Descriptive Summary
Hodges, Galen
Hodges (Galen) Papers
1834, 1839-1897,
1911
Materials are written in English.
1 ft., 3 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Rhode Island-born Galen Hodges
(1813-1884) moved to Texas by 1838 and settled in Matagorda County; most of the
materials pertain to Hodges’ business and financial activities in Matagorda,
particularly in regard to ginning, hides, land, railroad, and stage line
enterprises.
Biographical Sketch
Rhode Island-born Galen Hodges (1813-1884) moved to Texas by 1838 and settled in
Matagorda County. A leader in the community, Hodges served in various capacities,
including postmaster, alderman, surveyor, and general inspector. Additionally, he
was a chairman of the Matagorda county Democratic executive committee as well as a
treasurer of the Southern Rights Association. For approximately one year, 1858-1859,
Hodges owned the Matagorda Gazette, a weekly newspaper. He died in 1884 en route to
a meeting of Confederate veterans.
Sources:
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Hodges, Galen,
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho11.html (accessed July 20,
2010).
Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Matagorda Gazette,
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/MM/eem9.html (accessed July 21,
2010).
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, financial records, legal documents, inventories, wills, court
records, surveys, mortgages, contracts, powers-of-attorney, receipts, a charter, a
diary, broadsides, clippings, a military discharge, and a muster roll comprise the
Galen Hodges Papers, 1834, 1839-1897, 1911. Most of the material pertains to Hodges’
business and financial activities in Matagorda, Texas, particularly in regard to
ginning, hides, land, railroad, and stage line enterprises. The papers also relate
to Hodges’ trip abroad, 1857, and to his nephew, Robert Ludington’s affiliation with
Company D, 6th Texas Infantry, Confederate States Army.
Use Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Hodges, Galen, 1813-1884--Archives.
Burkhardt, George
Caverly, John L.
Chamberlin, Woodson
Cunningham, Burwell
De Cordova, Phineas, 1819-1903
Dyer, Frank
Fisher, Samuel Rhoads, 1794-1839
Henderson, John
Hill, Sam
Jackson, Henry
Jackson, Smith
Kemp, John
Maloney, Robert
Monroe, James
Moore, Fred
Murray, Albert
Myers, Edward
Page, Henry, 1817-1885
Patterson, Henry
Plummer, John
Smyth, G. W. (George Washington), 1803-1866
Vaughn, James F.
Ward, Luke
Subjects (Organizations)
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas Infantry Regiment, 6th. Company D
Subjects
Hides & skins--Texas
Real property--Texas
Railroads--Texas
Stagecoach lines--Texas
Places
New Orleans (La.)
Austin (Tex.)
Castroville (Tex.)
Fairfield (Tex.)
Fredericksburg (Tex.)
Hempstead (Tex.)
Indianola (Tex.)
Jefferson (Tex.)
Matagorda (Tex.)
Matagorda County (Tex.)
New Braunfels (Tex.)
Victoria (Tex.)
Preferred Citation
Galen Hodges Papers, 1834, 1839-1897, 1911, 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
2E243
Correspondence,
1834-1911
2E243
Letter book,
1867-1874
2E244
Letter book,
1876-1877
2E244
Legal documents,
1839-1870
2E244
Business and legal documents,
1857-1876
2E244
Financial papers,
1851-1881
2E245
Financial papers,
1881-1897
2E245
Abstracts of court rulings,
1877-1878
2E245
Matagorda Railroad Company,
1860
2E245
Account book of stage from Matagorda to Eagle Lake,
1859
2E246
Ledger from precinct number three,
1876
2E246
Muster roll, Company D, sixth Texas Infantry, Confederate States Army, Matagorda County
2E246
Diary, 1857
2E246
Broadsides and clippings