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Preliminary survey of the entrance to the Rio Grande, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes text on soundings and tides. "I no. 2." "No. 40."
Date: 1854
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan. (open access)

Exploration of the Red River of Louisiana, in the year 1852 / by Randolph B. Marcy ; assisted by George B. McClellan.

An exploration of the Red River of Texas and Louisiana.
Date: 1854
Creator: Marcy, Randolph Barnes
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Broadside stock certificate] (open access)

[Broadside stock certificate]

Broadside stock certificate. Texas and German Emigration Company stock certificate, signed August 2, 1854.
Date: August 2, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Williams family records written in Bible (open access)

Williams family records written in Bible

Three pages of the Williams family Bible include a written Williams family record with births, marriages, and deaths.
Date: 1854?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother, April 20, 1854] (open access)

[Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother, April 20, 1854]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother; addressed to John W. Metcalfe on outside of letter
Date: April 20, 1854
Creator: Metcalfe, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Morals of Odd-Fellowship: A Discourse (open access)

The Morals of Odd-Fellowship: A Discourse

Front cover and title page of a book containing a moral speech.
Date: 1854
Creator: Bristol, D. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of William H. Seward, on the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska Bills" (open access)

"Speech of William H. Seward, on the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska Bills"

Speech delivered to the United States Senate concerning the Missouri compromise on February 17, 1854.
Date: February 17, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speeches of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Boston Memorial for the Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Bill and in Reply to Messrs. Jones of Tennessee, Butler of South Carolina, and Mason of Virginia" (open access)

"Speeches of Hon. Charles Sumner, on the Boston Memorial for the Repeal of the Fugitive Slave Bill and in Reply to Messrs. Jones of Tennessee, Butler of South Carolina, and Mason of Virginia"

Speeches delivered to the U.S. Senate between June 26th and June 28th, 1854.
Date: 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Claim Certificate: Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie] (open access)

[Claim Certificate: Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie]

Claim from Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie to the State of Texas for $24 for service under Col. Fannin in 1836
Date: August 15, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Senator Houston, of Texas, on the Nebraska and Kansas Bill, Previous to the Final Passage of the Same by the Senate of the United States (open access)

Speech of Senator Houston, of Texas, on the Nebraska and Kansas Bill, Previous to the Final Passage of the Same by the Senate of the United States

Speech delivered to the U.S. Senate on March 3, 1854.
Date: March 3, 1854
Creator: Houston, Sam
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of Mills & Jackush vs. Almyra Walton, cause no. 136, 1855 (open access)

Documents pertaining to the case of Mills & Jackush vs. Almyra Walton, cause no. 136, 1855

Documents relating to the right to property case of Mills & Jackush vs. Almyra Walton include several copies of mark and brand records used by Mr. and Mrs. Walton, as well as documents from the trial which include, but are not limited to: interrogatories to be propounded to Henry Harris with a copy, a citation for Almyra Walton, a subpoena to summon Tandy Howeth, a statement by attorneys about the trial to right of property, exceptions for plaintiff, interrogatories and cross interrogatories to be propounded to Thomas J. Walton, a copy of interrogatories and commissions, a notice from the attorneys of the defendent, statements from two different juries, and the facts, exceptions and rulings judge as well as a statement certifying that the property was not delivered as ruled. Documents were submitted to the District Court of Henderson County and filed by the Clerk.
Date: 1854-09-17/1859-05-19
Creator: Gray, W. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell by D.S. Wade, May 15, 1854] (open access)

[Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell by D.S. Wade, May 15, 1854]

Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell by D.S. Wade, May 15, 1854 for $835.
Date: May 15, 1854
Creator: Wade, D.S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell by D.S. Wade, May 1854] (open access)

[Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell by D.S. Wade, May 1854]

Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell from D.S. Ward.
Date: May 1854
Creator: Ward, D.S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book] (open access)

[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book]

Record book for Washington Lodge No. 18 from circa 1854.
Date: 1854-06-22~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant to Gabriel B. Knight, 1854] (open access)

[Land grant to Gabriel B. Knight, 1854]

Grant for 320 acres of land in Tarrant County to Gabriel B. Knight, "in Denton District. Tarrant County on Bear Creek in the Lower Cross Timbers . . . "
Date: June 2, 1854
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lone Star, and Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 5, 1854 (open access)

The Lone Star, and Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 24, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 5, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 2, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 32, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 2, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 2, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 33, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 9, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 33, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 9, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 9, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 16, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 16, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 16, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 26, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 27, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 26, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 26, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 2, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 28, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 2, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 2, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 9, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 29, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 9, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 9, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 15, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 46, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 15, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 15, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 29, 1854 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 48, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 29, 1854

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 29, 1854
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History