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[Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, April 22, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, April 22, 1837]

Letter from Charlotte Mexia to Emily de Zavala, widow of Lorenzo de Zavala, dated April 22, 1837 from New Orleans. The letter refers to her sadness after her son Henry and many friends have left the city. Mrs. Zavala, with her three children and a servant, traveled from Texas to New Orleans on the schooner Flash, arriving March 20, 1837. She and Mrs. Mexia had been friends in Mexico in 1832. Mrs. Zavala and her children left New Orleans for New York on April 9, 1837, thirteen days before Mrs. Mexia wrote this letter to her. The letter also references Lorenzo de Zavala Jr., the son of Lorenzo de Zavala and stepson of Mrs. Emily de Zavala. Lorenzo, Jr. arrived in New Orleans from Texas on April 10, and sometime after April 22 left New Orleans for New York. Charlotte Mexia was married to Jose Antonio Mexia.
Date: April 22, 1834
Creator: Mexia, Charlotte
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September] (open access)

[Letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes, September]

A letter from Jose Antonio Mexia to a Mr. Holmes with orders to deliver information. New Orleans, September.
Date: unknown
Creator: Mexia, Jose Antonio
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to Crescencio Rejón] (open access)

[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to Crescencio Rejón]

Rough draft of an unfinished letter, to Crescencio Rejón from Valentin Gomez Farias, on necessity of a change in Mexico. ] New Orleans
Date: November 19, 1844
Creator: Gomez Farias, Valentin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, Noveber 22, 1844] (open access)

[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, Noveber 22, 1844]

Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, discussing the evil brought to Mexico by Santa Anna.
Date: November 22, 1844
Creator: Gomez Farias, Valentin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[A woman sitting on a chair, wearing a long, full dress]

Photograph of a woman. She is sitting on a chair with her left elbow resting on the arm of a chair that is decorated with tassels. Her right hand is resting in her lap. She is wearing a long, full dress that has large buttons up the front and a high collar. She is wearing dangle earrings. Her dark hair is curled into ringlets. Attached to a cardboard substrate. At bottom, under photo, photographer's mark: "B. & G. Moses.. New Orleans."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of an unidentified young woman at Newcomb College]

Portrait of an unidentified young woman at Newcomb College.
Date: 1912~
Creator: Hitchler Studio
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ferry Barge and Passenger Train in New Orleans]

Southern Pacific's ferry barge "Mastodon" - with accompanying tug boats - awaits passenger train moving aboard to be ferried across the Mississippi River at New Orleans, Louisiana.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ferry Barge and Passenger Train in New Orleans]

Southern Pacific's ferry barge, the "Mastodon" with passenger train aboard, is taken in tow by tugboats for the crossing of the Mississippi River at New Orleans.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of "Sunset Limited" crossing the Mississippi River]

Photograph of Southern Pacific's "Sunset Limited" train No. 1 westbound, aboard the ferry barge "Mastodon" accompanied by Engine No.73, a steam switcher, type 0-6-0, with a slope-backed tender - is being ferried across the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Avondale, Louisiana.
Date: 1930~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Gouldsboro" ferry boat]

Texas and Pacific Railway's "Gouldsboro", a steam powered ferry boat, transports a passenger train across the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1938.
Date: 1938~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["L.S. Thorne" crossing the Mississippi]

Texas and Pacific Railway's train ferry "L.S. Thorne" crossing the Mississippi River at New Orleans, circa 1938.
Date: 1938~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Entrance to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal]

One of the finest railroad stations in the South is the New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Automobiles are parked outside the terminal near sidewalks and landscaped areas.
Date: August 15, 1967
Creator: Hanlon, Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

["Panama Limited" stands at New Orleans terminal]

Illinois Central Railroad's "Panama Limited" train No. 6, northbound, stands in the New Orleans' Union Passenger Terminal awaiting the hour of departure on its overnight run to Chicago on May 25, 1969.
Date: May 25, 1969
Creator: Hanlon, Pat
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas. This copy has colored text.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: Steniger, Charles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Court martial of Private John Carroll in Brownsville, TX (open access)

Court martial of Private John Carroll in Brownsville, TX

Court martial of Carroll who was charged with, (1) "Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Military Disciplinel," (2) Assault, with intent to commit Rape, and (3) Assault, with intent to kill."
Date: September 19, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation" (open access)

"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation"

Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Printing Invoice Removed from Oswald's Home

Photograph of a printing company invoice dated June 4, 1963. This document was in the possession of Lee Harvey Oswald and was removed from his home.
Date: 1963~
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Police Department.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Letter from Raymond Hamilton to A. S. Baskett] (open access)

[Photograph of Letter from Raymond Hamilton to A. S. Baskett]

Photograph of the letter with the envelope from Raymond Hamilton to A. S. Baskett, where he denies having any connection to Clyde Barrow and his gang.
Date: unknown
Creator: Hamilton, Raymond
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Raymond Hamilton's Hotel Register] (open access)

[Photograph of Raymond Hamilton's Hotel Register]

Photograph of the Raymond Hamilton's bill from the Lafayette Hotel where he was staying at under a fake alias.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Corrosion of Steel Pilings in Soils (open access)

Corrosion of Steel Pilings in Soils

From Introduction: "In this paper are presented the results obtained to date from the inspections of steel pilings. The investigation will be continued by additional inspections of pilings in other parts if the country in order to cover a wider range of soil environments."
Date: October 24, 1962
Creator: Romanoff, Melvin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Exposure Site on Weather Resistance of Porcelain Enamels Exposed for Three Years (open access)

Effect of Exposure Site on Weather Resistance of Porcelain Enamels Exposed for Three Years

From Introduction: "The present report describes the condition of all of the porcelain enamels after exposure for 3 yr."
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Moore, Dwight G. & Potter, Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library