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[Entrance to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal]

One of the finest railroad stations in the South is the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Automobiles are parked outside the terminal near sidewalks and landscaped areas.
Date: August 15, 1967
Creator: Hanlon, Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Office of the Picayune in New Orleans, September 15, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt from the Office of the Picayune in New Orleans, September 15, 1858]

Receipt from the Office of the Picayune (newspaper) in New Orleans, dated September 15, 1858.
Date: September 15, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for minutes from a meeting of the General Council, which cover the need to approach independence carefully, forecasting when volunteers will arrive from the U. S., discussing location of various ships along the coast, and other things.
Date: November 15, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Allen, April 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Allen, April 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an extract from a letter from A. J. Yates to A. C. Yates, discussing the likelihood of Texas being allowed to join the United States.
Date: April 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of proclamation by President Sam Houston, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of proclamation by President Sam Houston, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a proclamation by President Sam Houston concerning people who have been impersonating agents of Texas in the United States.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry discussing the Bee land transaction.
Date: June 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee discussing the relinquishment of Bee's contract for two leagues of land.
Date: November 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, regarding payment to J. B. Chance for the survey of several leagues in Robertson's Colony. Offitt is displeased with political outcomes in the region and is eager to settle his business affairs so that he can relocate.
Date: December 15, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Receipt for Lead Materials Delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Messrs. Merieult and Siben, May 15, 1801] (open access)

[Transcript of Receipt for Lead Materials Delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Messrs. Merieult and Siben, May 15, 1801]

Copy of transcript for a receipt for lead materials delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Messrs. Merieult and Siben, which includes a list of items being transferred, the quantity of each item and the cash value.
Date: May 15, 1801
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Request for Payment from Moses Austin, June 18, 1805] (open access)

[Transcript of Request for Payment from Moses Austin, June 18, 1805]

Copy of transcript a request for payment for Major Hunt from Moses Austin, in which the Austin requests payment for two bills of exchange
Date: June 15, 1805
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, in which Moses Austin explains that he gave Billows and Cochran six hundred dollars in order to meet the draft of Mr. Hunt. Moses Austin also informs writes that he has provided passage for Daniel Austin's brother, Horace.
Date: July 15, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, August 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, August 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Orazio de Attellis Santangelo to Stephen F. Austin, on August 15, 1836, espousing the importance of maintaining a newspaper in favor of Texas' cause, and discussing the imminent closure of his paper the Correo Atlántico unless something be done to increase the number of subscribers in Texas.
Date: August 15, 1836
Creator: Santangelo, Orazio de Attellis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from David G. Burnet to Stephen F. Austin, on December 15, 1836, informing Austin of an impending trip, and mentioning that he plans to settle the land at Buffalo Bayou when he gets back.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: Burnet, David G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston, December 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston, December 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Sam Houston to the people of Texas and the United States, on December 15, 1836, telling those who have received money for lands they are not authorized to sell to cease. He also asks that those who have given money to these frauds to send letters with reports of the incidents to William Christy in New Orleans.
Date: December 15, 1836
Creator: Houston, Samuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859] (open access)

[Bill of Sale of a Slave Named Adam (or Tircis), December 15, 1859]

Bill of sale witnessed by notary Selim Wagner, containing details of the sale of a slave named Adam or Tircis. Adam was sold for $1,225 by auctioneer for the estate of the deceased Pierre Riviere of New Orleans as directed by his executor, Nicolas Tourne. The buyer was Lucretia Van Woert of Sabine Pass, Texas, though her husband, Theodore Gripon, accepted on her behalf.
Date: December 15, 1859
Creator: New Orleans (La.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Frank R. Aqueno to Sterling Houston - October 15, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Frank R. Aqueno to Sterling Houston - October 15, 1992]

Letter from Frank R. Aqueno to Sterling Houston, prominent San Antonio playwright. He writes to invite Houston to his provocative one-man performance piece titled Queer Pier. He encloses a xeroxed newspaper clipping from The Advocate about his play. A third clipping shows a portrait of the writer wearing sunglasses, shorts, and an American flag bandana in front of a chain-link fence.
Date: October 15, 1992
Creator: Aqueno, Frank R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings About Garrison Investigation #3] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings About Garrison Investigation #3]

Newspaper clippings of an article from the Dallas Morning News. The article is titled "Garrison's 'Informant' Plot Hatching Related." The third article is titled "Russo Says He Heard of Oswald in Telecast." The article discusses recent developments made in the Garrison investigation.
Date: March 15, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings About Garrison Investigation #2] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings About Garrison Investigation #2]

Newspaper clippings of two articles from the Dallas Morning News. The first article is titled "Assassination Probe: Big Little Question Unanswered," while the second article is titled "Russo Says He Heard of Oswald in Telecast." All articles discuss recent developments made in the Garrison investigation.
Date: March 15, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clippings About Garrison Investigation #1] (open access)

[Newspaper Clippings About Garrison Investigation #1]

Newspaper clippings of three articles which were published in the Dallas Morning News. The first article is titled "Assassination Probe: Big Little Question Unanswered," while the second article is titled "Garrison's 'Informant' Plot Hatching Related." The third article is titled "Russo Says He Heard of Oswald in Telecast." The articles discuss recent developments made in the Garrison investigation.
Date: March 15, 1967
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hodges Gardens in Fall]

Postcard of rows of red, yellow, and white flowers lining a stone banked stream. On the back, the postcard adds, "Hodges Gardens Highway 171 - Many, Louisiana The exotic colors of fall attract many visitors to Louisiana's Garden in the Forest."
Date: April 15, 1968
Creator: Jim Hampson & Advertising Mart, Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Hodges Gardens Stream]

Postcard of a stream winding towards the lake with scattered trees and yellow flowers along the side. The back of the postcard adds, "Hodges Gardens Highway 171 - Many, Louisiana A carpet of colorful pansies is an attraction every spring at Hodges Gardens, a year-round chain of flowers in the pine hills of Western Louisiana. Azaleas, tulips, dogwood in delicate pink and white, and masses of wild azalea and fragrant yellow jasmine form a brilliant spring show."
Date: April 15, 1968
Creator: Jim Hampson & Advertising Mart, Inc.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B1387.0469]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The Oklahoma City Chiefs got unexpected scoring help from reserves Mike Wachob and Mel Workman Monday night as the Chiefs overcame a frigid first half and battled to an 82-72 victory Loyola of the South."
Date: October 15, 1968
Creator: Derby, Paul
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter to Rev. O.A. Fisher, from John Matthews] (open access)

[Letter to Rev. O.A. Fisher, from John Matthews]

Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher from John Matthews explaining his investigation into oculists in New Orleans for Fisher. He also informs of the outbreak of yellow fever in the city.
Date: July 15, 1879
Creator: Matthews, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History