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[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 28, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 28, 1844]

Letter from Wm. Elliot to [Ferdinand Louis] Huth asking him to tell the people who have drafts against him not to send them in for fifteen days.
Date: November 28, 1844
Creator: Elliot, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 28, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 28, 1844]

Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] in which he tells of the preparation for the large expedition of colonists including Rev. Pfanner. He lists other people with whom Louis might want to make acquaintance. Unsigned. Dated November 28, 1844 in Mannheim.
Date: November 28, 1844
Creator: Huth, Ludwig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 28, 1845] (open access)

[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 28, 1845]

Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] detailing which letters have been received, sent and answered. He goes on to discuss in detail a financial disagreement themselves and a friend of Castro's in Paris. He asks several questions regarding the land in Texas and discusses the unusually long, severe winter and how it has affected their colonization plans. A copy of a letter from someone in Altdorf stating that a widow had returned from Texas and was telling everyone how horrible it was and how her husband starved to death. As a result, few colonists were willing to come from her town. He also discusses Pfanner's plans and a financial disagreement with Isabelle.
Date: February 28, 1845
Creator: Huth, Ludwig
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen to President Polk, July 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen to President Polk, July 1846]

Letter from Four U.S. Congressmen, Sam Houston, Thomas J. Rusk, Timothy Pilsbury, and David S. Kaufman, to President Polk discussing a recommendation for John F. Stephens to "an appointment as the Purser in the Navy of the [United] States."
Date: July 28, 1846
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield, January 1843] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield, January 1843]

Letter from Sam Houston to Col. William Henry Daingerfield discussing an errand being run by Daingerfield to New Orleans to have money engraved for the Republic of Texas.
Date: January 28, 1843
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield, January 1843] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield, January 1843]

Letter from Sam Houston to Daingerfield discussing previous correspondence and meetings, as well as the newly created "order of San Jacinto" and its insignia.
Date: January 28, 1843
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman, March 28, 1841] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman, March 28, 1841]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Horatio Chrisman regarding a land purchase Robert Stevenson wishes to make.
Date: March 28, 1841
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October, 28, 1846] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, October, 28, 1846]

Copy of transcript for a letter from B. Gillespie to James F. Perry, in which Gillespie reports to Perry on the outcome of several civil cases involving land titles.
Date: October 28, 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan, February 28, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan, February 28, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to Guy M. Bryan in which Hammeken recounts events from Hammeken's long acquaintance with Stephen F. Austin. Subjects include: Hammeken's plan to help Austin escape from one of several prisons where he was detained, Austin's views on statehood and independence, Austin's death, and general reflections on Austin's character.
Date: February 28, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Margaret Nail from Cousin L. Pitchley (open access)

Letter to Margaret Nail from Cousin L. Pitchley

Letter from Margaret Nail regarding the general health and state of the family
Date: June 28, 1842
Creator: Nail, Margaret
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter to Thomas Falconer - June 28, 1846] (open access)

[Letter to Thomas Falconer - June 28, 1846]

Letter from unknown author from Washington [D.C.] to Falconer thanking him for a letter and an article from the Washington Review. The author hopes that the "vexatious" war with Mexico will be cut short and references the border dispute between Oregon and Canada that was settled by the 1846 Oregon Treaty. The letter is incomplete.
Date: June 28, 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History