Yoakum, H. (Henderson King), 1810-1856

Papers document the life of Sam Houston, including military service, as congressman from and governor of Tennessee, as commander-in-chief of the army in the Texas Revolution, as president of the Republic of Texas, as United States senator from and governor of the state of Texas. Many important state and national figures, especially Andrew Jackson, are represented, as well as personal friends and family members.

Three copies of a bound typescript compose the Herbert H. Lang Narrative, undated, documenting his research on the 19th century historian Henderson King Yoakum.

Comprising Photostat copies of the correspondence, memoranda, inventories, military orders and a broadside, the Henderson King Yoakum Papers, 1832-1857, chronicle the life of the Texas historian and lawyer.