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Delaware, at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, from a 1787 original in the Library of Congress at Washington.

Map of the Delmarva Peninsula and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing and identifying towns, counties, rivers, creeks, inlets, bays, lighthouses, sand bars, and capes. Scale [ca. 1:622,600] (10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Churchman, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Jersey

Map of New Jersey and the surrounding area at the time of the ratification of the Constitution, showing counties, towns, roads, mountain ranges, bays, rivers, creeks, inlets, and harbors, with explanatory notes on certain geographic features. Map includes an astronomical observations table in the lower-right corner. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).
Date: 1937
Creator: Faden, William
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A Map of the Travels of George Washington

Map of the travels of George Washington in the Middle Atlantic region of the United States between 1732 and 1799, with insets of New York and the lower Hudson Valley, Mount Vernon, the tidewater region of Virginia, Philadelphia, and Boston. The map includes towns, colonial highways, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geological features, with relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,502,720] (39.5 miles to the inch).
Date: 1931
Creator: National Geographic Society for the National Geographic Magazine
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Starr to T. N. Carswell - January 18, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from D. C. Starr to T. N. Carswell - January 18, 1965]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D. C. Starr, Executive Service Sales, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 07632, dated January 18, 1965. Starr expresses his appreciation for the telephone call from Carswell regarding the Tax Guide subscription and the 1965 Federal Handbook. He advises Carswell that the volumes had shipped and apologizes for the manner in which his account had been handled.
Date: January 18, 1965
Creator: Starr, D. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Prentice-Hall, Inc. - October 20, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Prentice-Hall, Inc. - October 20, 1965]

A letter addressed to Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J., from T. N. Carswell, dated October 20, 1965. Carswell makes a second inquiry, referencing his letter of October 4, 1965, regarding not receiving the Report to which he subscribed in July.
Date: October 20, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The Prudential Press, Newark, N. J. - July 17, 1956] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to The Prudential Press, Newark, N. J. - July 17, 1956]

A letter addressed to The Prudential Press, Newark, New Jersy, from T. N. Carswell, dated July 17, 1956. Carswell explains that he read an article printed in the AMERICAN LEGION Magazine about the signers of the Declaration of Independence that was written by Merle Sinclair. He then requests a copy of a booklet published by them that was recommended to him by Sinclair.
Date: July 17, 1956
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Young Women

Copy negative of a portrait of three young women wearing ruffled dresses and hair up. One is sitting in a chair holding a hat in her lap, one is leaning on the left holding an umbrella and gloves, and one is standing in the back holding a hat. The portrait was taken in Walsh studio at 120 Perry St. in Trenton, New Jersey.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Street Scene

Copy negative of a view of downtown Eliza, New Jersey with buildings and cars on each side of a street.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church Exterior

Copy negative of the First Episcopal Church of Eliza, New Jersey, viewed from across a street corner. The church is surrounded by other buildings, and there are signs, cars, streetlamps, and people on the sidewalk.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Church Exterior

Copy negative of the First United Methodist Church in Eliza, New Jersey viewed from across a road with other buildings beside it, trees, and cars on the street.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. C. Leeds to T. N. Carswell - August 5, 1964] (open access)

[Letter from D. C. Leeds to T. N. Carswell - August 5, 1964]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Abilene, Texas, from D. C. Leeds, Executive Service Sales, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 0763,2 dated August 5, 1964. An advisement that a Mr. William Ballew, of Fort Worth, Texas would contact Carswell regarding his recent inquiry.
Date: August 5, 1964
Creator: Leeds, D. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Prentice-Hall, Inc. - October 4, 1965] (open access)

[Letter from T. N. Carswell to Prentice-Hall, Inc. - October 4, 1965]

A letter addressed to Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, N. J. 07632, from T. N. Carswell, dated October 4, 1965. Carswell informs the company that on July 20, 1965 he placed his subscription, the check was paid by the bank July 30, 1965 but he is not receiving the REPORT.
Date: October 4, 1965
Creator: Carswell, T. N. (Thomas Norwood)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Commandant of Eighth Naval District to Commanding Officer, Naval Section, S.A.T.C, November 19, 1918] (open access)

[Memo from Commandant of Eighth Naval District to Commanding Officer, Naval Section, S.A.T.C, November 19, 1918]

Memorandum from the commandant of U.S. Eighth Naval District to the commanding officer of the Student Army Training Corps Naval Section regarding the eligibility of sailors assigned to the SATC to apply for Officer Material School.
Date: November 18, 1918
Creator: Commandant; United States. Navy. Eighth Naval District
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 202] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 202]

Document outlining the trial of First Lieutenant Leonard G. Coe on charges of absence and desertion, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential suspension.
Date: September 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History