The 2nd State Capitol

Photograph of the 2nd capitol building for the state of Texas. There is a attached to the bottom right hand corner of the photograph a label that reads "The 2nd State Capital [sic]. Located on the site of the present Capital [sic], Burned in 1881." The land in front of the building is terraced and a pathway extends from the entrance down the terraces.
Date: [1853..1881]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]

An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of a Maria, an enslaved woman, from enslaver Clinton Terry.
Date: December 10, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel]

A letter to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel that includes a list of slaves at Darrington Plantation.
Date: February 26, 1853
Creator: McNeel, Sterling
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for transportation of slaves] (open access)

[Receipt for transportation of slaves]

A receipt for the transportation of "the negro girl Emily and child belonging to Hon. E.M. Pease."
Date: September 15, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History