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The Map Collection contains some original maps and many reproductions. Most maps are related to the US and Texas and date from the mid 19th century.

Scope and Contents The Martin A. Row Collection (1766-1957; nine boxes) contains materials belonging to attorney Martin A. Row. The collection includes legal briefs and arguments concerning Sun Oil Company as well as Martin A. Row’s professional notes on Padre Island and photographs of the Texas coast. The collectionalso contains Martin A. Row’s personal books and a small amount of his professional correspondence concerning the Texas Tidelands case. The Tidelands controversy between the United States and Texas...

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The Morris Collection of Legal Documents (1859-1882; .5 box) consists mainly of deeds for the sale of land in the states of Texas, Missouri and Tennessee. There is also a bill of sale for a horse in Atascosa County. A Protective and Detective certificate registering a horse owned by Dr. F. I. Morris is a part of this collection. There is also a letter discharging William P. Thomas from the service of the United States. This collection was acquired on October 1, 1971.

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The Peter E. Bean Papers (1843-1844; 2 folders) contain a transcription of a certified copy of Bean’s will and testament signed on February 6, 1843. There is also a document signed by the Commissioner of the General Land office in the state of Texas granting Peter Bean land in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Scope and Contents The manuscript collection begins with the personal papers of Henderson Yoakum, who wrote the first comprehensive history of Texas. They include a muster roll from his Cherokee campaign, discharge orders and payment authorizations for his troops, as well as Yoakum’s license to practice law. The Texana Documents collection also contains papers and letters related to early Texas, primarily focusing on annexation issues, during the period from 1842-1845. In the Correspondence section, Governor...