A Guide to the Rufus Chandler Papers, 1841-1884.
Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Chandler, Rufus | |
| Title: | Rufus Chandler Papers | |
| Dates: | 1841-1884 | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and newspapers relating Rufus Chandler's travels, tenure in the Texas Rangers during the War with Mexico, and struggles to start a law practice in Rusk, Texas. | |
| Accession No.: | 2004-057 | |
| Extent: | 1/2 in. | |
| Laguage: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin | |
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, transcripts of correspondence, and newspapers document the life and death of Rufus Chandler. The majority of the material contains Chandler's correspondence to his family in Maine in which he provides accounts of his travels, being a solider in the War with Mexico, and his struggle to start a law practice in Rusk, Texas after the war. Two letters from J.A. Clark to Chandler's sister, Rachel Reed, and newspaper stories in the Rusk Pioneer provide accounts of Chandler's death. Transcripts of Chandler's correspondence were created in 1955 by Mary E. M. Smith.
| Arranged chronologically by type of material. | ||
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
None.
Index Terms |
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| Chandler, Rufus 1813-1849 | ||
| Texas Rangers | ||
| Texas Rangers History Mexican War, 1846-1848 | ||
| Mexican War, 1846-1848 | ||
| Hogg, Joseph 1806-1862 | ||
| Clark, Joseph Addison 1815-1901 | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Rufus Chandler Papers, 1841-1884, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory: |
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| box | |||||||||||||
| 3G112 | Correspondence, 1841-1884 | ||||||||||||
| Chandler to family, 1841-1847 | |||||||||||||
| J.A. Clark to Rachel Reed, 1884 | |||||||||||||
| Transcripts of correspondence | |||||||||||||
| Newspapers: | |||||||||||||
| Rusk Pioneer, 1849 | |||||||||||||