urn:taro:sjmh.00059 Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection Adele Looscan Texana Collection: Manuscript Collection: MC059 Melissa Calderwood Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
20020713 Finding aid encoded by Lisa A. Struthers. 20100929 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Albert and Ethel Herzstein Library,
San Jacinto Museum of History, La Porte, Texas
Looscan, Adele Briscoe, 1848-1935 Adele Looscan Texana collection 1826-1928 Materials are in English and Spanish. MC059 50121323 1 box (.4 linear ft.) Subject files, correspondence, financial and legal records, printed materials, notes and memorandum, and surveyor's notes represent the documents located in the Adele Looscan Texana Collection. Creator Sketch

The Adele Looscan Texana Collection was derived from documents located in the Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection which could not be directly related to a specific group of records. The previous arrangement of the original collection, chronological without regard to creator or series, destroyed any provenance which may have indicated the original order of the documents. The Adele Looscan Texana Collection holds documents with no identifiable relationship to members of the Harris-Briscoe-Looscan families.

 Scope and Content Note

Subject files, correspondence, financial and legal records, printed materials, notes and memorandum, and surveyor's notes represent the documents located in the Adele Looscan Texana Collection. The subject files illustrate early Houston life and Texas history and include documents associated with A.C. and J.K. Allen, Nathaniel Lynch, Sidney Sherman, and Thomas William Ward. Correspondence consists of individual letters (many authors or recipients unknown) written from 1837-1849. The 56 financial records include bank drafts, certificates, promisory notes, receipts, statements of account, and general records. The legal records consist of an abstract of title, an 1839 bill to charter the Bank of Texas, contracts and agreements, certificates, deeds, estate and probate records, a power of attorney document and a summons. Of interest is an 1842 indictment issued by the Republic of Texas against James M. McGee for playing cards. The Texana printed materials contain broadsides dating from the time of the Texas Revolution to the Civil War era, a Stephen F. Austin calling card, Confederate and Texian bond certificates, and election tickets. The collection also contains nine notes and memorandum and four surveyor's sketches and field notes. All fragments (39) and photostats (27) associated with the Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection are arranged within this collection.

 Arrangement

Organized into nine series; arrangement is chronological and by subject.

 Restrictions on Access

None.

 Terms Governing Use

Open for research by appointment.

 Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to the San Jacinto Museum of History. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Library Director. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Jacinto Museum of History as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

 Acquisition

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hill, Jr., Houston Public Library, Annie Hume, 1939-1940.

 Processing Information

Processed by Melissa Calderwood, 2002.

 Citation

[Identification of Item], Adele Looscan Texana Collection, MC059, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

 Index Terms

Names: Allen, A. C. (Augustus Chapman), 1806-1864 Allen, J. K. (John Kirby), 1819-1838 Barrett, William, b. ca. 1811 Eastland, William M., 1806-1843 Hitchcock, L. M. (Lent Munson), 1816-1869 Lynch, Nathaniel, d. 1837 McGee, James M. Richardson, Stephen, 1794-1860 Sherman, Sidney, 1805-1873 Sims, Bartlett, 1793-ca. 1862 Ward, Thomas William, 1807-1872 White, Abel H. Subjects: Land tenure--Texas Places: Houston (Tex.)--Social life and customs Formats: Broadsides--United States--Texas--19th century Inventory Subject Files 1411A.C. [Augustus Chapman] and J.K. [John Kirby] Allen 1835-1837, n.d. 1412William Garrett 1857-1860, n.d. 1413William Kernaghan 1861-1862 1414Nathaniel Lynch 1837 1415Daniel and Stephen Richardson 1840-1862, n.d. 1416Sidney Sherman 1842, 1852 1417Thomas William Ward 1843-1844 1418Abel H. White 1836-1867 Correspondence 1419L.B. Brown to Mr. Lee 1837, 07/14 14110[unk.] (W. Mc----y) to [unk.] 1837, 07/15 14111Bartlett Sims to William M. Eastland 1838, 05/15 14112L.M. Hitchcock to [unk.] 1838, 07/27 14113F. Prentiss to J.H. Waffield 1838, 11/05 14114T.J. Ashbury to Mrs. Marian Martin 1844, 03/06 14115[unk.] to [unk.] 1849, 07/10 14116W.H. Fowler to [unk.] n.d. Financial 14117General 1838, 1869, n.d. 14118Bank Drafts 1857-1868 14119Certificates 1865-1868, n.d. 14120Promissory Notes 1828-1868 14121Receipts 1827-1877, n.d. 14122Statements of Account 1829-1881, n.d. Legal 14123General 1826-1854, n.d. 14124Abstract of title - Jackson County, MS, for Joseph E. and Julia A. Field 1867, 05/24 14125Bill, to charter the Bank of Texas 1839 14126Contracts and Agreements 1839-1851 14127Certificates 1836-1840 14128Deeds 1838-1866 14129Estate and Probate Records 1837-1836 14130Indictment - Republic of Texas vs. James M. McGee 1842, 05/21 14131Power of Attorney - George W. Henrick 18390511 14132Summons - District Court of Galveston County to Sheriff of Harris County 1845, 10/09 Printed Materials 14133Broadsides 1832-1861 14134Calling Card - Stephen F. Austin n.d. 14135Certificates, Bond 1862-1864 14136Tickets n.d. Notes / Memorandum 14137Notes and memorandum 1837-1928, n.d. Surveyors Notes 14138Field Notes, sketches n.d. Fragments, Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection 14139Document Fragments 1832-1883, n.d. Photostats, Adele Briscoe Looscan Collection 14140Document Photostats 1835-1883, n.d.