David A BowlesFeb 211 minJoseph Lee – 1810-1891Attorney Joseph Lee arrived in 1840 to Austin as the three centers of government, city, county and Republic of Texas, were being...
Aimee RavichandranJan 271 minJudge James W. SmithSearching for my earliest Austin family roots, I discovered this Austin Gazette article dated Jan 27, 1841. The old news story from...
David A BowlesJan 222 minSam Houston’s LetterThis is a letter that Sam Houston wrote to his wife, Margaret the day after Fayette Smith was captured by Comanche Indians. Sam Houston...
David A BowlesJan 101 minLewis JonesWhile researching my earliest ancestors in Texas, I discovered a series of letters in the archives of “The Center for American History at...