Lamar, Mirabeau Buonaparte
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1798 - 1859
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Edward Fontaine Biographical Sketch of Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar
Collection
Identifier: MS 0194
Overview
This collection contains a biographical sketch of Mirabeau Bonparte Lamar written by his secretary, Edward Fontaine. Lamar served as President of the Republic of Texas from 1838 until 1841. Originally opposed to U.S. annexation, he planned a comprehensive system of education; began successful negotiations for recognition by France, England, and Holland; and founded the city of Austin in 1840.
Dates:
1857
Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar travel journal
Collection
Identifier: MS 0311
Abstract:
On his 1835 trip from Georgia to Texas, Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar kept a manuscript diary. The journal is written in continuous narrative form, with frequent historical or descriptive passages inserted, covering the months June-October, 1835, the period during which Lamar apparently made his decision to settle in Texas permanently and join in the Texian battle for independence from Mexico.
Dates:
1835