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[Transcript of invoice for the Special Mission to the United States made by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, April 23, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of invoice for the Special Mission to the United States made by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, April 23, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an invoice for the Special Mission to the United States made by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton. The invoice documents expenses for traveling from New Orleans to New York, Philadelphia, Washington D. C., and Baltimore.
Date: April 23, 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Invoice for Muscovado Sugar Shipped by John F. Merieult on the American Schooner Nancy and Consigned to Thomas Hanckly, July 2, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of Invoice for Muscovado Sugar Shipped by John F. Merieult on the American Schooner Nancy and Consigned to Thomas Hanckly, July 2, 1801]

Copy of transcript for an invoice for muscorado sugar shipped by John F. Merieult on the American Schooner Nancy. The invoice details the amount of sugar shipped and the shipping charges for transporting the sugar to Philadelphia.
Date: July 2, 1801
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Invoice for Muscovado Sugar Shipped by John F. Merieult on the American Schooner Nancy consigned to James Miller, July 2, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of Invoice for Muscovado Sugar Shipped by John F. Merieult on the American Schooner Nancy consigned to James Miller, July 2, 1801]

Copy of transcript for an invoice for muscovado sugar shipped by John F. Merieult on the American Schooner Nancy. The invoice details the amount of sugar shipped and the shipping charges for transporting the sugar to Philadelphia.
Date: July 2, 1801
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Statement by Moses Austin Regarding the Account with John F. Merieult, June 15, 1807] (open access)

[Transcript of Statement by Moses Austin Regarding the Account with John F. Merieult, June 15, 1807]

Copy of transcript for a statement by Moses Austin regarding the account with John F. Merieult, in which Austin reports that accounting records from Merieult have repeatedly contained discrepancies between sales recorded and actual sales rendered. Austin also reports that he was charged for commission on lead shipments that he did not authorize. However, Austin concludes that Merieult likely has no knowledge of these mistakes and assumes that the matter can be easily resolved.
Date: June 15, 1807
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Afton Keeton, August 30, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Afton Keeton. Keeton joined the Navy in July of 1942. He completed Hospital Corps School and became a Pharmacist Mate. He first served aboard the USS Sea Dragon (SS-194). They patrolled the Aleutian Islands. He was then stationed at the Submarine Base in Pearl Harbor, working in a sick bay. He then served aboard the USS Apollo (AS-25) with a relief crew. He provides some detail of working aboard a submarine, serving as the Doc, living conditions and undergoing his own appendectomy aboard the Apollo. In early 1945 he was assigned for 1 year to serve at a submarine base in St. Thomas. He then served as hospital corpsman on the USS Clamagore (SS-343). Keeton also worked on sonar watch, radar watch and as a cook during his time in the Navy. He spent a total of 30 years in the Navy, retiring in February of 1972.
Date: August 30, 2007
Creator: Keeton, Afton
System: The Portal to Texas History