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[Receipt for delivery of goods, June 11, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for delivery of goods, June 11, 1844]

Receipt for delivery of goods. Signed possibly by W. R. in Port Lavaca on June 11, 1844. Marked paid in full on July 4 [1844].
Date: June 11, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 73 dollars and 63 cents for meal and bacon, December 10, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 73 dollars and 63 cents for meal and bacon, December 10, 1844]

Receipt for 73 dollars and 63 cents for meal and bacon. Signed R. J. Higginbotham in Castroville on December 10, 1844. "Received of Mr. Louis Huth agent of Mr. H. Castro."
Date: October 10, 1844
Creator: Higginbotham, R. J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Association, stock certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association, stock certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association" established for colonizing certain land in Texas under the Authority of the Republic. The paper certificate was made by Hart, Mapother & Co. of Louisville, Ky. at the bottom.
Date: 1844?
Creator: Texas Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Association Certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association Certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association."
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Treasury warrant (open access)

Treasury warrant

Treasury warrant for $237.50 from the Republic of Texas to William Ochiltree, Washington, for compensation of Chief Justice and seven associate judges; signed by auditor H.W. Raglin and comptroller James B. Shaw
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of payment] (open access)

[Receipt of payment]

Receipt of payment from Martha and Michael Reed on the account of William Boyles, signed by William M. Prendergast.
Date: September 17, 1844
Creator: Prendergast, William M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of payment to William Boyles for Mrs. Michael Reed] (open access)

[Bill of payment to William Boyles for Mrs. Michael Reed]

Bill of payment for Mrs. [Martha] Michael Reed to pay William Boyles for purchased goods.
Date: April 25, 1844
Creator: Boyles, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of document containing descriptions of events that occurred during 1836, April 4, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of document containing descriptions of events that occurred during 1836, April 4, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a document that records several anecdotes of events that took place in 1836, as described by Lamar (prior to his commission as Major General of the Texas army).
Date: April 4, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase Harriet, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase Harriet, an enslaved woman]

A bill of sale for enslaver William McMaster’s purchase of a Harriet, an enslaved woman, from enslaver William B. Smith. E.M. Pease, also an enslaver, was a witness to the transaction.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account with Hr. Castro, November 21, 1844 to March 19, 1845] (open access)

[Account with Hr. Castro, November 21, 1844 to March 19, 1845]

Account with Hr. Castro from 21 November 1844 up to 19th March 1845.
Date: 1844/1845
Creator: Huth, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thoughts on the Proposed Annexation of Texas to the United States. (open access)

Thoughts on the Proposed Annexation of Texas to the United States.

Front cover of an article regarding the annexation of Texas.
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Memorial of a number of citizens of Connecticut,  praying The ratification of a treaty of commerce and navigation  between the United States and the Republic of Texas" (open access)

"Memorial of a number of citizens of Connecticut, praying The ratification of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas"

Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on March 11, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
Date: March 11, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. McDuffie." (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. McDuffie."

Government document concerning speech of Mr, Benton on annexation of Texas; U.S. Senate, June 15, 1844
Date: June 15, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Substance of the Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of the Tariff" (open access)

"Substance of the Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of the Tariff"

Government document concerning speech of Mr. Phelps; U.S. Senate, February 16 and 19, 1844
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill of sale for slave (open access)

Bill of sale for slave

Bill from Nancy Lea to Antoinette L. Bledsoe for Negro named Frank; Lea was Sam Houston's mother-in-law
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"In Executive Session--Senate of the United States" (open access)

"In Executive Session--Senate of the United States"

Report of the 28th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document No. 345, 2, 1844; Deals with placing a military force in the Gulf of Mexico
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. John Wethered, of Maryland, on the Tariff" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. John Wethered, of Maryland, on the Tariff"

Speech delivered to the House of Representatives
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, on The Treaty for Annexing Texas to the United States" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, on The Treaty for Annexing Texas to the United States"

Speech of Mr. Miller delivered to the U.S. Senate on May 23rd, 1844
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indenture [deed for sale of land ] between George M. and Mary Gest and Frederick Stoever, 1844 June 7. (open access)

Indenture [deed for sale of land ] between George M. and Mary Gest and Frederick Stoever, 1844 June 7.

Deed for sale of land in Republic of Texas.
Date: June 7, 1844
Creator: Gest, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History