urn:taro:utexas.cah.01044 A Guide to the Warren Jenkins Diary, 1850 Original EAD encoding by Amy E. Armstrong according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. August 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Jenkins, Warren Warren Jenkins Diary 1850 Materials are written in English. 2008-218 1 volume Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin This diary provides Warren Jenkins' account as he travels from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brownsville, Texas, in order to manage the Brownsville branch of the Commercial (Commerce) and Agricultural Bank of Texas. It provides first-hand account of daily life and travel in the region before the Civil War and his subsequent months in Texas. Scope and Contents

This diary provides Warren Jenkins' account as he travels from New Orleans, Louisiana to Brownsville, Texas, in order to manage the Brownsville branch of the Commercial (Commerce) and Agricultural Bank of Texas. It provides first-hand account of daily life and travel in the region before the Civil War and his subsequent months in Texas.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Jenkins, Warren. Subjects (Organizations) Commerce and Agricultural Bank of Texas Subjects Banks and banking -- Texas. Places Brownsville (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Warren Jenkins Diary, 1850, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3C156 Diary, 1850