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

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Letter written by Robert J. Chester, near Tenoxtitlan, Texas, to his wife Elizabeth in Jackson, Tennessee, dated February 25, 1836. Robert expresses his disappointment with the state of affairs in Texas: with its leaders, local corruption, and the invasion of the Mexican army under Santa Anna which he fears the Texans cannot resist. He is trying to set up his own conveyance office, and he has started planting but is discouraged by the current uncertainty.

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sc.0025.001_001.003

Date

1836 February 25

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Chester, Robert J.

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"Letter: Robert J. Chester, Texas, to Elizabeth Chester, Tennessee, 1836" (2021). Documents. 4.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-chester1/4