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[Correspondence from John S. Blair to William or Michael Reed] (open access)

[Correspondence from John S. Blair to William or Michael Reed]

Letter from John S. Blair addressed to either William or Michael Reed requesting a load of corn.
Date: June 1, 1835
Creator: Blair, John S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1098: Johnson, Wm. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1098: Johnson, Wm. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Johnson, Wm. (died October 15, 1863) and Geo. W. Laws (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1836-02-01/1875-02-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1716: Shannon, Manning B. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1716: Shannon, Manning B. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Shannon, Manning B. (Minor) and Belle Shannon (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1838-05-01/1897-05-19
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Regarding the Treaty of Limits] (open access)

[Document Regarding the Treaty of Limits]

Treaty recognizing the U.S.-Mexican Border with commentary in Spanish and the text of treaties in both English and Spanish, side-by-side, including agreements signed January 12, 1828, and April 5, 1831.
Date: December 1, 1832
Creator: Fagoaga, Francisco
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin with Map] (open access)

[Letter from Austin with Map]

Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
Date: November 1, 1830
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 149, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1839 (open access)

The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 149, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 1, 1839

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1839
Creator: Eldredge, John W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land] (open access)

[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land]

Document describing the repayment of a loan to the Provisional Governement of Texas in land. Two loans were made to Texas via Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Stephen F. Austin for $250,000, and is being paid off in land scrip.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 1, 1837 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 1, 1837

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 1, 1837
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 1, 1838 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, September 1, 1838

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 1, 1838
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 1, 1838 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 1, 1838

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 1, 1838
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 1, 1839 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1, Wednesday, May 1, 1839

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 1, 1839
Creator: Cruger & Moore
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 1, 1834 (open access)

The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 1, 1834

Weekly newspaper from the Brazoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with notices and advertising.
Date: November 1, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Draft of Treasury Notes, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of a Draft of Treasury Notes, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a draft of treasury notes, written by Stephen F. Austin on December 1, 1836.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Handwritten Note] (open access)

[Transcript of a Handwritten Note]

Copy of transcript of a handwritten note saying that the law about Texas applying for statehood has been omitted and summarizing what it said.
Date: April 1, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co., May 1, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co., May 1, 1839]

Copy of transcript for an incomplete letter from [James F. Perry] to Robert Baldwin Jr. and Co. concerning Guy M. Bryan and other matters.
Date: May 1, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an invoice for land fees, March 1, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of an invoice for land fees, March 1, 1832]

Copy of transcript for an invoice of land fees signed by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: March 1, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an invoice from McKinstry and Austin, January 1, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of an invoice from McKinstry and Austin, January 1, 1833]

Copy of transcript for an invoice from McKinstry and Austin detailing lots sold for the town of Brazoria.
Date: January 1, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of announcment from James F. Perry, September 1, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of announcment from James F. Perry, September 1, 1835]

Copy of transcript for an announcement from James F. Perry, stating that Stephen F. Austin has arrived home after leaving Mexico City on July 13, 1835.
Date: September 1, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Q. Riggs to Stephen F. Austin, February 1, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Q. Riggs to Stephen F. Austin, February 1, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Q. Riggs to Stephen F. Austin, in which Riggs asks Austin for confirmation of Robert Lewis' death. Lewis was released on bail in 1829 and was allowed to go to Texas on business but never returned.
Date: February 1, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Barnard E. Bee to James F. Perry, July 1, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Barnard E. Bee to James F. Perry, July 1, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Barnard E. Bee to James F. Perry discussing cancelling the contract for land he purchased from Stephen F. Austin that he was unable to gather the payments for.
Date: July 1, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Elizabeth Dooley to Stephen F. Austin, November 1, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Elizabeth Dooley to Stephen F. Austin, November 1, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Elizabeth Dooley to Stephen F. Austin, in which Dooley requests information regarding the good and bad qualities of Texas.
Date: November 1, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, March 1, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, March 1, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, in which Borden discusses that given disputed drafts, he may not be able to continue on doing work for the land office since he will need to find paying work.
Date: March 1, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Antonio Nixon, January 9, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Antonio Nixon, January 9, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Antonio Nixon to Stephen F. Austin, in which Nixon informs Austin that he obtained permission to allow A. C. Bucknear to survey lands north of the Austin Colony on his behalf. Nixon acknowledges that since that time, Austin was granted a new contract to settle those lands and he requests permission from Austin to continue his purchase of the northern leagues.
Date: January 1, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, impressing upon him the necessity for a newspaper that is sympathetic to the Texan cause, and asking that Austin help to revive the Correo Atlántico in New Orleans.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History