Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies (open access)

Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies

Descriptions of Texas Indians of the Republic period; mention of captive Parker children
Date: February 8, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Register (Baltimore, Md.), Volume 4, Number 20, Saturday, July 17, 1813 (open access)

The Weekly Register (Baltimore, Md.), Volume 4, Number 20, Saturday, July 17, 1813

Issue of The Weekly Register newspaper including an article on the first page entitled "Republic of Mexico" which is described as a "hasty" translation of the Declaration of Independence from Spain. Other articles include: Indian Council; The Direct Tax; Map of the Rapids of Miami, Shewing the situation of Fort Meigs, &c.; Interesting Topography of Ohio; Proceedings of Congress; Events of the War; and The Chronicle (France and the Allies).
Date: July 17, 1813
Creator: Niles, Hezekiah, 1777-1839
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Commemorative plate

Ceramic commemorative plate from Star of the Republic Museum opening in 1970; white plate with molded rim, gilded decoration, and text
Date: 1970~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Commemorative plate

Ceramic commemorative plate from Star of the Republic Museum opening in 1970; white plate with molded rim, gilded decoration, and text
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Josiah Turnham

Portrait of Josiah Joplin Turnham.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Martha Ann Woolfolk Turnham

A portrait of Martha Ann Woolfolk Turnham, she is wearing a lace bonnet and collar with a dark gown.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Avery Engraved bottle

Brown bottle engraved with lines.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Dough bowl used by Eugenia Wallace Cooper

Dough bowl used by Eugenia Wallace Cooper (Lois Cooper Mayer's mother). Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
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

Wallace Family home in Gay Hill

Ink drawing of Wallace Family home in Gay Hill, TX. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Decanter set

Pittsburg glass decanter set made by Ritchie Glassworks.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Portrait of Asa Hoxey

Oil on canvas painting of Asa Hoxey, Washington, Texas; laid on board and framed (not from period).
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Felix W. Magee]

Portrait of Felix W. Magee, founder of the Masonic Lodge in Anderson, TX, standing in a suit with a stole wrapped around his neck.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of Senora del Carmen mission]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of the La Bahia mission]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of the San Jacinto monument]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of the Concepcion mission]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of a wooden building]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of a building]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of an oil well]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of a fort]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Sesquicentennial Glasses]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Glass with a picture of the San Antonio de Valero mission]

Commemorative glasses for the Texas Sesquicentennial; (a,b) short (10.2 cm x 8 cm) and inscribed with, "Texas 1836-1986"; (c-f) have pictures of Texas missions (14.2 x 6.8 cm); and (g-k) are clear frosted glasses (16 cm x 7.5 cm)
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Porcelain cups

Two white porcelain commemorative cup with gold rim, inscribed, "Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986"
Date: 1986~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History