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[Transcript of Memo of Advances Made on Lead Deposited by the Late E. Austin Elliot by Bradhurst and Feild, January 8, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Memo of Advances Made on Lead Deposited by the Late E. Austin Elliot by Bradhurst and Feild, January 8, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a memo of advances made on lead deposited by the late E. Austin Elliot by Bradhurst and Feild. The memo includes the date the advance was made, the items the merchandise or service the advance was used for, and the amount advanced.
Date: January 8, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Noting a Viceregal Decree] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Noting a Viceregal Decree]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe saying that a new decree from the viceroy is being sent, and that all auction bidders who receive material should be identified. The document is badly stained and is signed by local Spanish authorities acknowledging their having received the message from the governor.
Date: 1809-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe and the Intendant of San Luis Potosí] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe and the Intendant of San Luis Potosí]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe and the Intendant of San Luis Potosí saying that the first sale of salted meat is exempted from tax. The document is signed and dated by local Spanish officials acknowledging their having received the notice from the governor.
Date: 1808-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Concerning Titles] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe Concerning Titles]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to the captains and justicias saying that the Principe de la Paz should be addressed as "Serenísimo Señor." The document is signed by local Spanish authorities and dated acknowledging their having received the notice.
Date: 1808-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice from Manuel de Iturbe and the Viceroy] (open access)

[Notice from Manuel de Iturbe and the Viceroy]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe with orders from the viceroy that mass, and the ringing of bells take place to honor the successes in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. The document is signed by local officials in Mexican towns and villas, acknowledging their having received the notice.
Date: 1808-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, January 31, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, January 31, 1807]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle from her father-in-laws house, Kegotank. She speaks about one of their enslaved people, Martha, a washerwoman, delivering a stillbirth baby. She brings up his recent contract to provide lumber for the building of the new U.S. Navy Yard. Their brother-in-law Charles Nicoll Bancker invited the John Teackle family to Baltimore as a change of scenery after the death of one of the Teackle sons, Henry. She asks if he has news about meeting the new British Ambassador and his wife, Anthony and Elizabeth Merry.
Date: January 31, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe] (open access)

[Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe]

Message from Governor Manuel de Iturbe asking for contributions for orphans, widows, etc. The towns where this was sent are listed on the left side of the page, and officials signed the document acknowledging receiving the message from the governor.
Date: 1807-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Thomas Wescott, January 21, 1806] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Thomas Wescott, January 21, 1806]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Wescott concerning the sale of lead shot in Tennessee.
Date: January 21, 1806
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Memorandum of 54 Cases Shot to Do Bar Lead and 46 Sheets of Lead, January 26, 1803] (open access)

[Transcript of Memorandum of 54 Cases Shot to Do Bar Lead and 46 Sheets of Lead, January 26, 1803]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum of lead shot, bar, and sheets delivered by Moses Austin and Co. to Merieult & Son Merchant for sales and returns. The memorandum includes an itemized list of lead materials including description, quantity, and price.
Date: January 26, 1803
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Memorandum of Account for Moses Austin and Co. Current with John F. Merieult, January 26, 1803] (open access)

[Transcript of Memorandum of Account for Moses Austin and Co. Current with John F. Merieult, January 26, 1803]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum of account for Moses Austin and Co., current with John F. Merieult, that includes an itemized list of lead materials, quantity, price, Merieult's commissions on sales and balances due.
Date: January 16, 1803
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville - January 28, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville - January 28, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville, from Philadelphia. She writes of her sister and her opinions of society.
Date: January 28, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, January 8, 1800] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, January 8, 1800]

Copy of transcript of letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin reprimanding James for lack of communication.
Date: January 8, 1800
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History