A Guide to the Reading Wood Black Papers, 1847-1892, 1934
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867. | |
| Title: | Reading Wood Black Papers | |
| Dates: | 1847-1892, 1934 | |
| Abstract: | Papers of Black include correspondence, diaries, business papers, legal papers, obituaries, and photographs of Black and his family, as well as correspondence between Mary Wills and Jane Black after Black’s murder. | |
| Extent: | 2 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Reading Wood Black (1830-1867) of Uvalde, Texas, was alandowner and merchant at the head of the Leon River, a commissioner to the Comanche and Kickapoo Indians, and a member of the Texas Legislature (1866). His opposition to treatment of German settlers by Confederate soldiers caused him to flee as a refugee to Mexico during the Civil War. Tom Wall killed Black, who had aroused local resentment by his Unionism and attempts to found a Loyal Union League in Uvalde.
Scope and Contents
Papers of Black include correspondence, diaries, business papers, legal papers, obituaries, and photographs of Black and his family and contain information on his activities as landowner, Indian commissioner, refugee, and legislator. Family papers include correspondence between Mary Wills and Jane Black after Black’s murder.
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Access Restrictions
Unrestricted access.
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Unrestricted use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Black, Reading W. (Reading Wood), 1830-1867 -- Archives. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Crime and criminals. | ||
| Indians of North American--Government relations. | ||
| Unionists (United States Civil War) -- Texas. | ||
| Legislators--Texas. | ||
| Places | ||
| Uvalde (Tex.) | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Reading Wood Black Papers, 1847-1892, 1934, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
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