Resource Type

[Texas Association Certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association Certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association."
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indenture [deed for sale of land ] between George M. and Mary Gest and Frederick Stoever, 1844 June 7. (open access)

Indenture [deed for sale of land ] between George M. and Mary Gest and Frederick Stoever, 1844 June 7.

Deed for sale of land in Republic of Texas.
Date: June 7, 1844
Creator: Gest, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Association, stock certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association, stock certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association" established for colonizing certain land in Texas under the Authority of the Republic. The paper certificate was made by Hart, Mapother & Co. of Louisville, Ky. at the bottom.
Date: 1844?
Creator: Texas Association
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Memorial of a number of citizens of Connecticut,  praying The ratification of a treaty of commerce and navigation  between the United States and the Republic of Texas" (open access)

"Memorial of a number of citizens of Connecticut, praying The ratification of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas"

Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on March 11, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
Date: March 11, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thoughts on the Proposed Annexation of Texas to the United States. (open access)

Thoughts on the Proposed Annexation of Texas to the United States.

Front cover of an article regarding the annexation of Texas.
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Substance of the Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of the Tariff" (open access)

"Substance of the Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of the Tariff"

Government document concerning speech of Mr. Phelps; U.S. Senate, February 16 and 19, 1844
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. McDuffie." (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. McDuffie."

Government document concerning speech of Mr, Benton on annexation of Texas; U.S. Senate, June 15, 1844
Date: June 15, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, on The Treaty for Annexing Texas to the United States" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, on The Treaty for Annexing Texas to the United States"

Speech of Mr. Miller delivered to the U.S. Senate on May 23rd, 1844
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. John Wethered, of Maryland, on the Tariff" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. John Wethered, of Maryland, on the Tariff"

Speech delivered to the House of Representatives
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"In Executive Session--Senate of the United States" (open access)

"In Executive Session--Senate of the United States"

Report of the 28th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document No. 345, 2, 1844; Deals with placing a military force in the Gulf of Mexico
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill of sale for slave (open access)

Bill of sale for slave

Bill from Nancy Lea to Antoinette L. Bledsoe for Negro named Frank; Lea was Sam Houston's mother-in-law
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Treasury warrant (open access)

Treasury warrant

Treasury warrant for $237.50 from the Republic of Texas to William Ochiltree, Washington, for compensation of Chief Justice and seven associate judges; signed by auditor H.W. Raglin and comptroller James B. Shaw
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document agreeing to pay 200 francs to the order of Messrs. Huth & Co. of Neufreystaedt, March 26, 1844] (open access)

[Document agreeing to pay 200 francs to the order of Messrs. Huth & Co. of Neufreystaedt, March 26, 1844]

Document agreeing to pay 200 francs to the order of Messrs. Huth & Co. of Neufreystaedt. Dated March 26, 1844 and signed with the mark of the [wife] of Weber.
Date: March 26, 1844
Creator: Weber
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document detailing advances made to Montel, June 9 and July 27, 1844] (open access)

[Document detailing advances made to Montel, June 9 and July 27, 1844]

Document detailing advances made to Montel for various expenses. Dated "Juny" 9, 1844. Reverse side continues the document detailing the advances made to Montel since June 9, 1844. Dated July 27, 1844.
Date: 1844-06-09/1844-07-27
Creator: Huth, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for delivery of goods, June 11, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for delivery of goods, June 11, 1844]

Receipt for delivery of goods. Signed possibly by W. R. in Port Lavaca on June 11, 1844. Marked paid in full on July 4 [1844].
Date: June 11, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document detailing expenses for merchandise delivered to Huth in San Antonio, July 30, 1844] (open access)

[Document detailing expenses for merchandise delivered to Huth in San Antonio, July 30, 1844]

Document detailing expenses for merchandise delivered to Huth in San Antonio, including coffee, wine, trousers, shoes, a saw, whiskey, lager and olive oil. Dated July 30, 1844 in Castroville.
Date: July 30, 1844
Creator: Huth, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document detailing expenses for merchandise delivered to Huth, July 30, 1844] (open access)

[Document detailing expenses for merchandise delivered to Huth, July 30, 1844]

Document detailing expenses for merchandise delivered to Huth, including soap, lamp oil, vinegar, salt, lead shot, pepper, cinnamon, sugar and more. Dated July 30, 1844 in Castroville.
Date: July 30, 1844
Creator: Huth, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing items chargeable to Mr. Castro and Mr. Huth's account, September 11, 1844] (open access)

[Document listing items chargeable to Mr. Castro and Mr. Huth's account, September 11, 1844]

Document listing items chargeable to Mr. Castro and Mr. Huth's account, including horses and corn. Signed John Rohm and dated September 11, 1844 in San Antonio.
Date: September 11, 1844
Creator: Rohm, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document stating the details of several financial transactions, November, 1844] (open access)

[Document stating the details of several financial transactions, November, 1844]

Document stating that in three months, 140 francs must be paid. Signed by [Jehan] [Lacht] Wernet, Sr. and dated November 21, 1844. Reverse side is a document stating the details of several financial transactions, dated November 1, 5 and 6, 1845 in Neufreystaedt.
Date: November 1844
Creator: Wernet, Jehan Lacht, Sr.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document stating the details of a financial agreement between Theodore Gentils, Huth, and Castro, December 22, 1844] (open access)

[Document stating the details of a financial agreement between Theodore Gentils, Huth, and Castro, December 22, 1844]

Document stating that T[heod]ore Gentils would like Huth to give Mr. Beseq two francs, 32 centimes for his share of the lumber furnished for his house and which Castro promised in advance of the total. Signed by T[heod]ore Gentils on December 22, 1844 in Castroville.
Date: December 22, 1844
Creator: Gentils, Theodore
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing expenses incurred for a celebration, May 1, 1844] (open access)

[Document listing expenses incurred for a celebration, May 1, 1844]

Document listing expenses incurred for a celebration and for food given to their guide, Charles Montel.
Date: May 1, 1844
Creator: Huth, Louis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 50 French francs paid to H. E. Reisacher, January 15, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 50 French francs paid to H. E. Reisacher, January 15, 1844]

Receipt for 50 French francs paid to H. E. Reisacher from Huth on behalf of Castro. Signed H. E. Reisacher on January 5, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mr. Louis [Huth on beh]alf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 5, 1844
Creator: Reisacher, H. E.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 56 francs 50 centimes paid to A. Bartz for his passage from Galveston, January 5, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 56 francs 50 centimes paid to A. Bartz for his passage from Galveston, January 5, 1844]

Receipt for 56 francs 50 centimes paid to A. Bartz for his passage from Galveston, with promise to repay in goods or cash at the end of six months. Signed A. Bartz on January 5, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mister Louis Huth on behalf of Mister Castro."
Date: January 5, 1844
Creator: Bartz, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 10 francs, 50 cents paid to Schertz, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 10 francs, 50 cents paid to Schertz, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 10 francs, 50 cents paid to [Jacob] Schertz, with promise to repay as soon as possible. Signed [Jacob] Schertz on January 6, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mister H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Schertz
System: The Portal to Texas History