Thorn, Frost, 1793-1854
Person
Biography
Purchased a slave in Coahuila and Texas, Mexico.
Citation:
Mary Watson bill of sale, 1832 June 9 (Frost Thorn of the District of Nacogdoches; purchased a slave in Coahuila and Texas in 1832)Handbook of Texas, via WWW, August 25, 2020 (Thorn, Frost, 1793-1854; empresario and merchant; first Texas millionaire; born in Glen Cove, New York in 1793;served on board of health of Nacogdoches; elected to state legislature of Coahuila and Texas, chairman of Nacogdoches committee of vigilance and safety during the Texas Revolution; chief interest was acquisition of land; operated a general store, bank, salt mine, lumber business, and large farms; died in Nacogdoches on December 3, 1854) https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/thorn-frost
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Mary Watson bill of sale
Digital Record
Identifier: VMSS302
Dates:
1832 June 9
Found in:
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
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