Title:
George Washington Smyth papers
Description:
George Washington Smyth was a surveyor, land commissioner, judge, and congressman in the early days of both the Republic of Texas and the United States governments. As a member of the Texas Convention of 1836, Smyth co-wrote and signed the Texas Declaration of Independence and signed the Constitution of the Republic of Texas in early March 1836. The George Washington Smyth papers relate chiefly to his time as a surveyor and land commissioner at the eastern boundary of Texas, near Nacogdoches. The bulk of the papers consist of documents and correspondence created during Smyth's work with the boundary commission. Documents include boundary commission accounts, purchasing inventories, meeting minutes, a land title, and memoranda, dating 1833-1856, undated, bulk 1836-1841.
Collection:
George Washington Smyth papers
Creator:
Smyth, G. W. (George Washington), 1803-1866
Date range of creation:
1833 to 1865
Date range of creation:
undated
Geographic coverage:
Nacogdoches (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Sabine River (Tex. and La.)
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Boundaries
Subject:
Burnet, David G. (David Gouverneur), 1788-1870
Subject:
Hunt, Memucan, 1807-1856
Subject:
Kearney, James, -1862
Subject:
Lamar, Mirabeau B. (Mirabeau Buonaparte), 1798-1859
Subject:
Lipscomb, Abner S., 1789-1856
Subject:
Mayfield, James S.
Subject:
Surveying
Type:
Clippings (information artifacts)
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Diaries
Type:
Inventories
Type:
Maps (documents)
Type:
Memorandums
Type:
Minutes (administrative records)
Type:
Records (documents)
Type:
Treaty
Citation information:
(Identify the item), George Washington Smyth papers. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These papers are arranged loosely by document type.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Copyright information:
Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years. The term of copyright for published material varies. Researchers are responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). All creators have been dead for more than 70 years, so the collection is open for use.
Size or duration:
0.25 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90056.xml