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[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
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 29, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 29, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on March 29, 1829, offering a brief report on a variety of matters including a land deal between Mr. Battles and Doc. Knuckols, James' desire to build a home, his missing mare, and John Austin running his boat aground.
Date: March 29, 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 29, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 29, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Elijah Brown Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on March 29, 1829, discussing the sale of a plot of land to a Mr. Battles, the loss of a horse, and the letters and money to be sent between the brothers.
Date: March 29, 1829
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828]

Copy of transcript of a document written by Stephen F. Austin and James Austin, on February 1, 1828, giving the power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming in the case against Jacob Fox, who holds lands in New Jersey that rightfully belong to the Austins.
Date: February 1, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Copy of Letter of Agreement from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of the Coahuila y Tejas, July 27, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Copy of Letter of Agreement from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of the Coahuila y Tejas, July 27, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a certified copy of Stephen F. Austin's agreement to the empresario contract approved by the Governor of Coahuila y Tejas. The Governor's Secretary, Juan Antonio Padilla, makes note to file the document in the appropriate place and supply Austin with a company for his security.
Date: July 27, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.) Saturday, October 24, 1829 (open access)

The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.) Saturday, October 24, 1829

Weekly newspaper from San Felipe de Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1829
Creator: Cotten, Godwin Brown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 25, 1829 (open access)

The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 25, 1829

Weekly newspaper from San Felipe de Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 1829
Creator: Cotten, Godwin Brown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 133: Collett, Jean (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 133: Collett, Jean (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Collett, Jean (Deceased) and A. Gouhenaut (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1828/1858-08-30
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1128: Lesser, G. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1128: Lesser, G. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Lesser, G. (died November 7, 1885) and Alex Sanger (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1821-08-08/1892-10-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1392: Browder, J.M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1392: Browder, J.M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Browder, J.M. (died November 18, 1892) and A.M. Browder (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1827-05-11/1898-02-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2937: Featherstone, Luther (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2937: Featherstone, Luther (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Featherstone, Luther (died October 16, 1907) and Clara Featherstone (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1824-12-19/1899-02-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard, April 1826] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard, April 1826]

Letter from Sam Houston to Hon. I. L. Southard discussing the files that were supposedly attached to the letter, as well as the fact that Mr. I. C. Goolrick "wishes to obtain the situation of Purser in the navy."
Date: April 21, 1826
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Mexico & California.

Map shows western United States and Mexico, boundary lines, major cities and towns, names and locations of various Native American tribes, expeditionary routes, and major roads; northern Mexico/U.S. boundary line set at forty-two degree line of latitude, but other boundaries unclear. Inset: "Vicinity of Mexico." Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000].
Date: [1825..1845]
Creator: Hutawa, Julius
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Austin Perry to James Austin, on September 1, 1825, discussing her children, asking if Austin has found a wife, and telling him of the news from Herculaneum, Missouri.
Date: September 1, 1825
Creator: Perry, Emily Austin Bryan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, July 22, 1827] (open access)

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

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, on July 22, 1827, discussing the health of his neighbors, and land in the east that has been left to the Austin family.
Date: July 22, 1827
Creator: Perry, James Franklin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico and West Indies

Color map showing the West Indies, Central America, northern South America, Southwest U.S. and Mexico showing place names, political boundaries, rivers and some roads in 1824. Relief shown by hachures.
Date: 1824
Creator: Smith, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828]

Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala while Zavala was Governor of the state of Mexico. Concerning the colonization of Texas. May 12, 1828.
Date: May 12, 1828
Creator: Viesca, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Arthur G. Wavell, February 18, 1826] (open access)

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

Copy of transcript for a letter from Arthur G. Wavell, on February 18, 1825, petitioning for permission for four to five hundred American and European families to settle and farm the land in Coahuila and Texas, noting that they might serve as a barrier against Native Americans.
Date: February 18, 1826
Creator: Wavell, Arthur G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baby Boots]

Pair of leather, lace-up baby boots that belonged to Thomas L. Willis. The pieces around the toe, sole, and laces are shiny red leather with heavy, textured yellow cloth around the main part of the shoes.
Date: 1826~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[James Long's expedition] (open access)

[James Long's expedition]

Letter re. James Long's expedition 6 October 1821.
Date: October 6, 1821
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.
Date: 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Lucinda Elizabeth Maxey Gillete]

Photograph of Lucinda Elizabeth Maxey Gillette posing for a portrait. Text on the back of the photo notes that she was the wife of Henry F. Gillette and that she is buried in "Cedar Bayou Cemtery" in Baytown, Texas.
Date: [1826..1901]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of account of Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin of money owed to Thomas Westall, October 3, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of account of Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin of money owed to Thomas Westall, October 3, 1825]

Copy of transcript for an account of Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin of money owed to Thomas Westall
Date: October 3, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History