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[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Date:
December 18, 1862
Creator:
Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
Date:
June 10, 1863
Creator:
Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from N.W. Battle]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers, Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from N.W. Battle regarding election of Lincoln and secession
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Battle, N. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from John R. Baylor, June 4, 1861]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from John R. Baylor regarding leaving for Virginia to serve in guerilla force
Date:
June 4, 1861
Creator:
Baylor, John R.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor, September 9, 1872]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Judge R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor regarding Law Department, family matters, and personal acquaintances
Date:
September 9, 1872
Creator:
Baylor, Jonathan Ray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to nephew from Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor, October 2, 1866]
Letter to nephew from R.E.B. Baylor regarding coming to Texas, bringing negro employees, condition of negroes in Independence, and family matters. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Date:
October 1866
Creator:
Baylor, R. E. B. (Robert Emmett Bledsoe), 1793-1873
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from R. E. Bledsoe, October 2, 1872]
Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from his nephew, R.E. Bledsoe regarding family matters, western railroads, mining, Indians, and bandits.
Date:
October 2, 1872
Creator:
Bledsoe, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ghost Towns of Texas
Newspaper clippings regarding biography of R.E.B. Baylor, history of Baylor University, and memorial to R.E.B. Baylor, ca. 1900-1920
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Etheridge, W. B.
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A History of Brenham
Front cover of a book about the history of Brenham, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hasskarl, Robert A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commission for Justice of the Peace]
Commission by A.C. Horton, Governor of Texas, appointing John H. Seward as Justice of the Peace for Washington County.
Date:
October 8, 1846
Creator:
Horton, Albert C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Mary W. Houston, October 15, 1868]
Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Mary W. Houston regarding the gift of a portrait of Baylor to the Alumnae of Baylor Female College. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Date:
October 15, 1868
Creator:
Houston, Mary W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eugene Bibb Wallace]
Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection. Photograph of Eugene Bibb Wallace, Gay Hill, TX; Wallace born 08-31-1845 and died 06-15-1920; from collection of 71 items (parts a-bs): documents, photographs, and books. See 1983-82.1 - .7 for related three dimensional objects.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hughson, J. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother, April 20, 1854]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother; addressed to John W. Metcalfe on outside of letter
Date:
April 20, 1854
Creator:
Metcalfe, James
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to John from his Uncle V. Metcalfe, September 30, 1858]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers, Letter to John [?] from his uncle V. Metcalfe emphasizing the importance of his education and chastising him for carelessness in a previous letter
Date:
September 30, 1858
Creator:
Metcalfe, V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to James K. Polk from Thomas J. Rusk, June 5, 1846]
Letter to James K. Polk from Thomas J. Rusk, dated June 5, 1846., recommending Thomas W. McCalla for appointment as an officer to the Military Store in the District of Columbia.
Date:
June 5, 1846
Creator:
Rusk, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling, August 29, 1873]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling regarding Baylor's illness and founders of Baylor University
Date:
August 29, 1873
Creator:
Stribling, J. H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Winfield Scott Wallace and his wife]
Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection. Photograph of Winfield Scott Wallace and his wife (either Lavinia Clark, or second wife, Effie King); from collection of 71 items (parts a-bs): documents, photographs, and books. See 1983-82.1 - .7 for related three dimensional objects.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Swartz, D. H.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Quilt made of silk by Amanda Malvina Veazy
Quilt made of silk by Mrs. Y. Sheppherd Veazy (Amanda Malvina) for Eugene Bibb Wallace-Catherine (Kate) Veazy wedding. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Veazy, Amanda Malvina
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Summons for John M. Brown]
Court summons for John M. Brown to appear in Union Bank of Mississippi vs. John M. Brown case.
Date:
March 4, 1843
Creator:
Washington County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler, May 26, 1863]
Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler regarding Civil War news. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Date:
May 26, 1863
Creator:
Wheeler, Walker
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[5-Cent Merchandise Token]
One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin says, "Good for 5 [cents] in Merchandise" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Alwin Schubert & Co., Brenham, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[10-Cent Merchandise Token]
One of a collection of 244 miscellaneous "Texas Trade Tokens." This coin says, "Good for 10 [cents] in Merchandise" on one side; on the other it has the text: "Alwin Schubert & Co., Brenham, Texas."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Account of Funds for the Sewards]
Financial statement for John H. and Laura J. Seward detailing the sale of the estate following Laura Seward's death. The account details the amounts disbursed to cover various costs and final totals.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Automobile Register Receipt, 1915]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Automobile Register Receipt.
Date:
October 12, 1915
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History