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[Transcript of letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, March 10, 1829] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, March 10, 1829]

Copy of transcript for a letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin updating Austin on President Jackson's cabinet.
Date: March 10, 1829
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Promissory Note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of a Promissory Note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript of a promissory note promising a loan of $200,000, paid by lenders, to the government of Texas.
Date: January 18, 1836
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to David G. Burnet, June 10, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to David G. Burnet, June 10, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to David G. Burnet, on June 10, 1836, discussing the steps it is necessary to take before the United States government will recognize Texas as independent. He also briefly mentions the movement of troops from Kentucky.
Date: June 10, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on July 30, 1836, discussing his intention to raise volunteers for the Texas Revolution and to move to the Zavala Colony soon.
Date: July 30, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on August 4, 1836, discussing the family he hopes will move to Texas, and his wish to be useful in the military.
Date: August 4, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary R. Harrison to Stephen F. Austin, September 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary R. Harrison to Stephen F. Austin, September 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary R. Harrison to Stephen F. Austin, on September 15, 1836, asking for a league of land in Texas she is due to receive after the death of her father, with the intention of coming to Texas once again.
Date: September 15, 1836
Creator: Harrison, Mary R.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, impressing upon him the necessity for a newspaper that is sympathetic to the Texan cause, and asking that Austin help to revive the Correo Atlántico in New Orleans.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, August 18, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, August 18, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry concerning his travel plans and giving an update about Santa Anna's actions in Mexico.
Date: August 18, 1837
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. H. Burggiss to Capt. H. K. Redway, January 11, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from H. H. Burggiss to Capt. H. K. Redway, January 11, 1865]

Letter from Burggiss to Capt. H. K. Redway that transportation was furnished from Cincinnati OH for Sergt. Lafayette Cross at the cost of $1.50.
Date: January 11, 1865
Creator: Burggiss, H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from H. H. Burggiss to Maj. D. H. McPhail, January 11, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from H. H. Burggiss to Maj. D. H. McPhail, January 11, 1865]

Letter from Burggiss to Maj. D. H. Mc Phail that transportation for Sergt. Lafayette from Cincinnati OH a the cost of $1.50.
Date: January 11, 1865
Creator: Burggiss, H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from J. Lewis, January 13, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from J. Lewis, January 13, 1865]

Letter from Lewis that transportation was furnished from Cincinnati OH to Chenango Falls NY for Sergh. L. Cross at the cost of $13.30.
Date: January 13, 1865
Creator: Lewis, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 15, 1865]

Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, in Wheeling, West Virginia, informing him of Corporal Calvin Hull's furlough to Cincinnati, Ohio. The document details that Hull was part of the "F" company, 1st regiment, and was part of the N. Y. Veterans Cavalry. The corporal's furlough to Cincinnati would last 15 days and the cost of his transportation from Portland to Cincinnati was $3.09, an amount which would be docked from his pay upon his return. The letter also states that Corporal Hull would return for duty to Camp Piatt in West Virginia.
Date: February 15, 1865
Creator: Boggess, H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Capt. H. K. Redway, February 17, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Capt. H. K. Redway, February 17, 1865]

Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Capt. H. K. Redway, in Wheeling, West Virginia, informing him of Private B.F. carpenter's furlough to Cincinnati, Ohio. The document details that Carpenter was part of the "F" company, 1st regiment, and was part of the N. Y. Veterans Cavalry. The private's furlough to Cincinnati would last 15 days and the cost of his transportation to Cincinnati was $1.50, an amount which would be docked from his pay upon his return. The letter also states that Private Carpenter would return for duty to Camp Piatt in West Virginia. A note on the lower left side details that the private was charged on payroll for his furlough on February 28, 1865.
Date: February 17, 1865
Creator: Boggess, H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 17, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, February 17, 1865]

Letter from Capt. H. H. Boggess to Major McPhail, in Wheeling, West Virginia, informing him of Private B.F. carpenter's furlough to Cincinnati, Ohio. The document details that Carpenter was part of the "F" company, 1st regiment, and was part of the N. Y. Veterans Cavalry. The private's furlough to Cincinnati would last 15 days and the cost of his transportation to Cincinnati was $1.50, an amount which would be docked from his pay upon his return. The letter also states that Private Carpenter would return for duty to Camp Piatt in West Virginia.
Date: February 17, 1865
Creator: Boggess,. H. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to the Commanding Officer, March 29, 1865] (open access)

[Letter to the Commanding Officer, March 29, 1865]

Letter saying that transportation for P.T. Carpener to Cincinnati OH at the cost of $12.09.
Date: March 29, 1865
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fechheimer Bros. & Co., Manufacturers of Clothing (open access)

Fechheimer Bros. & Co., Manufacturers of Clothing

Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of business name and illustration of business, with mark of award received at the Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States.
Date: 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abe Seinsheimer to D. W. Kempner, September 12, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Abe Seinsheimer to D. W. Kempner, September 12, 1918]

Letter from Abe Seinsheimer to D. W. Kempner providing some information about their family. He informs him that his mother and Abe's sister, Eliza Kempner, is about to arrive and assures him that he will do his best to "make her visit a pleasant one". A list containing D. W. Kempner's genealogy is attached.
Date: September 12, 1918
Creator: Seinsheimer, Abraham Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abe Seinsheimer to D. W. Kempner, September 26, 1918] (open access)

[Letter from Abe Seinsheimer to D. W. Kempner, September 26, 1918]

Letter from Abe Seinsheimer to D. W. Kempner providing full names of grandparents and requesting to pass on the information to his brother.
Date: September 26, 1918
Creator: Seinsheimer, Abraham Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wilbur Dubois to Will B. Munson, November 3, 1926] (open access)

[Letter from Wilbur Dubois to Will B. Munson, November 3, 1926]

Letter from Wilbur Dubois to Will B. Munson congratulating Munson on the fiftieth anniversary of the Munson Nurseries.
Date: November 3, 1926
Creator: Dubois, Wilbur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Milan Logan - August 5, 1940] (open access)

[Letter from Meyer Bodansky to Milan Logan - August 5, 1940]

Letter from Dr. Meyer Bodansky to Dr. Milan Logan, who is from the Department of Biochemistry in the College of Medicine at the University of Cincinnati. The letter, which is dated August 5, 1940, congratulates Dr. Logan on his acceptance to the Andrew Carnegie professorship of biochemistry at the University of Cincinnati.
Date: August 5, 1940
Creator: Bodansky, Meyer, 1896-1941
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry W. Levison] (open access)

[Letter from Henry W. Levison]

A letter from Henry W. Levison to Carl B. Compton regarding advertising in "The Texas Art Teacher" magazine.
Date: April 1, 1941
Creator: Levinson, Henry W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry W. Levison] (open access)

[Letter from Henry W. Levison]

A letter from Henry W. Levison to Carl B. Compton regarding advertising in "The Texas Art Teacher" magazine. Includes an ad reprint.
Date: April 9, 1941
Creator: Levison, Henry W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Memo from William H. Turner, June 4, 1943] (open access)

[Memo from William H. Turner, June 4, 1943]

Memo from William H. Turner discussing the significance of filling out forms 1 and 1A along with instructions of how to properly fill out the forms.
Date: June 4, 1943
Creator: Turner, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memo from Thomas J. Johnson, August 30, 1943] (open access)

[Memo from Thomas J. Johnson, August 30, 1943]

Memo from Thomas J. Johnson explaining the Executive for WASP organization along with information for Squadrons, Squadron leaders and executives.
Date: August 30, 1943
Creator: Johnson, Thomas J.
System: The Portal to Texas History