Letter from H[enri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] insisting that the soil be plowed and sown. He informs him that arrival of emigrants is increasing and supplies will be important. He states that annexation is likely.

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding news of the colony and hoping Dreyer is found. He also gives some instructions regarding various people and issues. Signed H. Castro on December 14, 1844 in Washington.

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] regarding news of the colony. He discusses Haas and Montel and expresses pleasure that Dreyer has returned. Signed H. Castro on December 22, 1844 in Washington.

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] in which he discusses Elliot and funds, carts and oxen, the arrival of [Pfanner] with his settlers and urging him to have the settlers write letters home. Signed H. Castro on December 29, 1844 in Washington.

Letter from Hy. Castro to W. Elliot [possibly Cope] regarding financial matters [copy]. Letter from James Holford to H. Castro, 1844-06-03, is copied on the reverse side of the letter.

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] sharing news of the bill's passage in the House and his hope that it will be passed in the Senate as well. He also discusses the organization of a militia. Signed Hi. Castro in January 1845 in Washington.

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] announcing the success of the Bill with the Senate and the President. He states that he is leaving for Galveston the following day. Signed Hi. Castro on January 23, 1845 in Washington.

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] sharing news of the Bill's passage and stating that he is going to go to Europe to encourage immigration but expects to be back by the end of June. In the postscript he asks him to let Dr. Cupples occupy his house. Signed Hi. Castro in January 23, 1845 in Washington.

Letter from H[enri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] with news of the annexation of Texas to the United States. Signed H. Castro on March 2, 1845 in Washington.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Antonio López de Santa Anna, on March 21, 1836, discussing the battle of the Alamo from the Mexican point of view.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Margaret Austin Perry to James F. Perry, in which Emily Perry let's her husband know she has arrived at her current destination, with their daughter, safely but that the trip home will require a detour due to outbreaks of fever around the Bastrop area. Emily Perry also provides a list of tasks that need to be tended to in her absence (preserves, garden, weather boarding, etc.).

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie informs Perry that he received his letter which addresses allegations the late Judge John P. Coles filed against Perry before his death. Gillespie also tells Perry that the original bill filed by Coles cannot be found and the case will likely be postponed.

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Guada. de los Santos to Stephen F. Austin, on August 5, 1828, discussing Franklin Hardin, who was found killing cattle.

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Whiteside to Col. Anthony Butler, in which Whiteside discusses business matters of the colony and lets Butler know that Stephen F. Austin will be able to repay him with livestock.

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James F. Perry discussing her return journey home and reminding James of items he and others need to attend to while she is away.

Copy of transcript for minutes from the meeting of the Committee of Safety for the Jurisdiction of Columbia. Topics discussed include: position appointments, the formation of volunteer companies, forming a sub-committee to address the citizens of New Orleans, and establishing a vigilante patrol to keep the slave population subjugated.

Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to his nephews regarding their business proposition to bring a steam boat to run on the Texas rivers.