Legal documents (probated will of Gabriel Boyer, Germantown, PA; fragment of estate paper for William G. Logan; testimony that Peter Murphy was a resident of Texas before 1836, signed by John Baptiste Pulvadore and Vital Flores), 1828-1851
Scope and Contents
The collection includes personal and business letters, accounts, agreements, receipts and other business and legal papers of the Lister family of Tennessee and Shelby Co., Texas (1834-1867); personal letters of the Jordan Williams family of Selma and Alpine, Alabama (1857-1862) chiefly to Rosalindy Lister; and field notes, plats, deeds, bonds, court orders, accounts, receipts, land documents and letters of James R. Arnold, William W. Garret, and James S. Linn of Nacogdoches Co., Texas (1854-1900).
Some researchers may also be interested in the World War 1 liberty bond and loan posters in the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1828-1851
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.70 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the East Texas Research Center Repository