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[Transcript of letter from James Austin, October 25, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin, October 25, 1801]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin concerning debts as well as the sale of slaves and joint family property.
Date: October 25, 1801
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, November 15, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, November 15, 1801]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to Moses Austin concerning the lead mines in Virginia and the settlement of debts.
Date: November 15, 1801
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, November 22, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, November 22, 1801]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to Moses Austin discussing business of the lead mines in Virginia. Enclosed with this letter are copies of accounts and an excerpt of a letter from Moses Austin's brother, Stephen Austin.
Date: November 22, 1801
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an Invoice of Goods Taken from a Boat] (open access)

[Transcript of an Invoice of Goods Taken from a Boat]

Copy of transcript of an invoice for goods brought from a boat.
Date: [1802..1810]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, March 22, 1802] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Moses Austin, March 22, 1802]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to Moses Austin concerning the settlement of the family lead mines and James Austin's plans to travel to Kentucky.
Date: March 22, 1802
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letters Between Moses Austin and Francois Vallé, April 1802] (open access)

[Transcript of Letters Between Moses Austin and Francois Vallé, April 1802]

Copy of transcript for letters between Moses Austin and Francois Vallé, on April 12, 1802. The first, from Moses Austin on April 12, 1802, asking that Jacob Chambers and William Ward be given a reprieve until they can pay off their debts. The second, from Francois Vallé on April 12, 1802, puts a hold on their property until their debts are paid. The third, from N. Boilvin, John Price, John Stewart, and Jon Gillespey on April 28, 1802, certifies that the property of Ward and Chambers has been seized.
Date: April 1802
Creator: Vallé, Francois & Austin, Moses
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Finley, April 30, 1802] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to James Finley, April 30, 1802]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Finley, in which Austin agrees to pay Finley twenty one dollars for John Gillespey and fifty-three dollars for Abraham Strong upon Finley's return to Missouri.
Date: April 30, 1802
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meliso Caneja to Teniente José Lafuente, August 17, 1802] (open access)

[Letter from Meliso Caneja to Teniente José Lafuente, August 17, 1802]

Letter from Meliso Caneja to Lieutenant Teniente José Lafuente giving him permission to leave the military and apply for another position. Caneja suggests that he apply and wait for an opening in the Revenue Department.
Date: 1802-08~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Schedule of Property Belonging to Moses Austin and Co. Delivered to Charles Austin by Order of Stephen Austin, August 19, 1802] (open access)

[Transcript of Schedule of Property Belonging to Moses Austin and Co. Delivered to Charles Austin by Order of Stephen Austin, August 19, 1802]

Copy of transcript for a transcript of schedule of property belonging to Moses Austin and Co. delivered to Charles Austin by James Austin on the order of Stephen Austin. The schedule of property includes a description of each item, the quantity of each item, and the price. Additionally, James Austin includes a note for Moses Austin indicating that he has fulfilled the obligations of his contract.
Date: August 19, 1802
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 14, 1802] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 14, 1802]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing how he wishes to hear from her family more often. He warns her not to be absorbed by household duties and alludes that he might have business in Virginia soon.
Date: November 14, 1802
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Antonio Soulard, February 12, 1803] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Antonio Soulard, February 12, 1803]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Antonio Soulard, on February 12, 1803, listing the names of five men living on land belonging to someone else. They do not wish to move, and have petitioned to be allowed to stay on the land. He also recommends his friend Watkins to the recipient of the letter.
Date: February 12, 1803
Creator: Soulard, Antonio
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Francisco Yxart to Spanish Officials, February 27, 1803] (open access)

[Letter from Francisco Yxart to Spanish Officials, February 27, 1803]

Letter from Francisco Yxart to local Spanish authorities requesting that these documents be acknowledged; the officials have signed the document on the date on which they received the correspondence.
Date: 1803-03~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to John Francis Merieult, May 2, 1803] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to John Francis Merieult, May 2, 1803]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to John Francis Merieult concerning the arrival of cargo.
Date: May 2, 1803
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Uphsur Eyre - June 26, 1803] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Uphsur Eyre - June 26, 1803]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Princess Anne. This letter discusses her sister-in-law Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, and some family unrest over a man who was courting her behind her parents back, George Wilson Jackson. While in New York City, she met Charles Nicoll Bancker, her eventual husband, and this letter explains how it all came to pass. George Wilson Jackson was the brother-in-law of Congressman John Dennis, Littleton Teackle Dennis's Uncle who lived next door to them in Princess Anne at their home Beckford, which Elizabeth states "places our family in a delicate situation." Elizabeth mentions a recent trip to Baltimore and their Aunt Susannah Kendall.
Date: June 26, 1803
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Pierre Menard, July 1, 1803] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Pierre Menard, July 1, 1803]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Pierre Menard, on July 1, 1803, noting the receipt of a load of lead in bars and pieces, as well as several animal hides, from Mr. Hostin.
Date: July 1, 1803
Creator: Menard, Pierre
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin concerning Stephen F. Austin's education and his goals for his son.
Date: 1804?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 9, 1805] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 9, 1805]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing her return to her home in Northampton, Virginia. She mentions Louisa A. Bowdoin's wedding is next month and they expect to see a few out of town guests, including Anna "Nancy" Teackle Smith Donnell. She talks of their shared acquaintances in town, including Sarah Barraud Taylor, Grace Duncombe Taylor Eyre, Susannah Gore Kendall, and Charlotte Smith. She asks about Elizabeth's health and about two enslaved members of her house, Sarah and Nancy. The last page is missing.
Date: May 9, 1805
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to John Upshur, August 13, 1805] (open access)

[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to John Upshur, August 13, 1805]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to John Upshur. He discusses Upshur's future visit and the possibility of selling land to him.
Date: August 13, 1805
Creator: Littleton Dennis Teackle
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Bill of Sale, September 6, 1805] (open access)

[Transcript of a Bill of Sale, September 6, 1805]

Copy of transcript for a bill of sale between widow Marie Hubardeau and Moses Austin, on September 6, 1805, concerning the sale of a black slave woman, Lucile, and her mulatto son, Baptiste, in order to pay off Hubardeau's debts and mortgages.
Date: September 6, 1805
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter written by Thomas Jefferson (open access)

Letter written by Thomas Jefferson

Letter from Thomas Jefferson regarding relations with various American Indian tribes including the Osage Nation, Missouria Tribe, Otoe Tribe, and the Pawnee Tribe.
Date: January 4, 1806
Creator: Jefferson, Thomas
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Transcript of letter from Thomas Wescott, January 21, 1806] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Thomas Wescott, January 21, 1806]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Wescott concerning the sale of lead shot in Tennessee.
Date: January 21, 1806
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Robert Wescott to James Austin, March 21, 1806] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Robert Wescott to James Austin, March 21, 1806]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Robert Wescott to James Austin concerning the sale of lead.
Date: March 21, 1806
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Maxwell, May 4, 1806] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Maxwell, May 4, 1806]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Maxwell accusing Maxwell of circulating a report that Moses Austin executed a mortgage for Mine a Burton. The document also includes testimony from Maxwell declaring that he did not write or circulate any such report.
Date: May 4, 1806
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 18, 1806] (open access)

[Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 18, 1806]

Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, whom she calls Betsy.
Date: May 18, 1806
Creator: Upshur, Juliet
System: The Portal to Texas History