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Aaron (open access)

Aaron

Biography of Aaron, first High Priest of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: 1853/1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope Fragment, August 5, 1853] (open access)

[Envelope Fragment, August 5, 1853]

Envelope fragment postmarked Saco, ME. August 5, 1853. The right side of the front of the envelope, where the address would have appeared, had been torn away. The envelope was received on August 16, 1853 according to the written note at the bottom left corner. Part of a red seal is still on the back.
Date: August 5, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Fourth Commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful (open access)

The Fourth Commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful

The fourth commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful, published by American Sunday-School Union. Formerly owned by Gustine Courson Weaver.
Date: [1853,1857]
Creator: American Sunday-School Union
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Isaac (open access)

Isaac

Biography of Isaac, Patriarch of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: [1853..1857]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joshua (open access)

Joshua

Biography of Joshua, leader of the Children Of Israel after Moses. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: [1853..1857]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18.

Land Grant for 320 acres in Collin County.
Date: April 18, 1853
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James B. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 6, 1853] (open access)

[Letter from James B. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 6, 1853]

Letter from James B. Moore to Charles B. Moore concerning the Maine Liquor Law and James' opinion of its effects.
Date: June 6, 1853
Creator: Moore, James B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Thomas Dyerz to Moore, August 3, 1853] (open access)

[Letter from Thomas Dyerz to Moore, August 3, 1853]

Letter to Moore from Thomas Dryez regarding the effects of a liquor law passed in Portland and the politicians involved with the law.
Date: August 3, 1853
Creator: Dyerz, Thomas
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Moore, July 16, 1853] (open access)

[Letter to Moore, July 16, 1853]

Letter written to a Mr. Moore about the history liquor laws enacted in Portland, the politics behind the passage of the 1851 version of the law, and observations made after it was passed. Author is unnamed, but states he was a member of the senate when the law was passed.
Date: July 16, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Map of South Texas Circa 1853]

An 1853 map of Texas territories, landmarks, and a few scattered cities. Along with the map is a document containing information about Texas and some information about the state of Tennessee.
Date: 1853~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas: from the Latest Authorities

Map of the state of Texas, with counties outlined and colored in the eastern half of the state. It includes labels for major cities, railway lines, and geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. The northern portion of the Texas panhandle is marked in an inset in the upper-left corner of the sheet. A second inset in the lower-left corner provides detailed views of the city of Galveston and the surrounding area. Text above the inset describes the railroads in Texas, El Llano Estacado, the Rio Grande, the Grand Indian Crossing, and the population of Texas according to the census of 1850.
Date: 1853
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miriam (open access)

Miriam

Biography of Miriam, sister of Moses and Aaron. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: [1853..1857]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Moses. Part 1 (open access)

Moses. Part 1

The story of Moses.
Date: [1853..1857]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Preliminary chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes texts "Sailing directions," and "Tidal remarks." "Sketch 1, no. 4." "No. 40."
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Boston Investigator, February 19, 1853] (open access)

[Receipt for Boston Investigator, February 19, 1853]

Receipt to Charles B. Moore for one year subscription to the Boston Investigator.
Date: February 19, 1853
Creator: Mendum, J. P.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library