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Speech of Hon. Wm. Lowndes Yancey, of Alabama, on the annexation of Texas to the United States, delivered in the House of Representatives, Jan. 7, 1845. (open access)

Speech of Hon. Wm. Lowndes Yancey, of Alabama, on the annexation of Texas to the United States, delivered in the House of Representatives, Jan. 7, 1845.

A passionate speech supporting the annexation of Texas, given to the House of Representatives.
Date: 1845
Creator: Yancey, William Lowndes
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Constitution of the state of Texas. (open access)

The Constitution of the state of Texas.

A copy of the Texas state constitution from 1850.
Date: 1850
Creator: Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of J. W. Holston (open access)

Life of J. W. Holston

Handwritten manuscript by John Willis Holston. Chronicles his family's journey to Texas from Mississippi in 1869. Includes stories from his days as a cowboy on a cattle drive, and his two year service as a Texas Ranger.
Date: 1930~
Creator: Holston, John Willis
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Navy (open access)

Texas Navy

A survey of the Texas Navy during the Texas Revolution and the Republic Era. Includes maps, sketches, a list of ships of the Texas Navy, and a chronology. Also includes photographs of 20th century U.S. Navy ships named after Texans or Texas locations.
Date: January 1, 1968
Creator: U.S. Navy Department. Naval History Division.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger] (open access)

[Bell County Ex Confederate Association Ledger]

A ledger that chronicles Confederate veterans who settled in Bell County, Texas, after the Civil War. The ledger lists members by the state they enlisted in, and often includes notes on where a particular person fought, and may note a date of death.
Date: 1888
Creator: Bell County Ex Confederate Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536 (open access)

The Journey of Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca and His Companions From Florida to the Pacific, 1528-1536

Translation of the original narrative by Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca, about his trip across North America, as well as historical notes and supporting documentation, such as other personal accounts.
Date: 1922
Creator: Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar, active 16th century & Bandelier, Adolph Francis Alphonse, 1840-1914
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorial to the legislature of the State of Texas, of Wm. H. Jones, Administrator of the estate of Lorenzo de Zavala, deceased, empresario of Zavala's Colony (open access)

Memorial to the legislature of the State of Texas, of Wm. H. Jones, Administrator of the estate of Lorenzo de Zavala, deceased, empresario of Zavala's Colony

Memorial to the legislature of the State of Texas, of Wm. H. Jones, Administrator of the estate of Lorenzo de Zavala, deceased, impresario of Zavala's Colony : petitioning for the issue of twenty four leagues and twenty one labors of premium land certificates, to the widow & heirs of Lorenzo de Zavala, deceased : being the amount of land which accrued to said Zavala by virtue of his colonization contract with the State of Coahuila and Texas; as heretofore recognized by the Republic and State of Texas, by general laws, and the interpretation thereof by the Supreme Court.
Date: 1861
Creator: Jones, William H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska (open access)

The Journey of Coronado, 1540-1542, from the City of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo Plains of Texas, Kansas and Nebraska

Compilation of translated texts describing the explorations of Coronado and his companions as they traveled in Central American and parts of present-day United States, with some supplementary historical notes for context.
Date: 1922
Creator: Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mayor's Criminal Docket (open access)

Mayor's Criminal Docket

City of Alvord Mayor's Criminal Docket
Date: January 20, 1893
Creator: City of Alvord
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1903-1913) (open access)

Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1903-1913)

Minutes of church meetings, lists of members, records of baptisms, deaths, church finances, projects.
Date: 1903
Creator: Union Hill Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1890-1921) (open access)

Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1890-1921)

Minutes of church meetings, lists of members, records of baptisms, deaths, church finances, projects.
Date: August 10, 1890
Creator: Union Hill Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1877-1889) (open access)

Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1877-1889)

Minutes of church meetings, lists of members, records of baptisms, deaths, church finances, projects.
Date: unknown
Creator: Union Hill Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1942-1950) (open access)

Union Hill Baptist Church Record Book (1942-1950)

Minutes of church meetings, lists of members, records of baptisms, deaths, church finances, projects.
Date: July 11, 1942
Creator: Union Hill Baptist Church
System: The Portal to Texas History
J.R. Rhyne Hardware Receipts (open access)

J.R. Rhyne Hardware Receipts

J.R. Rhyne Hardware store receipts
Date: unknown
Creator: J.R. Rhyne Hardware Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ledger for the Church of Christ at Alvord (open access)

Ledger for the Church of Christ at Alvord

Ledger of Church of Christ at Alvord, Texas, 1904-1916
Date: 1904/1916
Creator: Church of Christ
System: The Portal to Texas History
Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939 (open access)

Legislative Messages of Hon. James V. Allred, Governor of Texas 1935-1939

Messages from the Governor to the Legislature, including proclamations, inaugural addresses, and veto messages.
Date: 1939
Creator: Allred, James V.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas (open access)

Biographical Encyclopedia of Texas

Biographical view of Texas and its history including narratives of the individuals who helped shape Texas history and information about important point in history including: the pioneer days of Texas, Texas' transition from a Mexican state to being part of the United States, and the wars in which Texas citizens took part.
Date: 1880
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879. (open access)

A Pictorial History of Texas, From the Earliest Visits of European Adventurers, to A.D. 1879.

Illustrated history of Texas, organized into ten sections: [1] General Description of the Country, [2] Texas Under Spanish Domination, 1695--1820, [3] Colonization Under Mexican Domination, 1820--1834, [4] The Revolution, [5] The Republic, From 1837 to 1846, [6] Texas as a State, from 1847 to 1878, [7] Indians, [8] Biographies, [9] History -- Counties, and [10] Miscellaneous Items.
Date: 1879
Creator: Thrall, Homer S., 1819-1894
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the commencement of the Second Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress. December 3, 1844. (open access)

Message from the President of the United States to the two houses of Congress at the commencement of the Second Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress. December 3, 1844.

Message: pp. [3]-18; Documents from the Department of State, accompanying the President's message ... : pp. [19]-112; Report of the Secretary of War; pp. [113]-129.
Date: 1844
Creator: United States. President (1841-1845 : Tyler)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rules for the courts of Texas: adopted by order of the Supreme Court at Tyler on the first day of December, A.D. 1877: together with amendments thereto at various times up to the close of the Austin term, A.D. 1890 (open access)

Rules for the courts of Texas: adopted by order of the Supreme Court at Tyler on the first day of December, A.D. 1877: together with amendments thereto at various times up to the close of the Austin term, A.D. 1890

This book contains rules for the Supreme Court of the state of Texas. Also includes pictures of the justices of the Texas Supreme Court in 1846 and 1888.
Date: 1890
Creator: Morse, Charles S
System: The Portal to Texas History
The adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas ranger and hunter (open access)

The adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas ranger and hunter

Contains biographical information on Big-Foot Wallace.
Date: 1870
Creator: Duval, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message of Gov. O. M. Roberts on appropriations and expenditures under the control of the governor to the seventeenth legislature of the state of of Texas, convened at the city of Austin, in regular session, January 11, 1881. (open access)

Message of Gov. O. M. Roberts on appropriations and expenditures under the control of the governor to the seventeenth legislature of the state of of Texas, convened at the city of Austin, in regular session, January 11, 1881.

Message to the 17th Legislature, Jan, 1881.-Appropirations and expenditures under the control of the Governor.-The sale and exchange of lands.-On quarantine
Date: January 11, 1881
Creator: Roberts, Oran M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rangers and sovereignty (open access)

Rangers and sovereignty

A book about Texas Rangers and the events they took part in. Some of the contents detail the battles that the Rangers fought in, the different criminals they dealt with, and some of the events in their own personal lives.
Date: 1914
Creator: Roberts, Dan W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message of Governor O. B. Colquitt to the thirty-second legislature of Texas. (open access)

Message of Governor O. B. Colquitt to the thirty-second legislature of Texas.

A message to Texas legislature about the economics of Texas, money issues within the government of Texas, Texas legislation, agriculture, and other issues pertaining to Texas.
Date: 1911
Creator: Colquitt, O. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History