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TxAM-CRS C000504
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Burchard/Birchard Family Papers
Date(s)
- 1821-1998 (Creation)
Extent
1 box and 1 oversize folder
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This collection includes documents of the Burchard/Birchard family from 1821 to 1998. The family is notable to Texas as Amasa Burchard was a founder of Independence Texas in 1835. The Burchard family claimed land through the generations in Texas following Amasa Burchard. The family remains active in Texas as John W. Burchard helped erect a Historical Landmark in Independence in 1998.
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The documents are arranged by each generation of Burchard family. The oversize documents are in map case D10.
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