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[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith, February 26, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Colonization Contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith, February 26, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and James N. Smith stipulating fees and terms. Families represented by Smith include: William Haskins, Pulaski Dudley and Mary Smith. Also included are rough descriptions of where each families' league is located.
Date: February 26, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Sutherland to Stephen F. Austin, March 3, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Sutherland to Stephen F. Austin, March 3, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Sutherland to Stephen F. Austin, in which Sutherland provides a letter of reference for Ephrame Anderson.
Date: March 26, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Thomas to Stephen F. Austin, March 26, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Thomas to Stephen F. Austin, March 26, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Thomas to Stephen F. Austin, in which Thomas provides a letter of reference for Asa Brigham.
Date: March 26, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. M. Ybarra to Stephen F. Austin, June 26, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. M. Ybarra to Stephen F. Austin, June 26, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. M. Ybarra to Stephen F. Austin, on June 26, 1830, discussing the opinions of the state concerning elections, and recommending Juan Vicente Campos to a position.
Date: June 26, 1830
Creator: Ybarra, J. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Poem about General Bertrand, September 26, 1830] (open access)

[Poem about General Bertrand, September 26, 1830]

Poem about General Bertrand written by Cath.
Date: September 26, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poem
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Surveying Contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, February 18, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Surveying Contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, February 18, 1831]

Copy of transcript for surveying contract between Joshua Hadley and Elias R. Wightman, in which both men agree on the extent of the area that Hadley be responsible for surveying. Also agreed upon is the amount that Hadley will be paid per league and per quarter league, as well as, Wightman's responsibilities to plot and transcribe the notes and make reports to the central office.
Date: February 26, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Citizen (Austin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1831 (open access)

Mexican Citizen (Austin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1831

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local and world news, poetry, and advertising.
Date: May 26, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Warren D. C. Hall to Stephen F. Austin, July 26, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Warren D. C. Hall to Stephen F. Austin, July 26, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Warren D. C. Hall to Stephen F. Austin, in which Warren indicates his intention to take possession of the Phelps league, and his continued interest in the league on Clear Creek.
Date: July 26, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Circular #12 from the Governor] (open access)

[Printed Circular #12 from the Governor]

Printed circular #12 from Francisco Vital Fernandez, saying some municipal officials cannot be reelected; outsiders, who formally accepted the independence of the states, may hold office with certain provisions.
Date: September 26, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from H. H. League to Stephen F. Austin, March 26, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from H. H. League to Stephen F. Austin, March 26, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. H. League to Stephen F. Austin, reporting on debts that he is attempting to collect on Austin's behalf.
Date: March 26, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to James H. and William Allsberry, June 26, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to James H. and William Allsberry, June 26, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to James H. and William Allsberry, on June 26, 1832, certifying that Thomas Allsberry was received and established with his family in Austin's colony in Texas, and that his sons are naturalized Mexicans.
Date: June 26, 1832
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mexia to Zavala, January 26, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Mexia to Zavala, January 26, 1833]

Mexia to Zavala: Wishes to know if Zavala has plans for him. Believes Zavala should request a four year extension on his colonization grant in Texas. Mexico, January 26, 1833.
Date: January 26, 1833
Creator: Mexia, Jose Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of invoice from Stephen F. Austin to John Rice Jones, Jr., January 26, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of invoice from Stephen F. Austin to John Rice Jones, Jr., January 26, 1833]

Copy of transcript for an invoice from Stephen F. Austin to John Rice Jones, Jr.
Date: January 26, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to [Emily Austin Bryan Perry], January 26, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to [Emily Austin Bryan Perry], January 26, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to [Emily Austin Bryan Perry] defending his settlement from attacks made by a relative.
Date: January 26, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, February 26, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, February 26, 1833]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, while he serves as one of Somerset County’s representatives to the Maryland House of Delegates in Annapolis.
Date: February 26, 1833
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Manuel Ordiera to Santa Anna, June 26, 1833] (open access)

[Letter from Manuel Ordiera to Santa Anna, June 26, 1833]

Ordiera's letter to Santa Anna, giving him an account of which their spies informed to him into a meeting to invade all the State of Mexico. Tetlacala, Iguala; Tierra Caliente; Valladolid; Teloloapan; gral. Franco Hernández; Buena Vista; Chilapa; Ometepec; Oaxaca; Costa Chica; cnel. Tomás Moreno; Pérez Palacios; Cuernavaca; Zavala.
Date: June 26, 1833
Creator: Ordiera, Manuel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from M. A., June 26, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from M. A., June 26, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from M. A.
Date: June 26, 1833
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 26, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 26, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on August 26, 1833, discussing the orders of Vicente Filisola to reestablish a garrison at Nacogdoches, and to stop the illegal trade of tobacco through Texas ports.
Date: August 26, 1833
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. M. A. Bryan to James F. Perry, February 26, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. M. A. Bryan to James F. Perry, February 26, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. M. A. Bryan to James F. Perry, in which Bryan provides an update on correspondence sent to Perry from Stephen F. Austin and the state of business affairs in Austin.
Date: February 26, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Edmund Andrews to James F. Perry, October 26, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Edmund Andrews to James F. Perry, October 26, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Edmund Andrews to James F. Perry, in which Andrews reports that the bill of lading should be arriving soon and the document will enable Perry will able to recover the financial losses incurred when several items of his merchandise, being shipped on the Empress, were thrown overboard. Andrews also reports that an angry customer broke in to his store, and that his cook was taken away by Mr. Randon.
Date: October 26, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Ramón Músquiz, December 26, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Ramón Músquiz, December 26, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Ramón Músquiz, on December 26, 1834, discussing the appointment of Samuel M. Williams to a state government position, and listing others who have been nominated for other positions.
Date: December 26, 1834
Creator: Músquiz, Ramón
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence between Michael Reed and Thomas Barron] (open access)

[Correspondence between Michael Reed and Thomas Barron]

Correspondence from Michael Reed to Thomas Barron arranging payment. On verso, related correspondence from Thomas Barron to Michael Reed.
Date: April 26, 1835
Creator: Reed, Michael & Barron, Thomas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Printed Circular from Governor Fernandez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, April 26, 1835] (open access)

[Printed Circular from Governor Fernandez to the Laredo Ayuntamiento, April 26, 1835]

Letter from Governor Fernandez to the Laredo alcalde, announcing his return as governor of Tamaulipas.
Date: April 26, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Dr. Mac, April 26, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Dr. Mac, April 26, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Dr. Mac, in which Austin agrees that the time has come for war with Mexico. Austin also writes that his service to Texas, including his imprisonment in Mexico, has left him in debt.
Date: April 26, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History