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Letter to Sam Houston
Manuscript letter to Sam Houston from William G. Hill which is accompanied by the Goliad Declaration of Independence, an eight page manuscript, probably Sam Houston's copy, dated December 20, 1835
Date:
December 20, 1835
Creator:
Hill, William G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condition of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas.
This booklet includes the text of an address by President Andrew Jackson to Congress regarding the independence of Texas as well as various letters written by Henry M. Morfit who went to Texas in order to report about the conditions to the Secretary of State.
Date:
December 22, 1836
Creator:
Jackson, Andrew & Morfit, Henry M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Houston vs. James F. Perry, Executor]
Legal case of Sam Houston, Apellant, vs. James F. Perry, Executor.
Date:
December 14, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Michael Reed's land grant]
Land grant for one fourth of a league given to Michael Reed on December 8, 1835.
Date:
December 8, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
John Welch's Bond for Land
Agreement to pay Michael Reed issued by John Welch with witnesses William C. Sparks and Jefferson Reed. Statement on verso of document recording the note's filing with the County of Milam.
Date:
December 15, 1835
Creator:
Welch, John
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for Michael Reed]
Deed for Michael Reed written and signed by Guillermo H. Steele. On verso of second page, W.D. Thomson, clerk for Milam County, certifies that he has received the deed as of August 21, 1837; Levi Pennington, clerk for Williamson Country, certifies that the deed was filed in his office as of April 4, 1857[?].
Date:
December 29, 1834
Creator:
Steele, Guillermo H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article of Agreement between William C. Sparks and Jefferson Reed]
Article of agreement between William C. Sparks and Jefferson Reed for the transfer of three hundred acres of land. Statement on verso recording the filing of the article with Brazos County on December 2, 1844.
Date:
December 8, 1839
Creator:
Sparks, William C. & Reed, Jefferson
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tobias Long Bond
Article of agreement between Tobias Long and Michael Reed, with witnesses John Needham and Wilson Reed, in which Long agrees to pay Reed in the amount of ten thousand dollars in exchange for one league of land.
Date:
December 7, 1836
Creator:
Long, Tobias
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of payment]
Receipt of payment from Thomas R. Webb to J. Scofield in the amount of sixteen dollars for the service of surveying one-quarter league of land.
Date:
December 15, 1838
Creator:
Scofield, J.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engraving of Stephen F. Austin]
Engraved portrait of of Stephen F. Austin. The image is round, in the center of a larger page, and Austin is visible from the chest up.
Date:
December 16, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of payment to W.W. Bowman for 40 dollars
Certificate of payment to W.W. Bowman for 40 dollars
Date:
December 8, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, December 4, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, in which Breedlove provides a letter of reference for James Morgan.
Date:
December 4, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, December 8, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, in which Breedlove provides a letter of reference for Samuel H. Barlow.
Date:
December 8, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin, December 8, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James W. Breedlove to Stephen F. Austin in which Breedlove provides a letter of reference for Edmund Andrews.
Date:
December 8, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Wyly Martin to Stephen F. Austin, December 14, 1830]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Wyly Martin to Stephen F. Austin, in which Wyly requests additional land in order to raise livestock.
Date:
December 14, 1830
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Political Statement Concerning Immigration to Mexico, December 1831]
Copy of transcript for political statement concerning European immigration to Mexico. The statement describes the terms of immigration (amount of land offered per person and per family, the requirements to apply for a title, the persons the roles of Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams), the writer's opinion concerning the fairness and effectiveness of Mexican immigration laws.
Date:
December 1831
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Brochure Concerning Immigration to Texas, December 1831]
Copy of transcript for a brochure concerning immigration to Texas. The brochure describes the social, economic and physical characteristics of Texas; its political relationship to Mexico; and the terms of immigration.
Date:
December 1831
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Henry Morse to Stephen F. Austin, December 2, 1832]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Morse to Stephen F. Austin, in which Morse informs Austin that he has received a high number of offers on his property and that he will likely sell it in the coming days. Morse also asks Austin if it would be possible to complete the transfer paperwork after the office's advertised closing time.
Date:
December 2, 1832
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William J. Russell to Stephen F. Austin, December 11, 1832]
Copy of transcript for a letter from William J. Russell to Stephen F. Austin, in which Russell requests a grant for an additional quarter league of land. Russell informs Austin that the league he is interested in is vacant, no claims have been made on the land, and under the colonization law he is entitled to more land.
Date:
December 11, 1832
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Hansen Allsberry to Stephen F. Austin, December, 29, 1832]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Hansen Allsberry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Allsberry asks Austin to speak with his mother about sending one of Allsberry's brothers to visit him. Allsberry is interested in providing increased financial support to his mother and siblings living in Austin's colony.
Date:
December 29, 1832
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from B. T. Archer to the editor of the Texas Republican, December 2, 1835]
Copy of transcript for a letter from B. T. Archer to the editor of the Texas Republican, in which Archer has enclosed a copy of W. H. Wharton's letter to him dated November 28, 1835 for publication in the Texas Republican. In Wharton's letter he declines an appointment to be the Consultation Commissioner to the United States as he believes that Texas will not be able to obtain aid from the United States unless they fully declare independence from Mexico.
Date:
December 2, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, Branch Tanner Archer, and William H. Wharton, December 8, 1835]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Governor Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton giving orders for their visit to the United States to gain political and financial backing.
Date:
December 8, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from E. Hall to James F. Perry, December 9, 1835]
Copy of transcript for a letter from E. Hall to James F. Perry regarding a draft on a house drawn up by Mr. Somerville.
Date:
December 9, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a resolution offered by D. C. Barrett to the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas, December 11, 1835]
Copy of transcript for a resolution made by Don Carlos Barrett to the General Council of the Provisional Government of Texas acknowledging Stephen F. Austin's efforts on behalf of Texas.
Date:
December 11, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History