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[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Richard Berkeley Bell]
A short letter to Richard Niles Graham from tennis player Richard Berkeley Bell.
Date:
September 25, 1926
Creator:
Bell, Richard Berkeley
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Will Rogers and Governor-elect Dan Moody at Woodlawn]
Photograph of Will Rogers and Texas Governor-elect Dan Moody posing together on "Will Rogers' Horse" at Woodlawn. They are wearing hats and holding guns as part of the post. The horse is in a living room or sitting area, next to a brick fireplace.
Date:
November 2, 1926
Creator:
Boone Photo Company
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Essay “Pease School” by Timothy Alvin Brown]
“Pease School,” an essay by Timothy Alvin Brown, who was the principal of the Austin Independent School District's oldest school, Pease Elementary, from 1892-1933.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Brown, Timothy Alvin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipts regarding Freedmen’s Hospital in Brenham, TX]
Two receipts from a druggist regarding the Freedmen’s Hospital in Brenham, Texas.
Date:
1867-10-30/1867-11-15
Creator:
Chadwick, Eddins & Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis]
A letter to Beriah Graham from Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis, who asks Graham to attend a conference regarding "the Indians on our frontier."
Date:
September 15, 1873
Creator:
Davis, Edmund J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis]
A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, who refers to Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith’s letter of July 29, 1854, to Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
August 29, 1854
Creator:
Davis, Jefferson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Henry Ladd from S.W. Doom]
A letter to Henry Ladd from attorney D.W. Doom regarding “the case of Elisabet Ney against yourself and Mosle.”
Date:
November 8, 1899
Creator:
Doom, D.W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from John Henry Faulk]
A short note to Richard Niles Graham from John Henry Faulk, with accompanying pictures from Bath, England.
Date:
December 6, 1942
Creator:
Faulk, John Henry
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes]
A letter to E.M. Pease from R.M. Forbes, who discusses political issues, including the recent repeal of “The Negro Law.” Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
December 2, 1841
Creator:
Forbes, R.M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Biographical essay on Elisabet Ney]
A short biographical essay on Elisabet Ney—on the cover is a black-&-white reproduction of a painting of Ney by Fredrich Kaulbach.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Fredrich Kaulbach
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invitation to "Will Rogers" Party at Woodlawn for Governor-elect Dan Moody]
An invitation to a "Will Rogers" Party at Woodlawn for Governor-elect Dan Moody.
Date:
November 2, 1926
Creator:
Graham, Richard Niles & Graham, Anita
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton]
A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton regarding a newspaper’s allegedly erroneous reporting of statements made by Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
November 18, 1854
Creator:
Hamilton, Andrew Jackson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Boyce House]
A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Boyce House, who supported W.O. Reed for lieutenant-governor and included a brochure promoting Reed for that position.
Date:
May 12, 1950
Creator:
House, Boyce
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sam Houston]
An “autograph” letter from Sam Houston to E.M. Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
September 5, 1851
Creator:
Houston, Sam
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julie Graham from Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson]
A letter to Julie Graham from Representative Lyndon Baines Johnson, who congratulates her on graduating from high school.
Date:
May 27, 1940
Creator:
Johnson, Lyndon Baines
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Sheriff W.B. Knox, and “Wanted” poster]
A letter from Sheriff W.B. Knox of Bexar County notifying Governor E.M. Pease that some prisoners had escaped from the county jail and asking Pease to post a reward for their capture, and an accompanying “Wanted” poster. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
May 26, 1855
Creator:
Knox, W.B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio]
A letter to Richard Niles Graham from Maury Maverick, mayor of San Antonio, who says that he is returning Graham’s copy of the book A Maverick American, which Maverick wrote, with his autograph.
Date:
February 23, 1940
Creator:
Maverick, Maury
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people]
An affidavit—related to a legal dispute between enslavers William R. Smith and John W. Cloud ("Smith v. Cloud")—by Sheriff William McMaster regarding his seizure of Grace, an enslaved woman, and her three children.
Date:
January 2, 1844
Creator:
McMaster, William
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel]
A letter to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel that includes a list of slaves at Darrington Plantation.
Date:
February 26, 1853
Creator:
McNeel, Sterling
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Elisabet Ney, who discusses her lawsuit against Henry Ladd. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
November 16, 1903
Creator:
Ney, Elisabet
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch by Elisabet Ney of a sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Rusk, with accompanying note]
Elisabet Ney's sketch of a sculpture of Thomas Jefferson Rusk, with an accompanying note.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Ney, Elisabet
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date:
August 25, 1915
Creator:
Pease, Dave
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date:
September 9, 1915
Creator:
Pease, Dave
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date:
January 1, 1916
Creator:
Pease, Dave
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History