Ingram, Ira,  1788-1837. <br/><br/>
Ira Ingram correspondence, 1824-1837. 

 - 9  1  items plus  oversize item. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Letters written by Ingram to his cousin, Mercy B. West, of Orange County, Vt., describing events mainly in Matagorda, Tex., but also in Natchez, Miss., New Orleans, La., and elsewhere in the South. 
<br/><br/><br/>Born in Vermont, emigrated to Texas from Louisiana in 1826; merchant and public official in Matagorda, Tex.; speaker of the Republic of Texas House of Representatives from 1836 until his death in 1837. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/>Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection. 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 79005828  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>West, Mercy B.--Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Matagorda (Tex.)--Description and travel.<br/>Natchez (Miss.)--Description and travel.<br/>New Orleans (La.)--Description and travel.<br/>Orange County (Vt.)<br/>Southern states--Description and travel.<br/>Texas--History--To 1846.<br/>Texas--Politics and government--To 1846.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Legislators--Texas.<br/>Merchants.<br/>Public officials.