreveport, Louisana. re: not giving arms to the Caddo.
Date	1839-02-22
Collection	George Aldrich Papers
Collection Identifer	A50, Box1, Folder2
Collection Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/index.php?p=collections/controlcard&id=219
Biographical Note	George Aldrich was the first County Surveyor of Houston County, serving in that capacity from 1839 to 1843. George Aldrich was the brother of Collin Aldrich, first Chief Justice of Houston County, who fought at San Jacinto and who was born May 2, 1801 in Mendon, Mass. The brothers came to Red River County, Texas in 1828. No birth date, death date, or place of birth has been verified yet for George. For a short time, around 1834, George Aldrich lived in Nacogdoches and was associated with Robert Anderson Irion as a trader and surveyor. (Aldrich, Armistead Albert, The History of Houston County Texas, Naylor Co. Publishers, San Antonio, 1943; Edwards, Mary Ann, "George Aldrich" History of Houston County, Texas, Heritage Publishing Co., 1979; Holbrook, Anna Kathryn, "Robert A. Irion" Nacogdoches County Families, Curtis Media Corp., 1985)
Scope and Content Note	George Aldrich Papers, 1835-1854. The correspondence in these papers, directed to Aldrich, mostly deals with surveys and sale of land. Among the more interesting letters in this collection are: Charles A. Sewall's denying that he ever sold arms to the Caddo Indians (1839); Charles Taylor's relating the marriage of Anna Raguet to Robert Irion, whom she chose over Sam Houston (1840); and that of David G. Burnet, Secy. of State (once President) of the Republic of Texas, calling for a survey of land for the establishment of a general system of education (1839). The originals of the xeroxed items from the Nacogdoches County Courthouse records are housed in the East Texas Research Center. The originals for the three typescripts copied from the R. B. Blake Collection have not yet been located. (1980) [53 items]
Associated Dates	1830-1839
Type	Correspondence
Repository	East Texas Research Center
Repository Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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Title	George Aldrich letter, February 22, 1839 - Page 1
Collection Identifer	A50, Box1, Folder2
Rights	This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu.

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