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[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
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
[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
[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
[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

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.
Date: 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
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

[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
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
[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
[Transcript of agreeement between John C. Partin, William Cooper, and Henry Cheeves, December 12, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of agreeement between John C. Partin, William Cooper, and Henry Cheeves, December 12, 1829]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between John C. Partin, William Cooper, and Henry Cheeves concerning the ownership and division of a land grant.
Date: December 12, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of agreement between D. G. Burnet and H. [Fullerton], [December 5, 1829]] (open access)

[Transcript of agreement between D. G. Burnet and H. [Fullerton], [December 5, 1829]]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between D. G. Burnet and H. [Fullerton] concerning the settlement of a piece of jointly held property.
Date: December 5, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an invoice for a horse sold by Nichoals Dillard to Stephen F. Austin, October 31, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of an invoice for a horse sold by Nichoals Dillard to Stephen F. Austin, October 31, 1829]

Copy of transcript for an invoice for a horse sold by Nicholas Dillard to Stephen F. Austin for $195, which paid the balance due on Elizabeth Tumlinson's note.
Date: October 31, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of cancellation of agreement between George Huff, Joseph Serveson, and James E. B. Austin, May 21, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of cancellation of agreement between George Huff, Joseph Serveson, and James E. B. Austin, May 21, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a cancellation of agreement between George Huff, Joseph Serveson, and James E. B. Austin concerning land and the operation of both saw and grist mills.
Date: May 21, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston, December 19, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston, December 19, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a colonization agreement between Stephen F. Austin and land agent, Anthony Winston. The document outlines the terms of settlement and the costs surveying the land. Winston was acting on behalf of several families.
Date: December 19, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald stipulating fees, terms, and the location of McDonald's lands.
Date: April 1, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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 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 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