Box 1

 Container

Contains 3 Results:

Dyer, Clement C., Texas jurist and magistrate born in Dyersburg, Tennessee, January 29, 1800. Fort Bend County, April 4, 1845. Signed as Chief Justice certifying interrogations in the case of Noah Woods vs Harriet Canfield. Dyer, one of the original OLD 300 Colonist of Texas and pioneer Fort Bend settler, was justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic.

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This .42 linear feet collection is divided into four series: Series I contains documents related of the Republic of Texas. These include writs, petitions, and briefs from 1837-1845 regarding persons originally from the State of Tennessee who played a key role in Texas history. The files are alphabetical. Series II contains pamphlets relating to the history of Tennessee from 1817-1862. Topics are varied by...
Dates: 1817 - 1924
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / MSS.0052, George M. Britton Collection / Series I - Republic of Texas

Tennessee. Disposal of Vacant Lands. Memorial of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, in relation to the disposal of vacant Lands. Washington, April 9, 1838

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This .42 linear feet collection is divided into four series: Series I contains documents related of the Republic of Texas. These include writs, petitions, and briefs from 1837-1845 regarding persons originally from the State of Tennessee who played a key role in Texas history. The files are alphabetical. Series II contains pamphlets relating to the history of Tennessee from 1817-1862. Topics are varied by...
Dates: April 9, 1838
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / MSS.0052, George M. Britton Collection / Series II - Pamphlets

U. S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C., H.R. 953. A Bill for the benefit of Thomas Collins of the State of Tennessee, placed on the roll of invalid pensioners by the Secretary of war., January 2, 1839

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: This .42 linear feet collection is divided into four series: Series I contains documents related of the Republic of Texas. These include writs, petitions, and briefs from 1837-1845 regarding persons originally from the State of Tennessee who played a key role in Texas history. The files are alphabetical. Series II contains pamphlets relating to the history of Tennessee from 1817-1862. Topics are varied by...
Dates: January 2, 1839
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections / MSS.0052, George M. Britton Collection / Series III - House and Senate Broadsides

 

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