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Condition of Texas.  Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas. (open access)

Condition of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas.

This booklet includes the text of an address by President Andrew Jackson to Congress regarding the independence of Texas as well as various letters written by Henry M. Morfit who went to Texas in order to report about the conditions to the Secretary of State.
Date: December 22, 1836
Creator: Jackson, Andrew & Morfit, Henry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Congressional Globe (Permanent Edition) Volume 85: 28th Congress, 2nd session, Appendix (open access)

Congressional Globe (Permanent Edition) Volume 85: 28th Congress, 2nd session, Appendix

Congressional debates and proceedings regarding the annexation of Texas to the United States of America. Only selected pages of the Congressional Globe are reproduced here.
Date: December 31, 1845
Creator: United States. Congress.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record E (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record E

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1849 to March 1852, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1849-12/1852-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record G (open access)

Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record G

Travis County Surveyor’s Record from December 1852 to September 1918, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips.
Date: 1852-12/1918-09
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Q (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Q

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1862 to April 1867, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1862-12/1867-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Q (transcript) (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Q (transcript)

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1862 to April 1867, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1862-12/1867-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston Pilot Boat Log: 1866-1869] (open access)

[Galveston Pilot Boat Log: 1866-1869]

Logs kept by ship pilots in the Galveston area, documenting trips and fees, as well as other related information.
Date: 1866-12/1869-12
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1867 with Statistics, Descriptive and Biographical Sketches, etc., Relating to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1867 with Statistics, Descriptive and Biographical Sketches, etc., Relating to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, notable days, and weather, as well as discussions of legal, political and social issues of the time.
Date: December 1866
Creator: The Glaveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1868 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1868

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: December 1867
Creator: The Galveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record U (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record U

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1870 to May 1871, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1870-12/1871-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 31 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 31

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1875 to April 1876, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1875-12/1876-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 32 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 32

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1875 to September 1876, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1875-12/1876-09
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 35 - Real Estate Mortgages (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 35 - Real Estate Mortgages

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1876 to January 1894. Real estate mortgages include recorded copies of deeds of trust used as mortgages or liens on real estate or improvements to real estate. Shows date and place of execution; name of mortgagor; name of mortgagee; description of property involved; amount and terms of contract; signature of mortgagor; certificate of acknowledgment; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Also includes agreement that third party (named trustee) may in case of default advertise and sell the land encumbered to the highest bidder and apply proceeds to liquidation of lien. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1876-12/1894-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes H (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes H

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from December 1879 to October 1881. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1879-12/1881-10
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 68 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 68

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1885 to July 1886, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1885-12/1886-07
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 100 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 100

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1885 to April 1891, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1885-12/1891-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Stock Book

Book containing descriptions of the issuance and transferring of stocks and shares of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company. Notes on some pages indicate the cancellation of share certificates for new stock and certificates surrendered to the company.
Date: 1885-12-17/1895-05-18
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 73 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 73

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1886 to May 1887, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1886-12/1887-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 74 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 74

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1886 to June 1887, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1886-12/1887-12
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 79 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 79

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1887 to July 1888, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1887-12/1888-07
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 80 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 80

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1887 to August 1888, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1887-12/1888-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 81 - Real Estate Mortgages (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 81 - Real Estate Mortgages

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1887 to August 1890. Real estate mortgages include recorded copies of deeds of trust used as mortgages or liens on real estate or improvements to real estate. Shows date and place of execution; name of mortgagor; name of mortgagee; description of property involved; amount and terms of contract; signature of mortgagor; certificate of acknowledgment; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Also includes agreement that third party (named trustee) may in case of default advertise and sell the land encumbered to the highest bidder and apply proceeds to liquidation of lien. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1887-12/1890-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O'Connor Brothers Financial Ledger: 1887-1892] (open access)

[O'Connor Brothers Financial Ledger: 1887-1892]

Ledger cataloging the finances and financial transactions for Dennis and Martin O'Connor, "O'Connor Brothers."
Date: 1887-12-17/1892-12-31
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[D. M. O'Connor Financial Ledger: 1887-1891] (open access)

[D. M. O'Connor Financial Ledger: 1887-1891]

Ledger of Dennis Martin O'Connor, detailing his accounts, including balances due to individuals and a record of his debts paid.
Date: 1887-12-17/1891-12-15
Creator: O'Connor, Dennis M.
System: The Portal to Texas History