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Le golfe de Mexique et les isles voisine.

Map shows the geography, cities, ports, and distances between points of interest in the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, and West Indies. No scale indicated.
Date: 1700?
Creator: Mortier, Pierre
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A map of the British empire in America : with the French, Spanish and the Dutch settlements adjacent thereto.

Map is one of four sheets by Popple that depict the geography, settlements, and political borders in mid-nineteenth century North America and South America. This sheet shows southern Carolina, Florida, Louisiana, Mexico, Yucatan, Guatimala, Darien [Panama], and most of Cuba. Relief shown pictorially. No scale indicated.
Date: 1733?
Creator: Popple, Henry, d. 1743
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Spanish Dominions in North America.

Map shows early nineteenth century cities, towns, ports, and geography of Spanish territory in North America. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:18,000,000]. Map is detached from A New and Elegant General Atlas by Arrowsmith and Lewis [1805].
Date: 1805
Creator: Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter, December 23, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter, December 23, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a letter written in Spanish, December 23, 1820.
Date: December 23, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]] (open access)

[Transcript of essay concerning Mexican independence from the Spanish, [November 1, 1829]]

Copy of transcript for an essay discussing Mexican independence from the Spanish and Mexican attitudes towards the Spanish.
Date: November 1, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Emily Austin Perry to James Perry, September 20, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Emily Austin Perry to James Perry, September 20, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily Austin Perry to James Perry, on September 20, 1830, discussing the health of his children, and detailing the fabrics and other materials she wishes him to buy while he is in the city.
Date: September 20, 1830
Creator: Perry, Emily Austin Bryan
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James F. Perry, September 20, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James F. Perry, September 20, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to James F. Perry, in which she requests items she would like for him to bring home from Philadelphia, and gives him news of the family.
Date: September 20, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin inquiring about living conditions in Texas.
Date: March 20, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta esferica de las costas del seno mexicano con parte de la isla de Cuba y canales adjacentes.

Map shows detail along the Mexico, Cuba, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida coastlines. Names of the Provincia de los Tejas are given. No scale indicated.
Date: 1836
Creator: Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Guatimala.

This map shows southern portions of North America, including Mexico and the Republic of Texas, and Central America (labeled Guatemala). Regions are outlined and shaded in color. Cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: 1836
Creator: Dower, John, fl. 1838-1846?
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, impressing upon him the necessity for a newspaper that is sympathetic to the Texan cause, and asking that Austin help to revive the Correo Atlántico in New Orleans.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America.

This map shows North and Central America and the surrounding areas. Countries and regions are shaded in various colors and labeled. Bodies of water and some geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridian: Washington.
Date: 1838
Creator: Boynton, G. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A general chart of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico : Describing the gulf and windward passages, coasts of Florida, Louisiana, and Mexico, Bay of Honduras and Mosquito Shore; likewise the chart of the Spanish Main to the mouths of the Orinoco [Sheet 1].

Map shows geography and settlements along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, Florida coast along Atlantic Ocean, and most of the Cuba coastline. Scale not indicated.
Date: 1855
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to Lois Matlock]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his sister, Lois Matlock, with an illustration of a tiny house in Cuba. The note on the reverse side of the card asks how she and the family are doing and says he is doing fine in Guantanamo, Cuba.
Date: 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from M. A. Matlock to his Mother, March 27, 1911]

Postcard from Milton Andrew Matlock to his mother with a colored image of the marine barracks at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The note on the back of the photograph says that Milton is "in Guantanamo Cuba, this is a pretty place."
Date: March 27, 1911
Creator: Matlock, Milton Andrew
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. C. D. Leake, April 5, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. C. D. Leake, April 5, 1944]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. C. D. Leake discussing an enclosed address delivered in Havanna by Dr. Hockett, the Scientific Director of the Sugar Research Foundation, which Kempner informs he sent due to a previous conversation between him and Dr. Leake.
Date: April 5, 1944
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr., May 31, 1946] (open access)

[Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr., May 31, 1946]

Letter from C. L. Bohannan to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing an ad placed in Sugar and becoming associated with the Imperial Sugar Company.
Date: May 31, 1946
Creator: Bohannan, C. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. M. Weinberger to D. W. Kempner, February 25, 1949] (open access)

[Letter from E. M. Weinberger to D. W. Kempner, February 25, 1949]

Letter from E. M. Weinberger to D. W. Kempner discussing improvements made to railroad's timetable folders, including colorful articles and a reduction in conditional stops. He also mentions past criticism about the timetables being uninteresting and acknowledges efforts to make them more easier and understanding.
Date: February 25, 1949
Creator: Weinberger, E. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 27, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, February 27, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about past travel to Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico, and experiences in those countries as well as their government, society, politics, religion, economics, and history. He also writes about Mexican art and future plans to return to Havana or Mexico City.
Date: February 27, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 5, 1950] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. to Cecile Kempner, March 5, 1950]

Letter to Cecile from her father about international relations, politics, a future visit to friends in Mexico, possibly Havana, and Judy getting married again.
Date: March 5, 1950
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Godchaux to I. H. Kempner, April 23, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Godchaux to I. H. Kempner, April 23, 1951]

Letter from Charles Godchaux to I. H. Kempner discussing a future talk with Count Guido Piovene, the state of the sugar industry discussed in an annual stockholder meeting, and dull months of business.
Date: April 23, 1951
Creator: Godchaux, Charles
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, April 24, 1951] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to I. H. Kempner, April 24, 1951]

Letter from I. H. Kempner, Jr. to I. H. Kempner discussing the selling of raw sugar bags and the change in pricing.
Date: April 24, 1951
Creator: Kempner, Isaac Herbert, Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart, February 1, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart, February 1, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Harry E. Stewart discussing the best time of year to visit Mexico. Kempner also invites Stewart and his wife to Galveston for Mardi Gras.
Date: February 1, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., November 6, 1952] (open access)

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr., November 6, 1952]

Letter from I. H. Kempner to I. H. Kempner, Jr. discussing the proposed movie reel to be made, the proposal to lease John Mitchell increased acreage for expanding the well, and Julio Lobo's visit to New York.
Date: November 6, 1952
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History