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Colton's new map of the State of Texas : Compiled from J. De Cordova's large map.

Map shows counties, major roads and cities, areas of Native American habitation, and notable geographical features; only four counties shown for west Texas and Panhandle: Bexar, El Paso, Presidio, and unnamed 4th county. Insets: "Plan of the northern part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey," and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown by hachures. Depths by soundings in inset. Scale [ca. 1:2,316,000].
Date: 1866
Creator: Johnson & Browning
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Custer at Texas School for the Blind]

Photograph of General George A. Custer, Elizabeth Custer, and unidentified others on the steps of the School for the Blind building. Custer spent a few months in Austin after the Civil War.
Date: 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 362: Latimer, E. & J.R. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 362: Latimer, E. & J.R. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Latimer, E. & J.R. (Minors) and E.B. Scott (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1866/1872-05-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 508: Parrish, N.S. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 508: Parrish, N.S. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Parrish, N.S. (died July 13, 1866) and E.J. Parrish (Executor or Guardian). The name on the file is incorrect. It should be H.S. Parrish, for Henry Sefret Parrish.
Date: 1866/1867-01-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 536: Patillo, W.B. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 536: Patillo, W.B. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Patillo, W.B. (died November 27, 1867) and Jno. H. Cole (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1866/1871-06-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 554: Robberson, A.F. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 554: Robberson, A.F. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Robberson, A.F. (died 1866) and W.F. Cummins (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1866/1873-02-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Freedmens First Vote

Photograph of the first Anderson County Courthouse on the day of the Freedmen's First Vote. The voters' horses are tied to the railing and the Union guards watching over them to prevent opposition from taking or harming them.
Date: 1866~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1866-1867

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the early history of Galveston, the officers of the existing city government, together with full details of all public improvements, institutions and associations, public enterprises, etc."
Date: 1866
Creator: W. Richardson & Co.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston Pilot Boat Log: 1866-1868] (open access)

[Galveston Pilot Boat Log: 1866-1868]

Logs kept by ship pilots in the Galveston area, documenting trips and fees, as well as other related information.
Date: 1866-01/1868-10
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's mansion view from across Colorado Street to the northwest, looking at the front (east) and south elevations, showing unpainted brick, people sitting on the front porch, the original staircase, and the original cantilevered balcony.
Date: 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

J. H. Colton's map of Texas.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Washington. "41, 42."
Date: 1866
Creator: Colton, J.H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1866] (open access)

[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1866]

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1866. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date: 1866
Creator: Jasper County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's new map of the state of Texas

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas geography, counties, and cities. Insets: "Plan of Sabine Lake," "Plan of the Northern Part of Texas," and "Plan of Galveston Bay." Relief shown by hachures. Depths by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:2,134,000].
Date: 1866?
Creator: Johnson and Ward
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Texas

Blue line print of atlas map of Texas, showing counties, towns, forts, post offices, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes large inset maps of the northern parts of Texas and Galveston Bay in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,534,400] (approximately 40 miles to the inch).
Date: 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas counties, roads, cities and towns, railroads, and areas of Native American habitation. Insets: Plan of Galveston Bay and vicinity--Northern part of Texas. Relief shown by hachures, range of altitude in notes. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date: 1866
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas counties, cities and towns, railroads, and areas of Native American habitation, and major roads with names; railroads and major roads on inset; shows Dawson County which was abolished in 1866, but does not show Wilson/Cibolo County (formed from Bexar County in 1860). Insets: "Plan of Galveston Bay and vicinity," and "Northern part of Texas." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:2,450,000].
Date: 1866
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Texas.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas counties, roads, cities, towns, railroads, and areas of Native American habitation. Insets: "Plan of Galveston Bay and vicinity" and "Northern part of Texas." Relief shown by hachures, range of altitude in notes. Scale [ca. 1:2,500,000].
Date: 1866
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Johnson's Texas

Hand drawn color map of Texas showing counties, cities, roads, railroads, creeks and rivers circa 1866. Insets showing Plan of Galveston Bay and Vicinity, and Northern Part of Texas.
Date: 1866
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johnson's Texas]

Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1866. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay.
Date: 1866
Creator: Johnson, A. J. (Alvin Jewett), 1827-1884
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fred Herth & Co. to William M. Rice - June 30, 1866?] (open access)

[Letter from Fred Herth & Co. to William M. Rice - June 30, 1866?]

Letter from Fred Herth & Co. to William M. Rice discussing withdrawals and deposits within his bank account.
Date: 1866?-06-30
Creator: Fred Herth & Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Man on Horse on East Sixth Street]

Photograph of 200 East Sixth Street circa 1866. The man on horse is William Oliphant who owned a jewelry store on Pecan Street in 1852. The child with him is Will Carter. The Missouri House, Michael Ziller residence, is in the background.
Date: 1866~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies.

Map shows shipping routes, cities and towns, Mexican states, and railroads. Insets: "Map of the Bermuda Islands, 57," "Map of the Panama Railroad, 58," "Map of the Island of Cuba, 55," and "Map of the Island of Jamaica, 56." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:11,700,000].
Date: 1866
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson]

Photograph of Melcena Fletcher Williamson and George M. Williamson on the porch of the first building of the First Baptist Church in Rockwall. Melcena stands in a striped dress at left; George is seated at right. Notes written on the back of the image indicates a relation to Joe and Verna Odell ("Verna's parents").
Date: [1866..1867]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865 (open access)

Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865

Minutes of the annual session of the Baptist State Convention in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session; reports from the secretaries, committees, trustees, and board of directors as well as reports on Baptist churches and education in Texas; and the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention, of Texas.
Date: 1866
Creator: Baptist State Convention of Texas
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History