James C. Nagle Photograph Album
- US TxAM-C 704
- Collection
- circa 1900
The James C. Nagle Photographic Album is a Kodak album containing photographs of Texas A&M College campus, circa 1900.
Nagle, J. C. (James C.), 1865-1927
James C. Nagle Photograph Album
The James C. Nagle Photographic Album is a Kodak album containing photographs of Texas A&M College campus, circa 1900.
Nagle, J. C. (James C.), 1865-1927
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.
Cavitt, Joseph Franklin
This scrapbook titled "Souvenirs of College Days" by Boetcher contains newspaper clippings mainly concerning Texas A&M College football and commencement. R. B. Boetcher was a graduate of A&M College, Class of 1900, from East Bernard, TX.
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
Part of Las Moras Ranch Collection
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Deed from Sherman Arnold Henry Runge of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal to Henry Runge, references a land transfer of many thousands of acres of land in Concho and Matagorda Counties, a substantial portion of which was formerly owned by the German Emigration Co. March 9, 1869 [handwritten copy of original]
Letter from Emil Reiffert to C. A. Goeth referencing an inheritance affair. Written on letterhead of H. Runge & Co. Banking & Exchange Office, Cuero, Texas. January 15, 1891.[handwritten]
Court appointment of Executors appointing Emil Reiffert, Henry J. Runge, and Louis Runge executors of the estate of the late Julia Runge. March 23, 1896
Will of Henry Runge. June 2, 1894 [handwritten]
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Letter from Julius Runge to C. A. Goeth referencing a meeting to be arranged. November 16, 1900
Revocation and Assignment of Power of Attorney from Hans Eyl and his wife, Meta Runge Eyl, Dr. Gustav Stromeyer and his wife, Anna Stromeyer, all of Hannover, Germany to C. A. Goeth. Filed subsequently in 12 counties. December 10, 1900
Letter from Julius Runge to C. A. Goeth confirming an appointment. January 21, 1901
Letter from Henry J. Runge to A. C. (C. A.) Goeth that accompanied a deed for land in Mason County. January 30, 1901
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth authorizing cancellation of revenue stamps on deeds of land attached from six counties. February 1, 1901
Partition Deed from Henry J. Runge to heirs of Henry Runge. February 1, 1901
Partition Deed from Julie Runge to heirs of Henry Runge. February 1, 1901 [2 copies]
Letter from Henry J. Runge to Mr. A. C. Goeth (C.A.) requesting signed deeds returned from Mrs. Julius Runge. February 4, 1901
Letter from Henry J. Runge to Mr. A. C. Goeth (C.A.) describing disputed wording in a deed. February 7, 1901
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth discussing matters relating to Goeth's handling of a settlement for his clients dealing with Julius and Henry Runge in Galveston. The letter alludes to personal characteristics. February 10, 1901
Letter from Henry Runge to C. A. Goeth discussing a delay in signing a deed. February 11, 1901
Letter from Julius Runge to C. A. Goeth discussing ranch transactions and financial difficulties resulting from the disastrous Galveston storm. March 24, 1901
Letter from C. F. Carsner to C. A. Goeth discussing several lots in Victoria, Texas. March 21, 1901
Partition Deed between Johanna Runge, Julius Runge, Louis N. Runge, Meta Eyl nee Runge, Hans Eyl, Anna Rosa Stromeyer nee Runge. Filed in eight counties. October 12, 1901
Surveyor's field notes written by S. D. Williams, County Surveyor for Runnels County, references German Emigration Co. property. November 14, 1901
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Memorandum of Agreement between Lange & Doose (Max Lange and C. A. Doose) and C. A. Goeth denoting an agreement on certain terms in a land transaction. The document is signed with strikethroughs and annotations. February 20, 1902
Letter from F. Cronk to H. J. Runge discussing a proposition involving land in Tom Green and Concho Counties. August 4, 1902 [handwritten copy]
Letter from Henry to C. A. Goeth discussing an enclosure of patents and deeds to certain tracts of land. August 8, 1902
Letter from Federick C. von Rosenberg to Henry J. Runge questioning the status of a lease controversy. August 11, 1902 [copy]
Letter from Julius Runge to C. A. Goeth regarding short clarification. August 13, 1902
Letter from Frederick C. von Rosenberg to C.A. Goeth discussing lack of communication from the Runges. August 14, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth, attachment to an accompanying document. August 16, 1902
Letter from Frederick C. von Rosenberg to C. A. Goeth discussing the Runges' wish to cancel a lease; indicates disagreement. August 18, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth discussing a deed. August 23, 1902
Letter from John Seiders, County Judge of San Saba County to C. A. Goeth discussing title problem and is attached to an accompanying letter from G. A. Walters, an attorney in San Saba, Texas. August 23, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth discusses the legal difference between a partition and a sale. August 26, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C.A. Goeth seeking information as to court date. August 28, 1902
Telegram from Julius Runge to C. A. Goeth advising of a delay in travel. August 29, 1902
Letter from Emil Reiffert to C.A. Goeth discusses the absence of a woman's will or an affidavit of death. September 5, 1902
Letter from Emil Reiffert to C. A. Goeth, was attached to an affidavit. September 9, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth, was attached to a deed. September 18, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth was attached to a set of letters concerning the lease of certain lands to the Hume Bros. September 19, 1902
Certified Judgement of an 1850 judgment in the case of Henry J. Runge vs. The German Emigration Co. September 26, 1902 [handwritten copy]
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth discussing an offer to buy land by George T. Hume of the Hume Bros. September 27, 1902
Judgment in 1850 case of Henry J. Runge vs. The German Emigration Co. Includes name in German as well as a listing of all principals in the company which includes many princes, counts, and dukes. September 29, 1902 [copy]
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth discussing filing a release against the Hume Bros. October 2, 1902
Letter from Julius Runge to C. A. Goeth discussing settlement with the Hume Bros. October 15, 1902
Letter from Frederick C. von Rosenberg to C. A. Goeth discussing a final settlement in the case of J. L. Hume et al vs. Henry J. Runge. October 16, 1902
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth requesting certain documents. October 28, 1902
Memorandum from Frederick C. von Rosenberg to C. A. Goeth acknowledging receipt of monies on behalf of Hume Bros. October 30, 1902
Letter from Frederick C. von Rosenberg to C. A. Goeth discussing other money matters in the case. October 30, 1902
Memorandum from Frederick C. von Rosenberg to C. A. Goeth discussing money matters in the case. November 3, 1902
Ledger list prepared by Walter Tips, provides a listing of V/L Land Notes of Las Moris [sic] Ranch. November 7, 1902
Letter from J. W. Hancock, Deputy in Department of Justice, Western District of Texas, to Messrs. Webb and Goeth denies any deeds being on file as the originals were removed. November 13, 1902
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth congratulating3 the latter on a legal victory and mentions that he would prefer someone else other than Adolf Runge being made receiver of the ranch property. November 15, 1902
Transfer of land from German Emigration Co. to Meta Eyl and Anna Strohmeyer. November 18, 1902 [copy]
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth discussing someone who would like to sell their lots. December 11, 1902
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth discussing travel plans and whereabouts of Julius Runge and Johanne Runge. December 11, 1902
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth discussing the Runges and their financial dealings with Sullivan bankers in San Antonio as well as the possibility of putting the ranch in receivership. December 24, 1902
Power of Attorney from Johanna Runge, Julius Runge, Louis Runge, Charles Fowler, Anita Runge to Walter Tips to liquidate all lands and livestock of Las Moras Ranch. December 27, 1902
Legal Agreement stating Julius and Henry Runge to turn overall management and give a complete accounting of ranch affairs to Walter Tips. December 27, 1902
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth accompanied in a letter of transmittal from Julius Runge. December 30, 1902
Tax Assessment listing of lands owned by Eyl and Strohmeyer in Concho County. December 31, 1902
Notes tallying land sold. February 1902 - December 1902 [handwritten]
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
This series contains documents relating to Texas and East Coast real estate transactions, much definitive information on the "Sibley Tent" and the lawsuit resulting from a disagreement concerning patent royalties. Includes two House Bills to force the government to pay Burns as well as the final statement of judgment. Also various other financial correspondence, largely contentious in nature, including documents concerning a bad debt owed to General Burns. Some of the later correspondence was directed to General Burns' sister and concerned selling some real estate.
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
S5-1/10: This folder contains the following documents,
A - Magazine tear-sheet. From The Field Glass, this is a printed copy of a letter to the Editor written by William Wallace Burns titled, "Oligarchy - Aristocracy - Democracy." December 1880.
B - Invitation. "Re-Union of the National Association of the Veterans of the Mexican War." 22 February 1881.
C - Letter to the Editor. Mimeograph copy of "Man Ignoring a Natural Law" written by William Wallace Burns. 26 April 1887.
D - Speech. Printed hand-out copy of "Address delivered by Gen. W. W. Burns, U. S. A., at the Alumni Reunion of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. June 1888". Possibly the graduation address. Pasted inside is another piece of paper similar in nature that explains and illustrates the buttons designed by Bailey, Banks, and Biddle Jewelers. June 1888 and 1 November 1888.
E - Note from Daniel T. Van Buren to "Dear Pitts." The letter alludes to having seen the list of U. S. Military Academy graduates from 1888 with a form asking for Name, Class, Motto, and Address. 1 leaf, 2 pages, 1 October 1888.
F - Poem or Song. "Our fabled 'Fille de Regiment'" in William Wallace Burns' handwriting. Handwritten, 1 leaf, 2 pages, Undated.
G - Fable. "Battle of Fair Oaks Fable." In William Wallace Burn's handwriting, this seems to be a parody. On the reverse side, in pencil, a discussion concerning a battle. 1 leaf, 2 pages, Undated.
H - Calling cards. Two cards of different styles. One is inscribed on reverse by someone presenting the General to the Hon. W. R. Grace, Undated.
I - Biographical data. Written by William Wallace Burns, two chronologies of his career listed with dates no later than 1884.
J - Essay. In what appears to be William Wallace Burns' later handwriting, this is a long, rather rambling essay heavily steeped in God titled, "Faith, Truth = Understanding - Good, Free Will = Love - Understanding, Love = Heaven." 3 leaves, 6 pages, Undated.
K - Prayer. Unsigned lengthy prayer in a handwriting different from the rest of all documents. The envelope reads: "Mrs. Magruder, Nuremberg." Undated.
Part of Henri Dron's United States of Earth Imaginary Utopia
1/1: Recruitment Documents, 1901-1903
1/2: Ideograph Newsletters, 1901-1903
1/3: United States of the Earth Maps, 1876-1903; Undated
Henri Dron's United States of Earth Imaginary Utopia
This collection contains the maps of The United States of Earth dated 1876-1903, by Henri Dron, who was a geographer that envisioned a utopia of the world united into several states.
Dron's utopia consists of six maps of each continental confederation with annotations of his utopia visions. The goal of unity is depicted in three maps of Europe with connective highways along the Danube river and with Dron's Universal Renovating Academy. The world map shows all twelve states under the United States of Earth to end international strife.
The collection also includes three newsletters, the Ideograph, where Dron shared his utopia ideas by giving examples of his maps and explaining them in detail. Lastly, there are two documents where Dron is attempting to recruit and register subscribers to his newsletters and ideals. Dron's archive displays map development and how it ties to political ideologies at the turn of the century.
Dron, Henri
Part of Bernard Sbisa Family Collection
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
This set of documents is a widely varied mix. Included is a speech delivered by General William Wallace Burns at the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, a poem and a fable it is believed he authored, calling cards, invitations, autobiographical narrative, a prayer, news clippings related to family members, an editorial written by General William Wallace Burns, a single old photo of an unidentified couple, a note from a West Point classmate, Daniel T. Van Buren, and miscellaneous empty envelopes.
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
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A - Various news clippings. Death notice of Magruder (father of young Lloyd Burns Magruder and Pauline Magruder), articles on Edwin Stanton and George McClellan, an opera in Paris, mortgage lien note advertisement from one of the real estate people the General dealt with, an article on investing, and, an article on Mr. B. L. Prince (suitor of Mabelle Burns) who had intestinal hemorrhages. 1901-1903.
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A - Fragments. Various empty envelopes, small postcards to Burns, a photograph of an unknown couple, a partial letter from a real estate company. 13 items in total. 1892-1903.
Correspondence, and Legal Documents
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
H. Rider and Ella Haggard Collection
This collection contains three handwritten letters from H. Rider Haggard to Charles (1-page ALS), Larry (1-page ALS), and "Sir" (1 folio), and a handwritten page by Ella Haggard, "From the West to the East". All of the letters and the handwritten page from Ella each have a 1-page typed transcription.
Colonel C. J. Crane Collection
This collection contains many photographs and other items pertaining to Crane's military service in the Spanish-American War. The collection also contains his personal items and a biography.
Crane, Charles Judson, 1852-1928
Personal Correspondence with Family and Friends
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
This correspondence is chiefly between immediate family members and a few close friends. Some of the correspondence is to or from General Burns, but most are to or from his unmarried sister "Mab" who apparently lived with the family and corresponded with her niece, Pauline Magruder, and nephew, L. Burns Magruder, frequently as they grew up. There are numerous letters and notes from Burns that range in styles and dates from his very early child-like script through his West Point graduation. Several of the letters from Pauline Magruder are in French and written while she was studying in Paris. There are also several letters from a B. L. Prince who was, it seems, intent on marrying the General's sister, "Mab" Burns.
Part of Colonel C. J. Crane Collection
1/1: Summary of each folder; Mini biography of Crane; Newspaper article of Crane's retirement
1/2: 14 photographs from the Philippines
Lt. Col. Crane in the Philippines
A typical better class of home in the Philippines
A scene in the Philippines
Group of men (names on the back)
Preparing to leave camp
Water buffalo
Army waiting arrival of Americans
Market Manilla
Officers and men of the insurgent army prior to the arrival of Americans
Batangas near the mouth of a river
Department Headquarters
Often seen in Luzon
A typical view
Sen Delgado of Panay
1/3: Photographs from Puerto Rico
Crane in San Juan (August 24, 1905)
Col Crane Military Secretary for Puerto Rico heading a parade
1/4: Photographs from Cuba
Snapshot of Col. Crane in the quarters in Cuba (April 1902)
Spanish hospital
Cook shed
9th USV officers and their positions
1/5: 3 photographs of "Watching Mexican prisoners return to Mexico"
1/6: Photograph of C. J. Crane at West Point
1/7: Letters between R. C. Crane and M.T. Harrington
1/8: Information on W. C. Crane, the son of C. J. Crane, sent by R. C. Crane
1/9: Literature, The Philippines
1/10: Letters from C. J. Crane to his brother, R. C. Crane, and his mother, and letters pertaining to the subject of his letters
1/11: Newspaper, The Manila Freedom (July 24, 1900)
1/12: Magazine, The Manila Critic (December 25, 1901)
1/13: Official Program, George Washington's Birthday Celebration
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Santa Rosa Ranch Minutes Book. Hard-bound ledger book detailing articles of Incorporation, by-laws, and minutes of the first stockholders' meeting of the Santa Rosa Ranch Company.
Incorporated by J. A. Gallagher, W. M. Sanford, and Fred Kelly. Notarized by Peter O'Brien and filed with Secretary of State, J. R. Curl. The corporate seal is embossed and described.
The first meeting was held in the offices of J. C. Sullivan in San Antonio, the minutes of this meeting show a stockholder receiving a proposal from Mr. D. Sullivan "offering to transfer and assign to the company certain property as set forth in said proposal in exchange for the entire capital stock of the company to be issued to his order, fully-paid and non-assessable." The stockholder agreed to accept 220,000 acres in exchange for the stock with a said value of $50,000.
After this, the initial board of directors of Gallagher, Sanford, and Kelly resigned.
In another meeting, D. Sullivan then leases the land to the corporation for 10 cents per acre. John Cotter Sullivan appears to have been the attorney of record.
Enclosed within the ledger book are also various other handwritten notes and a typed letter declining an offer of $100,000 for the "iron properties of the Grand Republica Mines of Mexico."
Also included is a typed version of the minutes of the "special meeting." (handwritten)
July 7, 1904; September 30, 1904; September 30, 1905
Personal Correspondence with Family and Friends
Part of William Wallace Burns Papers
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
From a hand-drawn plat map of the Santa Rosa Ranch to a Sheriff's foreclosure notice, this series yields valuable information on the transition of the property from its original owners as well as its lessees and sets-up the scenario for the later problems to be resolved in the courts. This series is comprised of Chattel mortgages, Warranty Deeds, Promissory notes, Deeds, and a Dissolution of Partnership document.
Correspondence, Memorandum, and Legal Documents
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Part of Las Moras Ranch Collection
This series of documents is sparse but lends a general idea of the running of the ranch as well as additional land acquisition. There is only one document representing each of the years of 1905 and 1906
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Memorandum from Julius Runge to Messers, Webb, and Goeth. A handwritten list of indebtedness by owners with a letter of submission attached. January 16, 1903
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Receipt acknowledging the commission of payment made by C. A. Goeth to Lange Doose who apparently acted as agent in a land sale. March 20, 1903 [handwritten]
Letter from Walter Tips to Max Martin giving formal notification of management change and verification of livestock inventory. May 4, 1903
Lease contract. May 6, 1903
Lease contract. May 23, 1903
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth informing of payment for surveying. June 21, 1903
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth concerning sales of animals from the ranch. July 17, 1903
Letter from Henry J. Runge to Walter Tips concerning some title issues. July 24, 1903
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth reporting sales of cattle and prices received. July 25, 1903
Letter from L. W. Ainsworth to Walter Tips referencing some land titles. July 27, 1903
Letter from W. F. Brandes to C. A. Goeth discussing the need to move some fences that are encroaching on property lines. August 18, 1903
Letter from H. Runge & Co. to C. A. Goeth discussing lots in Victoria, Texas. August 26, 1903
Letter from Henry J. Runge to Walter Tips that accompanied enclosures of letters that supported a claim. September 2, 1903
Letter from W. F. Brandes to C. A. Goeth discussing trade for 640 acres. September 2, 1903
Letters largely between Walter Tips and C. A. Goeth indicating the accompanying attachments, questions of title, and in one instance, squatters' rights to ranch lands.
Letter and list of lands from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth. The list of lands total over 24,000 acres of lands not owned or leased by the family; asks comparison to a list sent previously to complete the total list. December 23, 1903
Tax Assessments in Concho and Tom Green counties. December 1903
Cattle accounting including a tally of cattle on hand and that expected. 1903; Undated [handwritten]
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Letter from Walter Tips to Max Martin thanking him for a venison ham; apparently a contraband item. January 19, 1904
Vendor's Lien note from Meta Eyl and Anna Strohmeyer of Hannover, Germany using C. A. Goeth's power of attorney for 160 acres of land. February 29, 1904
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth advising of a citation served upon him for an undisclosed lawsuit. March 23, 1904
Letter from Henry J. Runge to C. A. Goeth discussing delinquent taxes and purchase of land in a tax sale. April 1, 1904
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth expressing confidence in the outcome of a lawsuit for 5,000 acres. April 6, 1904
Letter from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth giving a statement of condition for Las Moras Ranch for the year, ending on May 1, 1904. May 5, 1904
Letters from Walter Tips to C. A. Goeth that accompanied enclosures of various sorts to do with operations and land sales and acquisitions. May-June 1904
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Inventory of Lands. September 4, 1905
Letter from F. M. Newman to Walter Tips giving a lengthy opinion on a lawsuit concerning a land title. April 28, 1906
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Defaults and Transfers Regarding Santa Rosa Ranch
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
This series of documents paint a picture of the series of events that lead to the succeeding legal conflict. This series is comprised of Pleadings, Foreclosure documents, Chattel documents, letters, telegrams, and, of special interest, a Minute Book documenting a "Special Meeting of the Santa Rosa Ranch Company" in which important stock transfers occurred.
Telegram - Alclair Mays Pleasant Birth Announcement
Part of William Harrison Mays Papers
Item 47 - Envelope with Western Union Telegraph Co. printed on the front. The addressee is listed as Mrs. Sallie Garcer, Kingsville. Dated May 1, 1906
Item 48 - Telegram to Mrs. Sallie May Garcer from James Mifflin Mays, dated May 1, 1906
Item 49 - Envelope with Gulf Oil Corporation letterhead. Handwritten note on the front of envelope reads - “Telegram to my grandmother Sallie Carcia, who was working as a cook in the Horan Hotel in Kingsville, from my father announcing my birth, May 1, 1906. Alclair.” (Undated)
Correspondence, Memorandum, and Legal Documents
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Illustrated European Periodicals of African Military Expeditions
This collection includes over 11 different groupings of approximately 1 to 10 issues in each grouping. The latter half of the collection includes illustrations of African and African Americans in European periodicals.
This collection dating from 1846 to 1906 (bulk: 1846-1847) consists chiefly of handwritten letters, journal entries, a memoir, a proof copy of a report from the U. S. Secretary of War on Army operations in Texas and on the Rio Grande during the Mexican War (1846-1848), as well as plans, maps and nine hand-colored copies of lithographic engravings drawn by Everett, which vividly chronicle southwest Texas cultural as well as military history during the late1840s.
Series 1, Letters (1847-1863), mainly handwritten in ink by Edward Everett to his brother, Samuel W. Everett, from 1846-1847, while Everett was serving in San Antonio de Bexar with the U. S. Army during the Mexican War. A few letters from other correspondents pertain to Everett's disability and eventual official discharge from the Army. Three letters written in the period 1852-1863 are about business or from family members.
Series 2, Journal and Memoir (1846-1899) contains three sets of journal entries for Sept. 1846-Jan. 1847. All are handwritten in ink on loose sheets of paper. The memoir, also handwritten in ink, on machine-ruled paper measuring about 8 x 5 inches, covers the years 1846-1848, with additional material added and dated, on at least one page, with 1899. This memoir is edited in pencil by Everett, evidently for publication, since one note suggests that the memoir was donated in 1899 to the Quincy Historical Society, later known as The Illinois Historical Society. The memoir was actually published, at least part, or possibly all of it, under the title "Military Experience," in Transactions of the Illinois Historical Society for 1905.
Series 3, Engravings, Maps, and Plans (ca. 1846-1849) includes nine copies of lithographed illustrations drawn by Edward Everett and engraved by C. B Graham Lithographers in Washington, D.C. The engravings were to be published in a report on U.S. Army operations in Texas during the Mexican War. A proof copy of this 67-page report, titled Report of the Secretary of War, communicating ... the Operations of the Army of the United States in Texas and the Adjacent Mexican states on the Rio Grande (31st Congress, 1st Session, Senate. Executive Document 32), published in 1850, is annotated throughout by Everett in pencil. For this publication Everett was at least responsible for eight illustrations: seven engravings of the San Antonio de Bexar area, including the Alamo church, as well as locations in Mexico; a plan of the ruined Alamo as it was in 1846, before being renovated according to Everett's direction, as a U. S. Army supply depot and workshops.
Engravings include nine copies of the lithographed prints. Notations made in ink on the separate prints, and on p. [4] of the proof copy of the published government report, indicate that: illustrations numbered for publication 2, 3-6 were engraved from original drawings made by Everett; those numbered 1, 7-8 were engraved from drawings made by Everett based on pencil sketches by other individuals, particularly no. 1 titled "Watch Tower Near Monclova," which was drawn by Everett from a sketch by Lieutenant McDowell of the U.S. Army.
Everett's proofs of the lithographic prints have all been exquisitely hand-tinted, in contrast to the severe black-and-white reproductions in the printed report. Of the nine hand-colored prints, two are duplicates of two illustrations, one titled "Church Near Monclova," and the other "Watch Tower Near Monclova." These identical prints are each hand-colored in two versions, apparently to represent the depicted buildings' appearances during the daytime, as well as at dusk or sunset.
Maps include one copy of a published map, possibly also by Everett, though it has been attributed to Josiah Gregg, which also appeared in the 1850 Army Operations report, titled "Map Showing the Route of the Arkansas Regiment from Shreveport La. to San Antonio de Bexar Texas," which is annotated with a penciled in route drawn from San Antonio to Austin, and a town location labeled "New Braunsfels." Also included are two manuscript versions of a map by Edward Everett, one copy titled "Plan of the Vicinity of Austin and San Antonio, Texas."
Plans are represented by two copies of an illustration drawn by Everett for the 1849 Army operations report showing plans of the Alamo before the renovation, titled "Plans of the Ruins of the Alamo near San Antonio De Bexar, 1846." Also present is one manuscript plan, titled "Plan of San Antonio de Bexar, Texas, 1848," which is labeled as "Drawn from recollection by E. E." The legend states that locations number 1-5 on the plan show, for instance, the spot near the Plaza in town where Everett received his disabling gunshot wound in the leg, the Hospital where he convalesced, and the Quartermaster's Office, to which he was assigned to work after being declared disabled from active service in the field.
A handwritten loose-leaf page kept with the proof copy of the report is titled "Index to Col. Hughes Report," and lists subject divisions and page numbers, though these divisions are not present in the published report by Hughes.
Thus Everett's accounts of frontline actions in the Mexican War mainly rely on reports from occasional volunteer soldiers or scouts, or Mexican nationals, returning back to Texas from the front lines of battle in Mexico. As much as he is able, however, Everett produces very detailed accounts of the various battles and skirmishes in and around the Texas-Mexico border, including battles at Monterrey, Saltillo, San Luis, Camargo, Buena Vista, Vera Cruz, and Tampico, recording a large number of casualties on both sides.
Of particular interest is Everett's extensive first-hand description of the ruins of the Alamo, and how it was converted for U.S. Army use as a military headquarters, according to plans drawn up by Everett. He deplores the vandalism already wreaked by relic seekers and stressed the respect shown to the mission church by the U. S. Army restorers, who refused to plunder it for building stone but instead merely cleaned away the debris. In the process, skeletons were uncovered, which Everett assumes to be from the time of the siege and Battle of the Alamo in 1836. Everett's accounts of frontier life in the rather rambunctious confines of San Antonio, complete with ambushes, shootouts, rough and ready court trials, and various local characters are often riveting.
Everett also pictures the moods and attitudes of the soldiers toward a variety of issues. Everett describes their arduous marches, unsavory living conditions, often dire medical care, and the cruel climate tormenting them. Having been left behind in San Antonio with all the stores rejected by the army, which had proceeded on into Mexico, Everett's men were faced with nursing broken down mules and horses back to usefulness, salvaging wagon parts from several damaged ones to make a serviceable one, and generally, trying to make do with what could be had in the vicinity, or easily transported from the Quartermaster at New Orleans.
According to Everett, communications on the Texas frontier often proceeded through "solitary express riders." He describes Mexican culture co-existing with "the Indians" and their horse-stealing. He also gives an excellent but pejorative account of the Texas Rangers and their activities, calling them desperados. Everett describes Mexican Generals Santa Anna, Torrejón, and Woll, the exceedingly unpopular U. S. Army Colonel Churchill, officers George W. Hughes, 1st Lieutenant W. B. Franklin, 2nd Lieutenant F. T. Bryan, General Zachary Taylor ("Old Rough and Ready"), General Winfield Scott, and General James Morgan, Captain J. H. Prentiss, Brigadier General John E. Wool, Major General Worth, Captain James Harvey Ralston, Captain L. Sitgreaves, as well as Edward Everett's own two brothers Charles Everett and Samuel W. Everett (Sam).
Full of absorbing narrative and elusive details often lost in larger historical works, the content of Everett's narratives and letters may be summed up in his own words from the handwritten memoir: "Mine is not a tale of battles, or of the movements of great armies, but the details will show some of the hardships and vicissitudes of a soldier's life, the exposure to which causes a greater sacrifice of life than that ensuing from wounds of death received from the enemy."
Everett, Edward
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Testimony of D. R. Fant giving the history of the Santa Rosa Ranch, (300+ page transcript) May 25, 1906.
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Abstracts of Judgment in the case of F. Groos vs. Chittim and Parr et al. filed in seven counties, September 19, 1906 - October 22, 1906.
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Appellants' Brief. (6 soft-bound printed copies) August 16, 1906
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Appellees' Brief (5 soft-bound printed copies) October 1906 [?]
Miscellaneous Letters, Memos, and Clippings
Part of Edward Everett Papers
This series includes newspaper clippings, including three items thought to be from circa 1906 concerning the Alamo, its survivors, and its history, and a copy of Edward Everett's obituary. Miscellaneous documents include a copy of a House Bill for financial relief due to Everett's disability incurred while serving in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War, and other miscellaneous printed pieces referring to him.
Part of Santa Rosa Ranch Papers
Robson Correspondence and Photographs
Part of C. G. Robson Collection
This box contains the following: