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Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar] (open access)

Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]

Acknowledging Músquiz' communication of 11/16/1830 and enclosing a copy of a Matamoros newspaper informing that Zavala had sold his colonization contract. Newspaper not found here.
Date: December 18, 1830
Creator: Mier y Terán, Manuel de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Patent 87, Volume 40-A (open access)

Patent 87, Volume 40-A

This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
Date: July 18, 1928
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
In O. Henry's Memory (open access)

In O. Henry's Memory

Photo essay includes images of O.Henry's life in Austin, including the Hill City Quartette, houses O. Henry lived in, sketches by O. Henry and letters by his daughter Margaret Porter.
Date: February 18, 1932
Creator: Houston Chronicle
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

Taylor County

Cadastral map of Taylor County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Bodies of water are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 18, 1879
Creator: Wise, Louis C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eastland County

Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Eastland County, Texas. The Deaf and Dumb Asylum Lands are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 18, 1875
Creator: Blau, F. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Jackson County

Map of Jackson County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. Portion of Jackson County West of Lavaca River, belongs to Victoria Land District. The Titled Lands marked in blue are in Austin's Colony, the red are in DeLeon's Colony, and the yellow are in DeWitt's Colony, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: September 18, 1865
Creator: Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamb County

Map of Lamb County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 18, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lamb County

Map of Lamb County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The center of Lamb County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: May 18, 1891
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bailey County

Map of Bailey County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Capitol Lands and the center of Bailey County are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 18, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Burnet County

Map of Burnet County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: December 18, 1862
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Callahan County

Map of Callahan County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The old and new centers of Callahan County are marked on map. Asylum Lands are also marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 18, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Wichita County

Cadastral map of Wichita County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Some notes have been added in red ink. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 18, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History