Travelers' writings
Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomson family of Texas papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 288
Abstract:
This collection is bound into an 8”x11” spiral binder, and contains typed transcripts of letters and recollections of various members of the Thomson family, describing family business, moves to Texas, general health of Texas colonists, the Mier Expedition, the Texan war for independence. Some accounts are first hand descriptions of participation, such as James Monroe Hill’s account of the Battle of San Jacinto.
Dates:
1832 - 1898