c. Subseries, Mechling family, 1852-1914

Correspondence of William T. Mechling and Fanny Elizabeth Dashiell Mechling recaps his career as a Confederate soldier, reveals bits of information on Texas post-war life, and reflects changes in transportation and business, and general political (pre-WWI) misgivings; segments of William's journal mention Indigenous peoples and troop movements for approximately two weeks in 1852; assorted materials; clippings; Holy Bible, 1855, inscribed to Mrs. Fannie E. Mechling / From her husband on the 3rd anniversary of their wedding day / Nov. 26th, 1856.