urn:taro:utexas.cah.00574 A Guide to the David Spangler Kaufman Papers, 1841-1848 Center for American History Original encoding by Jose Javier Franco Garza according to instructions in Editing TARO EAD XML Finding Aids with XMetaL May 2007 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Kaufman, David S. (David Spangler), 1813-1851 David Spangler Kaufman Papers 1841-1848 4 items. Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin English Biographical Information

David Spangler Kaufman (1813-1851) was a lawyer, soldier and politician, who served as the first Jewish United States Congressman from Texas. He was born in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, studied law in Natchez, Mississippi, and moved to Nacogdoches, Texas in 1837. After moving to Texas, Kaufman practiced law, fought in military campaigns against Native Americans, served as a member of the Republic of Texas's House of Representatives, Speaker of the House, and the Texas Senate. After annexation he became a United States Congressman. He died in Washington, D.C. in 1848. Kaufman County, Texas and the town of Kaufman, Texas are named after him.

 Scope and Contents

Papers relate to a speech delivered by David Spangler Kaufman in the United States House of Representatives (1848) on territorial relations between the United Staes and Texas; market and port reports; memorial passed by citizens of San Augustine.

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William Williston Heartsill Papers, 1863-1865, 1908-1916, 1953, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Index Terms Persons: Burleson, Edward, 1798-1851. Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 Kaufman, David S. (David Kaufman), 1813-1851--Archives. Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte, 1798-1859 Subjects: United States. Congress. House San Augustine (Tex.)--History--Sources Texas--Politic and government--1846-1865 Market Reports--Texas. Inventory 2E283 Memorial passed by citizens of San Augustine upon death of Kaufman 2R70 Speech of David S. Kaufman, 1848 2R70 Market reports, 1852