Descriptive Summary
Davis, Nathaniel Hart, 1815-1893
Davis, Nathaniel Hart, Papers
1835-1918,
1941
Materials are written in English.
1951; 67-085
3 ft., 4 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
The Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers,
1835-1918, 1941, concern Davis’s time as county judge, the clients of his and his
brother’s law firm, his association with the Republican Party in Texas, and Davis
family history. Materials include correspondence, land titles, wills, notebooks
about court cases, account books, tax receipts, newspaper clippings, speeches,
photographs, genealogical notes, and other legal and business papers related to
Davis’s law practice.
Biographical Note
Attorney Nathaniel Hart Davis (1815-1893) grew up in Alabama, before attending
Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. After moving to Texas, he joined the
Somervell Expedition (1847) under Col. Joseph L. Bennett. In 1851, Davis married
Sarah Elizabeth White, with whom he had seven children and several grandchildren,
including Nat Hart Davis and Margaret Davis Cameron. He then served as a Montgomery
County commissioner, chief justice, and judge of the Thirteenth Judicial District
(1867-1870). With his brother James R. Davis, he also partnered in a private
practice law firm.
Sources:
Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, University of Texas at Austin.
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Davis, Nathaniel Hart, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/DD/fda45.html
(accessed July 8, 2010).
Scope and Contents
The Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, concern Davis’s time as county
judge, the clients of his and his brother’s law firm, his association with the
Republican Party in Texas, and Davis family history. Materials include
correspondence, land titles, wills, notebooks about court cases, account books, tax
receipts, newspaper clippings, speeches, photographs, genealogical notes, and other
legal and business papers related to Davis’s law practice.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions
Unrestricted use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Davis, Nathaniel Hart, 1815-1893 -- Archives.
Davis, James R.
Dupree, Lewis.
Foster, John A.
Fowler, William A.
Lewis, Susan.
Pankey, Lou.
Springer, Elizabeth.
Willis, Peter J.
Willis, Richard S.
Subjects (Organizations)
Republican Party (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.
Texas. Supreme Court -- History -- Sources.
Subjects
Judges -- Texas -- Montgomery County.
Land titles -- Texas -- Montgomery County.
Practice of law -- Texas -- Montgomery County.
Wills -- Texas -- Montgomery County.
Places
Montgomery County (Tex.) -- History -- Sources
Texas -- History -- Sources.
Alabama -- History -- Sources.
Kentucky -- History -- Sources.
Preferred Citation
Nathaniel Hart Davis Papers, 1835-1918, 1941, Dolph Briscoe Center for American
History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Separated Material
Some material has been separated to the Briscoe Center Library.
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
3K396
Correspondence
3K396
Business papers
3K396
Legal papers
3K396
Tax receipts
3K396
Land titles
3K397
Legal papers
3K397
Notes
3K397
Lists of Republican candidates for office
3K398
Legal papers
3K398
Genealogical notes
3K399
Legal papers
3K400
Legal papers
3K400
Literary production
3K400
Clippings
(photocopies)
3K400
Annotated UT catalog, 1886-1887
(photocopies)
3K401
Account books
3K401
Notebooks
3K402
Notebooks on court cases
3K403
Notebooks on court cases
3Y24
Black and white portrait of a man
2.325/V3
Land title, Montgomery County,
1848
2.325/V3
Two manuscript notices of sheriff’s sale of land, Montgomery County,
1872