Title:
Joseph Dillard Gates collection
Description:
The Gates family were landowning Anglo-Texans in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, with members who served in the Texas Revolution and in the Civil War for the Confederacy, and who were first based in Gonzales County, where they were active in ranching and local politics. The Joseph Dillard Gates collection, dating 1818-1925, undated, bulk 1870-1921, primarily documents the financial and business lives of Samuel Hardin Gates, his son, Joseph Dillard Gates, and his grandson, Amos Hardin Gates, as they amassed an estate of over 644 acres between 1852 and 1920. The collection consists mainly of business and financial documents, estate records and files, and handwritten and typed correspondence. The bulk of the collection documents Joseph Dillard Gates's role as the head of the family estate and records his life as an active member of the Gonzales, Texas, community from 1870-1919. His military service in the Civil War and on the Texas frontier is represented through personal correspondence as well as official records and correspondence. The process of dispersing estate land to heirs following Joseph Dillard Gates's death in 1920 is documented in correspondence, land appraisals, deeds, maps, and field notes of the estate property. The majority of these items have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Joseph Dillard Gates collection
Creator:
Gates (Family : 1780- : Texas)
Date range of creation:
1818 to 1925, undated
Date range of creation:
bulk 1870 to 1921
Geographic coverage:
Confederate States of America
Geographic coverage:
Gonzales County (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Karnes County (Tex.)
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Geographic coverage:
United States
Geographic coverage:
Washington County (Tex.)
Subject:
Agriculture
Subject:
Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject:
Confederate States of America
Subject:
Correspondence
Subject:
Duren, Wiley, 1811-1890
Subject:
Gates, Amos Hardin, 1885-1945
Subject:
Gates, Daniel Alexander, 1874-1957
Subject:
Gates, Joseph Dillard, 1839-1920
Subject:
Gates, Samuel Hardin, 1816-1864
Subject:
History, Military
Subject:
Land grants
Subject:
Parks, Ada Gates, 1876-1968
Subject:
Personal narratives, Confederate
Subject:
Politics and government
Subject:
Ranching
Subject:
Slavery
Subject:
Soldiers
Type:
Ballots
Type:
Bank statements
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Daybooks
Type:
Deeds
Type:
Financial records
Type:
Insurance records
Type:
Land surveys
Type:
Legal documents
Type:
Oaths
Type:
Plats (maps)
Type:
Receipts (financial records)
Type:
Reports
Type:
Tax records
Citation information:
(Identify the item and identify the series), Joseph Dillard Gates collection. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
The collection is organized into four series:The records are organized into the following series: Samuel Hardin Gates records and correspondence, 1836-1865; Joseph Dillard Gates records and correspondence, 1865-1921, undated; Amos Hardin Gates records and correspondence, 1912-1924; General family records, correspondence, and other materials, 1818-1924, undated.
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.).
Size or duration:
1.75 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90000.html