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[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala, May 12, 1828]

Letter from Jose Maria Viesca to Lorenzo de Zavala while Zavala was Governor of the state of Mexico. Concerning the colonization of Texas. May 12, 1828.
Date: May 12, 1828
Creator: Viesca, José María
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Mexico. and Guatimala. Corrected from original information communicated by Simon A.G. Bourne Esq."

Hand-colored engraving of Mexico and Guatemala showing settlements, roads, mines and topography
Date: 1828
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress (open access)

Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.
Date: 1828
Creator: Gales, Joseph, 1761-1841
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress (open access)

Register of Debates in Congress, Comprising the Leading Debates and Incidents of the First Session of the Twentieth Congress

The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, and speeches for the Senate and House of Representatives. The index starts after column 1322 on the pages numbered with Roman numerals.
Date: 1828
Creator: Gales, Joseph, 1761-1841
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of Arkansas.

Map shows Hot Spring, Fort Smith, Old Cherokee Line, Choctaw and Cherokee Boundaries; public township grid for most but not all of Arkansas.
Date: [1828..1848]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Arkansas Territory

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, areas of Indian habitation, swampland, military posts, towns, and Mexico west of Sabine River. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1828..1830]
Creator: Fenner, Sears & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Gebiete Missouri und Oregan.

Map shows the military outposts, settlements, and areas of Native American habitation in Oregon Territory, Missouri Territory, and their adjacent borders to Mexico and British North America. Includes statistical information and a brief history (in German) for Oregon and Missouri Territories in the marginal notes which flank three sides of the map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,620,000].
Date: 1828
Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Virginia.

Map shows early nineteenth century Virginia counties, roads, cities, towns, mining activity, mineral resources, and the District of Columbia. Includes marginal notes in panels bordering the left, right, and lower portions of the map containing information, statistics, and Virginia history. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:362,000].
Date: 1828
Creator: Geographisches Institut (Weimar, Thuringia, Germany)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence rail-way.

Map shows major early nineteenth century streets in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, and Providence; roads, towns, structures, and residents between Boston and Providence along proposed railway route; major physical features such as swamps, ponds, and wooded areas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1828
Creator: Hayward, James, 1786-1866
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States.

Map shows eastern states, military outposts, and cities, areas of Native American habitation, undefined and un-delineated "Western States" extending west just beyond the 105th degree line of longitude, and Arkansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin as western-most defined areas; "Mexican States" including area of unlabeled Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:14,080,000].
Date: 1828
Creator: Asheton, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of the Mine Hill & Schuylkill Haven Rail Road, with its branches.

Map shows railroads, roads, mineral veins and mining activity, towns, structures, and mineral resources in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Includes distances. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1828..1848]
Creator: Duval, Peter S., 1804 or 5-1886
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Survey of the Allegheny river from Franklin to Pittsburgh: Levelled and surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney U.S. Top. Engineers [Sheet 1]

Map shows islands, adjacent land usage, tributaries, towns, and structures along the Allegheny River between Franklin and Pittsburgh. Includes notes. No scale indicated.
Date: 1828
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Survey of the Allegheny river from Franklin to Pittsburgh: Levelled and surveyed under the direction of Lieut. Col. Kearney U.S. Top. Engineers [Sheet 2].

Map shows islands, adjacent land usage, tributaries, towns, and structures along the Allegheny River between Franklin and Pittsburgh. Includes notes. No scale indicated.
Date: 1828
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, July 23, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José Antonio Saucedo, July 23, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José Antonio Saucedo, on July 23, 1828, discussing the discovery of people who had assassinated an important figure living in Texas, and asking that the appropriate measures by followed.
Date: July 23, 1828
Creator: Saucedo, José Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, January 7, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, January 7, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on January 7, 1828, making it official that the vice governor of the state may examine the books of ranches, traders, and others.
Date: January 7, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Janury 9, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Janury 9, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on January 9, 1828, declaring that a town has taken an oath to uphold the constitution of the state.
Date: January 9, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, January 15, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, January 15, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on January 15, 1828, declaring that Gaspar Flores is being sent to a colony in order to solve the colony's problems as soon as possible.
Date: January 15, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Músquiz, Ramón, January 15, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Músquiz, Ramón, January 15, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the newly appointed Political Chief of the Department of Texas, Ramón Músquiz, in which Austin acknowledges Músquiz's position as Chief and offers his services. Note at the bottom of the transcript: "Record of Empresario Contracts, p.274, (Land Office)"
Date: January 15, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, January 24, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, January 24, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from F. White, H. H. League, Thomas Davis, and Samuel M. Williams to Ramón Músquiz, on January 24, 1828, declaring that the Texan army should be built from battalions based on the number of families in each colony.
Date: January 24, 1828
Creator: White, F.; League, H. H.; Davis, Thomas & Williams, Samuel M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Erasmo Seguin to Stephen F. Austin, January 24, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Erasmo Seguin to Stephen F. Austin, January 24, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Erasmo Seguin to Stephen F. Austin, on January 24, 1828, discussing an escaped slave, the sending of trees to a government official, and the loss of some documents.
Date: January 24, 1828
Creator: Seguin, Erasmo
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828]

Copy of transcript of a document written by Stephen F. Austin and James Austin, on February 1, 1828, giving the power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming in the case against Jacob Fox, who holds lands in New Jersey that rightfully belong to the Austins.
Date: February 1, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, February 6, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, February 6, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on February 6, 1828, discussing a decree from the president of Mexico, declaring that each state must provide a list of sentenced prisoners to a general.
Date: February 6, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, February 12, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, February 12, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Ramón Músquiz, on February 12, 1828, noting that a letter has been received by the Mexican Congress.
Date: February 12, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, March 4, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, March 4, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from José de las Piedras to Stephen F. Austin, on March 4, 1828, discussing a ship landing at San Jacinto, in Texas.
Date: March 4, 1828
Creator: Piedras, José de las
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History