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1. Papers relating to Texas land claimed by the Ross Company, 1812-1889
- Call Number:
- WA MSS S-2192
- Image Count:
- 80
- Abstract:
- Thirty-six manuscript letters and legal documents. Papers concern formation of the Ross Company and travel by Ross to Mexico, 1825-1828; travel by William Arnold to Mexico to confirm Ross's land grant, 1832-1833; and efforts to establish title to lan...
- Description:
- Reuben Ross was a member of the Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition, an American filibustering expedition against Spanish rule in Texas, 1812-1813. The Ross Company, formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1825, consisted of shareholders supporting Ross's attempt...
- Subject (Geographic):
- Texas., Madison County (Tenn.), and Roane County (Tenn.)
- Subject (Name):
- Arnold, William, d. 1833., Blackwell, David, fl. 1812., Bowie, Jim, 1796?-1836., Branham, Ambrose., Clark, Thomas C., Hays, James C., fl. 1825., Hill, William K., McMahan, Elijah., Rives, Marthe E., Ross, Nancy, fl. 1833., Ross Randolph., Ross, Reuben, d. 1828., Shelby, John, fl. 1825-1833., Tolleson, Annie Elise Harris., and Frederick Ross Company.
- Subject (Topic):
- Gutiérrez-Magee Expedition, 1812-1813, Land grants, and Land tenure
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Papers relating to Texas land claimed by the Ross Company, 1812-1889