I. D. Affleck papers

Collection

Identifier: urn:taro:utexas.cah.00690

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Papers consist of the typescript of biographical writings concerning John Coffee Hays. A full-length biography by Affleck is included as well as Affleck's research notes and newspaper accounts of Hay's life by Edgar Rivera and A.C. Taylor.

Dates

Creation: circa 1890, 1933

Creator

Affleck, I. D. (Isaac Dunbar), 1844- (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

There are no use restrictions on this collection. Publisher is responsible for complying with copyright law.

Biographical Note

John Coffee Hays (1817-1883) was employed by the Republic of Texas to make surveys on the frontier, became a captain as a Texas Ranger and Indian fighter, and was a colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War. Hays went to California during the Gold Rush in 1849 where he served as sheriff of San Francisco County, became surveyor general of California, and was politically prominent.

Extent

8 inches

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Papers consist of the typescript of biographical writings concerning John Coffee Hays (1817-1883), who was employed by the Republic of Texas to make surveys on the frontier, became a captain as a Texas Ranger and Indian fighter, and was a colonel in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War.