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[Transcript of Letter from J. D. Harrison to Stephen F. Austin, June 16. 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. D. Harrison to Stephen F. Austin, June 16. 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J.D. Harrison to Stephen F. Austin, in which Harrison appeals to Austin for assistance in a border dispute with his neighbor. Austin signed the bottom of the letter indicating that he had answered it and that nothing could be done to help Harrison.
Date: June 16, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, June 19, 1830]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between Stephen F. Austin and Bartlett Sims, in which Austin agrees to pay Sims one half league of premium land by the Colorado River in exchange for improvements to the league at the head of Bay Prairie. Austin has already paid Sims cash for a portion of the cost of the improvements.
Date: June 19, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, June 24, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, June 24, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Joseph Miller, in which Austin agrees to pay Miller five dollars per one thousand Cypress shingles. It was later noted that Miller was payed in full.
Date: June 24, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Thomas Taylor and Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between the Samuel M. Williams and Thomas Taylor, stipulating fees, terms, and the location of Taylor's lands. This document ends in the middle of a sentence which leads me to believe that this is the first page in a multipage document.
Date: June 2, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Last Page of Letter from Thomas Taylor and Samuel M. Williams, June 2, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Last Page of Letter from Thomas Taylor and Samuel M. Williams, June 2, 1831]

Copy of transcript of the last page of a letter from Thomas Taylor and Samuel M. Williams, on June 2, 1831, assuring the title of Taylor as empresario.
Date: June 2, 1831
Creator: Taylor, Thomas & Williams, Samuel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, June 18, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, June 18, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, in which McLaren informs Austin that he has made another selection of land on the western end of the peninsula near Pass Cavarieri. McLaren also addresses his feeling that Austin has evaded sending someone to perform the survey on his lands.
Date: June 18, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Jones to Stephen F. Austin, June 19, 1931] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Jones to Stephen F. Austin, June 19, 1931]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Jones to Stephen F. Austin, in which Jones provides a reference for
Date: June 19, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James W. Parker to Stephen F. Austin, June 29, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James W. Parker to Stephen F. Austin, June 29, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James W. Parker to Stephen F. Austin, in which Parker requests a colonization contract to settle twenty-five or thirty families near the Brazos River.
Date: June 29, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of bank draft from Henry H. Williams to James Treat, June 8, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of bank draft from Henry H. Williams to James Treat, June 8, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a bank draft from Henry H. Williams to James Treat for $200.
Date: June 8, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from J. Robertson to Stephen F. Austin, June 11, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from J. Robertson to Stephen F. Austin, June 11, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Robertson to Stephen F. Austin introducing John Wilkinson who is moving to Texas.
Date: June 11, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from A. Somerville to James F. Perry, June 10, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from A. Somerville to James F. Perry, June 10, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from A. Somerville to James F. Perry, in which Somerville asks Perry to assist his nephew, James J. Mackall, in finding work in Brazoria.
Date: June 10, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 12, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 12, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, explaining the difficulty in getting him the funds for Bee's land purchase, and asking Perry if he can have more time to obtain the money in other ways.
Date: June 12, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry discussing the Bee land transaction.
Date: June 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from W. P. Huff to James F. Perry, June 28, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from W. P. Huff to James F. Perry, June 28, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from W. P. Huff to James F. Perry, in which Huff inquires about purchasing bricks from Perry.
Date: June 28, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville, June 18, 1841] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville, June 18, 1841]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to A. Somerville regarding the collection of a note Perry holds on Benjamin Tennell.
Date: June 18, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John W. Hall to Phillop Avrett, June 5, 1842] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John W. Hall to Phillop Avrett, June 5, 1842]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John W. Hall to Phillop Avrett regarding an ownership dispute over three slaves.
Date: June 5, 1842
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of copy of agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan and Hempstead and Johnson Esq., June 6, 1844]

Copy of transcript for an agreement entered into between Guy M. Bryan, Samuel Hempstead and Robert W. Johnson concerning the division of James Bryan's New Madrid claims amongst his heirs. This a copy of a copy of a transcript of the agreement. This copy is faded and difficult to read. (See relation field for the original copy of the transcript of the document.)
Date: June 6, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of list of legal papers left with Hempstead and Johnson, June 3, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of list of legal papers left with Hempstead and Johnson, June 3, 1844]

Copy of transcript of a list of legal documents pertaining to settlements over New Madrid claims. This document is faded and difficult to read.
Date: June 3, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes of Indignation Meeting held by citizens of Nacogdoches, June 16, 1845] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes of Indignation Meeting held by citizens of Nacogdoches, June 16, 1845]

Copy of transcript for meeting minutes of an Indignation Meeting, attended by a large number of citizens of Nacogdoches County. A committee is appointed from those in attendance to draft resolutions regarding negotiations of statehood with the United States and relations with Mexico.
Date: June 16, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, June 16, 1846] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, June 16, 1846]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Abner S. Lipscomb to Col. James Perry, inquiring as to Perry's willingness to sell property to Lipscomb's mother-in-law. Lipscomb also requests permission to remove cedar timber on Perry's property for use as pickets.
Date: 1846-06-16?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to George L. Hammeken, June 9, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to George L. Hammeken, June 9, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter to George L. Hammeken, in which the sender describes the provenance of the seven-hundred dollars that were originally enclosed in the letter, and provides a list of items that Mrs. Perry wants Hammeken to purchase and/or have made, including a wax impression of Gen. Austin's seal which Mrs. Perry wants to have engraved on the items she has requested. Lastly, there are further directions for any remaining sum.
Date: June 9, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin, June 24, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter to S. F. and J. B. Austin in which the sender provides news regarding the probate and, possible misadministration of the brothers' Grandfather Brown's estate; the well-being of acquaintances in Missouri; available land in Essex County, New Jersey; and a bill from Bartlett Sims that is due for collection.
Date: June 24, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Coahuila y Tejas, June 2, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Coahuila y Tejas, June 2, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Governor of Coahuila y Tejas, in which Austin asks for explicit authorization by the Governor to colonize land on the coast between La Baca and San Jacinto. Note on the resource: "Translations of Empresario Contracts, p.153, (Land Office)"
Date: June 2, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 16, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 16, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, in which Ficklin [the postmaster of Lexington, Kentucky at that time] informs Austin that the letter he has enclosed is for a member of the Austin colony, whose son is in Lexington, Kentucky. Ficklin also offers his observations regarding the young man's ability to behave well and his capacity to learn.
Date: June 16, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History