urn:taro:utexas.cah.00379 A Guide to the Julien Sidney Devereux Family Papers, 1766-1941 February 3, 2005Encoded in XMetal 3 by Evan Hocker according to instructions in TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. Descriptive Summary Devereux, Julien Sidney Julien Sidney Devereux Family Papers 1766-1941 Materials are written in English. 7 ft., 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Papers document the affairs of the Devereux family, including correspondence, promissory notes, diaries, pamphlets, broadsides, books, licenses, genealogical charts, deeds, plats, contracts, bills of sale, powers of attorney, receipts, and a map. Biographical Note

Julien Sidney (sometimes spelled Sydney) Devereux, Sr., (1805-1856) was a landowner, planter, soldier, legislator, and county official in Covington and Macon Counties, Alabama, before moving to Montgomery County, Texas (1840-1845) and later owning a plantation in Rusk County, Texas (1845-1856). Julien served in the Texas legislature in 1855-56. He had two sons, Julien Sidney, Jr. (county and district clerk in Ector County, Texas) and Albert (livestock and investment agent in Decatur, Texas).

John William Devereux (1769-1847), father of Julien Sidney, Sr., was a planter and state legislator in Alabama and Georgia.

Scope and Contents

Papers document the affairs of the Devereux family, including correspondence, promissory notes, diaries, pamphlets, broadsides, books, licenses, genealogical charts, deeds, plats, contracts, bills of sale, powers of attorney, receipts, and a map.

 Alternate Form Available

These papers are also available on microfilm: Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War, Series G, Part I, Rolls 36-42 (published by University Publications of America, Frederick, MD).

This microfilm is available at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

 Related Material

Forms part of the Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations Records, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.

 Preferred Citation

Julien Sidney Devereux Family Papers, 1766-1908, 1931, 1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Bradley, Mary Devereux, Albert Devereux, John William Devereux, Julien Sidney, Jr. Devereux, Julien Sidney, Sr. Devereux, William Penn Garrison, Sarah Ann Landrum Devereux Landrum, John Vinzent, Charles Devereux Family Subjects (Organizations) Monte Verdi Plantation (Rusk County, Texas). Subjects Civil War. Military leaders. Clothing and textiles. County governments. Diaries. Domestic affairs. Justices of the Peace. Merchants and stores. Plantations (Rusk County, Texas). Poets and poetry. Recipes. Slaves and slavery. Songs and singing. Texas legislature. House of Representatives. Sixth Congress. Wills and estates. Places Austin, Tex. Montgomery County, Tex. Rusk County, Tex. Macon County, Ala. Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory of the Papers: 2N208 General correspondence, 1800-1841 2N209 General correspondence, 1842-1850 2N210 General correspondence, 1851-October 1855 2N211 General correspondence, November 1855-1879 2N212 General correspondence, 1880-1907 2N213 General correspondence, 1908, 1922, 1932, and undated 2N213 Bank records, 1895-1907 and 1931 2N213 Tax receipts, 1834-1903 2N213 Rusk County justice of the peace records: 2N213 Official communications, 1848-1852 and undated 2N213 Promissory notes and receipts, 1845-1851 and undated 2N213 Mary Bradley estate papers, 1824-1840 and undated 2N213 John William Devereux items: 2N213 Scrapbook, 1807-1847 and undated 2N214 Scrapbook, 1807-1844 and undated 2N214 Family and slave records, 1787-1856 and undated 2N214 Songbook, ca. 1816 2N214 Notebooks, 1799-1847 and undated 2N214 Diaries, 1798-1847 2N214 Albert Devereux item: Memorandum book, 1818 2N214 Julien Sidney Devereux items: 2N214 Record book, 1832-1856 2N215 Monte Verdi Plantation daybook, 1849-1854 2N215 Will, 1852-1854 2N215 Sarah Ann Landrum Devereux Garrison items: 2N215 Autobiographical sketch, undated 2N215 Scrapbook, 1853-1881 and undated 2N215 Scrapbook, 1880-1883 and undated 2N215 Scrapbook material, 1854-1894 and undated 2N215 Miscellaneous diaries and memorandum books, 1886-1900 and undated 2N216 Domestic items: Recipe book (undated) and patterns (undated) 2N216 Printed material, 1850-1857 and undated 2N216 Newspaper clippings, 1837-1898, 1931, and undated 2N216 Poems and essays, undated 2N216 Literary gleanings removed from books, undated 2N216 Material photocopied from books 2N216 Envelopes and wrappers, undated 2N217 Annotated books (10), 1792-1857 and undated 2N218 Books (12), 1795-1830 and undated 2N219 Books (12), 1766-1831 and undated 2N220 Books (11), 1776-1846 and undated 2N221 Books (8), 1792-1885 and undated 2N222 Books (9), 1783-1810 and undated 2N223 Books (10) 1785-1853 and undated 3Y27 Pictorial materials: Devereux family and miscellaneous 3S163 Pictorial item 3S200 Pictorial item 2.325/V10 Oversize materials 2.116/OD1223A Oversize materials JSD 1 Map (in map collection), 1882 Pictorial Letterheads: 2N212 Dallas Ensor Institute, 1894 2N212 Oriental Hotel, Dallas, 1903 2N212 Mansion Hotel, Forth Worth, 1891 2N211 Hord's Hotel, San Antonio, 1882 2N210 Agriculture: Southern Cultivator Monthly Journal, Augusta, Georgia, 1855 2N212 Mules: Scobey Brothers, Henderson, Texas, 1906