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[Mildred and Bob Blackshear]

Mildred and Bob Blackshear - Christmas 1942 - Charleston, S.C. Photo is from the William Blackshear collection, which was donated to the Palestine Public Library.
Date: December 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863] (open access)

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants and vest. He has new orders to move to Pine Bluff.
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator: Fentress, David
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, August 1863]

Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he writes about having fevers and waiting for his box of medicines to arrive. His slave, Al, is sick, so he is having to wait upon the sick,feed his own horses, and do his own cooking. He argues that the losses at Vicksburg, Charleston, or Richmond do not mean that the South is conquered. He says that the North has an advantage with gun boats. He also writes about family, the health of family and friends. He talks about fabric for new pants and vest. He has new orders to move to Pine Bluff.
Date: {1863-08-15,1863-08-17..1863-08-18}
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Hospital discharge notice, March 21, 1865] (open access)

[Hospital discharge notice, March 21, 1865]

Hospital discharge notice for Privt. William Farmer of Company "F," 1st regiment, N. Y. Veteran's Cavalry. The notice details that Farmer is fit for duty and must report to his regiment.
Date: March 21, 1865
Creator: Sumread, A. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Postcard to Linnet Moore White, July 11, 1913]

This is a document from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a postcard which details to Linnet Moore White that Mr. and Mrs. Fred Humes have had a baby boy on July 10 in Charleston. The card is sent to Linnet by Mrs, Chesebro.
Date: July 11, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from J. Hamilton to Barnard E. Bee, March 26, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from J. Hamilton to Barnard E. Bee, March 26, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Hamilton to Barnard E. Bee, notifying Bee that Hamilton will deposit $16,000 for Bee with Gasquet Parish and Co.
Date: March 26, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of affidavit from James F. Perry, May 11, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of affidavit from James F. Perry, May 11, 1837]

Copy of transcript for an affidavit signed by James F. Perry concerning the purchase of property from Barnard E. Bee from Stephen F. Austin on November 25, 1836.
Date: May 11, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to [James] F. Perry, May 28, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to [James] F. Perry, May 28, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to [James] F. Perry regarding the payment for Bee's land.
Date: May 28, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 12, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 12, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, explaining the difficulty in getting him the funds for Bee's land purchase, and asking Perry if he can have more time to obtain the money in other ways.
Date: June 12, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, June 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry discussing the Bee land transaction.
Date: June 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, August 24, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, August 24, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, concerning payments for a land deal made between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: August 24, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 7, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 7, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, concerning payments for a land deal made between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: September 7, 1837
Creator: Hamilton, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 23, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, September 23, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry regarding obtaining money to pay off the loan for a land deal between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: September 23, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Hamilton to Stephen F. Austin, May 31, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Hamilton to Stephen F. Austin, May 31, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to Stephen F. Austin, on May 31, 1836, introducing Barnard Elliott Bee.
Date: May 31, 1836
Creator: Hamilton, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Henry Austin to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 2, 1838, discussing his wishes to move to Texas, and the well-being of their family.
Date: March 2, 1838
Creator: Austin, William Henry
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from William Henry Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from William Henry Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 2, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Henry Austin to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry inquiring if it is possible to purchase land from his cousins and reporting on family members living near him.
Date: March 2, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from [James F. Perry] to James Reed and Co., August 27, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from [James F. Perry] to James Reed and Co., August 27, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from James F. Perry to James Reed and Co. outlining enclosed documents and drafts pertaining the land purchase between Barnard E. Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: August 27, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, July 5, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry, July 5, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Hamilton to James F. Perry informing Perry that he will be out of town for a month, should he try to write about the land deal with Bee. Hamilton also attempts to find an alternate means of paying Perry, since Green did not hold up his contact to deliver Hamilton's payment on behalf of Bee to Perry.
Date: July 5, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Approaches to Charleston, South Carolina

Map illustrating the approach to Charleston, South Carolina. Confederate and Union forces, rivers, Fort Sumter, shipping channels, and wrecks are shown. 1/2 inch = 1 mile.
Date: 1902
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

A plan of the town, bar, harbour, and environs of Charlestown in South Carolina : with all the channels, soundings, sailing-marks &c. from the surveys made in the colony.

Map shows late eighteenth century Charleston Harbor details. Relief indicated by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:50,000].
Date: 1972
Creator: Faden, William, 1750?-1836
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of siege operations against the defenses of Charleston harbor, 1863: showing batteries covering the descent upon Morris Island, July 10, and the subsequent operations resulting in the demolition of Ft. Sumter and the capture of Ft. Wagner & Batty. Gregg, September 7.

Map shows union and confederate fortifications on Morris Island and vicinity; marshes, causeways, roads, lighthouses, and shipwrecks. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:19,200].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0476]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. Lou Cordell, Durham, Okla. readies the bottle of well water she took to Charleston, S. C."
Date: October 19, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0240.0475]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "When Mrs. Lou Cordell, mother of 11, was designated by the navy to christen the U. S. S. Choctaw, she brought a jug of well water from her farm in Durham, Okla., to Charleston, S. C."
Date: October 20, 1942
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Afro=American Citizen. (Charleston, S.C.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 17, 1900 (open access)

The Afro=American Citizen. (Charleston, S.C.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 17, 1900

Weekly African-American newspaper from Charleston, South Carolina that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 17, 1900
Creator: Gregory, L. G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History