Box 1
Container
Contains 20 Results:
Box 1
Box — Box: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
Event: Donated 2/13/2018
Original land grant documents to William Bean and Colonel Peter Ellis Bean (8 Items) , 1826-1834
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1826-1834
Legal documents of Colonel John D. Dewberry, Jr. (7 items), 1864-1876
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1864-1876
Letters from/to Eddie Smith Loftin (1850-1888); Letters from/to William Pitt Loftin (13 items), 1850-1888
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1850-1888
Legal documents of William Pitt Loftin and Eddie Smith Loftin (11 items), 1882-1886
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1882-1886
Letters to John Dewberry Loftin; son of William Pitt and Eddie Smith Loftin (4 items), 1885
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1885
Legal documents of John Dewberry Loftin including a Bill of Sale on a slave purchase. (9 items), 1836-1891
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1836-1891
Letters to Anne Loftin Witcher, daughter of William Pitt and Eddie Smith Loftin; some letters are courtship in nature. +25 unmatched envelopes. (17 items), 1876
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1876
Letters and legal documents of Emma Loftin Brooks, daughter of William Pitt and Eddie Smith Loftin, married Oden R. Brooks. DAR applications (14 items), 1882
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1882
Captain Oden R. Brooks; Letters, cavalry training schedules (WWI); newspaper clipping (15 items), 1898
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1898
Court summons for Ella Loftin Rhome, daughter of William Pitt and Eddie Smith Loftin, married Gayle Rhome, letters. (4 items), 1845-1891
File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1845-1891
Court summons for Lucy Loftin, daughter of William Pitt and Eddie Smith Loftin; DAR application. (2 items), 1891
File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1891
Payment receipts from John T. Bonner and A. Olfurbuttel for property in the Edgefield addition in Tyler, Texas. Received by H. Witcher and Charles Cheesborough. (18 items), 1891
File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1891
Legal documents of J. S. O. Brooks and his wife, Jane Brooks. (6 items), 1865-1886
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1865-1886
Legal documents of Frost Thorn Estate (2 items), 1858-1859
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1858-1859
Legal documents of other people who purchased land from the Peter Ellis or John Walker Land Grants or the Loftin/Brooks family. (15 items), 1847-1875
File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1847-1875
Photos, newspaper clippings, pressed flowers, notes, and letters found inside the family Bible (19 items)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
Event: Donated 2/13/2018
Unmatched envelopes and letter fragments (8 items)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
Event: Donated 2/13/2018
Mr. Loftin’s pocket account notebook. The binding is detached from the leather book cover. (1item), 1882-1883
File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
1882-1883
Family Bible containing newspaper clippings, etc.. ‘The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments : translated out of the original tongues, and with the former translations diligently compared and revised’. New York: American Bible Society, 1816. (1 item)
File — Box: 1, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
These documents note the progression of land sales within one family from the time of the mid-1820s under the Mexican Government, to the Republic of Texas, the State of Texas, through to World War I. This collection provides an overview about the value and social status of owning land and the careful recording of the land sales in county records. Prominent Texas personages include Peter Ellis Bean, Henry Raguet, Thomas Rusk, Hayden H. Edwards, and Jose Mariana Acosta, governor of Coahuila...
Dates:
Event: Donated 2/13/2018