The western coast of Louisiana and the coast of New Leon.

Map shows geography along the present-day Gulf of Mexico coast known as "New Kingdom of Leon." Relief shown pictorially, depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:1,340,000]. Map is from The West India Atlas published by R. Sayer & J. Bennett [1775].
Date: 1775
Creator: Jefferys, Thomas, d. 1771
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A chart of the internal part of Louisiana including all the hitherto unexplored countries, lying between the River La Platte of the Missouri on the N., and the Red River on the S., the Mississippi east, and the mountains of Mexico west, with a part of New Mexico & the Province of Texas.

Map shows the sources in New Mexico of the Arkansaw [Arkansas] and Red Rivers and the Spanish settlements along the "Rio del Norte" [the Rio Grande] north of Santa Fe. Includes legend and notes on vegetation, geography, and previous explorations. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,450,000].
Date: 1810
Creator: Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin, April 4, 1822] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin, April 4, 1822]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin reporting of news from Missouri, most notably the death of James Bryan and of outstanding debts against Stephen discouraging his return to Missouri.
Date: April 4, 1822
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin, July 24, 1822] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin, July 24, 1822]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin discussing the death of James Bryan and its effects on Emily, as well as encouraging Stephen with his efforts in Texas.
Date: July 24, 1822
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, September 28, 1823] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, September 28, 1823]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin outlining the state of her affairs after the passing of her husband James Bryan. Emily also discusses the death of a number of family friends, her desire to move to Texas, and warns Stephen not to return to the U.S. because of his outstanding debts.
Date: September 28, 1823
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letters from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin, October 5, 1823] (open access)

[Transcript of letters from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin, October 5, 1823]

Copy of transcript for letters from Mary Austin to Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin in which Mary relays the information once more of the death of James Bryan and several family friends. Mary also writes of the death of James Austin and expresses her desire to move to Texas.
Date: October 5, 1823
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, December 20, 1823] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, December 20, 1823]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan to Stephen F. Austin in which Emily relates news of the family and acquaintances.
Date: December 20, 1823
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Elias Bates to Stephen F. Austin, January 20, 1824] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Elias Bates to Stephen F. Austin, January 20, 1824]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Elias Bates to Stephen F. Austin relaying the news of the death of Mary Austin, Stephen's mother. Bates also mentions the deaths of a number of other family friends, including Stephen's business partner from New Orleans, Joseph H. Hawkins.
Date: January 20, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, September 14, 1824] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, September 14, 1824]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin discussing the possibility of recovering the Mine á Breton estate and other financial matters. James also passes along news that Emily is to be remarried soon.
Date: September 14, 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, May 14, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, May 14, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin concerning recovering property in Arkansas for James Bryan's heirs. Perry also reports other news from Missouri and of the election of John Quincy Adams and the United States' recognition of Mexico's independence.
Date: May 14, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization petition from Arthur G. Wavell, July 30, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization petition from Arthur G. Wavell, July 30, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a colonization petition from Arthur G. Wavell to form a colony near the stream called Satcha or Sulphur Fork and the Red River of Natchitoches.
Date: July 30, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter to Stephen F. Austin concerning the settlement of 500 families, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to Stephen F. Austin concerning the settlement of 500 families, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter to Stephen F. Austin concerning the immigration of 500 families from Louisiana to Texas.
Date: 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization petition from Arthur G. Wavell, February 18, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization petition from Arthur G. Wavell, February 18, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a colonization petition from Arthur G. Wavell to bring 400 to 500 families from Europe and Mexico to colonize the area between the small stream of Satecha or Sulphur Fork and the Red River.
Date: February 18, 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from José Espinosa de los Monteras, February 18, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from José Espinosa de los Monteras, February 18, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Espinosa de los Monteras relaying the information that President Guadalupe Victoria approves Arthur G. Wavell's colonization petition, however the colonists cannot occupy the right bank of the Red River for the Shawnee Indians legally own that land.
Date: February 18, 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization grant and boundaries issued by Ignacio de Arispe to Arthur G. Wavell, March 9, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization grant and boundaries issued by Ignacio de Arispe to Arthur G. Wavell, March 9, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a colonization grant and boundaries issued by Ignacio de Arispe to Arthur G. Wavell defining the terms and the conditions of the colony.
Date: March 9, 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Ignacio de Arispe to the Secretary of Home Affairs, March 13, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Ignacio de Arispe to the Secretary of Home Affairs, March 13, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Ignacio de Arispe to the Secretary of Home Affairs announcing the creation of Arthur G. Wavell's colony.
Date: March 13, 1826
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin explaining his hesitation to move to Texas, discussing family land matters, and giving news from Missouri.
Date: July 22, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[[Transcript of letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, September 16, 1828] (open access)

[[Transcript of letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, September 16, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin concerning business matters of the colony and expressing his desire to raise cattle.
Date: September 16, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, October 25, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, October 25, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry in which Stephen consoles Emily on the loss of her child and briefly discusses his situation with Col. Anthony Butler.
Date: October 25, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, November 29, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, November 29, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin encouraging James to visit Missouri with his wife, and passing along news that many of the papers documenting Stephen F. Austin's business with Col. Anthony Butler were lost when Woodson's house burned down.
Date: November 29, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, March 10, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, March 10, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin updating Austin on President Jackson's cabinet.
Date: March 10, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 18, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 18, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James E. B. Austin to Stephen F. Austin discussing customs requirements for incoming ships; challenges with getting the Ayuntamiento (town council) to support a building a jail and an academy; and the difficulties with the Alcalde (judge).
Date: March 18, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Elijah Brown Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on March 19, 1829, seeking to clarify Mrs. Picket's claim on a piece of land that Mr. Battles wishes to purchase.
Date: March 19, 1829
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Elijah Brown Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on March 19, 1829, discussing the sale of a lot, which had been promised to Mrs. Picket by Stephen, to a Mr. Battles instead. James notes that Battles has paid for and intends to keep up the lot, while Mrs. Picket has arranged to acquire it for free.
Date: March 19, 1829
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History