urn:taro:rice.wrc.00098 Guide to the Moreau Forrest Letter to Mary Forrest, 1837 Woodson Research Center
Rice University, Houston, Texas
2003 Finding aid encoded by Mandy York, Fondren Library 12232003 Finding aid written inEnglish. 12232003 Edited in XMetal 3 by Mandy York according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Collection Summary Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library Rice University, Houston, TX Forrest, Moreau Moreau Forrest Letter to Mary Forrest 1837 1 letter Written in 1837 from Houston, Forrest writes at length to his wife about Houston, and the illness of their son; discusses the possible outbreak of war with Mexico; talks of the Texas Congress meeting. This four-page letter gives an early look at life in the Republic of Texas. MS 002 Materials are in English. Biographical Note

Mention of Moreau Forrest as candidate for Mayor of Houston can be found in the folder on George Fisher in the Muir papers (collection #MS 17).

 Scope and Contents

Written in 1837 from Houston, Forrest writes at length to his wife about Houston, and the illness of their son; discusses the possible outbreak of war with Mexico; talks of the Texas Congress meeting. This four-page letter gives an early look at life in the Republic of Texas.

Access Restrictions

This material is open for research.

 Restrictions on Use

Permission to publish from the Moreau Forrest Letter to Mary Forrest must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Forrest, Moreau - correspondence. Forrest, Mary - correspondence. Subjects Texas--History--19th century. Formats Correspondence. Preferred Citation

Moreau Forrest Letter to Mary Forrest, 1837, MS 002, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University.

Acquisition Information

Gift from J.V. Leeds, Jr., 1975.

 Detailed Description of the Collection Letter, 1837

4 pg. letter, torn in portions of fold. Typescript available from WRC staff.