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Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.
Date: October 6, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of document containing descriptions of events that occurred during 1836, April 4, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of document containing descriptions of events that occurred during 1836, April 4, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a document that records several anecdotes of events that took place in 1836, as described by Lamar (prior to his commission as Major General of the Texas army).
Date: April 4, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
Date: 1837?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes from December 15, 1830 San Felipe de Austin Ayuntamiento meeting, December 28, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes from December 15, 1830 San Felipe de Austin Ayuntamiento meeting, December 28, 1839]

Copy of transcript for minutes for a San Felipe de Austin Ayuntamiento meeting held on December 15, 1830, to discuss the status of several colonization grants.
Date: December 28, 1839
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of report made by Manuel de Mier y Teran, May 6, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of report made by Manuel de Mier y Teran, May 6, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a report made by Manuel de Mier y TerĂ¡n, regarding the seizure of the schooner, The Canon, by Jorge Fisher.
Date: May 31, 1831
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History