[Recollections of H. Zipporah Roebuck - February 1909]

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Recollections of H. Zipporah Roebuck on family stories about her uncle, Thomas Falconer, who was swept up in the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. She discusses his release from Mexico and a story about how he made up about a family saint to avoid being shot.

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Roebuck, H. Zipporah February 1909.

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Recollections of H. Zipporah Roebuck on family stories about her uncle, Thomas Falconer, who was swept up in the Texan Santa Fe Expedition. She discusses his release from Mexico and a story about how he made up about a family saint to avoid being shot.

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6 p.

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

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  • Accession or Local Control No: Falconer-TranscriptsAndCopies-NieceRecollections-SM
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth586982

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Roebuck, H. Zipporah. [Recollections of H. Zipporah Roebuck - February 1909], text, February 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth586982/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Southwestern University.

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