[Map of Mexico, California and Texas in 1851]

Relief shown by hachures. Includes illustrations of people washing gold, Mexican peasants and the ruins at Uxmal, Yucatan. There are colorful borders around each of the different states within the Mexican border.
Date: 1851
Creator: Martin, Robert Montgomery
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Da es Ew. . . (open access)

Da es Ew. . .

Single sheet of text that is part of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.
Date: 1851
Creator: Comite des Vereines
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denkschrift (open access)

Denkschrift

Broadside that is part of the Portfolio Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas
Date: 1851
Creator: Hermann, Fürst zu Wied
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas (open access)

Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas

Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. The Instruction includes a question and answer section for German immigrants. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." The portfolio includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.
Date: 1851
Creator: Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Comite-Bericht des Vereines (open access)

Comite-Bericht des Vereines

Pamphlet offering guidance for Germans coming to Texas. Cover title. "Gobann einer Special-Karte uber den vermessenen Theil des Grant-Gebiets des Texas-vereines und einzelnen Planen der von demselben gegrundeten Stadte New-Braunfels, Friedrichsburg und Indianola." Includes, in addition to the Instruction (26 p.), the Comite- Bericht des Vereines zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas (47 p.), 6 maps and two broadsides. Six maps on 3 folded leaves have been removed from this book and are housed in the Special Collections Map Room in Drawers 77/13 and 27/8 with the numbers: 310104, 310105, and 310106.
Date: 1851
Creator: Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas (open access)

Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas

Cover of the portfolio for Instruction für Deutsche Auswanderer nach Texas, which was published by the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas.
Date: 1851
Creator: Verein zum Schütze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Claim certificate: Francis M. White] (open access)

[Claim certificate: Francis M. White]

Francis M. White to the State of Texas for $31.50 for service in the Army of the Republic of Texas in Capt. Menefee's company under Col. Owen in 1842
Date: August 25, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county; Jesse Grimes running for Senator.
Date: August 5, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, February 28, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, February 28, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 28, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, March 7, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, March 7, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 7, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, March 14, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, March 14, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 14, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1, Friday, March 21, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 12, Ed. 1, Friday, March 21, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 21, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, March 28, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, March 28, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 28, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, January 3, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, January 3, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 2, Ed. 1, Friday, January 10, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 10, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, January 17, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, January 17, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 17, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, January 24, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 4, Ed. 1, Friday, January 24, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 24, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, January 31, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, January 31, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 31, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, February 21, 1851 (open access)

Democratic Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 8, Ed. 1, Friday, February 21, 1851

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 21, 1851
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary Chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

This map is a nautical chart showing the topography and hydrography of the area in Texas around the San Luis Pass. The physical features are in color and appear to be shaded to portray heights (additional relief shown by hachures). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. According to text at the bottom of the page, the various measurements to create the map were made between 1851 and 1853; the text also gives specific latitude and longitude of the area in the map. Additional text in the lower right corner is labeled "Sailing Directions" and "Tidal Remarks"; the text gives explanatory details regarding the markings and measurements on the map. Scale 1:20,000. Prime meridian: Greenwich.
Date: [1851..1853]
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Texan. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 6, 1851 (open access)

Western Texan. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 17, Ed. 1, Thursday, February 6, 1851

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: February 6, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Texan. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 15, 1851 (open access)

Western Texan. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 31, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 15, 1851

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: May 15, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Western Texan. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 6, 1851 (open access)

Western Texan. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 21, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 6, 1851

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: March 6, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Western Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 12, 1851 (open access)

The Western Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 35, Ed. 1, Thursday, June 12, 1851

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: June 12, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History