Burnet letters, 1836-1859 (MS 188)
Letters to and from David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) of the Republic of Texas, in typescript form and as reprinted in the La Grange Journal newspaper.
TABLE OF CONTENTSDetailed Description of the Collection |
Guide to the David G. Burnet letters, 1836-1859
Biographical NoteDavid Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) was born in Newark, New Jersey. About 1817 he moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana, and in 1831 to Texas. He was ad interim president of the Republic of Texas from March 17 to October 22, 1836. In 1836 he was elected vice president of the Republic of Texas, serving part time as secretary of state and acting president. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsLetters to and from David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870)of the Republic of Texas, in printed and typescript form. The first series of these letters consists of photocopies of newspaper clippings of the David G. Burnet letters as they appeared in the La Grange Journal. These letters date from 1836 to 1838 and appeared in the Journal between July 9,1936 and February 4, 1937. The letters were edited and annotated by Houston Wade. Many were written to Colonel James Morgan and recount much military activity under Burnet’s presidency. The second part of the collection consists of typed copies of letters to and from members of the Burnet family. They are of a more personal nature and discuss family matters and opinions on slavery and the Abolitionists. With these is a letter to Houston Wade regarding the letters, and some of Wade’s notes about them. Also included is a typed copy of Wade’s entry for the La Grange Journal from July 30, 1936. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish from the Burnet letters, MS 188, must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialSee also Burnet papers at University of Texas at Austin's Center for American History: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/00365/cah-00365.html. Return to the Table of Contents Index TermsSubjects Indians of North
America--Texas--History.
Land settlement--Texas--History.
Frontier and pioneer life--Texas.
Land grants--Texas--History--19th
century.
San Jacinto, Battle of, 1836.
Subjects (Places)Texas--History--19th century.
Texas--History--Republic,
1836-1846.
FormatsCorrespondence
Typescripts
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationDavid G. Burnet letters, 1836-1859, MS 188, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationFletcher Collection, gift of Mrs. Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 1969 Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
