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[Booklet of Verse] (open access)

[Booklet of Verse]

Booklet of verse containing poems in French and German. Titles include: "Manners, a poem", "The Little Man Who's Piss'd", "I am a woman by nature", "Weep with me oh you nightly still rhymes" (signed by R.L.), "A heart that is suffering torment", "Love note", "Having once young man chosen the friends of your beloved", "What are you missing, oh my heart", and a poem from an unknown woman addressed to Wilhelm.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document containing a list of items] (open access)

[Document containing a list of items]

Document containing a list of items, including a table, chairs, plates, cups, etc., with some of the items checked off.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document containing notes about debts and credits] (open access)

[Document containing notes about debts and credits]

Document containing notes about debts and credits and items out on loan titled "Folder H notes".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document detailing several financial transactions] (open access)

[Document detailing several financial transactions]

Document detailing several financial transactions, including passage from Port la Vacca to Galveston, a horse for the guide and other expenses.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document giving Ferdinand Louis Huth instructions regarding the running of the colony] (open access)

[Document giving Ferdinand Louis Huth instructions regarding the running of the colony]

Document giving [Ferdinand Louis Huth] instructions regarding the running of the colony while Huth is absent. He covers the building of his house, distribution of borrowed oxen and land, contracts and supplies for Mr. Bourgeois. Unsigned, undated.
Date: unknown
Creator: Castro, Henri
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document granting Auguste Huth power of attorney for Charles Emile Huth] (open access)

[Document granting Auguste Huth power of attorney for Charles Emile Huth]

Document stating that Auguste Huth is granted power of attorney for Charles Emile Huth in order that he may withdraw all dividends from the company "le Phenix" in Charles Huth's name. Francois Guilbeau acting as notary public. Signatures and dates left blank.
Date: unknown
Creator: Guilbeau, Francois
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing amounts paid to colonists for the account of Mr. Castro] (open access)

[Document listing amounts paid to colonists for the account of Mr. Castro]

Document listing amounts paid to colonists for a total of f.930.60/$186.12.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing expenses related to settlement of Castroville, including fees for freight and duties] (open access)

[Document listing expenses related to settlement of Castroville, including fees for freight and duties]

Document listing expenses related to settlement of Castroville, including fees for freight and duties.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing money paid to colonists] (open access)

[Document listing money paid to colonists]

Document listing money paid to colonists for a total of 1629.93 francs. Reverse side is a continuing list of money paid to colonists for a total of 1993.88 francs.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing money paid to colonists paid on behalf of Mr. Castro] (open access)

[Document listing money paid to colonists paid on behalf of Mr. Castro]

Document listing money paid to colonists for a total of f.181.15/$122.08.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing payments received from colonists toward their passage from Galveston to Port Lavaca] (open access)

[Document listing payments received from colonists toward their passage from Galveston to Port Lavaca]

Document listing payments received from colonists toward their passage from Galveston to P. Lavacca, totaling f.391.--/$78.20.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing payments totaling $84.44 made to colonists paid on behalf of Mr. Castro] (open access)

[Document listing payments totaling $84.44 made to colonists paid on behalf of Mr. Castro]

Document listing payments made to colonists, totaling $84.44.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing several financial transactions] (open access)

[Document listing several financial transactions]

Document listing several financial transactions, including fees for passage, rent, and horseshoes.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document stating details about Texas and Castroville] (open access)

[Document stating details about Texas and Castroville]

Document stating details about Texas, Castroville, farming, livestock, domestic help, the landscape and economic future of Texas. Signed [A.] C.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 12] (open access)

[Letter from A. to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 12]

Letter from A. to [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth regarding 77 emigrants departing on the Heinrich, a lack of finances and that everyone is impatient to see him. Signed A[...ricell] on March 12 in Galveston.
Date: ????-03-12
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth, date unknown] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth, date unknown]

Letter from [Ferdinand Louis Huth] explaining his decision to settle in Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Amelia Castro] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Amelia Castro]

Letter from [Ferdinand] Louis Huth to Amelia Castro letting her know that he is sending provisions, though it goes against his principle to do so on credit. Signed Louis Huth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, asking for the return of his little table] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, asking for the return of his little table]

Letter from [Ferdinand] Louis Huth to [Henri] Castro asking for the return of his little table. Castro's response notifies Huth that he will be gone for three days. Signed Louis Huth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, asking him to return a mattress] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, asking him to return a mattress]

Letter from [Ferdinand] Louis Huth to [Henri Castro] asking him to return a mattress. Response from Castro states that he was intending to pay for it. Signed L. H.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding financial matters] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding financial matters]

Letter from [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth to [Henri] Castro regarding financial matters, with Castro's response and request to send two washerwomen. Signed L. Huth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding some debts] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding some debts]

Letter from [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth to [Henri] Castro informing him that he has given money to several people who claimed to have asked for money from Castro, with Castro's reply that he had not heard from the gentleman.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding some planks] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding some planks]

Letter from [Ferdinand] Louis Huth to [Henri Castro] reminding him to return some planks. Response from Castro tells him to get them from Zimmerman. Signed Louis Huth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding the price of maize] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, with response, regarding the price of maize]

Letter from [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth to [Henri] Castro regarding the price of maize, with response from Castro. Signed L. Huth.
Date: unknown
Creator: Castro, Henri & Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to his sister-in-law congratulating her on her marriage] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to his sister-in-law congratulating her on her marriage]

Letter from [Ferdinand Louis Huth] to his sister-in-law congratulating her on her marriage to his brother Albert, though Albert has not told him yet and he only found out through other correspondents. He also states that he takes an interest in her brother Gustave and considers him part of the family.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History