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James Osborn Sellers
Photograph of a daguerreotype picturing James Osborn Sellers in the late 1850s. He was killed in 1864 during the Civil War. He was Ethel C. Bryant's maternal grandfather. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date:
1857~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857]
Bill of Sale for A.D. Kennard from David M.Smith regarding a slave named Harris. On the back is a witness account of sale.
Date:
May 12, 1857
Creator:
Smith, David M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, November 19, 1857]
Letter from the heirs of A. Anderson to A.D. Kennard regarding money and a slave. The other page is about the witnesses of the signing of the document.
Date:
November 19, 1857
Creator:
Navarro County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Typical US Army Camel Corps camp]
Photograph of an illustration depicting a typical camp for the U.S. Army Camel Corps, including supplies, horses, and field personnel. In the foreground, men are organizing supplies while the camels and horses are resting behind them.
Date:
1857~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the United States and Texas Boundary Line and Adjacent Territory.
Map of the boundary lines between Texas and the United States, showing military trails, bodies of water, and areas of elevation. Includes table of "Points which can be easily found on the Earth's surface," indicating the latitude and longitude of mountains, hills, rivers, and creeks. Scale [ca. 1:950,400] (15 miles to the inch).
Date:
1857
Creator:
Clark, J. H. & Weyss, J. E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Williams' Traveller's Guide through the United States and Canada.
Map shows United States territorial boundaries, railroads, common roads, canals, swamps, military posts, areas of Native American habitation, cities and towns; streets, structures, and harbor detail for city and harbor of Havana. Insets: "Map of the Niagara River and Falls," "Map of California, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah &c.," "Map of the island of Cuba," and "City & harbor of Havana." Includes "explanation" and notes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights on insets. Depths by soundings on insets. Scale [ca. 1:4,200,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Texas and part of New Mexico : Compiled in the Bureau of Topographl. Eng'rs. chiefly for military purposes, 1857.
Map shows towns, military outposts, rivers, and military reconnaissance surveys in parts of mid-nineteenth century Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes list of authorities and table of readings from surveyor's stations. Relief shown by hachures and pictorially. Scale [1:1,500,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sectional map of the Territory of Kansas : compiled from the field notes in the Surveyor General's Office.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Kansas township grid, counties, roads, Native American reservations, military posts and reservations, and watershed. Scale [ca. 1:506,880].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Halsall, John, publisher
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Gillespie County
Survey map of Gillespie County, Texas, and the surrounding area, showing property lines, ownership, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, forts, and bodies of water. No scale information given.
Date:
March 23, 1857
Creator:
Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military map of Nebraska and Dakota [Sheet 1].
Map shows areas of military posts, trading posts, settlements, Native American habitation, and physical features in Nebraska Territory, Dakota Territory, and Minnesota. Includes notes and routes of explorers or survey parties. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:1,200,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Military map of Nebraska and Dakota [Sheet 2].
Map shows areas of military posts, trading posts, settlements, Native American habitation, and physical features in Nebraska Territory, Dakota Territory, and Minnesota. Includes notes and routes of explorers or survey parties. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:1,200,000].
Date:
1857
Creator:
Warren, G. K. (Gouverneur Kemble), 1830-1882
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Docket, Judges State Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1857-1871]
Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing criminal dockets, including such information as attorneys' names, the names of the involved parties, date of indictment, pleas, and the action taken by the court.
Date:
1857-05~
Creator:
Cooke County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Deed Distributing Land of J. W. Maxwell Among His Heirs]
Deed distributing 193 acres of land in Collin County, Texas, to the heirs of J. W. Maxwell.
Date:
October 31, 1857
Creator:
Pegues, George H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Minutes for the Soule University Board of Trustees: 1875-1876]
Ledger containing minutes of the Soule University Board of Trustees including accounts of decisions and otehr business activites.
Date:
1857-01/1876-09
Creator:
Soule University Board of Trustees
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Marriage Record 2
Recorded copies of marriage licenses issued in Travis County from April 1857 to February 1870, showing license number, county in which issued, name of male; name of female; date issued; signature of county clerk; date of ceremony; name and title of individual performing ceremony; date returned; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded. Indexed in book.
Date:
1857-04/1870-02
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Emberson to Eldridge and Elizabeth Emberson, February 15, 1857]
Letter to Eldritch and Elizabeth Emberson from John Emberson regarding a sale of land John made and the granting of the power of attorney to Eldritch over the sale. John also wrote about his family and his desire to see Eldritch and Elizabeth.
Date:
February 15, 1857
Creator:
Emberson, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of Land Sale Documents]
Copy of multiple documents for the sale of John and Sara Emberson's land. First document contains the Embersons' statement and the land sold to Charles B. Moore. Second document contains an affidavit for the Embersons' sale of land.
Date:
March 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Winn Family Death and Marriage Scrapbook Page]
Collection of clippings and notes on a single page that mark the deaths and marriage of members of the Winn family of Waco, Texas. Several family members are buried in the First Street Cemetery of Waco. This page was purchased at an estate sale in Austin, Texas.
Date:
1857-10-09/1870-11-30
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal entries, April 1857]
This document includes journal entries from April 4 to April 11 in an unidentified year. In the entries, Moore writes about a camping trip that is cut short by a "norther." The cold and snowy weather damaged the wheat and corn crops. He details his trip into McKinney in the snow and the snowball a group of boys were rolling in town. The next morning, on the 12, the winter weather had cleared up and by noon the snow was nearly all gone.
Date:
April 1857
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore, November 18, 1857]
Transcript of a letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore discussing his work at the mill in Texas, attempts to sell a house and lots and a buggy, a recent trip to Paris, his latest business dealings, and the wildlife around the mill. Page three of the transcript is missing.
Date:
November 18, 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore, November 18, 1857]
Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore discussing his work at the mill in Texas, attempts to sell a house and lots and a buggy, a recent trip to Paris, his latest business dealings, and the wildlife around the mill.
Date:
November 18, 1857
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville]
A tintype portrait of Julia Beville and Alexander Archer Beville. Julia, left, wears a floral printed dress which is cinched at the waist with a belt. She wears gold earrings, a ring, and two strings of pearls. Julia's right hand holds Alexander's, while in her left hand she holds a small purse. Alexander sits on the right. He wears a suit with a silk vest underneath. The hand-colored photograph is housed in a decorative leather case with a traditional brass matte. Behind the photograph, the following was written in pencil on the case: Julia Beville, 9 years old, and A. A. Beville, taken when 16 years old, in Wytheville, Va.
Date:
1857~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston News (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 33, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 3, 1857
Tri-weekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 3, 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates, Proceedings, Laws, Etc., of the Third Session, Thirty-Fourth Congress
The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date:
1857
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library