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Charter, by-laws and prospectus of the Austin Trust Co. ... : chartered May 3, 1873 (open access)

Charter, by-laws and prospectus of the Austin Trust Co. ... : chartered May 3, 1873

The charter and bylaws of the Austin Trust Company.
Date: 1873
Creator: Austin Trust Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Colorado River, Texas near Marble Falls

Photograph of a river and the surrounding landscape near Marble Falls. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Colorado River, Texas - 1879, near Marble Falls, below the falls."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Julia Maria Pease, his daughter] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Julia Maria Pease, his daughter]

A letter from E.M. Pease to his daughter Julia Maria Pease—among other things, he discusses “the extravagance in dress that now prevails.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 17, 1872
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The tenth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: October 13, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The fifth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: July 30, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The seventh in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: September 5, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The eighth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: September 14, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The ninth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: September 19, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]

The eleventh in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: November 11, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease, August 23, 1870]

The sixth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date: August 23, 1870
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes] (open access)

[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]

A draft of a letter from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Date: March 9, 1877
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis] (open access)

[Correspondence to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis]

A letter to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis, who asks Graham to attend a conference regarding "the Indians on our frontier."
Date: September 15, 1873
Creator: Davis, Edmund J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Front exterior of Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of Texas Governor's Mansion front and south elevation, unpainted brick, with fence and grounds. The upper balcony is not connected to the columns. Built by Abner Cook in 1855 and continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1870 is Governor Edmund J. Davis. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a National historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion view from the old Capitol building]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion from the site of the old Capitol building looking at the West and north elevations of the Governor's Manstion, grounds, street, barn and picket fence. The mansion was built by Abner Cook in 1855 and was continuously occupied since 1856. The occupant here in 1874 was Governor Richard Coke. The mansion was declared a Texas historical landmark in 1962 and a national historic landmark in 1970.
Date: 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Caldwell]

Photograph of John Caldwell. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Uncle John." Carte-de-visite format.
Date: October 1874
Creator: Wade's Gallery
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, Dec. 7, A. D. 1868, Volume 2 (open access)

Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, Dec. 7, A. D. 1868, Volume 2

Minutes of the Reconstruction Convention including text of Resolutions and Declarations made during the session. Index begins on page 539.
Date: 1870
Creator: Texas. Constitutional Convention (1868-1869).
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A. D. 1868. (open access)

Journal of the Reconstruction Convention, Which Met at Austin, Texas, June 1, A. D. 1868.

Minutes of the Reconstruction Convention including text of Resolutions and Declarations made during the session. The Reoport of the Attorney-General of Texas and other documents are included in the Appendix, starting on page 947. Index begins on page 995.
Date: 1870
Creator: Texas. Constitutional Convention (1868-1869).
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marble Falls]

Photograph of the town of Marble Falls. Dirt roads criss-cross into the town. There are two circles of buildings in the distance, with people and horses standing in the dirt roads. A handwritten note on the back says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Bank Saloon, Granite [Mountain?]"
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Marble Falls]

Photograph of a river at Marble Falls, Texas. The water is flowing down layers of flat rock. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "Marble Falls, Texas 1879, Granite Shoals, Looking North [illegible]."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873. (open access)

Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873.

The 1872-1873 Austin city directory, "Containing an Interesting History of Austin, the Name and Residence of its Citizens, and Local Information of General Interest." (From the title page.)
Date: 1872
Creator: Gray, S. A & Moore, W. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mooney & Morrison's General Directory Of The City Of Austin, Texas, For 1877-78. (open access)

Mooney & Morrison's General Directory Of The City Of Austin, Texas, For 1877-78.

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses.
Date: 1877
Creator: Mooney & Morrison
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[San Antonio River, San Antonio]

Photograph of a small, wooden dam in the San Antonio, River. A log in the dam says, "Spanish Oil."
Date: 1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Texas Scrap-Book: Made Up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and Its People (open access)

A Texas Scrap-Book: Made Up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and Its People

A book about Texas history, biography, and miscellany.
Date: 1875
Creator: Baker, D. W. C. (De Witt Clinton), 1832-1881
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Train at platform]

Photograph of a train at a platform. A man stands near it. Smoke billows from the smokestack. No other passengers are visible. Houses are visible on the left parallel to the rail line.
Date: 1876?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History