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INDEX, VOLUME XXVII Affairs of the Association: Minutes, officers, members, 82; report of treasurer, 83; 336.

Allen, B. I., schooner, 8.

Almonte, Juan N., Minister to United States, 20.

Alvarez, Manuel, 104.

Anagados Indians, 284.

Aňasco, Juan de, 137.

Ancón, definition of, 127.

Anderson, Miss Tilly, 321, 324.

Andrews, H. B., railroad manager, promotes immigration in Texas, 57.

Arbadaos Indians, 287.

Archuleta, Juan A., Prefect of Santa Fé, 103.

Arista, General Mariano, 99.

Arkansas Gazette, unfriendly attitude toward Texas, 115.

Armijo, Manuel, 90.

Asbury, Samuel E., 82.

Ashby, H. S. P., death of, 170.

Atayos Indians, 287.

Austin, E. T., 64.

Austin, Stephen F., suggests trade with Santa Fe, 88.

Avavares Indians, 284.

Axson, A. F., approves Hayes 's policy, Ayer, Edward E., collection of, 329.

Ballinger, Bettie, 322.

Ballinger, W. P., 165, 246, 311; rec ommended for Supreme Court of United States, 243; endorses Judge Campbell, 249.

Bandelier, Adolph F., misreads Cabeza de Vaca, 120; documents on New Mexico, 329.

Bandelier, Fanny R., 122; documents on New Mexico, 329.

Bankruptcy law, abuse of, 161.

, Barker, Eugene C, Notes on the Coloni zation of Texas, 108-119; obtains Journals of legislature of Coahuila and Texas, for University, 334.

Baron, Captain, 147.

Bartholomew, Eugene C, 335.

Barton, Armstrong, not killed in battle with Indians, 170.

Barton, Hale, killed in battle with Indians, 170.

Barton, James S., 170.

Baskett, James N., 120.

Bee, H. P., 264.

Bell, Colonel, 40, 43.

Bell, James Christy, Jr., book reviewed, 77.

Bell County Historical Society organi zed, 335.

Benavides, Father Alonzo, suggests port on Texas coast for trade with New Mexico, 88.

Benson, B. K., 335.

Binkley, William Campbell, New Mexico and the Texan Santa Fé Expedition, 85-107. Bird Creek Fight, Indian hostilities, 29.

Black, Hardy C, 335.

Blackrode, Thomas, 97.

Bledsoe, A., 335.

Blue, George Verne, book review, 77.

Bolton, Herbert E., Guide to Mexican archives, 86; Location of La Salle's Colony on the Gulf of Mexico, 171-189; Value of work in history of the Spanish Southwest, 302; Collections of, 329.

Bonilla, Manuel Diaz de, 9.

Bonnell, Captain, 46, 48, 49.

Book reviews: Opening of a Highway to the Pacific, 1838-1846, 77; Histori cal Documents Relating to New Mexico ... to 1773, 329.

Bosque County, Texas, Norwegian settlement in, 149.

Bowers, General, 244.

Brackenridge, M. Eleanor, 335.

Brazos Indian Agency, 151.

Brazos River, only one fork known, 33; improvement of, 318.

Brown, John Henry, commissioner to Indians, 153.

Bryan, Guy M., correspondence with Rutherford B. Hayes, 52-73, 164-167, 242-250, 305-328; suggesting method of settling the Hayes-Tilden contest, 52; Hayes's reply, 55; negro franchise in Texas, 53; advises Hayes concern ing policy toward South, 58; commends inaugural address, 59; invited by Hayes to visit and advise him, 62; asks for appointment as minister to Mexico, 63; interview commending Hayes, 67; opinion of E. J. Davis, 73; advise 305, 307, 308, 310, 318; nominated to legislature, 320, 323; visitor to West Point, 327.

Bryant, Captain Benjamin. Buchanan, William, 335.

Buckman, , 46.

Burleson, Edward, 37; defeated for Presidency of Texas, 144.

Burnett, Mary Couts, gift to Texas Christian University, 335.

Burney, George E., 148.

Butler, Jonas, 147.

Byrne, James William, 251.

Caballos, Bahia de los, identified with Ocklockonee Bay, 217.

Caldwell, Colonel, 36.

Caldwell, C. M., 335.

Caldwell, town of established, 146.

Calero, Bernardo, 121.

Cameron, laid off by Erath, 145.

Camolas Indians, 287.

Campbell, John A., endorsed for Su preme Court of United States, 249.

Cárdenas y Magana, Manuel Joseph de, map maker, 177; map of La Salle's colony, 180.

Carranza, Andres Dorantes de, see Dor antes. Carranza, Baltasar Dorantes de, 121.

Carranza, Sancho Dorantes de, 122.

Castillo, Alonso del, 217; captain of boat, 220; with Indians in Texas, 231, 277.

Castro's colony, French, 141, 142.

Central railroad, building, 150.

Chalk, Whitfield, in Mier expedition, 47, 48; sketch of, 51.

Chalmers, Lucinda, marries Erath, 145.

Chambers, Thomas Jefferson, 147.

Chavavares Indians, 287.

Chaves, Mariano, 102.

Clark, J. S., opinion of location of La Salle's Colony, 186.

Coahuila and Texas, Journals of legis lature of, acquired by University of Texas, 334.

Cody, Dr. Claude C, death of, 170.

Coke, Richard, Commissioner to In dians, 153; in Civil War, 158.

Coles, John P., 115.

Collins, Jasper, 335.

Comanches, 150, expelled from Brazos agency, 154; expedition against, 89.

Concho, Fort, 169.

Cook, Frederick W., 252.

Cook, James R., 38, 41.

Cooke, William G., commander of Santa Fe expedition, 32.

Cordova, J. de, land agent, 147.

Cortasar, Antonio, 99.

Cortes, Hernando, 124; controversy with Narvaez, 125.

Cotton Bureau, established, 270.

Cotton, crop of 1861 in Texas, 256; dealings of Military Board in, 261.

County Historical Societies, a plea for, 74; organization of, 149, 251, 335.

Cox, Jefferson Davis, 335.

Crane, R. C, donates collection of Texana to Simmons College, 170.

Cuchendado Indians, 290.

Culberson, Charles A., reminiscences, 335.

Cultalchulch.es Indians, 286.

Curtis, Stilman S., killed by Indians, 29.

Gushing, E. B., 335.

Davenport, Harbert, edits The Expedi tion of Pánfilo de Narváez, 120, 217, 276; locates wanderings of Cabeza de Vaca, 288, 301.

Davis, E. J., bitter partisan but honest man, 73.

Davis, Mrs. French, founding of Lan caster, Texas, 335.

Davis, Jefferson, dominating figure in Pierce's Cabinet, 6.

Decubadaos Indians, 287.

De Leon, Alonso de, search for La Salle's Colony, 176.

Diaz, Bernal del Castillo, description of Narváez, 126.

Diaz, Porfirio, 70.

Dienst, Alex., a plea for County Historical Societies, 74; vice-pres ident, 82; president of Bell County Historical Society, 335.

Dixon, Sam H., 251.

Dorantes, Andres, 120, 123, 217; sketch of family, 121; captain of boat, 220; with Indians in Texas, 231, 277.

Dorantes, Diego, with Indians on Texas coast, 277.

Dougherty, William H., 335.

Douglas, Charles, 113.

Draper, Daniel, 117.

Dryden, William G., Santa Fé expedi tion, 94, 96.

Dunbar, James T., 113.

Eastland, Captain, 38.

Elliot, Captain Charles, British charge in Texas, 36.

Ellis, E. John, 67.

El Paso, golden jubilee, 169.

England, interest of, in Texas, 36, 141, 142.

Erath, Edwin Potter, 158.

Erath, Memoirs of Major George Ber nard, 27-51, 140-163; surveyor and Indian fighter, 27, 145; Congressman and legislator, 140; marriage, 145; relations with Indians, 153; in Civil War, 158.

Erath, Lucy A., 27, 140.

Erath County, Texas, first settlers in, 149.

Esteban, Moorish negro in Narvaez expedition, 127.

Exemption laws of Texas, abuse of, 161.

Fee, J. L., early newspapers in Grand Masonic Lodge at Waco, 170.

Felder, Dr. Edmund J., 49.

Figueroa, sent to Panuco, 229, 237.

Fisher and Miller's colony of Germans, 141.

Fisher, Captain, 43.

Ford, Captain John S., Indian expedi tion, 151.

Fort Concho, 169.

Fowlkes, Betty D., 316.

Fowlkes, Pascal, 316.

France, interest in Texas, 142.

Franco-Texian bill, 142.

Frontier, protection of, 156.

Frontier Times, by J. J. Hunter, 169.

Fulmore, Zachary Taylor, in memoriam, 84.

Gadsden, James, characterization of, 3, 14; instructions to, 3; expansionist views, 6, 13; estimate of Mexican politics, 7; criticism of American consular system, 9; controversy with Bonilla, 10.

Gadsden Treaty, Negotiation of, 1-26. Galveston, Colorado, and San Antonio Railroad, finished to San Antonio, 57.

Galveston News, editorial commending President Hayes, 60.

Garay, Francisco de, 124.

Garay grant, in Tehuantepec, 1, 18.

Garber, Paul N., Life of Gadsden, 3.

Garfield, James A., speech against sectionalism, 323.

Garrett, Alexander C, 335.

Garza, Antonio de la, 99.

Gibbon, William Fitz, 115.

Gibson, Randall L., 67.

Giddings, G. H., agent of Confederate government, 258, 259.

Gillespie, Captain, 49.

Gonzales, Inquirer, 70th anniversary edition, 169.

Gray, A. B., surveyor, 6.

Green, Ed. J. L., 335.

Green, George, 146.

Green, Thomas J., 44.

Green, Tom, 49.

Greer County case, 33.

Gregg, Josiah, 90.

Guadalupe Hidalgo, treaty of, Article XI, 10.

Guayeones Indians, 287.

Guerrero, demands of Texans on town, 42 Hackett, Charles W., book reviewed, 329 Hammond, George P., book review, 329.

Hancock, George, 46.

Harris County Historical Society, organ ization, 251.

Harrison, Hally, 324.

Harrison, Tom, 325.

Harwood, T. F., vice-president of Association, 82.

Hayes, Rutherford B., correspondence with Guy M. Bryan, 52-73, 164-167, 242-250, 305-328; proposes emigra tion from Ohio to Texas, 55; reply to proposal for settling contest with Tilden, 55; inaugural commended in Texas, 60; invites Bryan to visit and advise him, 62; policy approved in Texas, 65-72; attitude toward Mexico, 70, 318; reminiscences, 243.

Hays, Captain, 43.

Heard, Julia Irion, 334.

Heath, Ephraim Charles, 335.

Hicks, in Mier expedition, 47, 48.

Hill, Captain, 140.

Historical Societies, a plea for County, 74; Societies organized, 149, 169, 251, 335.

History, contest, local, 335.

Hodge, F. W., 122; misreading of Cabeza de Vaca, 227.

Holman, James S., 269.

Hollins Institute, 245, 317.

Homan, William K., 328.

Hoover, Mrs. Florence, 251.

House, T. W., 252.

Houston, A. J., vice-president of Histor ical Association, 82.

Houston, Sam, economical administra tion as president of Texas, 33; Indian policy, 34; Mier expedition, 38; opposition to in West Texas, 140; estimate of his policies, 141; favorable to annexation, 143; defeats Runnels in election of 1859, 154.

Houston Historical Society, 169.

Howard, G. Volney, 335.

Howland, Samuel, 104.

Howlet, James, surveyor, 28.

Huelva, Diego de, with Indians on Texas coast, 277, 278.

Hunter, J. J., Frontier Times, 169.

Hutcheson, Willie, 335.

Ideson, Julia, 251.

Immigration to Texas, 55, 56; causes of, 108-119; sources of, 116; in West Texas, 150.

Inca, account of De Soto, 137.

Indian policy of United States in Texas, 152-154. Indians, invading Mexico from United States, 10; hostilities, 29-34, 150; changing methods with advance of civilization, 159; battle with José Maria, 170; habits of on Texas coast in sixteenth century, 231, 277, 280, 281; lists of, 287; described by Alonso de Leon in Monterey region, 290-295; characteristics of in Mon terrey-Cerralvo district, 122.

Internal improvements, 318.

Irion, Richard A., 90.

Iturbide, Agustin de, Correspondence and Diary of, published, 333.

Johns, C. R., 258.

Johnson, H. S., 246.

Johnson, Bishop James Steptoe, by Everett H. Jones, 169.

Johnson, Lillian E., European rivalry in Gulf of Mexico, 196.

Johnson, Colonel M. T., 155.

Johnson, W. A., 251.

Jones, Anson, elected president of Texas, 144.

Jones, Everett H., Bishop James Steptoe Johnson, 169.

Jones, George, 72.

Jones, Colonel Wash, 317.

Jones, Wiley, 37.

Jones, William Jefferson, Santa Fé trade, 89.

José Maria, Indian chief, 31, 170.

Karankawas, 44.

Karnes, Henry, expedition against Comanches, 89, 91.

Katy, in Mier expedition, 49.

Kaufman, David, introduces preemp tion bill in Texan Senate, 148.

Keeran, Claude, owns site of La Salle's Colony in Texas, 185.

Kellogg, W. P., 305.

Key, Edmund, 335.

Kickapoos, attempt to settle in Mexico, 1860.

Kingsbury, L. G., 264.

Lamar, Mirabeau 8., source of infor mation concerning Santa Fé, 88; address to inhabitants of, 95.

Lancaster, Texas, founding of, 335.

Land values in Texas, 56.

L'Archévèque, fate of, 174.

La Salle, Location of Colony on the Gulf Coast, by Herbert E. Bolton, 171 189; map of, 180.

La Salle, Robert Cavalier de, explora tion of Texas, 173; death near Nava sota, 174; search of Spanish for his colony, 175.

Leon, Alonso de, Historia de Nuevo Leon, 122; Indian customs, 291.

Leon, Alonso de, the elder, 295.

Lewis, William P., 105.

Lipan Indians, 30.

Lipscomb, Abner S., 96.

Llanos, Francisco de, exploration of Texas coast, 177.

Lockhart's house on Guadalupe, 49.

Looscan, Adele B., 82.

Lubbock, F. R., 258.

Luckett, Colonel, 264.

Lujan, Pedro, 92.

McCormick, Judge Andrew P., 326.

McCulloch, Colonel Ben, 49; buys Colts pistols, 255.

McCulloch, Henry, 49.

McFarland, Mrs. Ike, 251.

McGregor, Henry F., 252.

McLean, Edward R., 335.

McLennan, John, helps lay'/> ' WC= Waco, 147.

McLennan, Neill, 146.

McLennan, Neill, Jr., 148.

McLennan County, population of in 1848, 147.

Maliacones Indians, 286.

Mallison, A. G., 251.

Marcy, William L., instructions to James Gadsden, 3, 14.

Maria Jose, Indian chief, 31.

Mariames Indians, 285, 287.

Matthews, Stanly, 69.

Maxey, Senator S. B., addressed by Bryan on Hayes-Tilden contest, 54; recommends Bryan to be Minister to Mexico, 63.

Mebans, Alexander D., 251.

Menard, Carrie Sherman, 335.

Mercer and Perters' Colony, 141.

Meriwether, , 24.

Meusnier, Pierre, report on La Salle, 174.

Mexico, relations with United States, 1-26; complains of Indians, 10; Texans do not want war with, 318; historical documents published, 333.

Mier expedition, 44.

Milam Land District, 146.

Milam County, extent and condition of, 28.

Miller, E. T., 82.

Mills, Robert, recommended for col lector of customs at Galveston, 61.

Mills, Roger Q., approves Hayes, 65, 166, 324.

Mills, R. and D. G., 257.

Milner, R. T., 252.

Minutemen, for protection of frontier, Money, depreciation of Texas bills, 31, 33, 143; Confederate currency, 157.

Monroe's Settlement, suffers from Indian raids, 34.

Morehouse expedition, the, Indian wars, 30 Morgan Fight, Indian hostilities, 29.

Moore, Colonel, 36.

Morton, Oliver P., on Hayes' Southern policy, 71.

Narváez, Pánfilo de, expedition of, 120 139, 217-241, 276-304; builds boats, 217-219; refuses assistance to Cabeza de Vaca, 226; controversy wi th Cortés, 125; description of, 126; equipment of the expedition, 129.

Nashville, on Brazos River, 29.

Necrology, 251, 335.

Negroes, franchise in Texas, 53, 324.

Neighbors, Major Robert S., Indian agent, 153.

Nelson, Captain, 151.

New Mexico, documents concerning, 329 New Mexico and the Texan Santa Fe Expedition, 85-107. News Items, 169, 251.

Newspapers, early Texas, in Grand Masonic Lodge at Waco, 170.

Nichols, E. 8., 255.

Noble, Elijah, 113.

Norris, James M., negotiates with Comanches, 152; protection of fron tier, 157.

Norton, A. 8., 68.

Norwegian settlement in Bosque county, 149, 334.

Notes and Fragments: Rosenberg Library, 168.

Obregón, Luis Gonzales, publications, of, 333.

55, 56 Ohio, emigration from to Texas, 55, 56, 116.

Oldham, Tom, in Mier expedition, 49.

Oliver and Brothers, 259.

Ortiz, Juan Felipe, stimulates Santa Fé against Texans, 102.

Oviedo y Valdez, Gonzalo Fernandez, The Expedition of Panfilo de Narváez, 120, 217, 276.

Oxsheer, William, 147.

Pacific railroad, land reserved for, 149.

Palos, Fray Juan de, 218.

Panhandle Plains Historical Society, 335 Park, George S., Santa Fe trade, 88.

Pearce, N. B., 269.

Pearson, Captain, 38.

Pease, E. M., recommends appointment of W. P. Ballinger to Supreme Court of United States, 243; characteriza tion of, 243; mentioned for collector of port of Galveston, 315.

Penalosa, Captain, 220, 226.

Pfeiffer, George, gunpowder factory, 268.

Pierce, , 47.

Pineda, Alonso de, explores Gulf coast, 233.

Plummer, Captain, guarding Indians at Brazos agency, 152.

Poindexter, William W., 335.

Portilla, Juana Yznaga de la, 121.

Potter resolution, 312, 315, 316.

Prairie Dog River, 33.

Quevenes Indians, 287.

Quitok Indians, 287.

Quitole Indians, 287.

Railroads, promote settlement of Texas, 57, 70, 149, 150; contemplated to Rio Grande, 244; will facilitate pro tection of Texas coast, 318; route for transcontinental road, 4.

Ramón, Diego, 197.

Ramón, Domingo, 197.

Ramsdell, Charles W., Plea for County Historical Societies, 74; Treasurer's report, 83; The Texas State Military Board, 1862-1865, 254-275. Randolph, C. H., 258.

Ranjel, Roderigo, narrative of De Soto, 136.

Reagan, John H., approves Hayes policy, 65.

Religious toleration, desired by emi grants to Texas, 113.

Republican party in Texas, 317.

Riggs, John, killed by Indians, 153.

Rippy, J. Fred, Negotiation of the Gadsden Treaty, 1-26. Roberts, Major Ingham S., 169.

Rogers, W. K., 166, 307, 313, 314, 318, 320.

Rosenberg Library, historical materials in, 168.

Ross, Shapleigh P., ranger captain, 146, 153.

Rountree, Lee J., 252.

Rowan, manufacture of gunpowder, 268.

Rowland, John G., 95.

Royall, Tucker, 335.

St. Clair, in Mier expedition, 47, 48.

St. Denis' Second Expedition to the Rio Grande, 190-216. St. Vrain, Ceran, 103.

Salazar, Damasio, 102.

Salinas, Gregorio de, 177.

Sandoval, Antonio, watches Pueblo Indians, 102.

Sands, Edward E., 335.

Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de, on the Gadsden negotiations, 13; sketches of, 169.

Santa Fe, expedition, 32, 85-107; trade, bill for defeated in Texas, 89.

Secession, Texas in, 145.

Shaw, N. A., 335.

Shelby, Charmion Clair, St. Denis' Second Expedition to the Rio Grande, 190-216. Shields, Colonel, collector at Galveston, 315.

Simmons, David Edward, 335.

Simmons College, receives collection of Texana from R. C. Crane, 170.

Slavery, influence on colonization of Texas, 113, 117.

Slayden, James L., 335.

Small, C. C, work on La Salle, 186.

Smith, Buckingham, 120.

Smith, James, Commissioner to Indians, 153.

Smith, J. Tom, 335.

Smith, General Persifer F., ordered to Rio Grande, 25.

Smith, William R., 251.

Smither, Harriet, 82.

Somervell, Alexander, expedition to Rio Grande, 35.

Soto, Hernando de, 136.

Speight, Colonel J. W., 158.

Spofford, H. M., 305.

Stanton, Florence B., work on La Salle, 187.

Steele, Alonso, descendants organize Native Sons of Texas, 251.

Steiner, J. M., Commissioner to Indians, 153.

Stephens, John M., 149; son killed by Indians, 152.

Stevens, Mrs., 64.

Surveying and surveyors, in Texas, 1838-1842, 28.

Swisher, John M., sale of bonds, 259 261.

Tallmadge, Mr., contemplates Ohio colony in Texas, 56.

Talon, Jean and Robert, 175.

Tankersley, Leo J., 335.

Telegraph and Texas Register, 170.

Tellez, Captain, 220, 226.

Temple, Edward E., 335.

Tennison, E. 0., 335.

Teodora, a Greek, 224.

Texas, Notes on the Colonization of, 108 119.

Texas State Military Board, 1862-1865, by Charles W. Ramsdell, 254-275., Texas, early political parties, 140; exemption laws, 161; Journals of legislature, 1824-1835, 334; Native Sons of, organized, 251; secedes from United States, 145.

Texas money, depreciation of, 31, 33, Texas and Pacific Railroad, 70.

Texas Christian University, endow ment, 335.

Texas Sentinel, newspaper, 170.

Texas State Historical Association, see Affairs of the Association. Texian, the Weekly, newspaper, 170.

Tilden, Samuel J., presidential contest, 52-55. Tom Green County, 169.

Tonkawa Indians, 30.

Townes, John C, 335.

Tri-Weekly Telegraph, newspaper, 170.

Tyler, George W., 51, 153; Plea for County Historical Societies, 74; Vice- President Texas State Historical Association, 82.

Uliyarri, Santiago, 102.

United States, Indian Policy in Texas, 152-154. Vaca, Cabeza de, translation of his Relacion, 121; landing in Texas, 231; identification of location, 288; route of wanderings, 301.

Valdivieso, Pedro de, with Indians on Gulf coast, 277, 278.

Vasquez, General, raids San Antonio, 35.

Vidaurri, Santiago, 99.

Waco, town of established, 147; early Texas papers in Grand Masonic Lodge at, 170.

Waggener, Mrs. Leslie, 252.

Walker, Commissioner to Comanches, 152.

Walker, William, filibuster, 20.

Ward, Christopher L., carries dispatches to Gadsden, 14.

Ware, N. A,, 147.

Webb, J. S., 185.

Webb, W. P., 82.

Welder, John J., 335.

Wells, James 8., 335.

Wells, Joseph K., 120.

West, Elizabeth H., Plea for County Historical Societies, 74.

Wharton, Clarence, 251; sketches of Santa Anna, 169.

Whipple, Lieutenant, 3.

White, George W., 272.

Williamson, Colonel George, 311.

Wilmot, E. P., 252.

Wilson, James T. D., 259.

Winterbotham, J. M., description of Historical Collections in Rosenberg Library, Galveston, 169.

Woll, General Adrian, invasion of Texas, 36; defends Rio Grande, 41.

Workman, William, 95.

Xuarez, Fray Juan, 218.

Yeguaces Indians, 287.

Yellow fever, epidemic of 1873, 335.

Young, Mrs. Jane M., 322.

Yznaga, Jose Aniceto, 122.

Yznaga, Juana de la Portilla, 121.

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