Phelps, William Walter, 1839-1894
Person
Biography
William Walter Phelps was a United States Congressman and diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Germany and Austria-Hungary. He was the son of John Jay Phelps, a successful New York City merchant and financier.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Ira Hobart Evans business records, 1867-1913
Collection
Identifier: 1976-019
Scope and Contents
The Ira Hobart Evans business records, housed in 19 legal-sized document boxes, document the negotiation for, and the acquisition and disbursement of Texas lands from the 1850s through the early 1900s by land companies such as the New York and Texas Land Company, Ltd., the Texas Land Company, Inc., the Texas Land Syndicate, the International and Great Northern Railroad Company, the Brazos Internal Improvement and Navigation Company, and the Espuela Land and Cattle Company.The...
Dates:
1867 - 1913