Identity elements
referentie code
Name and location of repository
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Titel
Cavitt Family Papers
Datum(s)
- circa 1870s-post 1900s (Vervaardig)
Omvang
3 boxes
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
Josephus Franklin Cavitt (1867-1952) was a member of the prominent Cavitt family. He was the grandson of Andrew Cavitt (1796-1836) and Ann Cavitt (1801-1882), who left Alabama and settled in Robertson County, TX, and were friends of Davy Crockett and Sam Houston.
Josephus F. Cavitt was also the cousin of William Richard Cavitt (1849-1924), who served as a member of the Board of Regents (1883-1896) of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas.
Content and structure elements
Bereik en inhoud
The collection consists of personal correspondence and documents of J. F. Cavitt and other documents of significant importance. Included is the correspondence of and articles about Ann Cavitt Armstrong, that sheds a light on the early settlement period of Texas. Financial documents also shed a light on the early history of Texas, including court documents and receipts of slave purchases.
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Conditions of access and use elements
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Physical access
Technical access
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Languages of the material
- Engels
Scripts of the material
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Toegangen
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Geschiedenis beheer
Directe bron van verwerving
Aanvullingen
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