A Guide to the John A. E. Knight Papers, 1850-1915
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Knight, John A. E., d. 1894 | |
| Title: | Knight, John A. E., papers | |
| Dates: | 1850-1915 | |
| Abstract: | The correspondence, diaries, and account books in the John A. E. Knight Papers, 1850-1915, document Knight’s business and familial activities. | |
| Accession No.: | 99-140 | |
| Extent: | 1 ft. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
The son of Matthew Jewell Knight, John A. E. Knight (d. 1894) married Henrietta Mercer Chiles in the 1850s, following Henrietta’s trip to the Northern Plains of the United States and California. The Knights operated a ranch in Texas and made trail drives to Kansas and Missouri.
Scope and Contents
The correspondence, diaries, and account books in the John A. E. Knight Papers, 1850-1915, document Knight’s business and familial activities. Knight’s correspondence, 1852-1889, and account books, 1862-1910, concern his vocation as a drover and rancher in Texas and relate in particular to a cattle drive to Kansas City and Dodge City, Kansas, and Sedalia, Missouri. The correspondence of his wife Henrietta Knight, 1862-1915, illuminates her lawsuit to collect money for a herd of cattle taken by Native Americans and her research into the Knight family history. Additionally, the photocopied and typed transcript diary of Henrietta describes her 1850 wagon train trip across the Northern Plains, through Oregon, and to California.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Knight, John A. E., d. 1894 -- Archives. | ||
| Knight, Henrietta Mercer Chiles. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Ranching -- Texas. | ||
| Cattle drives -- Middle West. | ||
| Action and defenses -- Texas. | ||
| Places | ||
| Texas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Oregon -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| California -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Kansas -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
John A. E. Knight Papers, 1850-1915, 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
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| 2E294 | Diary, 1850-1878 | ||||||||||||
| Account books, 1862-1868, 1876, 1898-1910 | |||||||||||||
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| 2E295 | Letters, 1852-1889 | ||||||||||||
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| 2E296 | Henrietta Knight letters, 1862-1915 | ||||||||||||