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Parmer-Palmer Family PapersManuscript Collection: MC073
Creator SketchThe papers were originally loaned to the San Jacinto Museum of History in 1939 by Mrs. Pearl Palmer Ripley of Texas City, Texas. The Palmer family are descendants of Martin Parmer (1778-1850), a legislator, judge, and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. The ten children of Parmer and his first wife, Sarah Hardwick (d. 1826), spelled their surname Palmer. Parmer County, Texas, organized in 1876, was named in honor of Martin Parmer. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteFinancial records, legal documents, printed material, and a photograph comprise the Parmer-Palmer Family Papers. Four receipts document Robert A. Parmer's membership in the Oak Shade Grange. The legal documents include the commission of Thomas Parmer for service as Chambers County Precinct Two Justice of the Peace, a Harris County deed from John D. Smith to Richard L. Redmond, and the July 29, 1862 honorable discharge from the Army of the Confederate States issued to Isom Palmer. The Parmer printed material consists of Thomas Parmer's written calling card identifying Parmer as a veteran. The Papers also include a tintype of Isom Palmer. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsRestrictions on AccessNone. Terms Governing UseOpen for research by appointment. Publication RightsCopyright 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. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationCitation[Identification of Item], Parmer-Palmer Family Papers, MC073, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas. AcquisitionLoan Conversion Project, 2001. Processing InformationProcessed by Melissa Calderwood, 2002. Return to the Table of Contents Bibliography:
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