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The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 5, 1860 (open access)

The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 5, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Austin City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 5, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 10, 1860 (open access)

The Southern Intelligencer. (Austin City, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 8, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 10, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Austin City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 10, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chain-Link. (open access)

Chain-Link.

Patent for a harness ring for connecting and disconnecting from other fastening hooks, chains, or rings, including illustration.
Date: November 13, 1860
Creator: Kirk, John P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Negroes at McFadden Place near Circleville, Texas

Photograph of a family of women and children doing laundry under a tree by the banks of a river at McFadden [sic] Place near Circleville, Texas in Williamson County.
Date: [1860..1890]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[African-American families]

Photograph of a family of African-Americans standing in front of a log cabin. A young girl stands in the open doorway of the cabin and looks on at the family portrait.
Date: [1860..1890]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group of Young African Americans]

Photograph of a group of young African-Americans in front of a brick building. The men have removed their hats for the photo, and several men and women carry books in their hands or laps.
Date: [1860..1890]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles] (open access)

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles]

A letter to Juliet Niles from her sister Lucadia Pease, who says that the family has (at least temporarily) decided to call their home "Wood Lawn." Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 9, 1860
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record O (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record O

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1860 to November 1860, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1860-01/1860-11
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record P (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record P

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from November 1860 to October 1862, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1860-11/1862-10
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lizzie Johnson from Dora, September 7, 1860] (open access)

[Letter to Lizzie Johnson from Dora, September 7, 1860]

Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson, discussing news from Chappell Hill, and hinting at the "contagion" concerning the town.
Date: September 7, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Scorpion (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, May 7, 1860 (open access)

The Scorpion (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Monday, May 7, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes news and political satire on the local, state and national level along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 1860
Creator: Squibob, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 12, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 12, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 19, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 41, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 19, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 26, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 42, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 26, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 2, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 43, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 2, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 2, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 9, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 9, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 9, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 16, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 45, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 16, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 23, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 23, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 30, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 47, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 30, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 30, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 7, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 48, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 7, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 7, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 14, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 14, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 14, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 50, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 21, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 50, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 21, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 21, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 51, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 28, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 51, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 28, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 52, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 4, 1860 (open access)

State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 52, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 4, 1860

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 4, 1860
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History