urn:taro:utexas.cah.00725 A Guide to the Abraham Alley Family Papers, 1846-1886. Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Alley Family (Abraham Alley, 1803-1862) Abraham Alley Family Papers 1846-1886 Materials are written in English. 1 inch Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Abraham Alley (1803-1862) was born in Missouri and traveled to Texas in 1822 and became a farmer in Stephen F. Austin's colony. He went on to become a wealthy land and slave owner, marry Nancy Miller, and have 5 children. Letters, financial papers, legal papers, and land papers of Caledonia Wright Clapp (1830-1870), tutor, Abraham Alley, Josephina Alley Wright and John R. Alley relate to social affairs, health of family and friends, education of children, farming, and more. Biographical Note

Abraham Alley (1803-1862) was born in Missouri and traveled to Texas in 1822 and became a farmer in Stephen F. Austin's colony. He fought in campaigns against Native Americans and was a volunteer guard during the Texas Revolution. He went on to become a wealthy land and slave owner, marry Nancy Miller, and have 5 children.

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Letters, financial papers, legal papers, and land papers of Caledonia Wright Clapp (1830-1870), tutor, Abraham Alley, Josephina Alley Wright and John R. Alley relate to social affairs, health of family and friends, education of children, farming, land improvement and land rental, hiring of freedman, resentment of Reconstruction troops, return of local men from the Confederate Army, the Alley family business, slaves, and cotton. Also included is information about John Bankhead Magruder's flight into Mexico.

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 Index Terms Subjects Alley, Abraham, 1803-1862--Archives. Alley, John R.--Correspondence. Clapp, Caledonia Wright, 1830-1870--Correspondence. Wright, Josephina Alley--Correspondence. Alley famil --Archives. Preferred Citation

Abraham Alley Family Papers, 1846-1886, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2H459 Alley, Abraham 2H459 Correspondence, 1846-1859 2H459 Receipts, 1846-1861 2.325/V11 Oversized receipt, 1850 2H459 Correspondence: 2H459 Clapp, Caledonia “Callie” Alley, 1862-1866, and undated 2H459 Wright, Josephina “Jodie” Alley, 1867-1875, and undated 2H459 Alley, John R., 1860, 1863 2H459 Legal documents, 1847, 1863, 1881, 1886 2H459 Land surveys: 2H459 November 18, 1867 2H459 March 21, 1884