[Typed transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Typed transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]
  • Series Title Thomas Falconer Correspondence

Creator

  • Falconer, Thomas
    Creator Type: Personal

Publisher

  • Place of Publication: San Luis Potosi, Mexico

Date

  • Creation: 1842-01-12

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Letter from Thomas Falconer to "My dear Austin" in London. The letter was written in the third month of Falconer's captivity and posted from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The letter recounts how he became part of the Santa Fe Expedition in June 1841 and narrates his experiences during the expedition. Falconer states that he was falsely told that the expedition was for trade when in fact its purpose was to capture Santa Fe. The letter describes his companions; the decline of Santa Fe's importance for trade; problems with the route and guides; lack of food; a camp fire that becomes a prairie fire; buffalo; and Indian attacks, scalpings, and deaths. The original handwritten letter is also available via the Portal to Texas History.
  • Physical Description: 3 pages.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Places - Mexico - Texas
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 1841.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Captivity.
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: San Luis Potosí (Mexico)

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Historic Place Name: Mexico - Santa Fe
  • Place Name: Mexico
  • Place Name: United States - New Mexico

Relation

  • Is Transcription of: [Letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin], ark:/67531/metapth586975

Collection

  • Name: Edward A. Clark Texana Collections
    Code: EDCLARK

Institution

  • Name: Southwestern University
    Code: SOUTHUN

Rights

  • Rights Statement: Available for research use; permission needed for publication

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • OCLC: 229376922
  • Accession or Local Control No: Falconer-TranscriptsAndCopies-Transcriptof1842SanLuisPotosiLetter-SM
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth586983

Note

  • Display Note: Funded in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services and the Texas State Library & Archives Commission (2015).
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