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Southwestern Historical Quarterly
From Mrs. Katherine D. U. Hunter, of West Claremont, New Hampshire,
I have received a photographic copy of the family portrait of R. H. Upham
and such information as she could secure from present members of the
family. Two letters from Robert Harris Upham to his father, George Baxter
Upham, indicate that he left home in 1832, after a disagreement. The father,
by general consensus of opinion, seems to have been a stern and unimagi-
native parent. The portrait (made about 1824 to 1827) shows a handsome,
thoughtful boy of fourteen to seventeen years, with a flute. Robert later
developed into a tall young man and during his brief life retained his love
of music. His pranks at Dartmouth caused his father to take him out:
"Robert never did anything dishonourable; he was just full of high spirits
and temperament. He also had a firm resolve to continue if possible his
law studies. . ... A fine, sensitive, gifted young man who had to be the
captain . . . of his own fate. . . ." It is possible that R. H. Upham ac-
companied to Ohio his elder brother, George Baxter Upham, Jr. Here
Robert studied law (at Steubenville), and thence he later came on to
Texas (supra). It has always been an Upham family tradition that Robert
Harris Upham died in the Texan struggle for independence: Dr. Jabez
Baxter Upham (1820-post 1889) was generally credited with having re-
ceived a letter from an acquaintance in Texas, "giving proof of his
brother's death at the Alamo."
I shall be most grateful for any information or suggestions regarding
Robert Harris Upham.
Mrs. Max Weinert of Seguin has recently sent in a most
interesting and comprehensive report on the origin of place
names in Guadalupe County, a report typical of many other
fine ones which have gone into the Handbook files. The com-
pilation shows that she has examined deed records, minutes
of Commissioners' County Court, early newspapers, railroad
files, high school themes, and local histories as sources of in-
formation, in addition to consulting early settlers. The county
illustrates a variety of sources of place names: the Indian
origin of Cibolo and Geronimo, the pioneer origin of Seguin, the
names of early settlers such as Schertz and McQueeny, and -
even the name of "Gander Slu."
Of particular interest to all Guadalupe County, of which Se-
guin is the county seat, was the launching of the one hundred
thirty-ninth Liberty Ship, the Juan N. Seguin, by the Houston
Shipbuilding Corporation. The Liberty ships are cargo vessels
of 10,500 tons. The Association is pleased to note that the
shipbuilding company has accepted all of its recommendations
for names of vessels. These names so familiar in the pages of
Texas history will soon be familiar to the ports of the Seven Seas.404
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