["Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." engraving print]

Engraving of "Ben J. Franklin L.L.D." for European Magazine printed on April 1, 1783. The design is attributed to William Angus and printed by J. Fielding. The engraving shows an image of founding father Benjamin Franklin in a circular frame to replicate a painting by F. Schwediauer.
Date: April 1, 1783
Creator: Angus, William & Feilding, J.
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library
[New Arkansas and Texas Land Company : [share] no. 4514 : New York, 1833 April 29] (open access)

[New Arkansas and Texas Land Company : [share] no. 4514 : New York, 1833 April 29]

Land certificate from the New Arkansas and Texas Land Company in printed form on onionskin paper, completed in manuscript. Signed by trustees and clerk, including Thomas Ludlow Ogden, Daniel Jackson, Edward Curtis, and James S. Huggins.
Date: April 29, 1833
Creator: Davis, Sylvester; Higgins, James S. & Jackson, D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1841 April 3. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1841 April 3.

Texas Land Grant.
Date: April 3, 1841
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas : compiled from surveys recorded in the land office of Texas and other official surveys

Hand drawn map of the Republic of Texas showing counties, cities, towns, rivers, creeks, roads, railroads and topographical features. Insets showing the western United States, and Plan of Galveston Bay
Date: April 17, 1841
Creator: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Smith to Daughter, April 21, 1852] (open access)

[Letter from David Smith to Daughter, April 21, 1852]

Letter from David Smith to his daughter and someone else. He writes about the prices of cattle, horses, and the price of Beef. He also mentions wheat crops, corn, and coming home at end of May.
Date: 1852-04-21~
Creator: Smith, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18.

Land Grant for 320 acres in Collin County.
Date: April 18, 1853
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal entries, April 1857] (open access)

[Journal entries, April 1857]

This document includes journal entries from April 4 to April 11 in an unidentified year. In the entries, Moore writes about a camping trip that is cut short by a "norther." The cold and snowy weather damaged the wheat and corn crops. He details his trip into McKinney in the snow and the snowball a group of boys were rolling in town. The next morning, on the 12, the winter weather had cleared up and by noon the snow was nearly all gone.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Mollie Dodd to Elvira Moore, April 1, 1860] (open access)

[Letter from Mollie Dodd to Elvira Moore, April 1, 1860]

Letter to Elvira Moore from Mollie Dodds regarding daily events in Dodds' life.
Date: April 1, 1860
Creator: Dodd, Mollie
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, April 5, 1860] (open access)

[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, April 5, 1860]

Letter to Charles B. Moore from Henry S. Moore regarding the state of machinery in a mill.
Date: April 5, 1860
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, April 29, 1860] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, April 29, 1860]

Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David to her son describing the health of family members; the courtship of William and the widow Polk; her social life and the activities of her church; home repair and her need for a new well; Buster Belcher's denial in the sending an "impudent Valentine" and how rudely Kate has treated him. She requests information on his prospect for a good crop and "for making an easy living out there."
Date: April 29, 1860
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Provost Marshal's Office Pass for Ziza Moore, April 29, 1863] (open access)

[Provost Marshal's Office Pass for Ziza Moore, April 29, 1863]

Travel pass from the Provost Marshal's Office in Shelbyville, Tennessee. The pass allowed Ziza Moore and her family to travel at will throughout the county, but specified that they not "communicate anything that may prove detrimental to the Confederate States."
Date: April 29, 1863
Creator: Hawkins, J. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Return of Capt. E. D. Comstock, April 1864] (open access)

[Return of Capt. E. D. Comstock, April 1864]

Return of Capt. E. D. Comstock which details the present and absent men of Company "F" First Veteran regiment of the New York Cavalry for the month of April in the year of 1864. The return notes enlisted men on "extra or daily duty," commissioned officers present or absent, and any alterations made to the company for this particular month.
Date: April 1864
Creator: Comstock, E. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[General court martial order, April 12, 1864] (open access)

[General court martial order, April 12, 1864]

General court martial order sent to Lieut. H. K. Redway summoning him to a court session on April 13, 1864 at 10 o'clock. The session was being held in Martinsburg, West Virgina. Lieut. Redway would be part of the defense in the case of U. S. vs. John Whittey, Jr., 1st N. Y. Veteran Cavalry.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: Cather, T. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway, April 14, 1864] (open access)

[Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway, April 14, 1864]

Letter from Hamilton K. Redway to Loriette C. Redway which discusses that Redway longs to receive letters from Loriette. He details that his regiment is being moved, but does not have additional information about the location they are moving to. He asks Loriette to write anyways regardless of their move and tells her to take care of herself. He sends his love to his children in the letter's closing. The letter was written while Redway was stationed near Martinsburg,West Virginia.
Date: April 14, 1864
Creator: Redway, Hamilton K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of supplies, April 4, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt of supplies, April 4, 1865]

Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received twenty bales of hay for his cavalry's forage. A note written by Captain Farlin on the receipt states that no grain was on hand for this shipment and that he has telegraphed Madden to go buy oats for the cavalry. Redway received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: April 4, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, April 8, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, April 8, 1865]

Letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore about family health and a marriage.
Date: April 8, 1865
Creator: Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, April 8, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore, April 8, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from Josephus Moore to Charles Moore about family health and a marriage.
Date: April 8, 1865
Creator: Moore, Josephus C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Austin A, Yates, April 12, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Austin A, Yates, April 12, 1865]

Letter from Austin A. Yates to the Colonel commanding the 1st N. Y. Vet. Cavl. which certifies the following men as Privates in the 1st Company N. Y. Vet. Cavalry: James A. Wilkie, Theron King, Myron H. Densmore, Benjamin F. Carpenter, and John D. Humphrey. These men were certified as privates by Capt. Capt. S. M. Harmon and received bounties for their promotions. The bounties were: advanced pay in the sum of $13.00, a premium on the sum of $2.00, and a bounty in the sum of $60.00. Hamilton K. Redway is listed with the promoted soldier's signatures.
Date: April 12, 1865
Creator: Yates, Austin A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865]

Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore relaying news from Henry and Sabina Moore about Confederate banditry, followed by other local news regarding the Civil War winding down.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, April 15, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore relaying news from Henry and Sabina Moore about Confederate banditry, followed by other local news regarding the Civil War winding down.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress,  April 15, 1865] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.
Date: April 15, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1865] (open access)

[Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1865]

Eulogy on Abraham Lincoln, presented at the City Hall in Springfield, Massachusetts. The eulogy was written by J. G. Holland and was published by Samuel Bowles & Co.: L. J. Powers.
Date: April 19, 1865
Creator: Holland, J. G.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of supplies, April 19, 1865] (open access)

[Receipt of supplies, April 19, 1865]

Receipt of supplies shipped to Capt. Hamilton K. Redway at his station in Kelly's Creek, West Virginia. Redway received fifty six sacks of corn, thirty two sacks of oats, and fifty seven bales of hay for his cavalry's forage. Notations on the receipt state that additional stores of corn were available at Tompkins. He received this shipment at his station in Kelly's Creek.
Date: April 19, 1865
Creator: Dewey, A. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library