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A Guide to the Bourgeois-Hoffman Collection, 1830-1938
Historical NoteThe Bourgeois and Hoffmann families were ranchers in Bexar County, Texas. Henri Castro's concession of Bexar County land to J. S. Bourgeois in 1843 led to Bourgeois's immigration to Texas from France. John Hoffman created an extensive Bexar County ranch during 1880-1890. John Hoffman and Julia Bourgeois were married in 1878, bringing together the papers of the two families. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsPapers and photographs relate to French immigration to Texas, land concession to settlers, and ranching, with the bulk of the material dating 1830-1855 and 1883-1894. The documents are divides into three series: Bourgeois Family Papers (1830-1871), Hoffmann Family Papers (1876-1938), and Photographs (1890-1903). Although the collection consists primarily of Hoffmann Ranch records, the small group of Bourgeois Family papers provide information about French settlers' concessions of land in Bexar County from Henri Castro. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsUnrestricted access. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationBourgeois-Hoffman Collection, 1830-1938, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by John Mullin in April 1986. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Papers
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