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History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1 (open access)

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1

Book describing Texas history up to the time of annexation to the United States of America. This first volume is broken into 22 chapters covering the start of European immigration (roughly 1685) through the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1835, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 1855
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2 (open access)

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2

Book describing Texas history; this second volume is broken into 14 chapters covering the start of the Republic of Texas in 1835 through annexation by the U.S. in 1846, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 1855
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake. A color coded map of Texas from 1855. The map is color coded by county.
Date: 1855
Creator: Colton, J.H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay -- Plan of Sabine Lake. A color coded map of Texas from 1855. The map is color coded by county.
Date: 1855
Creator: Colton, J.H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

A color coded map of Texas from the year 1855.
Date: 1855
Creator: Colton, J. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[George Feris home in Richmond, Texas]

Photograph (copy) of the George Feris home in Richmond, Texas. Back of photo as written by Homer Sharp (in black ink): "This picture was taken from the original, of The Old Doctor George Feris Home here in Richmond. This house was located between the end of Myrtle Street and Preston Street. Mrs. Frazar's Home is located on or near the spot where this old home was. Her home has got all the old lumber and some of the bricks in it, or part of the lumber and bricks the old home had in it. Dr. George Feris had two boys in the Jaybird Woodpecker Feud. Keene Feris and Yandell Feris, Keene Feris is the daddy of Mrs. Frazar and her sister Aunt Bessie Homner. Aunt Bessie let me have the original picture to make this copy. Dr. Feris is standing by the house in the front of the home and Aunt Bessie said she didn't know the names of the people on the upper porch, But was the Feris family. She didn't know when the picture was taken, or where the house was built, But the bricks was hauled from Galveston in ox wagons and she thought the lumber came …
Date: 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Vollstandiger Universal-Handatlas der neueren Erdbeschreibung uber alle theile der erde" (open access)

"Vollstandiger Universal-Handatlas der neueren Erdbeschreibung uber alle theile der erde"

Coversheet for atlas, "Universal Handatlas"
Date: 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition by Alexander Simon to the District Court for naturalization, 1855] (open access)

[Petition by Alexander Simon to the District Court for naturalization, 1855]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Petition by Simon to the District Court for naturalization.
Date: October 2, 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of Howeth vs. Mills, et al., cause no. 132, 1855-1856 (open access)

Documents pertaining to the case of Howeth vs. Mills, et al., cause no. 132, 1855-1856

Documents pertaining to the case of Howeth vs. Mills, et al. include copies of the initial judgement in the case of Mills & Jockush vs. Walton & Tuggle which took place in Galveston County as well as the motion for a new trial. The documents pertaining to the resulting case in Henderson County include (but are not limited to) subpoenas and citations for summons of persons involved on both sides of the case, exceptions and answers from the defendant (and a later, amended answer), writs of injunction, bonds, a motion to perpetrate injunction, a motion to instruct the jury, a motion to enter evidence for the plaintiff, and a statement to the jury. Documents were submitted to the District Court of Henderson County and filed by the clerk.
Date: 1855-05-14/1856-11-11
Creator: Gray, W. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant to Peter S. Benton, 1855] (open access)

[Land grant to Peter S. Benton, 1855]

Grant for 320 acres of land in Van Zandt County to Peter S. Benton
Date: July 7, 1855
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 10, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 10, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 10, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 29, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 29, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 29, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger Advertising Extra. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 8, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger Advertising Extra. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 8, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 8, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 38, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 30, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 38, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 30, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 30, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 14, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 39, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 14, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 14, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 43, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 11, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 43, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 11, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 11, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 18, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, August 18, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 18, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 6, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 6, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 6, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 52, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 13, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 52, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 13, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 13, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 27, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 27, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 27, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger Advertising Extra. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 22, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger Advertising Extra. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 6, Ed. 1, Saturday, December 22, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 22, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 36, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 16, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 36, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 16, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 16, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 37, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 23, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 37, Ed. 1, Saturday, June 23, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 21, 1855 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Washington, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 21, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Washington, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 21, 1855
Creator: Lancaster, J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History