Letter to Mary Jones's sons, 3 April [1869] (open access)

Letter to Mary Jones's sons, 3 April [1869]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: April 3, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 April [1869] (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 8 April [1869]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: April 8, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 May 1869 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 May 1869

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: May 18, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 July [1869] (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 July [1869]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: July 18, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 19 July [1869] (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 19 July [1869]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: July 19, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 23 July 1869 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 23 July 1869

Letter to Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: July 23, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, [28 November 1869] (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, [28 November 1869]

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: November 28, 1869
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[John Ryon]

Tintype of John Ryon, a member of Terry's Texas Rangers. Man with dark hair parted on his right side. He has a dark mustache and beard. He is wearing a dark suit with bow tie. Scanned image is of a copy of the tintype.
Date: 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bust photograph of Mr. J.R. Poge wearing a dark coat and a dark hat]

Oval bust tintype photograph of Mr. J.R. Poge. He is wearing a dark coat, white collared shirt and a dark hat. Under photo on bottom of matte, handwritten: "Mr. J.R. Poge. Esq. Richmond Texs Nov 6/69". Enclosed in an cardboard substrate.
Date: November 6, 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bust photograph of a young boy smoking a pipe]

Oval bust tintype photograph of a young boy smoking a pipe. He is wearing a dark coat, white collared shirt and a dark hat. His right eye is turned inward (cross-eyed). Enclosed in a cardboard substrate. Identification card placed beside picture, scripted: "Wena P. Davis."
Date: 1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Female Seminary campus building]

Photo of a Texas Female Seminary campus building. Photo circa 1869-1884: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1869/1884~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas Female Seminary campus]

Photo of Texas Female Seminary campus. Photo circa 1869-1884: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1869/1884~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1869 May 29.

Land Grant for 199 2/3 acres in Harrison county.
Date: May 29, 1869
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Freedmens First Vote - Anderson County Courthouse]

This photo shows the military presence protecting African American's when they came to the Anderson County courthouse to vote for the first time in 1869.
Date: 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the conclusion of the Tyler session, 1860, and the whole of Austin session, 1860, and the case of Texas vs. White & Chiles et al. about Texan indemnity bonds, decided at the session of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1868, and the habeas corpus case of Caesar Griffin, involving the Reconstruction laws.  Volume 25--supplement. (open access)

Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the conclusion of the Tyler session, 1860, and the whole of Austin session, 1860, and the case of Texas vs. White & Chiles et al. about Texan indemnity bonds, decided at the session of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1868, and the habeas corpus case of Caesar Griffin, involving the Reconstruction laws. Volume 25--supplement.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1860 along with lists of Texas Supreme Court Justices and District Judges, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, and an index. Preface by George W. Paschal explains why cases in this volume were not published until 1869. A U.S. Supreme Court case from 1868 and a U.S. Circuit Court case from 1869 are reprinted in this volume on pages 465-642.
Date: 1869
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the Austin session, 1866.  Volume 28. (open access)

Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the Austin session, 1866. Volume 28.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1866 along with lists of Supreme Court Justices and District Judges, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, and an index. Preface by George W. Paschal discusses the history of the court during and immediately after the Civil War. Four pages of advertising for law books published by W. H. & O. H. Morrison appear before the title page.
Date: 1869
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor from J.E. Baylor, September 19, 1869] (open access)

[Letter to Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor from J.E. Baylor, September 19, 1869]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.E.B. regarding military pensions and literary matters
Date: September 19, 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Labor contract between Seward and several workers] (open access)

[Labor contract between Seward and several workers]

Labor contract between Seward and several workers, specifying provisions that Seward will provide and monthly payment to Anderson Elliot and family: Roxana, Benjamin, Anderson, Absalom, Monroe Moore, Dorlas Greer, Tilda Thompson, Ruth Elliot.
Date: 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of Trust transferring livestock to M. Kennard] (open access)

[Deed of Trust transferring livestock to M. Kennard]

Deed of Trust transferring livestock to M. Kennard.
Date: May 25, 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of trust transferring property in Navasota to M. Kennard] (open access)

[Deed of trust transferring property in Navasota to M. Kennard]

Deed of trust transferring property in Navasota to M. Kennard
Date: April 16, 1869
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

This map shows the state of Texas and surrounding areas, including Cross Timbers. Each of the counties is outlined and labeled. Additionally the map has towns, railroads, and battle fields marked on the map with a key in the lower left corner. Bodies of water and geographic features are also shown on the map (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights). On the back of the map is a page of illustrated text with review exercises about a map of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas (not included) and facts about the states of Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. The text starts and continues on un-included pages. Scale 1:3623775. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1869
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Plow Boy (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, January 1, 1869 (open access)

The Plow Boy (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1, Friday, January 1, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with poetry and some advertising.
Date: January 1, 1869
Creator: Raymond, N. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Plow Boy (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1, Monday, February 1, 1869 (open access)

The Plow Boy (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1, Monday, February 1, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with poetry and some advertising.
Date: February 1, 1869
Creator: Raymond, N. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Plow Boy (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 1, 1869 (open access)

The Plow Boy (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 1, 1869

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with poetry and some advertising.
Date: May 1, 1869
Creator: Raymond, N. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History