[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]
  • Added Title NicholasCopelandLetter

Creator

  • Correspondent: Copeland, Nicholas
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Collector: Burns, Sandra
    Contributor Type: Personal

Date

  • Creation: 1835-04-25
  • Digitized: 2006-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: 1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).
  • Physical Description: handwritten letter

Subject

  • Keyword: El Camino Real
  • Keyword: Trinity River
  • Keyword: Old San Antonio Road
  • Keyword: Russells Ferry
  • Keyword: Robbins Ferry
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Robertson County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Leon County
  • Place Name: United States - Texas - Madison County
  • Time Period: mex-tex
  • Coverage Date: 1835-04-25

Collection

  • Name: Texas History Collection
    Code: THC

Institution

  • Name: Other
    Code: OTHER

Rights

  • Rights Access: public

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth21088

Note

  • Display Note: from the personal collection of Sandra Burns of Dallas.
  • Digital Preservation: creationAppName: Adobe Photoshop creationAppVersion: 7 creationHardware: BetterLight Super8K
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