urn:taro:utexas.cah.01816 A Guide to the Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Records, 1835-1837 Original EAD encoding by Jessi Fishman according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. July 2010 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Records 1835-1837 Materials are written in English. 1 vol. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin The Nacogdoches, Texas, Committee of Vigilance and Safety was established in 1835 as a means to organize and collect arms and provisions to be used in the Texas Revolution. Transcripts of original letters, reports, resolutions, accounts, bills, and receipts, in one volume, comprise the records. Historical Sketch

The Nacogdoches, Texas, Committee of Vigilance and Safety was established in 1835 as a means to organize and collect arms and provisions to be used in the Texas Revolution. It was one of a number of local quasi-governmental associations formed in various Texas cities around the time of the impending Revolution. Samuel Houston, commander in chief of troops for the Department of Nacogdoches, chaired a mass meeting in September 1835 to consider the possibility of war between Texas and the federal government and to discuss convening a consultation. He then served as a delegate from Nacogdoches to the Consultation of 1835, after which he was appointed major general of the Texas Army. Henry Rueg, political chief of the Department of Nacogdoches, 1834-1836, founded the committee in 1835, appointing Frost Thorn and Thomas J. Rusk, among others, to serve on it.

Sources: Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Nacogdoches County, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/NN/hcn1.html (accessed July 27, 2010).

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Henry Rueg, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/RR/fru7.html (accessed July 27, 2010).

Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. Samuel Houston, http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/HH/fho73.html (accessed July 27, 2010).

 Scope and Contents

Transcripts of original letters, reports, resolutions, accounts, bills, and receipts, in one volume, comprise the Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Records, 1835-1837. The records relate to the organization and functioning of the committee, including military and social affairs.

 Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Houston, Sam, 1793-1863. Rueg, Henry, b. 1798. Thorn, Frost, 1793-1854. Rusk, Thomas J. (Thomas Jefferson), 1803-1857. Irion, Robert A. (Robert Anderson), 1804-1861. Nixon, George A. (George Antonio), 1781-1843. Porter, John J. Sterne, Adolphus, 1801-1852. Taylor, Charles S. (Charles Stanfield), 1808-1865. Subjects (Organizations) Nacogdoches Committee of Vigilance and Safety--Archives. Places Nacogdoches (Tex.). Texas--History--Revolution, 1835-1836--Equipment and supplies. Preferred Citation

Nacogdoches (Texas) Committee of Vigilance and Safety Records, 1835-1837, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Related Material

See also the Nacogdoches County Records.

See also the Alcade Papers, 1833-1837.

 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 2R124 Documents relating to the Committee of Vigilance and Safety, January, 1835 - March, 1837