Title:
General family records, correspondence, and other materials
Description:
The Gates family was among the first families to settle in Texas as a part of Stephen F. Austin's first Texas colony with family members later taking part in the Texas Revolution and Civil War, accumulating a large amount of land, and becoming active participants in Texas politics. General family records and correspondence, 1818-1924, undated, comprise correspondence, estate and property records relating to the Gates family estate and other lands, financial records, and political documents and ephemera. Financial ledgers of Daniel Alexander Gates are included. Correspondence encompasses letters written between Gates family members not appearing in other series. Within estate and property records are various land surveys conducted by James Bird. There are also property records in the form of deeds, land grants, bonds, and other purchase documents for land relating to James Bird, Wiley Duren, and extended members of the Gates family, including Joseph Dillard, Samuel Hardin Gates's father-in-law. Financial records contain promises to pay, tax records, and ledgers for financial transactions, two of which document the sale of two enslaved individuals, one of whom was a 30-year-old named Elisha, purchased in 1836 by Wiley Duren.
Collection:
Joseph Dillard Gates collection
Creator:
Gates (Family : 1780- : Texas)
Date range of creation:
1818 to 1924, undated
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 folders are arranged in roughly chronological order within each topic.
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Under the Copyright Act of 1976 as amended in 1998, unpublished works are protected for the life of the author plus 70 years.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:
0.55 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/90000.xml
