Henry Raup Wagner collection of Texas and Coahuila land grants
Scope and Contents
The Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Texas and Coahuila Land Grants, contains petitions for land grants in Texas from the period 1829-31, including supporting documents and official endorsements from the period showing the disposition of the petitions. Many of the petitions are accompanied by testimony from Stephen F. Austin. The documents are arranged chronologically.
Dates
- 1829-1831
Creator
- Wagner, Henry R. (Henry Raup), 1862-1957 (Collector)
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Texas and Coahuila Land Grants is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Henry Raup Wagner, 1919.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
Petitions for land grants in Coahuila and Texas and supporting documentation.
- Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
- Coahuila and Texas (Mexico) -- History
- Coahuila and Texas (Mexico). Governor (1827-1830 : Viesca
- Coahuila and Texas (Mexico). Governor (1831-1832 : Letona)
- Land grants -- Mexico -- Coahuila and Texas
- Land grants -- Texas
- Pineda, Jose
- Public officers -- Mexico
- Texas -- History -- To 1846
- Title
- Guide to the Henry Raup Wagner Collection of Texas and Coahuila Land Grants
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- March 1995
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Opening Hours
Access Information
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