Richard Salmon Hunt was an uncle of Belle Hunt Shortridge, author of LONE STAR NIGHTS.
In 1844 he married Aurelia L. Rowe in Watertown, New York (ref., Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Thomas Foley Vol.3, No.12 (Akron, NY, Jun 1937).
The 1850 and 1860 censuses list him as a printer living in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. His widow still lived at Bonham in 1880. In 1849, he and Charles de Morse were the publishers of the Bonham Advertiser. Charles de Morse was the basis for the character of Professor Charles de Gratz in the autobiographical novel HELD IN TRUST by Belle Hunt Shortridge.
Author of: Guide to the Republic of Texas: Consisting of a Brief Outline of the History of Its Settlement: A General View of the Surface of the Country; Its Climate, Soil, Productions; Rivers, Counties, Towns, and Internal Improvements; The Colonization and Land Laws; List of Courts and Judicial Officers; Tariff and Ports of Entry &c. Accompanied by a New and Correct Map. By Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel, Houston, Texas. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 124 Broadway, 1839.
Abstracts from the Northern Standard and the Red River District [Texas], vol. 2 (2009), by Richard B. Marrin, Lorna Geer Sheppard, p. 56 : “From the Northern Standard, March 31, 1849:…The Bonham Advertiser is published by Richard S. Hunt who has infused considerable spirit into his columns especially on subjects interesting to the people of his region.”
An excellent biographical summary published by Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, Inc., citing Streeter, says: " In the category of large-scale nineteenth-century maps of Texas, Hunt and Randel’s magnificent production, like the maps of Austin and De Cordova, had few rivals. The guidebook is a classic on its own, addressing all the needs and concerns of the prospective emigrant.
Richard Salmon Hunt (1812-1869) came to Texas from Cairo, New York, in 1836 with his brother William Hudson Hunt (1815-1864; Handbook of Texas Online). The brothers had an interest in maps, surveys, and the law. Richard spent most of his years in Texas, either in Bastrop or Bonham. He bought Charles DeMorse’s interest in a local newspaper, the Bonham Advertiser, in 1849 but sold out after landing in hot water with the locals for supporting Sam Houston (Sibley, Lone Stars and Lone Star Gazettes: Texas Newspapers before the Civil War, p. 309). Although he was a Union man, Richard remained in Bonham during the Civil War without being maltreated. We find little on Jesse F. Randel. He sold four slaves for $4,500 (a disputed sale) and posted notice of probate for John T. Randel in Harris County in 1839. He owned property in Hood and Johnston Counties and corresponded with Memucan Hunt in 1846. There is a reference to Colonel Cooke’s military road expedition from the Red River border through present-day Dallas and Waco to Austin in Stephen F. Moore’s Savage Frontier, 1840-1841 (University of North Texas Press, 2007, Vol. III, p. 171): “Mr. Hunt, the military road engineer, worked with a man named Randel to create a map of the Cross Timbers. The Telegraph on January 16 gave a definition of the Cross Timbers area, based on Hunt’s surveys.”
Descendants of Thomas Hunt by Everett Hunt: "He (Richard Salmon Hunt) wrote (a) history of Texas and a second book in collaboration with a professor from UT Austin. He may have been at the Alamo with Colonel William Hudson Hunt, colonel at age of 21. Richard surveyed Texas and later returned to NY. Moved to Bonham, Fannin County in 1848. Published the first newspaper in Bonham: "Bonham Advertiser". Native-Watertown NY according to Calle Lillian White of Telephone TX (Lemasco), a granddaughter quoted from a newspaper article dated Aug. 29, 1962. In 1848 the Hunts moved to Bonham where he was engaged in practice of law and established Bonham Advocate, first paper in Bonham. They had moved to Canada in 1846 and returned in 1848. He was a member of a prominent NY family and a close relative of Gov. Washington Hunt. He had a polished education. Although born and raised in the North and a strong Union man he remained in Bonham during the entire war and no one thought of molesting him because they had such confidence in his honesty and integrity. He died in Bastrop May 12, 1869 and Mrs. Hunt died in Bonham March 14, 1899. The Hunts had two children: Mrs. E. D. (Judge) McClellan of Bonham and H. W. Hunt of Montague. There is a copy of the Bonham Advertiser in the Library of Congress and one in Texas A&M historical files."
Not sure he is buried here by his wife; if so, marker may be sunken or destroyed. One family tree says he died in Bastrop County, Texas.
He was the father of Alice Hunt McClellan (1846-1932) and Horace Washington Hunt (14 Dec 1849-23 Jun 1934).
In 1844 he married Aurelia L. Rowe in Watertown, New York (ref., Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Thomas Foley Vol.3, No.12 (Akron, NY, Jun 1937).
The 1850 and 1860 censuses list him as a printer living in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. His widow still lived at Bonham in 1880. In 1849, he and Charles de Morse were the publishers of the Bonham Advertiser. Charles de Morse was the basis for the character of Professor Charles de Gratz in the autobiographical novel HELD IN TRUST by Belle Hunt Shortridge.
Author of: Guide to the Republic of Texas: Consisting of a Brief Outline of the History of Its Settlement: A General View of the Surface of the Country; Its Climate, Soil, Productions; Rivers, Counties, Towns, and Internal Improvements; The Colonization and Land Laws; List of Courts and Judicial Officers; Tariff and Ports of Entry &c. Accompanied by a New and Correct Map. By Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel, Houston, Texas. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 124 Broadway, 1839.
Abstracts from the Northern Standard and the Red River District [Texas], vol. 2 (2009), by Richard B. Marrin, Lorna Geer Sheppard, p. 56 : “From the Northern Standard, March 31, 1849:…The Bonham Advertiser is published by Richard S. Hunt who has infused considerable spirit into his columns especially on subjects interesting to the people of his region.”
An excellent biographical summary published by Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, Inc., citing Streeter, says: " In the category of large-scale nineteenth-century maps of Texas, Hunt and Randel’s magnificent production, like the maps of Austin and De Cordova, had few rivals. The guidebook is a classic on its own, addressing all the needs and concerns of the prospective emigrant.
Richard Salmon Hunt (1812-1869) came to Texas from Cairo, New York, in 1836 with his brother William Hudson Hunt (1815-1864; Handbook of Texas Online). The brothers had an interest in maps, surveys, and the law. Richard spent most of his years in Texas, either in Bastrop or Bonham. He bought Charles DeMorse’s interest in a local newspaper, the Bonham Advertiser, in 1849 but sold out after landing in hot water with the locals for supporting Sam Houston (Sibley, Lone Stars and Lone Star Gazettes: Texas Newspapers before the Civil War, p. 309). Although he was a Union man, Richard remained in Bonham during the Civil War without being maltreated. We find little on Jesse F. Randel. He sold four slaves for $4,500 (a disputed sale) and posted notice of probate for John T. Randel in Harris County in 1839. He owned property in Hood and Johnston Counties and corresponded with Memucan Hunt in 1846. There is a reference to Colonel Cooke’s military road expedition from the Red River border through present-day Dallas and Waco to Austin in Stephen F. Moore’s Savage Frontier, 1840-1841 (University of North Texas Press, 2007, Vol. III, p. 171): “Mr. Hunt, the military road engineer, worked with a man named Randel to create a map of the Cross Timbers. The Telegraph on January 16 gave a definition of the Cross Timbers area, based on Hunt’s surveys.”
Descendants of Thomas Hunt by Everett Hunt: "He (Richard Salmon Hunt) wrote (a) history of Texas and a second book in collaboration with a professor from UT Austin. He may have been at the Alamo with Colonel William Hudson Hunt, colonel at age of 21. Richard surveyed Texas and later returned to NY. Moved to Bonham, Fannin County in 1848. Published the first newspaper in Bonham: "Bonham Advertiser". Native-Watertown NY according to Calle Lillian White of Telephone TX (Lemasco), a granddaughter quoted from a newspaper article dated Aug. 29, 1962. In 1848 the Hunts moved to Bonham where he was engaged in practice of law and established Bonham Advocate, first paper in Bonham. They had moved to Canada in 1846 and returned in 1848. He was a member of a prominent NY family and a close relative of Gov. Washington Hunt. He had a polished education. Although born and raised in the North and a strong Union man he remained in Bonham during the entire war and no one thought of molesting him because they had such confidence in his honesty and integrity. He died in Bastrop May 12, 1869 and Mrs. Hunt died in Bonham March 14, 1899. The Hunts had two children: Mrs. E. D. (Judge) McClellan of Bonham and H. W. Hunt of Montague. There is a copy of the Bonham Advertiser in the Library of Congress and one in Texas A&M historical files."
Not sure he is buried here by his wife; if so, marker may be sunken or destroyed. One family tree says he died in Bastrop County, Texas.
He was the father of Alice Hunt McClellan (1846-1932) and Horace Washington Hunt (14 Dec 1849-23 Jun 1934).
Richard Salmon Hunt was an uncle of Belle Hunt Shortridge, author of LONE STAR NIGHTS.
In 1844 he married Aurelia L. Rowe in Watertown, New York (ref., Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Thomas Foley Vol.3, No.12 (Akron, NY, Jun 1937).
The 1850 and 1860 censuses list him as a printer living in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. His widow still lived at Bonham in 1880. In 1849, he and Charles de Morse were the publishers of the Bonham Advertiser. Charles de Morse was the basis for the character of Professor Charles de Gratz in the autobiographical novel HELD IN TRUST by Belle Hunt Shortridge.
Author of: Guide to the Republic of Texas: Consisting of a Brief Outline of the History of Its Settlement: A General View of the Surface of the Country; Its Climate, Soil, Productions; Rivers, Counties, Towns, and Internal Improvements; The Colonization and Land Laws; List of Courts and Judicial Officers; Tariff and Ports of Entry &c. Accompanied by a New and Correct Map. By Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel, Houston, Texas. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 124 Broadway, 1839.
Abstracts from the Northern Standard and the Red River District [Texas], vol. 2 (2009), by Richard B. Marrin, Lorna Geer Sheppard, p. 56 : “From the Northern Standard, March 31, 1849:…The Bonham Advertiser is published by Richard S. Hunt who has infused considerable spirit into his columns especially on subjects interesting to the people of his region.”
An excellent biographical summary published by Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, Inc., citing Streeter, says: " In the category of large-scale nineteenth-century maps of Texas, Hunt and Randel’s magnificent production, like the maps of Austin and De Cordova, had few rivals. The guidebook is a classic on its own, addressing all the needs and concerns of the prospective emigrant.
Richard Salmon Hunt (1812-1869) came to Texas from Cairo, New York, in 1836 with his brother William Hudson Hunt (1815-1864; Handbook of Texas Online). The brothers had an interest in maps, surveys, and the law. Richard spent most of his years in Texas, either in Bastrop or Bonham. He bought Charles DeMorse’s interest in a local newspaper, the Bonham Advertiser, in 1849 but sold out after landing in hot water with the locals for supporting Sam Houston (Sibley, Lone Stars and Lone Star Gazettes: Texas Newspapers before the Civil War, p. 309). Although he was a Union man, Richard remained in Bonham during the Civil War without being maltreated. We find little on Jesse F. Randel. He sold four slaves for $4,500 (a disputed sale) and posted notice of probate for John T. Randel in Harris County in 1839. He owned property in Hood and Johnston Counties and corresponded with Memucan Hunt in 1846. There is a reference to Colonel Cooke’s military road expedition from the Red River border through present-day Dallas and Waco to Austin in Stephen F. Moore’s Savage Frontier, 1840-1841 (University of North Texas Press, 2007, Vol. III, p. 171): “Mr. Hunt, the military road engineer, worked with a man named Randel to create a map of the Cross Timbers. The Telegraph on January 16 gave a definition of the Cross Timbers area, based on Hunt’s surveys.”
Descendants of Thomas Hunt by Everett Hunt: "He (Richard Salmon Hunt) wrote (a) history of Texas and a second book in collaboration with a professor from UT Austin. He may have been at the Alamo with Colonel William Hudson Hunt, colonel at age of 21. Richard surveyed Texas and later returned to NY. Moved to Bonham, Fannin County in 1848. Published the first newspaper in Bonham: "Bonham Advertiser". Native-Watertown NY according to Calle Lillian White of Telephone TX (Lemasco), a granddaughter quoted from a newspaper article dated Aug. 29, 1962. In 1848 the Hunts moved to Bonham where he was engaged in practice of law and established Bonham Advocate, first paper in Bonham. They had moved to Canada in 1846 and returned in 1848. He was a member of a prominent NY family and a close relative of Gov. Washington Hunt. He had a polished education. Although born and raised in the North and a strong Union man he remained in Bonham during the entire war and no one thought of molesting him because they had such confidence in his honesty and integrity. He died in Bastrop May 12, 1869 and Mrs. Hunt died in Bonham March 14, 1899. The Hunts had two children: Mrs. E. D. (Judge) McClellan of Bonham and H. W. Hunt of Montague. There is a copy of the Bonham Advertiser in the Library of Congress and one in Texas A&M historical files."
Not sure he is buried here by his wife; if so, marker may be sunken or destroyed. One family tree says he died in Bastrop County, Texas.
He was the father of Alice Hunt McClellan (1846-1932) and Horace Washington Hunt (14 Dec 1849-23 Jun 1934).
In 1844 he married Aurelia L. Rowe in Watertown, New York (ref., Early Settlers of New York State, Their Ancestors and Descendants, by Thomas Foley Vol.3, No.12 (Akron, NY, Jun 1937).
The 1850 and 1860 censuses list him as a printer living in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. His widow still lived at Bonham in 1880. In 1849, he and Charles de Morse were the publishers of the Bonham Advertiser. Charles de Morse was the basis for the character of Professor Charles de Gratz in the autobiographical novel HELD IN TRUST by Belle Hunt Shortridge.
Author of: Guide to the Republic of Texas: Consisting of a Brief Outline of the History of Its Settlement: A General View of the Surface of the Country; Its Climate, Soil, Productions; Rivers, Counties, Towns, and Internal Improvements; The Colonization and Land Laws; List of Courts and Judicial Officers; Tariff and Ports of Entry &c. Accompanied by a New and Correct Map. By Richard S. Hunt and Jesse F. Randel, Houston, Texas. New York: Published by J.H. Colton, 124 Broadway, 1839.
Abstracts from the Northern Standard and the Red River District [Texas], vol. 2 (2009), by Richard B. Marrin, Lorna Geer Sheppard, p. 56 : “From the Northern Standard, March 31, 1849:…The Bonham Advertiser is published by Richard S. Hunt who has infused considerable spirit into his columns especially on subjects interesting to the people of his region.”
An excellent biographical summary published by Dorothy Sloan-Rare Books, Inc., citing Streeter, says: " In the category of large-scale nineteenth-century maps of Texas, Hunt and Randel’s magnificent production, like the maps of Austin and De Cordova, had few rivals. The guidebook is a classic on its own, addressing all the needs and concerns of the prospective emigrant.
Richard Salmon Hunt (1812-1869) came to Texas from Cairo, New York, in 1836 with his brother William Hudson Hunt (1815-1864; Handbook of Texas Online). The brothers had an interest in maps, surveys, and the law. Richard spent most of his years in Texas, either in Bastrop or Bonham. He bought Charles DeMorse’s interest in a local newspaper, the Bonham Advertiser, in 1849 but sold out after landing in hot water with the locals for supporting Sam Houston (Sibley, Lone Stars and Lone Star Gazettes: Texas Newspapers before the Civil War, p. 309). Although he was a Union man, Richard remained in Bonham during the Civil War without being maltreated. We find little on Jesse F. Randel. He sold four slaves for $4,500 (a disputed sale) and posted notice of probate for John T. Randel in Harris County in 1839. He owned property in Hood and Johnston Counties and corresponded with Memucan Hunt in 1846. There is a reference to Colonel Cooke’s military road expedition from the Red River border through present-day Dallas and Waco to Austin in Stephen F. Moore’s Savage Frontier, 1840-1841 (University of North Texas Press, 2007, Vol. III, p. 171): “Mr. Hunt, the military road engineer, worked with a man named Randel to create a map of the Cross Timbers. The Telegraph on January 16 gave a definition of the Cross Timbers area, based on Hunt’s surveys.”
Descendants of Thomas Hunt by Everett Hunt: "He (Richard Salmon Hunt) wrote (a) history of Texas and a second book in collaboration with a professor from UT Austin. He may have been at the Alamo with Colonel William Hudson Hunt, colonel at age of 21. Richard surveyed Texas and later returned to NY. Moved to Bonham, Fannin County in 1848. Published the first newspaper in Bonham: "Bonham Advertiser". Native-Watertown NY according to Calle Lillian White of Telephone TX (Lemasco), a granddaughter quoted from a newspaper article dated Aug. 29, 1962. In 1848 the Hunts moved to Bonham where he was engaged in practice of law and established Bonham Advocate, first paper in Bonham. They had moved to Canada in 1846 and returned in 1848. He was a member of a prominent NY family and a close relative of Gov. Washington Hunt. He had a polished education. Although born and raised in the North and a strong Union man he remained in Bonham during the entire war and no one thought of molesting him because they had such confidence in his honesty and integrity. He died in Bastrop May 12, 1869 and Mrs. Hunt died in Bonham March 14, 1899. The Hunts had two children: Mrs. E. D. (Judge) McClellan of Bonham and H. W. Hunt of Montague. There is a copy of the Bonham Advertiser in the Library of Congress and one in Texas A&M historical files."
Not sure he is buried here by his wife; if so, marker may be sunken or destroyed. One family tree says he died in Bastrop County, Texas.
He was the father of Alice Hunt McClellan (1846-1932) and Horace Washington Hunt (14 Dec 1849-23 Jun 1934).
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