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[Transcript of Letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, June 18, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, June 18, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John McLaren to Stephen F. Austin, in which McLaren informs Austin that he has made another selection of land on the western end of the peninsula near Pass Cavarieri. McLaren also addresses his feeling that Austin has evaded sending someone to perform the survey on his lands.
Date: June 18, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Francisco Pizarro Martinez, November 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Francisco Pizarro Martinez, November 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to the Mexican Consul, Francisco Pizarro Martinez outlining terms for the exchange of prisoners.
Date: November 30, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Joshua Fletcher to James F. Perry, January 29, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Joshua Fletcher to James F. Perry, January 29, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joshua Fletcher to James F. Perry regarding the delivery of papers belonging to Perry and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: January 29, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, September 16, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, September 16, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry concerning letter and papers that were on the schooner The Agnes, which wrecked on Point Bolivar.
Date: September 16, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry, October 5, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry, October 5, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Reed and Co. to James F. Perry regarding letters and drafts received on the matter concerning James Hamilton and the payment for a land deal between Barnard Bee and Stephen F. Austin.
Date: October 5, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry concerning the delivery of a letter and the sale of a steer.
Date: November 8, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter to John S. Brickey, April 19, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to John S. Brickey, April 19, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter to John S. Brickey, in which the author answers Brickey's questions about moving to Texas.
Date: April 19, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of document containing descriptions of events that occurred during 1836, April 4, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of document containing descriptions of events that occurred during 1836, April 4, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a document that records several anecdotes of events that took place in 1836, as described by Lamar (prior to his commission as Major General of the Texas army).
Date: April 4, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, April 25, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, April 25, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, in which Holley makes a second appeal to Perry for assistance in gathering materials to create an authoritative history of the Republic of Texas and the role of Stephen F. Austin in its founding and preservation.
Date: April 25, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, May 19, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry, May 19, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily Margaret Austin Perry in which Holley provides a cursory inventory of the documentation she has collected in order to write the biography of Stephen F. Austin. Holley requests that Perry locate any additional personal papers belonging to Stephen F. Austin that document the early years (1821-1831).
Date: May 19, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, May 8, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, May 8, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Guy M. Bryan, in which Perry provides a short biography of Bryan's grandfather, as well as, advice regarding business and legal matters.
Date: May 8, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. Howard to Guy Bryant, March 4, 1845] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. Howard to Guy Bryant, March 4, 1845]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Howard to Guy Bryant in which Howard, on behalf of the Galveston Lyceum, proposes to commemorate the birth day of Stephen F. Austin in the calender. Howard appeals to Bryant for additional information about Austin that are not included in histories of the country.
Date: March 4, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, September 5, 1848] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, September 5, 1848]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Webb to James F. Perry, in which Webb provides information requested by Perry regarding the Supreme Court opinion in the case of Perry vs. Sam Houston.
Date: September 5, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from M.E. Drake to Guy M. Bryan, November 19, 1889] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from M.E. Drake to Guy M. Bryan, November 19, 1889]

Copy of transcript for a letter from M.E. Drake to Guy M. Bryan, in which Drake responds to a request for information regarding Bryan's grandparents.
Date: November 19, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Alexander Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, November 17, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Alexander Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, November 17, 1828]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Alexander Thompson to Stephen F. Austin, in which Thompson appeals to Austin to secure a land grant on the northwest bank of Buffalo Bayou.
Date: November 17, 1828
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Henry Austin to Gail Borden, April 8, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Henry Austin to Gail Borden, April 8, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Austin to Gail Borden, in which Austin introduces Anderson Estis and requests that certificate of reception and order of survey for a league of land be handed over to him.
Date: April 8, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 11, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 11, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on July 11, 1836, stating his support for Texas' war with Mexico, and urging Austin to help keep up the Correo Atlántico newspaper.
Date: July 11, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John A. Rogers, Sr. to Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John A. Rogers, Sr. to Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John A. Rogers, Sr. to Stephen F. Austin, on July 17, 1836, commending his son, John A. Rogers, Jr., and stating his opinion on Texas' war with Mexico.
Date: July 17, 1836
Creator: Rogers, John A., Sr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, suggesting George Fisher for the position of Consul or Vice Consul to the city of New Orleans.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]] (open access)

[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
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, May 14, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin, May 14, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin concerning recovering property in Arkansas for James Bryan's heirs. Perry also reports other news from Missouri and of the election of John Quincy Adams and the United States' recognition of Mexico's independence.
Date: May 14, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Col. Anthony Butler, December 7, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Col. Anthony Butler, December 7, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Col. Anthony Butler, in which Butler refutes accusations made against him by the recipient.
Date: December 7, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 12, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, April 12, 1844]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry requesting papers to begin a biography of Stephen F. Austin.
Date: April 12, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letters between Mary Austin Holley and Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 23, 1844] (open access)

[Transcript of letters between Mary Austin Holley and Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 23, 1844]

Copy of transcript for letters between Mary Austin Holley and Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry. Holley writes to Perry proposing to write a memoir or biography of Stephen F. Austin, as well as sends her regrets for not visiting her while in Texas. Perry responds with an approval of the biography project, but feels that writing a more complete version of early Texas history ought to wait out of respect for parties involved.
Date: March 23, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History