Descriptive Summary
John Austin and J. R. Coryell
Coryell (J. R.) Collection
1801-1901
Materials are written in English.
83-350
13 ft., 8 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The J. R. Coryell Collection contains
the personal correspondence of J. R. Coryell, a Galveston land merchant, and the
personal papers of John Austin, 1801-1833, Texas settler and merchant.
Biographical Note
J. R. Coryell (b.ca. 1840-1901) was a land merchant from the mid 1870s. He lived in Galveston, Texas, with his wife and four children. Coryell collected material relating to John Austin (1801-1833), a distant relative of Stephen F. Austin.
Scope and Contents
The J. R. Coryell Collection, 1801-1901, includes correspondence, legal deeds, original correspondence, court petitions, deeds, field notes, sheriff’s sale, bond guarantee and contracts. The documents concern Coryell’s business endeavors, and discuss mortgages, prices, and the selling of land, potential clients, and legal issues. Additionally, the collection contains twenty-six items relating to John Austin, including correspondence from Stephen F. Austin.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Adams, Henry
Austin, John, 1801-1833 -- Archives
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller),
1793-1836
Austin, William
Chisholm, R. H.
Coryell, J. R. (-1901) -- Archives
Gray, P. W.
Masterson, James
McKinney, Thomas Freeman, 1801-1871
Miller, James B.
Pierpont, Elizabeth
Ryan, William
Smith, Benjamin
Townes, Robert J., 1806-1865
Williams, Samuel May, 1795-1858
Subjects
Real property -- Texas -- History -- Sources
Texas -- History -- Sources
Places
Galveston (Tex.)
Texas
Preferred Citation
J. R. Coryell Collection, 1801-1901, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Artifacts Collection and the Photographs
Collection.
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
3G367-404
J. R. Coryell Collection,
1801-1901