Descriptive Summary
Earnest, Felix B.
Earnest, Felix B., Papers
1830-1855
Materials are written in English.
4 items
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Comprising correspondence and legal records, the Felix B. Earnest Papers, 1830-1855, document Earnest’s experiences in Austin’s Colony, Texas.
Biographical Note
A settler in Stephen F. Austin’s colony in Texas, Felix B. Earnest, received land grants between 1827 and 1830.
Scope and Contents
Comprising correspondence and legal records, the Felix B. Earnest Papers, 1830-1855, document Earnest’s experiences in Austin’s Colony, Texas. Correspondence concerns familial affairs and the cattle trade in Texas. Legal papers consist of two Spanish certificates, one signed by Stephen F. Austin granting one-quarter league of land to Earnest, while another verifies that he was a member of Austin’s colony.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Persons)
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836.
Earnest, Felix B. -- Archives.
Subjects
Cattle trade -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Land grants -- Texas -- History -- 19th century.
Places
Austin’s Colony (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century.
Preferred Citation
Felix B. Earnest Papers, 1830-1855, 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
2D89
Correspondence and legal documents,
1830-1855