The Fourth Commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful (open access)

The Fourth Commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful

The fourth commandment; with some account of Jack Riot and Will Mindful, published by American Sunday-School Union. Formerly owned by Gustine Courson Weaver.
Date: [1853,1857]
Creator: American Sunday-School Union
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Map of South Texas Circa 1853]

An 1853 map of Texas territories, landmarks, and a few scattered cities. Along with the map is a document containing information about Texas and some information about the state of Tennessee.
Date: 1853~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the State of Texas: from the Latest Authorities

Map of the state of Texas, with counties outlined and colored in the eastern half of the state. It includes labels for major cities, railway lines, and geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. The northern portion of the Texas panhandle is marked in an inset in the upper-left corner of the sheet. A second inset in the lower-left corner provides detailed views of the city of Galveston and the surrounding area. Text above the inset describes the railroads in Texas, El Llano Estacado, the Rio Grande, the Grand Indian Crossing, and the population of Texas according to the census of 1850.
Date: 1853
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Preliminary chart of San Luis Pass, Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes texts "Sailing directions," and "Tidal remarks." "Sketch 1, no. 4." "No. 40."
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Envelope Fragment, August 5, 1853] (open access)

[Envelope Fragment, August 5, 1853]

Envelope fragment postmarked Saco, ME. August 5, 1853. The right side of the front of the envelope, where the address would have appeared, had been torn away. The envelope was received on August 16, 1853 according to the written note at the bottom left corner. Part of a red seal is still on the back.
Date: August 5, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library