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Journals/Memoirs/Ledger - John Lafayette Lane diary; Edward Tourfax journal (typed transcription), 1850-1865

 File — OVS_Box: 5, Folder: 9
From the Series:

This series contains material pertaining to Texas in the last half of the nineteenth century. Items of interest include three Bell County Stock books and a Bell County Marks and Brands book in two sections; Caldwell County teachers' paychecks; a book of Bell County taxpayers; a Texas Veterans Association scrapbook; and three copies of the diary of John Lafayette Lane, a Confederate soldier and prospector. One particularly noteworthy item is "A Declaration of the Causes which impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union" from 1861 (in Sub-Series 2, Box 2, Folder 7).

Dates

  • 1850-1865

Conditions Governing Access

Open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 4.50 linear feet

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the University of Houston Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
University of Houston Libraries Special Collections
MD Anderson Library
4333 University Drive
Houston TX 77204-2000 USA
713-743-9750