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Houston, Santa Anna, and CosCartoon depicting the surrender of Antonio López de Santa Anna and Martín Perfecto de Cós to Sam Houston after the Battle of San Jacinto. Houston…
Image of Hannah Ulrich's boarding houseHannah Ulrich's boarding house as seen on an aerial view map of the area around the White House, 1857. Ulrich purchased the house sometime before…
J. Pinckney Henderson to Memucan Hunt, December 31, 1836
J. Pinckney Henderson to William H. Wharton, Memucan Hunt, February 11, 1837
J. Pinckney Henderson to William H. Wharton, Memucan Hunt, January 12, 1837
John BellJohn Bell served as a Representative from Tennessee, including as Speaker of the House of Representatives; as Secretary of War; as a U.S. Senator; and…
John Forsyth, Secretary of StateJohn Forsyth, originally from Georgia, served as Secretary of State for Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.
Journal of Calista Cralle Long; a Diary Record of a Forty-Two Day Journey, Campbell County, Va. to Union County, Ky., Dec., 1836-Jan., 1837Diary describing journey west from Virginia to Kentucky in 1836-37. Long and her family stayed in the same inn in Lexington, Kentucky, as Santa Anna…
Lamar's Prosecution of Santa AnnaMirabeau Lamar, future President of the Republic of Texas, presents his case against Santa Anna following Santa Anna's capture.
Letter, Sam Houston to Anna RaguetOver a month after Santa Anna left Washington, Houston speculates about what had happened during Santa Anna's time in Washington. He suggests that…