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Dallas County Probate Case 69: Byrum, Augustine (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 69: Byrum, Augustine (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Byrum, Augustine (died June 27, 1848) and Jno. M. Crockett (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1816-12-01/1851-08-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald stipulating fees, terms, and the location of McDonald's lands.
Date: April 1, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, in which Emily gives news of her children and of acquaintances in Missouri.
Date: September 1, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Austin Perry to James Austin, on September 1, 1825, discussing her children, asking if Austin has found a wife, and telling him of the news from Herculaneum, Missouri.
Date: September 1, 1825
Creator: Perry, Emily Austin Bryan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828]

Copy of transcript of a document written by Stephen F. Austin and James Austin, on February 1, 1828, giving the power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming in the case against Jacob Fox, who holds lands in New Jersey that rightfully belong to the Austins.
Date: February 1, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
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 T. A. Smith to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from T. A. Smith to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from T. A. Smith to Stephen F. Austin introducing Dr. Hutchenson, who is looking to settle in Texas.
Date: December 1, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 1, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 1, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin informing Stephen of his upcoming visit to Texas and the likelihood of him being able to tie up his business affairs in Missouri in order to eventually move to Texas.
Date: March 1, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin with Map] (open access)

[Letter from Austin with Map]

Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
Date: November 1, 1830
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from Stephen F. Austin to E. R. Wightman, November 1, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from Stephen F. Austin to E. R. Wightman, November 1, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Stephen F. Austin to E. R. Wightman concerning land surveys.
Date: November 1, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an invoice for land fees, March 1, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of an invoice for land fees, March 1, 1832]

Copy of transcript for an invoice of land fees signed by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: March 1, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an invoice from McKinstry and Austin, January 1, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of an invoice from McKinstry and Austin, January 1, 1833]

Copy of transcript for an invoice from McKinstry and Austin detailing lots sold for the town of Brazoria.
Date: January 1, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Handwritten Note] (open access)

[Transcript of a Handwritten Note]

Copy of transcript of a handwritten note saying that the law about Texas applying for statehood has been omitted and summarizing what it said.
Date: April 1, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from R. R. Royall to Samuel M. Williams, April 1, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from R. R. Royall to Samuel M. Williams, April 1, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from R. R. Royall to Samuel M. Williams, writing on behalf of Mr. Adkinson who wises to become a colonist.
Date: April 1, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 1, 1834 (open access)

The Texas Republican. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 14, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 1, 1834

Weekly newspaper from the Brazoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with notices and advertising.
Date: November 1, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from John S. Blair to William or Michael Reed] (open access)

[Correspondence from John S. Blair to William or Michael Reed]

Letter from John S. Blair addressed to either William or Michael Reed requesting a load of corn.
Date: June 1, 1835
Creator: Blair, John S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of announcment from James F. Perry, September 1, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of announcment from James F. Perry, September 1, 1835]

Copy of transcript for an announcement from James F. Perry, stating that Stephen F. Austin has arrived home after leaving Mexico City on July 13, 1835.
Date: September 1, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from H. Meigs to Stephen F. Austin, September 1, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from H. Meigs to Stephen F. Austin, September 1, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Meigs to Stephen F. Austin welcoming Austin back to Texas.
Date: September 1, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1098: Johnson, Wm. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1098: Johnson, Wm. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Johnson, Wm. (died October 15, 1863) and Geo. W. Laws (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1836-02-01/1875-02-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land] (open access)

[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land]

Document describing the repayment of a loan to the Provisional Governement of Texas in land. Two loans were made to Texas via Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Stephen F. Austin for $250,000, and is being paid off in land scrip.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to Stewart Sewell, April 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to Stewart Sewell, April 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to Stewart Sewell, on April 1, 1836, informing him that he has been appointed the Texas agent in Philadelphia, allowing him to collect monetary donations to the Texas cause.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.; Archer, Branch T. & Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from the Texas Commissioners appointing Steward Sewell as their agent in Philadelphia, [April 1, 1836]] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from the Texas Commissioners appointing Steward Sewell as their agent in Philadelphia, [April 1, 1836]]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from the Texas Commissioners appointing Stewart Sewell as their agent in Philadelphia to accept and deposit donations for Texas.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John M. McCalla and Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John M. McCalla and Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John M. McCalla and Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, on June 1, 1836, recommending Horatio Grooms, who has been selected as a major, to him.
Date: June 1, 1836
Creator: Ficklin, Joseph & McCalla, John M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Draft of Treasury Notes, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of a Draft of Treasury Notes, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a draft of treasury notes, written by Stephen F. Austin on December 1, 1836.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History