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Embroidered sampler

Plain weave sampler with silk embroidery, floral border, floral motifs, and poem. Text: "In Sharon's lovely Rose, Immortal beauties/ shine; Its sweet refreshing fragrance shows;/ Its origin divine./ Pleasure is a Rose, near which there ever grows/ the thorn of evil; It is wisdom's work so carefully/ to cull the Rose, as to avoid the thorn, and let its/ rich perfume exhale to heaven in grateful adoration/ of Him who gave the Rose to blow./ Mary Louise Brown, November 2nd 1829."
Date: November 2, 1829
Creator: Brown, Mary Louisa
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a bill from James B. Austin to M. B. Nuckols, November 2, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of a bill from James B. Austin to M. B. Nuckols, November 2, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a bill from James B. Austin to M. B. Nuckols, in which Austin details supplies and services rendered to Nuckols, categorized by month.
Date: November 2, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of account for J. B. Austin payable to Robert Kuykendoll, November 12, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of account for J. B. Austin payable to Robert Kuykendoll, November 12, 1828]

Copy of transcript for an account for J. B. Austin payable to Robert Kuykendoll. J.B. Austin payed Kuykendoll in full and the record was witnessed by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: November 12, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to M.B. Nuckolls, November 12, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to M.B. Nuckolls, November 12, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to M.B. Nuckolls, requesting to settle on Robert Kuykendoll's account.
Date: November 12, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Alexander Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, November 17, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Alexander Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, November 17, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Alexander Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Thompson appeals to Austin to secure a land grant on the northwest bank of Buffalo Bayou.
Date: November 17, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Receipt for a Draft of Money, November 29, 1821] (open access)

[Transcript of a Receipt for a Draft of Money, November 29, 1821]

Copy of transcript for a receipt for a draft of $30 received by James Bryan, on November 29, 1821.
Date: November 29, 1821
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 Joseph Reeves Jr. and Bejamin Acton to Mary Austin, November 4, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Joseph Reeves Jr. and Bejamin Acton to Mary Austin, November 4, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Reeves Jr. and Bejamin Acton to Mary Austin, concerning back rents for a family farm.
Date: November 4, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Account Statement, November 6, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of Account Statement, November 6, 1820]

Copy of transcript of an account statement between Stephen F. Austin and James Bryan, listing supplies and slaves.
Date: November 6, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of announcement from George Poindexter naming Thomas Torrance as Chief Justice of Amite County Court, November 9, 1821] (open access)

[Transcript of announcement from George Poindexter naming Thomas Torrance as Chief Justice of Amite County Court, November 9, 1821]

Copy of transcript for an announcement from Mississippi Governor, George Poindexter, naming Thomas Torrance as Chief Justice of Amite County Court.
Date: November 9, 1821
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of court proceedings concerning Jacob Waddle, November 27, [1825]] (open access)

[Transcript of court proceedings concerning Jacob Waddle, November 27, [1825]]

Copy of transcript for court proceedings concerning Jacob Waddle, who shot prisoner Jacob L. Nugent who was attempting to escape. Waddle was cleared of all charges against him.
Date: November 27, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]] (open access)

[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]]

Copy of transcript for an essay discussing Mexican independence from the Spanish and Mexican attitudes towards the Spanish.
Date: November 1, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from John Gates to Stephen F. Austin, November 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from John Gates to Stephen F. Austin, November 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Gates to Stephen F. Austin, requesting that Austin secure lands for Robert Wilson, William P. Harris, and himself.
Date: November 17, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of account statement between James Bryan and Stephen F. Austin, November 6, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of account statement between James Bryan and Stephen F. Austin, November 6, 1820]

Copy of transcript for an account statement between James Bryan and Stephen F. Austin documenting supplies and slaves used in Arkansas Territory.
Date: November 6, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, November 10, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, November 10, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Perry provides news of the family and shared acquaintances. Perry also reports that the Mine a burton mine was sold to William Milem, and that Washington County is growing quickly. Finally, Perry warns Austin of plans for a Mr. Price to travel to Texas, possibly to dispute Stephen F. and J.E.B. Austin's land title.
Date: November 10, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mathew Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mathew Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mathew Brenan to Stephen F. Austin, requesting a land grant. Included is a letter of recommendation by Alexander Thompson on Brenan's behalf.
Date: November 18, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Philip Dimmitt to Stephen F. Austin, November 30, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Philip Dimmitt to Stephen F. Austin, November 30, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Philip Dimmitt to Stephen F. Austin concerning the collection of money, and complimenting Austin on the stand he took with the Gefe (chief) defending his colony.
Date: November 30, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, November 13, 1824] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, November 13, 1824]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre.
Date: November 13, 1824
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 6, 1826] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 6, 1826]

Letter from Andrew Donaldson Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. It is written as a crossed letter, where vertical and horizontal lines of text overlap.
Date: November 6, 1826
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History