Descriptive Summary
Pierson, William S.
Pierson, William S. Papers
1795-1906
Materials are written in English.
67-24; 71-85
7 ft., 8 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
William Seward Pierson, Jr.
(1815-1879) was an attorney and financier. The collection includes correspondence,
legal papers, financial papers, printed materials, land documents, broadsides,
newspapers, and maps relating to Pierson's business dealings and partnerships;
Pierson's dealings in railroads; his assignment during the Civil War; and Texas
legislative documents and maps.
Biographical Sketch
William Seward Pierson, Jr. (1815-1879) was an attorney and financier who conducted a
variety of political, business, and land dealings in Texas during 1842-1879.
Furthermore, he was an officer and Commanding Officer in the Civil War.
Scope and Contents
The William Pierson Collection, 1795-1906, includes correspondence, legal papers,
financial papers, printed materials, land documents, broadsides, newspapers, and
maps relating to Pierson's business and political activities. Specifically, the
collection pertains to business dealings with S. M. Swenson; the Kidd Salvage
Project; the Wildman Mills-Pierson partnership; Pierson's dealings in railroads; his
assignment during the Civil War; his partnership with Pitt Cooke; and Texas
legislative documents and maps. The collection also includes the wills of Pierson
and his father, inventories and division of their respective estates, and other
personal correspondence.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Pierson, William S., 1815-1879--Archives.
Swenson, S. M. (Svante Magnus), 1816-1896
Cooke, Pitt, b. 1819
Pease, E. M. (Edmund Morris), 1828-1906
Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Subjects
Lawyers--Texas
Capitalists and financiers
Salvage--United States
Railroads--Texas
Places
Austin (Tex.)
Houston (Tex.)
La Grange (Tex.)
Galveston (Tex.)
United States--History--Civil War,
1861-1865
Preferred Citation
William S. Pierson Collection, 1795-1906, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Inventory
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