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[Transcript of Receipt for Lead Materials Delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Messrs. Merieult and Siben, May 15, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of Receipt for Lead Materials Delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Messrs. Merieult and Siben, May 15, 1801]

Copy of transcript for a receipt for lead materials delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Messrs. Merieult and Siben, which includes a list of items being transferred, the quantity of each item and the cash value.
Date: May 15, 1801
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Request for Payment from Moses Austin, June 18, 1805] (open access)

[Transcript of Request for Payment from Moses Austin, June 18, 1805]

Copy of transcript a request for payment for Major Hunt from Moses Austin, in which the Austin requests payment for two bills of exchange
Date: June 15, 1805
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Statement by Moses Austin Regarding the Account with John F. Merieult, June 15, 1807] (open access)

[Transcript of Statement by Moses Austin Regarding the Account with John F. Merieult, June 15, 1807]

Copy of transcript for a statement by Moses Austin regarding the account with John F. Merieult, in which Austin reports that accounting records from Merieult have repeatedly contained discrepancies between sales recorded and actual sales rendered. Austin also reports that he was charged for commission on lead shipments that he did not authorize. However, Austin concludes that Merieult likely has no knowledge of these mistakes and assumes that the matter can be easily resolved.
Date: June 15, 1807
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, in which Moses Austin explains that he gave Billows and Cochran six hundred dollars in order to meet the draft of Mr. Hunt. Moses Austin also informs writes that he has provided passage for Daniel Austin's brother, Horace.
Date: July 15, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for minutes from a meeting of the General Council, which cover the need to approach independence carefully, forecasting when volunteers will arrive from the U. S., discussing location of various ships along the coast, and other things.
Date: November 15, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, regarding payment to J. B. Chance for the survey of several leagues in Robertson's Colony. Offitt is displeased with political outcomes in the region and is eager to settle his business affairs so that he can relocate.
Date: December 15, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Allen, April 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Allen, April 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Yates, discussing the likelihood of Texas being allowed to join the United States.
Date: April 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, August 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, August 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, on August 15, 1836, espousing the importance of maintaining a newspaper in favor of Texas' cause, and discussing the imminent closure of his paper the Correo Atlántico unless something be done to increase the number of subscribers in Texas.
Date: August 15, 1836
Creator: Santangelo, Orazio de Attellis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, on December 15, 1836, informing Austin of an impending trip, and mentioning that he plans to settle the land at Buffalo Bayou when he gets back.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: Burnet, David G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Sam Houston to the people of Texas and the United States, on December 15, 1836, telling those who have received money for lands they are not authorized to sell to cease. He also asks that those who have given money to these frauds to send letters with reports of the incidents to William Christy in New Orleans.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: Houston, Samuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of proclamation by President Sam Houston, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of proclamation by President Sam Houston, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a proclamation by President Sam Houston concerning people who have been impersonating agents of Texas in the United States.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry discussing the Bee land transaction.
Date: June 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee discussing the relinquishment of Bee's contract for two leagues of land.
Date: November 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Office of the Picayune in New Orleans, September 15, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt from the Office of the Picayune in New Orleans, September 15, 1858]

Receipt from the Office of the Picayune (newspaper) in New Orleans, dated September 15, 1858.
Date: September 15, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859] (open access)

[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859]

Bill of sale witnessed by notary Selim Wagner, containing details of the sale of a slave named Adam or Tircis. Adam was sold for $1,225 by auctioneer for the estate of the deceased Pierre Riviere of New Orleans as directed by his executor, Nicolas Tourne. The buyer was Lucretia Van Woert of Sabine Pass, Texas, though her husband, Theodore Gripon, accepted on her behalf.
Date: December 15, 1859
Creator: New Orleans (La.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Rev. O.A. Fisher, from John Matthews] (open access)

[Letter to Rev. O.A. Fisher, from John Matthews]

Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from John Matthews explaining his investigation into oculists in New Orleans for Fisher. He also informs of the outbreak of yellow fever in the city.
Date: July 15, 1879
Creator: Matthews, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to James L. Crump, June 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to James L. Crump, June 15, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to James L. Crump discussing meeting up at Holly Bluff after Kempner's two-week absence.
Date: June 15, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 15, 1945?] (open access)

[Letter from Cornelia Yerkes, March 15, 1945?]

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing visiting New Orleans. Written on Jung Hotel stationary.
Date: 1945-03-15?
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris K. Oppenheimer, January 15, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris K. Oppenheimer, January 15, 1946]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harris K. Oppenheimer discussing about the letter from Dan Oppenheimer and about the business conference where he would like to discuss a problem at Sugar Land and also requesting him if he, Lois and Frances could change their plans to fly early for the dinner party and asking him to reply back to his Uncle Lee instead.
Date: January 15, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to The Times Picayune Publishing Company, July 15, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to The Times Picayune Publishing Company, July 15, 1946]

Letter from Harris Leon Kempner to The Times Picayune Publishing Company mentioning that he have theirs of the 13th about the advertisement that he wishes was published on their paper. And requests them to whatever they can and asks them to send the invoice to his office.
Date: July 15, 1946
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco, November 15, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco, November 15, 1949]

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to Jean E. Vesco informing that he received a copy of the trip to the Ile de France.
Date: November 15, 1949
Creator: Kempner, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1877-1956
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. M. & J. Solari, Ltd., November 15, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. M. & J. Solari, Ltd., November 15, 1951]

Letter from Isaac H. Kempner to A. M. & J. Solari, Ltd. requesting the prices for twenty or twenty-five pounds of pecans, and that they also send samples.
Date: November 15, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. H. G. Plitt, August 15, 1955] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. H. G. Plitt, August 15, 1955]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to H. G. Plitt discussing utility charges and air condition costs for a new house.
Date: August 15, 1955
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Henry G. Plitt, May 15, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Mr. Henry G. Plitt, May 15, 1956]

Letter from Harris L. Kempner to Henry G. Plitt offering a new bid for his house and requesting to know for sure if he and Mrs. Plitt are not interested in his previous offers.
Date: May 15, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Harris Leon
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History