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Hannah Este Burnet
1836
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Hannah Este Burnet and her husband, David G. Burnet, moved from their native state of New Jersey to the Galveston area where they established a home and lumber mill. David not only practiced law, but was also a farmer. |
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1833 -- David G. Burnet was a delegate to the San Felipe Convention that petitioned to start a separate government of Texas.
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1836 -- When Texas became a republic, David G. Burnet was elected President. |
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Hannah Este Burnet supported her husband in all his political activities, assuming much of the responsibility of the home, the farm, and the children. |
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1837 -- The gown representing Hannah Este Burnet in the collection is a reproduction of a costume worn at the first San Jacinto Ball in Houston.
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The fabric used for the Hannah Este Burnet's dress is heavy ivory satin with a wide flounce of black Spanish lace circling the hem of the full skirt and a matching lace bertha covering the shoulders of the sleeveless bodice. The gold comb, which is over 100 years old, is typical of the ornaments worn at that time. |
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