Lamar Moves to Richmond - Richmond, TX - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

Lamar moves to Richmond

Lamar acquired two town lots in Richmond in 1838, but his public service and extensive travel kept him from permanently settling. Following his marriage to Henrietta Moffett in 1851, the couple toured the South, and a daughter Loretto Avalena “Lola”, was born in Georgia in 1852.

In early 1853, Lamar and his family had arrived in Richmond to establish a home. A Richmond newspaper reported “...to himself and family our hospitable citizens are ready to extend a cordial welcome.” During the home search he wrote to his wife: “since we parted I have been going night and day in search of a home, and shall still preserve until I gain one... Kiss the little one.”

In May, 1853, Lamar entered a joint farming agreement with Jane Long, whom he had known since his first trip to Texas in 1835. Lamar purchased one half interest in Long’s 1000-acre plantation and the two families farmed the property together throughout 1853. When Lamar's portion of the plantation was surveyed in 1854, a home and a gin were already built near the river.

Although the physical appearance of the home remains unknown Lamar described it as “a comfortable dwelling house” with usual “out-houses of the plantation.”

The household included Lamar, his wife Henrietta, daughter Loretto, sister-in-law Elizabeth Moffett Bud, a talented musician and singer, and her daughter Carrie Bud.

While Lamar was an ambassador in Central America, Dr. E.S. Alexander became the plantation's overseer, and in 1859 he married Eliza Bud. There were many visitors at the plantation, including Jose Agustin Quintero, a Cuban-born revolutionary, lawyer, journalists, and poet who assisted with translating Spanish-language documents relating to Texas history collected by Lamar throughout his life in Texas. Quintero wrote to his friend, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, in 1855: “I am here in the country with my good old friend, General Mirabeau B. Lamar, and many mile away from the world.”

Group that erected the marker: Fort Bend County Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: Eugene Heimann Cir Richmond, TX United States 77469 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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