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County map of Texas.

Shows counties of 1858. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Inset: "Galveston Bay and vicinity. 30."
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax receipt dated April 10, 1860. (open access)

Tax receipt dated April 10, 1860.

Tax receipt dated April 10, 1860.
Date: April 10, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax receipt dated January 9, 1860. (open access)

Tax receipt dated January 9, 1860.

Tax receipt dated January 9, 1860.
Date: January 9, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Tax receipt dated July 7, 1860. (open access)

Tax receipt dated July 7, 1860.

Tax receipt dated July 7, 1860.
Date: July 7, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Copy of an original tintype of Henrietta Moore.]

Photograph is print copy of an original tintype of Henrietta Moore. She has dark hair parted in the middle with ribbons in the back. She is wearing dangling earrings in her ears. She has on a dark dress with lace trim at neckline and at wrists. She has on dark, lace gives.
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photographic image of an original tintype of Matthew Moore.]

Photographic image of an original tintype of Matthew Moore. Moore has a dark jacket and a vest of shiny material (satin?) and white shirt with dark bow tie. He has dark hair and a very thick, wooly beard.
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. G. Veal]

Photo realistic drawing of W. G. Veal circa 1860: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1860~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1860 January 26. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1860 January 26.

Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County, signed by Sam Houston.
Date: January 26, 1860
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Johnson's new map of the state of Texas]

Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas in 1860s. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake.
Date: 1860~
Creator: Johnson & Browning.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of central Texas : from Sabine River to west of Waco on the Brazos, north as far as Linden-Daingerfield-Pittsburg in the east, and Fort Worth-Denton-Dallas in the west]

Hand drawn map showing central Texas from west of Waco to Sabine River as of 1860. North western section of Louisiana included. Cities, towns, rivers, creeks, roads, railroad lines and some topographical features are included. General land description is shown (example: Rolling Country timbered with Post Oak).
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Mrs. Honor Eudy]

Image of Mrs. Honor Eudy in 1846, wife of a relative of Mary Anne Moon Brown of Paris.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: McSpaden, Stewart
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Elizabeth "Lizzie" DeBarger McGuire]

Elizabeth "Lizzie" DeBarger McGuire as a young girl.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Tabner Byrd Walker]

Tabner Byrd Walker photograph in book style leather and wood case, red velvet interior.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Obediance Mann Walker]

Obediance Mann Walker photograph in book style leather and wood case, yellow velvet interior.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Anne Gertrude McGuire]

Anne Gertrude McGuire as a young girl, born March 28, 1859.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caroline "Carrie" McGuire]

Caroline "Carrie" McGuire as a young girl, born February 14, 1858.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James McGuire]

James McGuire.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[James H. McGuire]

James McGuire.
Date: 1860~/1869~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of Col. David Crockett (open access)

Life of Col. David Crockett

Life of Col. David Crockett, written by himself. Comprising his early life, hunting adventures, service under General Jackson in the Creek war, electioneerng speeches, career in Congress, triumphamnt tour in the northern states, and service in the Texan war. To which is added, an account of Colonel Crockett's glorious death at the Alamo, while fighting in defence of Texan independence. By the editor.
Date: 1860
Creator: Crockett, Davy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County, May 3, 1860, and signed by Governor Sam Houston] (open access)

[Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County, May 3, 1860, and signed by Governor Sam Houston]

Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County and signed by Governor Sam Houston. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: May 3, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878)]

(a) Photograph of Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878) of Gay Hill, TX ca. 1860; (b) frame. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey, 1860] (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey, 1860]

Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey regarding the estate of his uncle, Edward Burch. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, March 1860] (open access)

[Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, March 1860]

Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, regarding the sale of some 30 negroes from their uncle's estate. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: March 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sarah Zimmerman granting power of attorney to her agent, April 4, 1860] (open access)

[Sarah Zimmerman granting power of attorney to her agent, April 4, 1860]

Sarah Zimmerman, descendant of Edward Birch (Burch) granting power of attorney to her agent. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.
Date: April 4, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History