Thirty documents represents original papers signed by a number of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300"[among the earliest Anglo settlers]. They were assembled by a rare books dealer for James L. Britton, III, who donated them to SHSU.
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Clarkson T. COLLINS, M. D. New York, November 1, 1847. Public Announcement "to the Medical Profession" re his "Private Infirmary for the Treatment of Diseases of Women." 1 p. 8 x 9 1/2
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William S. PETERS, Cincinnati, May 24, 1847, second letter to Robert OWEN, Esquire, London, England, describing the advantages of PETERS COLONY. 4pp. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2
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Letter from " your friend, HANCHETT" to Col YOAKUM dated December 30, 1847 from Austin, and dealing with several legal and political matters of note before ending humorously. 2pp. x 15 3/4 x 10.
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:46
ALS, Camargo (Mexico), May 26, 1847. Lewis W. HUTCHINS of the North Carolina Regiment of Volunteers, Company B, writes to James TILLY in Dresden, Tennessee. His impressions of...
SHH II:B:7
William S. PETERS, [Blairsville, Indiana County, Pennsylvania], in a letter March 5, 1847, describes, in great detail, the location and merits of PETERS COLONY and Texas, to Robert OWEN, the English socialist. 2pp. 9 1/2 x 7 1/2
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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YERGER, SAMUEL, ADS, Galveston, June 16, 1847. Petition for the recovery of slaves "named George and John who... were fraudulently and clandestinely removed...from...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
SHH VI:12
THOMAS, J.D., DS, San Augustine, March 29, 1847. Account of Negro Hire of Negroes belonging to the Estate of Robert G. Anderson, deceased. Labour of a negro male was valued at...
Tornel, Jose Maria y Mendivil; Generals; Mexico; Texas
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:47
THE TORNEL PAPERS. A collection of documents from the archive of General Jose Maria Tornel, Mexican Minister of War during the Texas Revolution, TEXT IN SPANISH, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF...
