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[Document regarding an agreement between Louis Huth and Emil Huth, January 5, 1858] (open access)

[Document regarding an agreement between Louis Huth and Emil Huth, January 5, 1858]

Document regarding an agreement between Louis Huth and Emil Huth regarding sale of land and payment of $425 owed to Louis Huth. Signed Louis Huth and Emil Huth on January 5, 1858 in Castroville.
Date: January 5, 1858
Creator: Huth, Louis & Huth, Emil
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of Trust] (open access)

[Deed of Trust]

Handwritten form entitled Deed of Trust. Blanks not filled in.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Passport for Louis Huth, May 17, 1866] (open access)

[Passport for Louis Huth, May 17, 1866]

Passport for Louis Huth including physical description. Signed by Secretary of State William H. Seward on May 17, 1866 in Washington [D. C.].
Date: May 17, 1866
Creator: Seward, William H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing the names of colonists, June 20, 1851 to March 16, 1852] (open access)

[Document listing the names of colonists, June 20, 1851 to March 16, 1852]

Document listing the names of colonists, along with the number of their certificate, amount of acres, number of surveys, number of districts and who sent for a patent. Dates range from June 20, [18]51 to March 16 [18]52.
Date: 1851/1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document putting forth resolutions] (open access)

[Document putting forth resolutions]

Document putting forth the desire to support no man for office who is not uncompromisingly opposed to the Know Nothing Party. Includes the resolutions that E. M. Peale is their choice for Governor, P. H. Bell for Congress, S. A. Maverick for Senator, and W. H. Cleveland for "floating representatives."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map showing land ownership]

Map showing land ownership. Plat of 1280 acres of land situated near and adjoining Quihi belonging to M. Castro.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John Barrows, October 22, 1888] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to John Barrows, October 22, 1888]

Envelope addressed to John Barrows. Postmarked October 22, [18]88 from Philadelphia.
Date: October 22, 1888
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note in Spanish and English] (open access)

[Note in Spanish and English]

Note on which is written "Pesqueria, Abaja, Onion Seed, Large White Mexican."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document] (open access)

[Document]

Document written in unknown language.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing passengers traveling aboard the Patriot] (open access)

[Document listing passengers traveling aboard the Patriot]

Document listing passengers traveling aboard the Patriot, with names and size of party.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certain Cure for Corns] (open access)

[Certain Cure for Corns]

Receipt (prescription) for a cure for corns by Mrs. M. W. Graves.
Date: unknown
Creator: Graves, Mrs. M. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mostly blank pages] (open access)

[Mostly blank pages]

Mostly blank pages, with a few figures in pencil. "Castro & Antwerp Colonization Society" is written on the first page.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to Mr. Louis Huth, July 6] (open access)

[Envelope addressed to Mr. Louis Huth, July 6]

Envelope addressed to Mr. Louis Huth in San Antonio. Postmarked from Castroville on July 6.
Date: ????-07-06
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address of Mrs. R. Holdsworth] (open access)

[Address of Mrs. R. Holdsworth]

Address of Mrs. R. Holdsworth: 1145 Broadway.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Cosmopolitan Hand-book of Rules and Tables (open access)

The Cosmopolitan Hand-book of Rules and Tables

Educational book about business and agriculture. Includes tables for conversions of various weights and measures, population and census data, information for making purchases and sales in agriculture, and business advice, along with an extensive section of advertisements.
Date: 1884
Creator: Coryell, E. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Merchants and Manufacturers' Collection Bureau. (open access)

Merchants and Manufacturers' Collection Bureau.

Pamphlet from the Merchants and Manufacturers' Collection Bureau with two entries, one for John Malone and one for John Denys.
Date: unknown
Creator: Merchants and Manufacturers' Collection Bureau
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, Rules and By-Laws of the San Antonio Board of Trade (open access)

Charter, Rules and By-Laws of the San Antonio Board of Trade

Pamphlet detailing the Charter, Rules and By-Laws of the San Antonio Board of Trade. Included are the Articles of Incorporation and names of board officers.
Date: 1872
Creator: San Antonio Board of Trade
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two letters from Ferdinand Louis Huth to R. J. Higgenbotham and W. Elliot, respectively, October 9, 1844] (open access)

[Two letters from Ferdinand Louis Huth to R. J. Higgenbotham and W. Elliot, respectively, October 9, 1844]

Two letters from [Ferdinand Louis Huth] to R. J. Higgenbotham and W. Elliot, respectively. Originals in English, text crossed out. Page 205, verso, of letter book.
Date: October 9, 1844
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, January, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, January, 1844]

Letter from [Ferdinand Louis Huth] to H[enri] Castro regarding difficulties with some laborers. The election resulted in five men being chosen as Colonel, Lt. Colonel, Captain and 1st and 2nd Lieutenants. He also shares that an axle was broken on a cart and it has not rained. Pages 210, verso, and 211, recto, of letter book. Page 211, verso, of letter book contains various small segments of letters and notes.
Date: 1844-01/1845-01
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Page 224 of letter book] (open access)

[Page 224 of letter book]

Page 224 of letter book containing various financial notes.
Date: 1845
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to William Elliot, November 25, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Castro to William Elliot, November 25, 1844]

Letter from H[enri] Castro to W[illia]m Elliot regarding financial matters and giving orders for accounts and supplies.
Date: November 25, 1844
Creator: Castro, Henri
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hy. Castro to W. Elliot, December 29, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Hy. Castro to W. Elliot, December 29, 1844]

Letter from Hy. Castro to W. Elliot [possibly Cope] regarding financial matters [copy]. Letter from James Holford to H. Castro, 1844-06-03, is copied on the reverse side of the letter.
Date: December 29, 1844
Creator: Castro, Hy.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Holford to H. Castro, June 3, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from James Holford to H. Castro, June 3, 1844]

Letter from James Holford to H. Castro regarding financial matters [copy]. Letter from Hy. Castro to W. Elliot, 1844-12-29, is copied on the reverse side.
Date: June 3, 1844
Creator: Holford, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. Elliot, February, 1845] (open access)

[Letter from W. Elliot, February, 1845]

Letter from W. Elliot regarding the colony, travel plans, and financial matters.
Date: February 1845
Creator: Elliot, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History