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Citation:  [Identification of Item], Stalnaker Family Papers, MC034, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

Calendar:

Correspondence, financial, and legal documents (1831 – 1860) comprise this small collection of nine documents related to the ancestors of Paul and Guy Cloud Stalnaker.  Adam Cloud, the great grandfather of the donors and the first Episcopal clergyman in Mississippi, arrived in Texas in 1831.  His son, John W. Cloud, was the first Episcopal priest in Texas, although he did not publicly practice his ministry after immigration.  The Stalnakers’ maternal grandmother was Ann Johnson Mather, the second wife of Asa Brigham, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence.  Captain Joseph Walker was a great uncle of the donors.  The documents are arranged according to series and then chronologically.  Typescripts along with English translations of Spanish documents are placed with the original documents. 

Correspondence

1831, 12/29   ALS from Estevan [Stephen] F. Austin to the Commander of the Guard at the mouth of the Brazos certifying that Adam was entering the colony as an immigrant.  Spanish.

1844, 12/11   ALS from Sam Houston to Mrs. Asa Brigham thanking her for a gift which she presented to him and to Anson Jones.

1860, 09/12   ALS from Sam Houston to Captain Joseph Walker instructing him to proceed to Dallas to take charge of government stores and muster rolls in the hands of Colonel John M. Crockett.  He is to dispose of such stores to best advantage and to forward the muster rolls to the executive department in Austin, Texas.

n.d.              ALS from D. S. Kaufman and J. C. Eldredge to Mrs. A. Brigham and Mrs. Daniel thanking them on behalf of the writers and on behalf of Sam Houston, Anson Jones, and K. L. Anderson for a gift.

Financial Documents

1836, 03/29   Receipt signed by Martin Parmer, agent for Texas, issued to John A. Jackson for five horses and two saddles and bridles for the use of the army of Texas.

Legal Documents

1831, 09/18   ADS Estevan (Stephen) F. Austin, empresario for the establishment of colonies which have been designated to him by the Supreme Government, certifying that “Adam Cloud with his family and servants is one of the families that has contracted to establish in Texas in the aforementioned colonies. . . .”  Spanish.

1834, 10/26   Sale Bond for $100 executed by James A. E. Phelps guaranteeing fulfillment of the conditions of a sale of land in the town of Orozimbo by Phelps to John W. Cloud.

1839, 05/26   Affidavit signed by John Bevil, Chief Justice, certifying the signature of Martin Parmer.

1846, 02/23   Petition of John W. Cloud, administrator, to Judge of Probate, Brazoria County, requesting permission to sell remaining assets of Wm. H. H. Johnston estate.  Transcript.

STALNAKER FAMILY PAPERS, 1831 - 1860 (Bulk: 1831 - 1839)

Manuscript Collection:  MC034

Size:  17 items

Boxes:  n/a

Inventory

     Series:  Correspondence

     Series:  Financial

     Series:  Legal

     Series:  Photostats