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[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]
Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
Date:
1837?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Bend County
Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Fort Bend County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1839
Creator:
Upshur, Horace L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Front page of the Richmond Telescope Vol. 1 No. 5 dated May 25, 1839.]
Front page of the Richmond Telescope Vol. 1 No. 5 dated May 25, 1839. Front page constitutes pages 1 & 2.
Date:
May 25, 1839
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to his nephews, September 13, 1839]
Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to his nephews regarding their business proposition to bring a steam boat to run on the Texas rivers.
Date:
September 13, 1839
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Daguerreotype of Henry Jones]
Daguerreotype of Henry Jones. He is wearing a dark jacket with a lighter colored jacket underneath. Also, he is wearing a light colored vest, white collared shirt and a dark tie. He has a full beard and his glasses are pushed up onto his forehead. Enclosed in a gold toned frame.
Date:
1840/1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Oval portrait of William Kinchen Davis with his hair parted]
Copy of an original oval portrait of William Kinchen Davis. Davis, who has his dark hair parted on his right side, is wearing a dark jacket, white shirt, and a dark bow tie. Portrait ends just above the waist. Back of photograph in pencil: "Copy of original property of Mrs. A. Y. (Virginia) Scarborough Richmond, Texas 6-1981" and at bottom of back in pencil: "WKD/ph. 1:1".
Date:
[1840..1855]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Richmond Telescope & Register. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1, Saturday, April 11, 1840
Weekly newspaper from the Richmond, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 11, 1840
Creator:
Callender, Sidney S.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter written from the Republic of Texas, Fort Bend County on September 11, 1841.]
Letter written from the Republic of Texas, Fort Bend County on September 11, 1841, Signed by A.G. Owen, H.M. Thompson and Wyly Martin
Date:
September 11, 1841
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A drawing depicting a scene from the Mier Expedition]
Photograph of a drawing titled "MIER PRISONERS CHARGE ON THE GUARD AND VICTORY AT SALADO." The drawing depicts a scene from the Mier Expedition of soldiers fighting prisoners. The men are carrying guns, bayonets, and spears and are engaged in battle. There is an arched doorway (with a view of four armed guards) to a stucco mission in the top left corner of the drawing. Rooftops and trees are visible in the top right corner. The photograph is mounted on a cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 19.7 cm x 12.5 cm. Back of photograph in pencil: " J.H.P. Davis. Richmond, Texas." Also numbers: "253 and 92" written in pencil. Stamped number 367 partially visible.
Date:
[1842..1845]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter certifying that J.T. Rogers enlisted]
Letter written in march 1962. Certify that J.T. Rogers enlisted in my company (Co 76 N.E. Regement May 3, or 8 1861. Rogers was a faithful man and efficent. Signed name unreadable.
Date:
April 14, 1852
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Lizzie Lamar George]
Photograph of Lizzie Lamar George. Lizzie was the third wife of Ezekiel George. The oval portrait shows Lizzie wearing a dark button front dress with a rounded, velvet collar. She has a floral corsage pinned on her right shoulder. She is wearing a long necklace and her hair is loosely pulled back into a bun. On bottom of substrate: "Kersting, Galveston".
Date:
[1853..1862]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[George Feris home in Richmond, Texas]
Photograph (copy) of the George Feris home in Richmond, Texas. Back of photo as written by Homer Sharp (in black ink): "This picture was taken from the original, of The Old Doctor George Feris Home here in Richmond. This house was located between the end of Myrtle Street and Preston Street. Mrs. Frazar's Home is located on or near the spot where this old home was. Her home has got all the old lumber and some of the bricks in it, or part of the lumber and bricks the old home had in it. Dr. George Feris had two boys in the Jaybird Woodpecker Feud. Keene Feris and Yandell Feris, Keene Feris is the daddy of Mrs. Frazar and her sister Aunt Bessie Homner. Aunt Bessie let me have the original picture to make this copy. Dr. Feris is standing by the house in the front of the home and Aunt Bessie said she didn't know the names of the people on the upper porch, But was the Feris family. She didn't know when the picture was taken, or where the house was built, But the bricks was hauled from Galveston in ox wagons and she thought the lumber came …
Date:
1855
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[A photograph of Lizzie Lamar George and a photograph of Ezekial George]
The photograph is a copy of two separate photographs compiled into one. The photograph on left is portrait of Lizzie Lamar George taken by Kersting, Galveston (written on bottom of cardboard substrate of original). Lizzie was the third wife of Ezekial George. The oval portrait, shows Lizzie wearing a dark button front dress with rounded, velvet collar. She has a floral corsage pinned on her right shoulder. Her hair is loosely pulled up and back into a bun. The second photograph on right is a copy of an original tintype of Ezekial George. The tintype shows a bust portrait of George who has dark hair and mustache. The original tintype is cut in an oval and is placed in a folder. The back of the photo is stamped in magenta type: "A. S. Masterson Commercial Photography & Picture Framing Cathedral 7541 - San Antonio."
Date:
[1855..1880]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Polly Ryon]
Photograph of Polly Ryon. In this portrait that has been made into an oval, Polly is wearing a black dress with high neck collar. Lace edges can be seen above the top of the black collar. Ryon has a gold neck chain fitted around the collar with ends that fall below the chest, where portrait ends. She has her dark hair parted down the center and pulled back into a tight bun. Ryon is wearing ear drop earrings.
Date:
1855
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[William Ryon wearing a dark jacket and cravat]
Pre-1971 copy of an original oval photograph of William Ryon. In the bust portrait, Ryon is wearing a dark jacket and vest with white shirt and dark cravat. His gray hair is thinning at the top and curls above his ears. The photograph is mounted on a tan cardboard substrate. Image dimensions are: 13.7 cm X 19.5 cm
Date:
[1855..1870]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 17, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 17, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 24, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 24, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 3, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 3, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 10, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 10, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 17, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 28, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 5, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Sun. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 19, 1855
Creator:
Rawlings, R. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History