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[Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed for the services of a slave named Sary] (open access)

[Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed for the services of a slave named Sary]

Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed in which Thompson lends to Reed the services of an enslaved woman named Sary in exchange for a sum of one hundred dollars.
Date: January 20, 1853
Creator: Reed, Michael & Thompson, Archibald
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for goods purchased by Michael Reed from Jalonick and Smith] (open access)

[Bill for goods purchased by Michael Reed from Jalonick and Smith]

Bill for goods purchased by Michael Reed from Jalonick and Smith, dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods and general merchandise.
Date: January 1, 1859
Creator: Jalonick and Smith
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of payment] (open access)

[Bill of payment]

Bill of payment from Michael Reed to unknown.
Date: January 19, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of payment] (open access)

[Bill of payment]

Bill of payment from Michael Reed to Wright V. Munford.
Date: January 19, 1833
Creator: Munford, Wright V.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill of sale from A Smith (open access)

Bill of sale from A Smith

Bill of sale for a girl around 3 years old named Laura, sold as a slave to Michael Reed by Arthur Smith and signed January 23. 1832.
Date: January 23, 1832
Creator: Smith, Arthur
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business contract and power of attorney] (open access)

[Business contract and power of attorney]

Article of agreement between Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel to enter into business together, signed by witnesses Sam T. Allen and Sam Smith. On page [3], additional contract by Z.N. Morrell granting power of attorney to Michael Reed. Both dated January 9, 1836.
Date: January 9, 1836
Creator: Reed, Michael & Morrell, Z.N.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
A.H. Cook Account (open access)

A.H. Cook Account

Affidavit sworn by Michael Reed before G.H. Cox that Augustus H. Cook is indebted to Reed in the amount of seven dollars.
Date: January 1, 1841
Creator: Reed, Michael
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation from JL Lane to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 18, 1868] (open access)

[Invitation from JL Lane to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 18, 1868]

Invitation from J. L. Lane to Lizzie Johnson to the "Hop" at Lizzie's school in Lockhart, Texas.
Date: January 18, 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983]

Speech; 688- class submarine; Naval power; Soviet Union; Budget deficits; Shipbuilding.
Date: January 8, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about Commissioning of the USS Corpus Christi, Groton, CT, Jan. 8, 1983]

Speech; 688-class submarine; Naval power; Soviet Union, Budget deficits; Shipbuilding.
Date: January 8, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech about World Food Situation at Berman Lecture, American University, Jan. 30, 1975] (open access)

[John Tower Speech about World Food Situation at Berman Lecture, American University, Jan. 30, 1975]

Speech; food inequities; world hunger; starvation; food assistance; food aid; P. L. 480 Program - Food for Peace, 1954; political use of food vs. humanitarian aid; famine; India; Bangladesh; World Food Council.
Date: January 30, 1975
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech at Southern Decorating Products Show about Independent Retailer's Fight for Survival, New Orleans, Jan. 18, 1980] (open access)

[John Tower Speech at Southern Decorating Products Show about Independent Retailer's Fight for Survival, New Orleans, Jan. 18, 1980]

Speech; Oil prices; U.S. economy; Burdensome regulations; Increases in minimum wages; Federal Trade Commission; Spending and regulatory programs; Challenges for small businesses.
Date: January 18, 1980
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech before the Conference on Reserve Requirements and the Role of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1979] (open access)

[John Tower Speech before the Conference on Reserve Requirements and the Role of the Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1979]

Speech; Attrition of membership in the Federal Reserve; NOW [Negotiable Order of Withdrawal] accounts for depository institutions; Banking Committee focus on proposals requiring certain banks to hold reserves with the Federal Reserve; Voluntary membership; Monetary policy; Bank deposits; Sterile assets vs. earning assets; Dual Banking System.
Date: January 18, 1979
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech, Introduction of William P. Clements, JR. to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jan. 9, 1973] (open access)

[John Tower Speech, Introduction of William P. Clements, JR. to the Senate Armed Services Committee, Jan. 9, 1973]

Speech; Nomination of Clements for Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Date: January 9, 1973
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Reclaiming Our National Greatness, Jan. 19, 1980] (open access)

[John Tower Speech Reclaiming Our National Greatness, Jan. 19, 1980]

Speech; Ideals; Government; Economic policy; Energy policy; National Defense posture; Security; Naval strength; Synthetic fuels; Oil; Gas; Use of coal.
Date: January 19, 1980
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech Recommending John B. Connally to be Secretary of the Treasury given to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, January 28, 1971] (open access)

[John Tower Speech Recommending John B. Connally to be Secretary of the Treasury given to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, January 28, 1971]

Speech explaining how John Connally's background and credentials qualify him to be the next Secretary of the Treasury.
Date: January 28, 1971
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Welcome Remarks at Natl. Assoc. of Home Builders in Houston Astrodome, Jan. 22, 1983] (open access)

[John Tower Welcome Remarks at Natl. Assoc. of Home Builders in Houston Astrodome, Jan. 22, 1983]

Speech; Welcome Remarks; Housing industry; Housing policies.
Date: January 22, 1983
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
John Vanwinkle Bond (open access)

John Vanwinkle Bond

Agreement to pay Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel, issued by John Vanwinkle with witnesses James Cook and John W. Holman in the amount of ten thousand dollars in exchange for one league of land in the Nashville colony.
Date: January 16, 1836
Creator: Vanwinkle, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
John Vanwinkle Power of Attorney (open access)

John Vanwinkle Power of Attorney

Power of attorney granted to Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel by John Vanwinkle.
Date: January 16, 1835
Creator: Vanwinkle, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joseph Welch's Bond (open access)

Joseph Welch's Bond

Agreement to pay Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel, issued by Joseph Welch with witnesses Thomas Williams and William Whitely[?], in the amount of ten thousand dollars for a league of land in the Nashville Colony.
Date: January 14, 1836
Creator: Welch, Joseph
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - January 19, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - January 19, 1872]

Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings. Dashiell tells Giddings that he has received half of the rent owed by Dr. Connor on the boarding house. On Sunday, Dashiell will announce a stockholders' meeting scheduled for Tuesday, where he will tell them of Gidding's proposition.
Date: January 19, 1872
Creator: Dashiell, B. D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 12, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 12, 1877]

Letter from B.W. Burke to Lizzie Johnson in which Burke discusses Lizzie's invitation for Burke to visit her.
Date: January 12, 1877
Creator: Burke, B. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.E. Detmold to Edward Trelawny - January 8, 1842] (open access)

[Letter from C.E. Detmold to Edward Trelawny - January 8, 1842]

Letter from C. E. Detmold in New York to Edward Trelawny at Putney Hill near London. It discusses his fears for Thomas Falconer's safety as he has heard that the "Texian" Santa Fe Expedition had been captured by Mexican forces and touches on British Whig finance politics. Detmold is Christian Edward Detmold (see Wikipedia article) and Trelawny is John Edward Trelawny the English biographer, novelist, adventurer and friend of the Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.
Date: January 8, 1842
Creator: Detmold, C. E. (Christian Edward), 1810-1887
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. Walker to William Reed] (open access)

[Letter from E. Walker to William Reed]

Letter from E. Walker to William Reed explaining his absence.
Date: January 29, 1860
Creator: Walker, E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History