Archive Record
Metadata
Accession number |
2003.354 |
Catalog Number |
2003.354 |
Collection |
Pearce Civil War Collection |
Object Name |
Letter |
Title |
Mills (Roger Quarles), 1861 |
Creator |
Mills, Roger Quarles |
Date |
March 24, 1861 |
Dates of Creation |
March 24, 1861 |
Scope & Content |
One letter (March 24, 1861; 3 pages) documents the Texas secession convention in 1861. Mills wrote his wife: "The convention yesterday finally ratified the permanent constitution of the Confederate States and is today in full fellowship. We of the legislature will have to remain long enough to pass a bill to raise some money and to district the state for congress. We are entitled to six members of congress. One of which I am going, with your consent, try to be." He also noted that: "Jack Hamilton and old Sam made bitter speeches against the convention and took strong free soil grounds." |
Finding Aids |
Available in the archive or online at www.pearcecollections.us |
People |
Houston, Sam Mills, Roger Q. Hamilton, Jack |
Search Terms |
Politics Secession Texas Free Soil Movement |
Copyrights |
Reproductions of original materials and transcriptions may be available. Please contact the archivist for further information. The copyright of these materials is managed by the Navarro College Archives on behalf of the Navarro College Foundation, 3100 W. Collin St., Corsicana, Texas 75110 Phone: 903-875-7438. Internet: archives@navarrocollege.edu. |
Physical characteristics |
1 letter |