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Letter, Sam Houston to Catherine Duane Morgan

Letter to mother of Texas soldiers, noting that Texas typically receives news from Mexico via New Orleans, and that it is unknown what had happened…

Letter, Sam Houston to Anna Raguet

Over a month after Santa Anna left Washington, Houston speculates about what had happened during Santa Anna's time in Washington. He suggests that…

Lamar's Prosecution of Santa Anna

Mirabeau Lamar, future President of the Republic of Texas, presents his case against Santa Anna following Santa Anna's capture.

Journal of Calista Cralle Long; a Diary Record of a Forty-Two Day Journey, Campbell County, Va. to Union County, Ky., Dec., 1836-Jan., 1837

Diary 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…

John Forsyth, Secretary of State

John Forsyth, originally from Georgia, served as Secretary of State for Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.

John Bell

John 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…

Image of Hannah Ulrich's boarding house

Hannah 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…