Descriptive Summary
Archer Family
Robert Harris Archer
Family Papers
1846-1871
Materials are written in
English.
OCLC number: 26176757
4 inches
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,The
University of Texas at Austin
Robert Harris Archer
was a physician in Maryland. Correspondence and genealogical materials relate
to the Robert H. Archer family.
Biographical NoteRobert Harris Archer was a physician in
Maryland. He and his wife Mary Stump Archer had seven children, two of whom,
John and Stevenson, emigrated to Texas in 1846, along with John's wife Ann and
their eight children. John farmed and raised sheep in Texas, while Stevenson
became a surveyor in Texas and New Mexico, where he also acquired an interest
in a silver mine.
Scope and ContentsCorrespondence and genealogical
materials relate to the Robert H. Archer family. The bulk is letters from
family members in Texas to parents and siblings in Maryland, describing their
journey to the New Braunfels area, living and farming conditions in central and
south Texas, encounters with Indians, and surveying activities in Texas and New
Mexico.
Access RestrictionsUnrestricted access.
Index Terms
Subjects
Archer, John, 1806-1889.
Archer, Robert Harris,
1775-1857.
Archer, Stevenson,
1819-1901.
Archer family.
Agriculture--Texas--History--19th century--Sources.
Comanche
Indians--Captivities.
Indians of North
America--New Mexico--History--19th century--Sources.
Indians of North
America--Texas--History--19th century--Sources.
Mines and mineral
resources--New Mexico--History--19th century--Sources.
New Mexico--Description and
travel--19th century.
New Mexico--History--19th
century--Sources.
Texas--Description and
travel--19th century.
Texas--History--19th
century--Sources.
Texas--Social life and
customs--19th century--Sources.
Preferred CitationRobert Harris Archer Family Papers,
1846-1871, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
4J320
Papers,
1846-1871