Letter: Robert J. Chester, Texas, to Elizabeth Chester, Tennessee, 1836

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Letter from Robert J. Chester, "Ten miles East of Tenoxitlan [sic]", Texas, to his wife Elizabeth in Jackson, Tennessee, dated February 5, 1836. Notes that he has bought 1,111 acres of land east of Tenoxtitlan on the west bank of the Rio Brazos. While the land is excellent, he admits it will take time to clear, build dwellings, and buy animals, and so little can be cultivated this year. He also notes the unsettled civil situation with Indian attacks, the threat of a Mexican invasion, and a lack of unity among the leading men of the territory. This will all change, he believes, once Texas joins the United States but there will be a convention to decide on its future soon. If the situation is settled, he may return to Tennessee in April or May, but if not, he will stay longer.

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sc.0025.001_001.002

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1836 February 5

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Chester, Robert J.

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"Letter: Robert J. Chester, Texas, to Elizabeth Chester, Tennessee, 1836" (2021). Documents. 3.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-chester1/3