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Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1859 (open access)

Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1859

Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date: 1859
Creator: Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859]

Letter from Ann Roberts to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing family news.
Date: April 24, 1859
Creator: Roberts, Ann
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Mary Roberts, discussing the death of Mary's husband, the birth of her baby, and other news.
Date: June 24, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Ann Roberts, discussing the possibility of Ann coming to liver with the Osterhouts in Texas. Junia says that she thinks Ann would easily find a husband there.
Date: September 1, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for freight purchased by Mrs.Durant from Jchooner Falcon] (open access)

[Receipt for freight purchased by Mrs.Durant from Jchooner Falcon]

Receipt for price of freight from Brazoria, Texas to Mrs.Durant by Jchooner(?) Falcon.
Date: July 23, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note for the Hiring of Anney & Sophia, October 20, 1859] (open access)

[Promissory Note for the Hiring of Anney & Sophia, October 20, 1859]

Promissory note signed on October 20, 1859 from J.M. Prewitt to J.W. Verun promising to pay $200 for the hiring of two (2) women, Anney and Sophia. This agreement begin on January 1, 1960.
Date: October 20, 1859
Creator: Prewitt, J. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Address of Judge Peter W. Gray, to the Citizens of Houston, on the African Slave Trade. (open access)

Address of Judge Peter W. Gray, to the Citizens of Houston, on the African Slave Trade.

Printed text of a speech given in 1859 regarding slavery in the United States.
Date: 1859~
Creator: Gray, Peter W., 1819-1874
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Dr. Patreher services] (open access)

[Invoice for Dr. Patreher services]

Invoice for services sold by Dr. Patreher (?).
Date: 1859
Creator: Dr. Patreher
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for M. C. Durant, 1858] (open access)

[Tax Receipt for M. C. Durant, 1858]

Receipt for taxes paid by M. C. Durant for properties owned in Brazoria County, totaling $9.28 due for 1858.
Date: July 26, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History