[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858] (open access)

[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]

Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.
Date: January 18, 1858
Creator: Fular, A. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1856 (open access)

Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1856

Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date: 1856
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1857 (open access)

Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1857

Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date: 1857
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Nineteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1858 (open access)

Minutes of the Nineteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1858

Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date: 1858
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1859 (open access)

Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1859

Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date: 1859
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church, October, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church, October, 1857]

Letter of standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church. The letter stated that the Rhoades held full membership with the church and that they would be dismissed when they joined a church of the same faith.
Date: October 1857
Creator: Harmony Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Lucinda Mahan from Bethlehem Baptist Church, December, 1852] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Lucinda Mahan from Bethlehem Baptist Church, December, 1852]

Letter of standing for Lucinda Mahan from Bethlehem Baptist Church. The letter included some of the beliefs of the church and stated that Lucinda held full membership with the church and that she would be dismissed if she joined a church of the same faith.
Date: December 1852
Creator: Bethlehem Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Charlotte Reed from Bethlehem Baptist Church, December, 1852] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Charlotte Reed from Bethlehem Baptist Church, December, 1852]

Letter of standing for Charlotte Reed from Bethlehem Baptist Church. The letter included some of the beliefs of the church and stated that Charlotte held full membership with the church and that she would be dismissed if she joined a church of the same faith.
Date: December 1852
Creator: Bethlehem Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Sarah Brooks from Siloam Baptist Church, November 2, 1853] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Sarah Brooks from Siloam Baptist Church, November 2, 1853]

Letter of standing for Sarah Brooks from Siloam Baptist Church. The letter stated that Sarah held full membership with the church and that she would be dismissed if she joined a church of the same faith.
Date: November 2, 1853
Creator: Siloam Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857]

Letter of standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church. The letter stated that John was a full membership of the church and was dismissed when he joined another church of the same faith.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Carrollton Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for J. A. Middleton from Beech Grove Baptist Church, October 20, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for J. A. Middleton from Beech Grove Baptist Church, October 20, 1857]

Letter of standing for J. A. Middleton from Beech Grove Baptist Church. The letter stated that Middleton was a member in full standing of the church and was dismissed when joining another church of the same faith.
Date: October 20, 1857
Creator: Beech Grove Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859]

Letter from Ann Roberts to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing family news.
Date: April 24, 1859
Creator: Roberts, Ann
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Mary Roberts, discussing the death of Mary's husband, the birth of her baby, and other news.
Date: June 24, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Ann Roberts, discussing the possibility of Ann coming to liver with the Osterhouts in Texas. Junia says that she thinks Ann would easily find a husband there.
Date: September 1, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition Related to the Fisher Estate] (open access)

[Petition Related to the Fisher Estate]

Legal petition related to the estate of minors Alexander P. and Minerva P. Fisher (wards of Austin County) from their trustees, describing costs related to their care and requesting additional funds due to special circumstances (laid out in the text). A statement at the end indicates that the petition was accepted by the Court.
Date: 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History