Front cover of the documents published by the second session of the 28th Congress of the United States.

Pamphlet from Texana Collection

Pamphlet from Texana Collection

Receipt of payment for slaves from William Murrell to the estate of Samuel Blair.

Map shows districts, counties, lakes, rivers, canals, Indian territory, major cities and towns for "Upper or Western Canada" and "Lower or Eastern Canada"; "Territory of the Hudson Bay Company." Scale [ca. 1:5,070,000].

Certificate naming Benjamin B. Peck the Clerk of the County Court in Gonzales County, Republic of Texas.

Weekly newspaper from Tahlequah, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.

Semiweekly newspaper from the Galveston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.

Congressional debates and proceedings regarding the annexation of Texas to the United States of America. Only selected pages of the Congressional Globe are reproduced here.

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Copy of land grant to George H. Bringhurst for one-third of a league of land in Harris County and about 28 miles northwest of Houston; granted by President Anson Jones

Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"

Photograph of a group of costumed men and women posing for a portrait. Four women stand behind two men and a woman sitting in chairs decorated with spirals. Two more men recline on the ground in the foreground. The men are wearing dark clothes with fringe and frills. The people are identified on the reverse side of the photo.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Ludwick, G. (died 1845) and A. Gouhenaut (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of McDaniel, Jno. W. (died December 1845) and E. & L.M. Gill (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Moon, Wm. M. et al (Minors) and F.A. Winn (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Moon, Jesse et al (Minors) and Mary Moon (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Self, J.C. (Deceased) and R.N. Walker (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Stokes, Thos. (Deceased) and C.G. Cole (Executor or Guardian)

Document of a court ruling discussing that since John H. Brown had not granted the title to Peter Frazee, nor had received payment to the bond for that title, he is entitled to inherit all of the estate owned by Peter Frazee.

Legal document of a court ruling regarding the division of inheritance of Peter Frazee's estate.

Immigration contract between the Adelsverein and Johann Christoph Schumann, dated October 6, 1845.

Map shows major cities and towns, state and territorial boundaries, and major roads for the Eastern United States from the Atlantic coast west to the Rio Grande and Rocky Mountains; areas of Indian habitation; Missouri Territory; pre-state boundaries for Iowa. Includes explanation, text notes, charts, and illustrations. Insets: "North part of Maine," "Vicinity of New York," "Vicinity of Philadelphia," "Vicinity of Boston," "Vicinity of Baltimore," "Vicinity of New Orleans," "Vicinity of Mobile," "Vicinity of Cincinnati," "Vicinity of St. Louis," "South part of Florida," "Vicinity of Charleston," "Vicinity of Pittsburgh," "Vicinity of Chicago," "Vicinity of Detroit," "Vicinity of Washington," "The Chief Rivers," "The World," and "Principal Mountains." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,991,000].

Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Galveston County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).