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Mexico and Guatimala [sic] / J.H. Young, sc.

Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1828
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828]

Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala while Zavala was Governor of the state of Mexico. Concerning the colonization of Texas. May 12, 1828.
Date: May 12, 1828
Creator: Viesca, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Mexico. and Guatimala. Corrected from original information communicated by Simon A.G. Bourne Esq."

Hand-colored engraving of Mexico and Guatemala showing settlements, roads, mines and topography
Date: 1828
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Routes to the Principal Mining Districts in the Central States of Mexico.

Map of several states bordering the Gulf of Mexico in central Mexico from 1828. The routes to the principal mining districts and other roads are marked, as well as towns, landmarks, rivers, and some topographic features (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: April 1828
Creator: Ward, H. G. (Henry George), 1797-1860.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library
Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress (open access)

Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.
Date: 1828
Creator: Gales, Joseph, 1761-1841
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress (open access)

Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.
Date: 1828
Creator: Gales, Joseph, 1761-1841
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of Arkansas.

Map shows Hot Spring, Fort Smith, Old Cherokee Line, Choctaw and Cherokee Boundaries; public township grid for most but not all of Arkansas.
Date: [1828..1848]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico.

Map shows early nineteenth century known cities, towns, and geographical features in Mexico. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,000,000].
Date: 1828
Creator: Hall, Sidney.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of routes to the principal mining districts in the central states of Mexico.

Map shows early nineteenth century Central Mexico roads, towns, and missions and the names and locations of mines. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:2,200,000]. Map appeared in H. G. Ward's Mexico [1827].
Date: 1828
Creator: Hall, Sidney.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Arkansas Territory

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, areas of Indian habitation, swampland, military posts, towns, and Mexico west of Sabine River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1828..1830]
Creator: Fenner, Sears & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence rail-way.

Map shows major early nineteenth century streets in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, and Providence; roads, towns, structures, and residents between Boston and Providence along proposed railway route; major physical features such as swamps, ponds, and wooded areas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1828
Creator: Hayward, James, 1786-1866
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, and Guatimala : Corrected from original information communicated by Simon A.G. Bourne, Esq.

Map shows provinces, cities, roads, mines, and geographic features in Mexico; cities in Guatemala; "British settlement" of "Balize." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1828
Creator: Hall, Sidney.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States.

Map shows eastern states, military outposts, and cities, areas of Native American habitation, undefined and un-delineated "Western States" extending west just beyond the 105th degree line of longitude, and Arkansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin as western-most defined areas; "Mexican States" including area of unlabeled Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:14,080,000].
Date: 1828
Creator: Asheton, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of the Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven Rail Road, with its branches.

Map shows railroads, roads, mineral veins and mining activity, towns, structures, and mineral resources in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Includes distances. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1828..1848]
Creator: Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Survey of the Allegheny river from Franklin to Pittsburgh: Levelled and surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney U.S. Top. Engineers [Sheet 1]

Map shows islands, adjacent land usage, tributaries, towns, and structures along the Allegheny River between Franklin and Pittsburgh. Includes notes. No scale indicated.
Date: 1828
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Survey of the Allegheny river from Franklin to Pittsburgh: Levelled and surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney U.S. Top. Engineers [Sheet 2].

Map shows islands, adjacent land usage, tributaries, towns, and structures along the Allegheny River between Franklin and Pittsburgh. Includes notes. No scale indicated.
Date: 1828
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Patent Letter for Improvement in the Application of Water to Flutter Wheels, October 24, 1828] (open access)

[Patent Letter for Improvement in the Application of Water to Flutter Wheels, October 24, 1828]

A patent letter granting patent to James Stewart for his development in the improved application of water to flutter wheels. The purpose of the invention is to better drive saw-mills, grist mills, cotton gins, etc. Attached is a duplicate of the patent letter.
Date: October 24, 1828
Creator: United States
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin regarding investment in California] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin regarding investment in California]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, in which he forwards a letter he had previously written to colleagues in Missouri regarding investment opportunities in California. Austin further proposes that the Mexican government, as part of broader colonization efforts, complete construction of a canal or wagon road that connects the Colorado River in California to the Missouri River.
Date: 1828?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Músquiz, Ramón, January 15, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Músquiz, Ramón, January 15, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the newly appointed Political Chief of the Department of Texas, Ramón Músquiz, in which Austin acknowledges Músquiz's position as Chief and offers his services. Note at the bottom of the transcript: "Record of Empresario Contracts, p.274, (Land Office)"
Date: January 15, 1828
Creator: unknown
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 Letter from Peter E. Bean to Stephen F. Austin, February 5, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Peter E. Bean to Stephen F. Austin, February 5, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Peter Bean to Stephen F. Austin regarding the capture of twenty-five officers in the interior of Mexico, (likely referring to General Guerrero's capture of Nicolás Bravo and others during the Revolution of Tulancingo).
Date: February 5, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. E. Groce to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. E. Groce to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. E. Groce to Stephen F. Austin, in which Groce informs Austin of his deteriorating health and requests that Austin come stay several days in order to help Groce make arrangements for his property.
Date: March 20, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Silas Fuqua to Stephen F. Austin, March 28, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Silas Fuqua to Stephen F. Austin, March 28, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Silas Fuqua to Stephen F. Austin, in which Fuqua names members within the group of settlers he traveled with from Alabama. Fuqua also requests that Austin provide advice on a good site near a stream for his machinery, as well as, copies of the constitution and colonization laws.
Date: March 28, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Robinson to Stephen F. Austin, April 2, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Robinson to Stephen F. Austin, April 2, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Robinson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Robinson introduces Thomas Pierce, a successful Englishman with a small family that has immigrated to Texas. Robinson appeals to Austin to sell both Pierce and Capt. Bowen a tract of land, arguing that both men will be productive neighbors and ultimately raise the value of Austin's lands.
Date: April 2, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History