Convention of 1836
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The Convention of 1836 was the meeting of elected delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas in March 1836. The Texas Revolution had begun five months previously, and the interim government, known a
Replica of the building at Washington-on-the-Brazos where the Texas Declaration of Independence was signed. An inscription reads: "Here a Nation was born".
David G. Burnet was elected the interim president of the new Republic of Texas.
Telegraph and Texas Register
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Telegraph and Texas Register was the second permanent newspaper in Texas. Originally conceived as the Telegraph and Texas Planter, the newspaper was renamed shortly before it began publication, to ref
Inaugural edition of the Telegraph and Texas Register, published October 10, 1835
Gail Borden was one of the founders of the Telegraph and served as its first editor
A partial scan of the March 24, 1836 edition of the Telegraph which contained the first list of defenders killed at the Battle of the Alamo
In the May 2, 1837 edition of the Telegraph, publishers explained their move to Houston.