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Course of the River Mississippi, from the Balise to Fort Chartres: Taken on an Expedition to the Illinois, in the latter end of the Year 1765.

Course of the Mississippi River from the Balise to Fort Chartres based on surveys made by the French. Surrounding geographic features are noted with relief shown pictorially.
Date: June 1, 1775
Creator: Ross, Lieutenant
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

["Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." engraving print]

Engraving of "Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." for European Magazine printed on April 1, 1783. The design is attributed to William Angus and printed by J. Fielding. The engraving shows an image of founding father Benjamin Franklin in a circular frame to replicate a painting by F. Schwediauer.
Date: April 1, 1783
Creator: Angus, William & Feilding, J.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - May 1, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - May 1, 1800]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He teases her about flirting with boys in Virginia, discusses their shared acquaintances, including Henrietta Liston, wife of the British Prime Minister to the U.S. He talks about his family and the news of the wedding of Elizabeth's cousin Sarah Custis Handy to Ephraim King Wilson. He also talks about the marriage of Anna Teackle Smith to John Donnell of Baltimore and his dislike of her husband. He discusses the death of George Washington: "With you, I grieve for the loss your country has sustained in the death of your great Hero. Few are the ages that produce such characters, but we shall hope, as America is yet in her infancy, that she will produce many who will emulate him. Imagination can hardly picture one to surpass him. It is also a matter of consolation to reflect that he died in the zenith of his glory, in the possession of the noblest faculties of man to his last breath, and without experiencing any of those vicissitudes to which human nature, particularly in the high ranks of life, are so subject. In how few nations do we find men distinguished by their …
Date: May 1, 1800
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - November 1, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - November 1, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She talks about the many illnesses in the area, causing the death of Col. Peter Chaille (misspelled Shally), and his daughter. She asks about how the enslaved people from their father's estate will be split among the family, saying she would like to have Nanny as a lady's maid if it is possible.
Date: November 1, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Pierre Menard, July 1, 1803] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Pierre Menard, July 1, 1803]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Pierre Menard, on July 1, 1803, noting the receipt of a load of lead in bars and pieces, as well as several animal hides, from Mr. Hostin.
Date: July 1, 1803
Creator: Menard, Pierre
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of promissory note from Robert Robinson to the editor of the "Western World" for a one year subscription, August 1, 1806] (open access)

[Transcript of promissory note from Robert Robinson to the editor of the "Western World" for a one year subscription, August 1, 1806]

Copy of a transcript of a promissory note from Robert Robinson to the editor of the paper the "Western World" for a one year subscription.
Date: August 1, 1806
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter to Isaac Tomlinson, August 1, 1810] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to Isaac Tomlinson, August 1, 1810]

Copy of transcript for a letter addressed to Issac Tomlinson and Co. or Issac Tomlinson and Sons, in which the author explains taking out loans in order to transport goods.
Date: August 1, 1810
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a List of Accounts, June 1, 1812] (open access)

[Transcript of a List of Accounts, June 1, 1812]

Copy of transcript for a list of accounts for an unnamed company, on June 1, 1812.
Date: June 1, 1812
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1956, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1813 (open access)

National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1956, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1813

Newspaper from Washington, District of Columbia that includes local and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1813
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1968, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1813 (open access)

National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1968, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 1, 1813

Newspaper from Washington, District of Columbia that includes local and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1813
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1981, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 1, 1813 (open access)

National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1981, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 1, 1813

Newspaper from Washington, District of Columbia that includes local and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1813
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Legal Document Noting Debt, February 1, 1815] (open access)

[Transcript of a Legal Document Noting Debt, February 1, 1815]

Copy of transcript for a legal document noting that James Bryan and Moses Austin owe $163 to the United States of America, as of February 1, 1815, in relation to Bryan's home distillery.
Date: February 1, 1815
Creator: Bryan, James & Austin, Moses
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, to her daughter Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, January 1, 1816 (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, to her daughter Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, January 1, 1816

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia.
Date: January 1, 1816
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 69: Byrum, Augustine (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 69: Byrum, Augustine (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Byrum, Augustine (died June 27, 1848) and Jno. M. Crockett (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1816-12-01/1851-08-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 1, 1817] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 1, 1817]

Letter from Ann Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
Date: November 1, 1817
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of partnership agreement between James Bryan and William Ashbrook, September 1, 1819] (open access)

[Transcript of partnership agreement between James Bryan and William Ashbrook, September 1, 1819]

Copy of transcript for a partnership agreement between James Bryan and William Ashbrook for a joint venture in the mercantile business.
Date: September 1, 1819
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Partnership Agreement, September 1, 1819] (open access)

[Transcript of Partnership Agreement, September 1, 1819]

Copy of transcript of a document laying out the terms of the partnership agreement between James Bryan and William Ashbrook.
Date: September 1, 1819
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald stipulating fees, terms, and the location of McDonald's lands.
Date: April 1, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Letter, December 1, 1821] (open access)

[Transcript of a Letter, December 1, 1821]

Copy of transcript of a letter written in Spanish, on December 1, 1821, discussing the possession of a governor in Spanish Texas, and laying out the terms for a peaceful resolution.
Date: December 1, 1821
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Legal Document, February 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of a Legal Document, February 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript of a legal document in Spanish, asking that the Mexican Congress appoint a leader in Spanish Texas, and laying out a list of articles.
Date: February 1, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of bill presented by Special Committee for the appointment of political chief in Texas, February 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of bill presented by Special Committee for the appointment of political chief in Texas, February 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a bill presented by Special Committee for the appointment of political chief in Texas.
Date: February 1, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams to Horatio Chrisman, April 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams to Horatio Chrisman, April 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin and Samuel M. Williams to Horatio Chrisman, on April 1, 1825, discussing the sighting of three escaped prisoners at a house, and asking that militia be sent to reclaim them.
Date: April 1, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Williams, Samuel May
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James E. B. Austin, in which Emily gives news of her children and of acquaintances in Missouri.
Date: September 1, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily M. Perry to James E. B. Austin, September 1, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Austin Perry to James Austin, on September 1, 1825, discussing her children, asking if Austin has found a wife, and telling him of the news from Herculaneum, Missouri.
Date: September 1, 1825
Creator: Perry, Emily Austin Bryan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History