Descriptive Summary
Texas settlers
Texas Letters Collection
1857-1861
Materials are written in English.
86-77
1 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Correspondence comprise the Texas Letters Collection, 1857-1861, containing letters written
by Tennessee immigrants in Texas describing conditions in Caldwell, Hays, Hopkins,
and Hunt counties.
Biographical Note
Miles Parson, James G. Mahaffy, and William C. McCarty were Texas settlers. Mahaffy
and McCarty were originally from Tennessee.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence comprise the Texas Letters Collection, 1857-1861, containing letters written
by Tennessee immigrants in Texas describing conditions in Caldwell, Hays, Hopkins,
and Hunt counties. Additionally, a letter written by Miles Parsons documents Sam
Houston’s inauguration as Governor of Texas and conditions in Texas (January 1860).
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863.
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 -- Inauguration,
1860.
Mahaffy, James G.
McCarty, William C.
Parsons, Miles
Places
Caldwell County (Tex.) -- History --
19th Century.
Hays County (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
Century.
Hopkins County (Tex.) -- History --
19th Century.
Hunt Conty (Tex.) -- History -- 19th
Century.
Texas -- History -- 19th
Century.
Preferred Citation
Texas Letters Collection, 1857-1861, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History,
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
2.325/L94
Texas Letters Collection