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The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days
Title
The Evolution of a State or Recollections of Old Texas Days
Identifier
foth_0148_multipage
Creator
Smithwick, Noah, 1808-1899
Dates
1900
Description
Tennessee blacksmith Noah Smithwick first journeyed to Texas in 1827. He dictated his impressions of Texas to his daughter who later published them.
Noah Smithwick's observations regarding Stephen F. Austin
Title
Noah Smithwick's observations regarding Stephen F. Austin
Identifier
foth_0021
Creator
Smithwick, Noah, 1808-1899
Description
Noah Smithwick, author of The Evolution of a State, or Recollections of Old Texas Days, noted these observations of Stephen F. Austin. Smithwick arrived in Texas in 1827 and spent time in Austin's colony before being banished from it in 1830 due to Smithwick's aiding the escape of a friend accused of killing an alcalde.