Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies (open access)

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies

Descriptions of Texas Indians of the Republic period; mention of captive Parker children
Date: February 8, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Court Order (open access)

Court Order

James B. Miller, administrator for the estate of William Barret Travis, ordered to collect $13.55 from James H. Holt by the County Court of Washington County
Date: July 1, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"General return of the Army in Mexico, under the command and orders of Major General Z. Taylor" (open access)

"General return of the Army in Mexico, under the command and orders of Major General Z. Taylor"

Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army
Date: November 30, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Eastern Division, under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines" (open access)

"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Eastern Division, under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines"

Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
Date: November 30, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Western Division, under the command of Brevet Brigadier General George M. Brooke" (open access)

"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Western Division, under the command of Brevet Brigadier General George M. Brooke"

Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
Date: 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847] (open access)

[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, concerns nomination of district judge. Mentions Amos Clark and murderer David L. Ray.
Date: November 27, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Memorandum of Agreement between Samuel Wilson and Guy Stokes to race horses at Autry's track near Washington following the rules of the Nashville, TN course.
Date: 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County documents (open access)

Washington County documents

Transcript of appeal of Thomas Wooldridge against Mississippi Union Bank regarding bank insolvency.
Date: 1847~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti (open access)

The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti

A book describing Benjamin Lundy's travels in Texas and Mexico. Lundy was an important figure in the anti-slavery movement.
Date: 1847
Creator: Lundy, Benjamin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History