The Irion Family Papers consist primarily of letters sent and received by Robert Anderson Irion (1804-1861) and Anna Raguet Irion (1819-1883). Included are personal correspondence between Robert A. Irion and General Sam Houston, between Sam Houston and Anna Raguet, and between Robert A. Irion and Anna Raguet Irion. Official correspondence between Irion and other officers of the Republic of Texas, 1835-1840, miscellaneous correspondence between members of the Irion and Raguet families, professional letters and prescriptions of Irion as a physician, and miscellaneous financial and legal records are also included. The documents reflect on political, social, military and diplomatic matters in the Republic of Texas, and in the early period of Statehood. Of particular interest are the letters between Houston and Anna Raguet, and the correspondence between Irion and James Pinckney Henderson.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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