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[Letter from David C. Dickson to Nancy Dickson - May 3, 1846]
Letter from David C. Dickson to his wife Nancy Dickson while he is in Austin for the legislative session. He tells Nancy that he is leaving for home the next day. He says that many legislators have left due to hostilities on the Rio Grande.
Date:
May 3, 1846
Creator:
Dickson, David C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David C. Dickson to Nancy E. Dickson - April 4, 1846]
Letter from David C. Dickson to his wife, Nancy, saying he is trying to finish his work quickly in Congress, and also describes dealing with a situation involving a horse that has caused him to be short on money.
Date:
April 4, 1846
Creator:
Dickson, David C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, August 24, 1846]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie provides news on several legal affairs including the transfer of several Empresario land suits to Travis County for trial and Gillespie's efforts to address ongoing business matters in Bastrop.
Date:
August 24, 1846
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October, 28, 1846]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie reports to Perry on the outcome of several civil cases involving land titles.
Date:
October 28, 1846
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, April 10, 1847]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that the Supreme Court is not likely to reach a verdict on the Empresario case within a desirable time frame, and that there is likely to be an upcoming trial regarding Judge Coles estate.
Date:
April 10, 1847
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, August 26, 1847]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, in which Emily Perry let's her husband know she has arrived at her current destination, with their daughter, safely but that the trip home will require a detour due to outbreaks of fever around the Bastrop area. Emily Perry also provides a list of tasks that need to be tended to in her absence (preserves, garden, weather boarding, etc.).
Date:
August 26, 1847
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, September 5, 1848]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, in which Webb provides information requested by Perry regarding the Supreme Court opinion in the case of Perry vs. Sam Houston.
Date:
September 5, 1848
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James F. Perry, August 26, [1847]]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James F. Perry discussing her return journey home and reminding James of items he and others need to attend to while she is away.
Date:
August 26, 1847
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E.L. Stickney of Treasury Dept. to Jesse Grimes, April 6, 1840]
Letter from E. L. Stickney of the Treasury Deptartment to Jesse Grimes, concerning post offices.
Date:
April 6, 1840
Creator:
Stickney, E. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. January 15th 1841
Petition by Lorenzo de Zavala Jr. for compensation for losses sustained by the family when his father's house was taken over for a hospital by the Texan Army
Date:
January 15, 1841
Creator:
de Zavala, Lorenzo, Jr.
System:
The Portal to Texas History