Weekly newspaper from the Brazoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with poetry, notices and advertising.

Extra edition of the weekly newspaper from the Brazoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with poetry, notices and advertising.

Legal document from James Buchanan expressing a claim for Emancipation of his slaves. The following sections of text include the dealings within the county courts of Mercer and April within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where his claim for emancipation was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.

Land survey notes for John Reed made by surveyor M. Cummins. Mentions A.J. Webb and George Darr, chain carriers. On back of notes is a statement by George W. Smyth, commissioner of the General Land Office, certifying that the notes are a true copy of the original.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Alston, Jno. D. (died January 25, 1852) and Richard Alston (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Boissenett, Jean L. (died 1845) and A. Gouchenaut (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hargroder, Mary (Deceased) and W.L. Murphy (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Rawlins, Roderick (died May 18, 1847) and R.A. Rawlins (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Romine, W.C. (Deceased) and Preston Witt (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Wilburn, Edw. (died January 1846) and Robt. Wilburn (Executor or Guardian)

Letter from Anthony Dey to unknown person: On granting 200 Poles to settle in Zavala's granted land between the Sabine River and the town of Nacogdoches. New York, May 5, 1834. Anthony Dey was the New York attorney for the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company.

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives.

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.

Certificate of John Reed's application to the Nashville Colony in Texas, written by T.A. Graves on behalf of S.C. Robertson.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. Leaming to James F. Perry, on October 21, 1834, discussing the receipt of fifty dollars, the trial of Jacob Fox of Salem, and the second edition of a map of Texas. He also mentions a man and his family from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania who wish to move to Texas.

Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, widow of Lorenzo de Zavala, dated April 22, 1837 from New Orleans. The letter refers to her sadness after her son Henry and many friends have left the city. Mrs. Zavala, with her three children and a servant, traveled from Texas to New Orleans on the schooner Flash, arriving March 20, 1837. She and Mrs. Mexia had been friends in Mexico in 1832. Mrs. Zavala and her children left New Orleans for New York on April 9, 1837, thirteen days before Mrs. Mexia wrote this letter to her. The letter also references Lorenzo de Zavala Jr., the son of Lorenzo de Zavala and stepson of Mrs. Emily de Zavala. Lorenzo, Jr. arrived in New Orleans from Texas on April 10, and sometime after April 22 left New Orleans for New York. Charlotte Mexia was married to Jose Antonio Mexia.

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Deed for Michael Reed written and signed by Guillermo H. Steele. On verso of second page, W.D. Thomson, clerk for Milam County, certifies that he has received the deed as of August 21, 1837; Levi Pennington, clerk for Williamson Country, certifies that the deed was filed in his office as of April 4, 1857[?].

Map shows Illinois counties, major roads, township grid, existing towns, marshlands, and mining activity during the early nineteenth century. Includes text describing township grid system. Inset: Map of the lead mine region, east of the Mississippi River. Scale [ca. 1:1,350,000] and [ ca. 1:1,000,000].

Letter by R. Jones to McCoy 3 May 1834.