[James Long's expedition] (open access)

[James Long's expedition]

Letter re. James Long's expedition 6 October 1821.
Date: October 6, 1821
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.

McCreary Quilt dated 1824.
Date: 1824
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin to Lorenzo de Zavala, Minister of the Treasury (open access)

Stephen F. Austin to Lorenzo de Zavala, Minister of the Treasury

Transcribing his communication to the political chief of Texas relative to forwarding his map of Texas to the president of Mexico. Indicates that a copy of the map in English had been sent to Philadelphia for publication but that the version sent to Mexico was more complete and accurate. 7/23/1829 126/4, p. 34
Date: July 23, 1829
Creator: Austin, S. F. (Stephen F.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Vicente Guerrero, September 1, 1827] (open access)

[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Vicente Guerrero, September 1, 1827]

Lorenzo de Zavala to Vicente Guerrero: Defends himself against rumors that he has betrayed the party. S(an) Ag(usti)n, September 1, 1827.
Date: September 1, 1827
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca, October 13, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca, October 13, 1829]

Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala: Tlalpam, October 13, 1829.
Date: October 13, 1829
Creator: Viesca, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828]

Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala while Zavala was Governor of the state of Mexico. Concerning the colonization of Texas. May 12, 1828.
Date: May 12, 1828
Creator: Viesca, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico and West Indies

Color map showing the West Indies, Central America, northern South America, Southwest U.S. and Mexico showing place names, political boundaries, rivers and some roads in 1824. Relief shown by hachures.
Date: 1824
Creator: Smith, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 25, 1829 (open access)

The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Friday, September 25, 1829

Weekly newspaper from San Felipe de Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 25, 1829
Creator: Cotten, Godwin Brown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.) Saturday, October 24, 1829 (open access)

The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.) Saturday, October 24, 1829

Weekly newspaper from San Felipe de Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 24, 1829
Creator: Cotten, Godwin Brown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-America.

Map shows eastern states, western territories as "North-West Territ.," and divided by district accorrding to Native American tribe: Mandan, Osage, Ozark, Sioux, and Huron. Texas is shown separate from Mexico. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:12,500,000].
Date: [1827..1847]
Creator: Spehr, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1799-1833
Object Type: Map
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 Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 8, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 8, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, on September 8, 1825, discussing a rebellion begun by the Comanche and Tahuacanos Indians, which resulted in the death of an American named Dickenson.
Date: September 8, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter Concerning Native Americans, September 10, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter Concerning Native Americans, September 10, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a receipt, on September 10, 1825, of two documents from the Mexican government, one of which commands the author to gather forces and march against the Native American rebellion.
Date: September 10, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 10, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, September 10, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Mateo Ahumada, on September 10, 1825, discussing how several tribes of Native Americans may be rebelling even though other members of those tribes have already made peaceful overtures to the American settlers.
Date: September 10, 1825
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Two Letters from Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of Two Letters from Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1826]

Copy of transcript for two letters from Stephen F. Austin, on July 17, 1826. The first letter discusses an alliance between Comanches, Tahuacanos, and Green DeWitt, and the murder of a man. The second letter discusses a woman who split with her husband, and wishes to take possession of the family's property.
Date: July 17, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, August 14, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, August 14, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to José Antonio Saucedo, on August 14, 1826, discussing an attack on Mexican citizens by a group of Indians. He also discusses a message about a planned attack by Comanche Indians.
Date: August 14, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Navarro, February 27, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Navarro, February 27, 1827]

Copy of transcript for the first page of a letter from José Antonio Navarro, on February 27, 1827, discussing the receipt of money he intends to give to the Mexican government, to buy three barrels of coffee and gunpowder.
Date: February 27, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches, January 22, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches, January 22, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Jose Antonio Saucedo to the inhabitants of the Trinity Natchez and the District of Nacogdoches regarding conflict and tension between the people of the area and local authorities.
Date: January 22, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, July 23, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, July 23, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on July 23, 1828, discussing the discovery of people who had assassinated an important figure living in Texas, and asking that the appropriate measures by followed.
Date: July 23, 1828
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing a meeting of the owners of Texas colonies to reach an agreement of how to deal with Indians and form an alliance with the Karankawas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter, on May 17, 1827, discussing the quick approval of new laws without consulting those living in the American colonies in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing payment for the weapons used by the volunteer army raised in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, requesting a meeting with the commander general of Mexico, to take a census of the American settlers in Texas.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1827]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1827, discussing Samuel Williams, who is held responsible for not telling a city administrator about his activities with a paper company and will be fined.
Date: May 17, 1827
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History