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[Texas Land Grant]
Land grant for Ira Ellis signed by the governor of the state of Texas. There is a handwritten note from the clerk of Smith County regarding the grant and where it is recorded in the clerk's office about a year after the grant was issued.
Date:
June 9, 1848
Creator:
United States. Texas.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Telegraph.(Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 6, 1852
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 6, 1852
Creator:
Parsons, W. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Smith Co.
Blueline format of survey map of Smith County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, roads, railroads, and blocks of land. No scale information is given.
Date:
1855
Creator:
Willke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Smith County
Cadastral map of Smith County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some notes are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 1855
Creator:
Wilke, H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 17, 1855
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 17, 1855
Creator:
Davis, Jack
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 24, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 9, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 9, 1859
Creator:
Warner, S. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 11, 1861
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 11, 1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 1, 1861
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 1, 1861
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 29, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 19, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 19, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 26, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, July 17, 1862 ]
Letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara, stating that he will be allowed ten days leave so that his uniform can be made at home; he gives information on the welfare of family and friends; and says he gets paid $20.00 monthly; he also gives news of the war including a victory over George McClellan, that Vicksburg still holds out, and the movement of Northern troops.
Date:
July 17, 1862
Creator:
Fentress, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, July 17, 1862 ]
Transcript of a letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara, stating that he will be allowed ten days leave so that his uniform can be made at home; he gives information on the welfare of family and friends; and says he gets paid $20.00 monthly; he also gives news of the war including a victory over George McClellan, that Vicksburg still holds out, and the movement of Northern troops.
Date:
July 17, 1862
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 24, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 24, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Halbert to Fanny Halbert - June 17, 1862]
Letter from Captain J. L. Halbert to his wife, Fanny Halbert, dated July 29, 1862, sent from Camp Daniel near Tyler, Texas. The letter describes the landscape of Camp Daniel, including a spring nearby, and gives some rumors regarding the happenings of the war (Civil War). Included with the original letter is a typed transcript.
Date:
July 29, 1862
Creator:
Halbert, J. L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 21, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 21, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 28, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 28, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 30, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter. Weekly. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 13, 1862
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 13, 1862
Creator:
Douglas, J. P. & Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Diary of Henry J. Durgin]
Diary of Henry J. Durgin, Chief Bugler of the 1st N. H. Cavalry from Franklin, Louisiana, a leather-bound book with small paragraphs written under a typed heading for each day of 1864. Durgin served in the Civil War at Camp Ford.
Date:
1864
Creator:
Durgin, Henry J.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1
Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are humorous articles, jokes, poems, and advertisements, along with a list of prisoners. The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.
Date:
February 17, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1
Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are camp, local, state, and national news articles; poems; advertisements; and a map of "Ford-Borrough." The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.
Date:
March 1, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag. (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1
Lithograph of an original newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included are camp news articles, fiction, poems, humorous articles, advertisements, and obituaries. The manuscript was originally hand lettered and illustrated on unruled letter paper.
Date:
March 15, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Old Flag (Tyler, Tex.), Volume 1, Number 3, March 15th, 1864
Newspaper manuscript first published by Captain William H. May and Union soldiers while imprisoned at Camp Ford, in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. The paper was published for the purpose of "enlivening the monotonous, at times almost unbearably eventless life of Camp Ford" (J. P. Robbins, Preface to The Old Flag). Included is a work of fiction by D. K. Meigh entitled "High-Bird, or, The League of Blood! A Tale of the Mysteries and Miseries of Ford City, Texas," an obituary, and other various news and advertisements.
Date:
March 15, 1864
Creator:
May, William H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Tyler Reporter (Tyler, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1864
Weekly newspaper from Tyler, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1864
Creator:
Hamilton, H. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History