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[Transcript of Letter from James Austin to Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1829]
Copy of transcript for a letter from James Elijah Brown Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on March 19, 1829, discussing the sale of a lot, which had been promised to Mrs. Picket by Stephen, to a Mr. Battles instead. James notes that Battles has paid for and intends to keep up the lot, while Mrs. Picket has arranged to acquire it for free.
Date:
March 19, 1829
Creator:
Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Citizen (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 17, 1831
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local and world news, poetry, and advertising.
Date:
March 17, 1831
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Citizen (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 24, 1831
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local and world news, poetry, and advertising.
Date:
March 24, 1831
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of colonization contract for James Rogers, Apirl 14, 1831
Copy of transcript for a colonization contract for James Rogers.
Date:
April 14, 1831
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mexican Citizen (Austin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Thursday, May 26, 1831
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local and world news, poetry, and advertising.
Date:
May 26, 1831
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Last Page of Letter from Thomas Taylor and Samuel M. Williams, June 2, 1831]
Copy of transcript of the last page of a letter from Thomas Taylor and Samuel M. Williams, on June 2, 1831, assuring the title of Taylor as empresario.
Date:
June 2, 1831
Creator:
Taylor, Thomas & Williams, Samuel M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Resolutions of Nacogdoches, 1835]
Copy of transcript for Resolutions of Nacogdoches, in which citizens of the jurisdictions of Gonzales, Mina, Austin, Matagorda, and Columbia have recommended that a convention of Texas be called to discuss the changing political climate in Mexico and Mexico's relationship to the citizens of Texas.
Date:
1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition letter number 371]
Petition letter number 371.
Date:
May 28, 1835
Creator:
General Land Office
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin, 1837]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin
Date:
1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record Transcript 1
Transcribed deeds pertaining to those portions of Bastrop County lands granted by the legislature to create Travis County in 1840. Shows name of county, date and place of execution, names of grantor and grantee, description of property conveyed, amount paid in consideration, signature of grantor, notarization, date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date filed. Transcribed in 1880.
Date:
1837/1840
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, April 1, 1837]
Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry regarding the city of Austin and if Perry is interested in selling any land.
Date:
April 1, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman]
An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman.
Date:
1837-04-18/1837-04-20
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Houston vs. James F. Perry, Executor]
Legal case of Sam Houston, Apellant, vs. James F. Perry, Executor.
Date:
December 14, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record A
Travis County Surveyor’s Record from April 1838 to July 1853, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips. Records from 1838 to 1839 date prior to the formal establishment of Travis County, and are therefore referred to as Bastrop County records. Earlier records also include properties in counties outside Travis but within the Travis Land District. Arranged by survey number; indexed in file.
Date:
1838-04/1853-07
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record B
Travis County Surveyor’s Record from August 1838 to August 1852, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips. Records from 1838 to 1839 date prior to the formal establishment of Travis County, and are therefore referred to as Bastrop County records. Earlier records also include properties in counties outside Travis but within the Travis Land District. Indexed in file.
Date:
1838-08/1852-08
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record C
Travis County Surveyor’s Record from August 1838 to January 1848, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips. Records from 1838 to 1839 date prior to the formal establishment of Travis County, and are therefore referred to as Bastrop County records. Earlier records also include properties in counties outside Travis but within the Travis Land District.
Date:
1838-08/1848-01
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record D & E
Travis County Surveyor’s Record from August 1838 to January 1871, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips. Records from 1838 to 1839 date prior to the formal establishment of Travis County, and are therefore referred to as Bastrop County records. Earlier records also include properties in counties outside Travis but within the Travis Land District. Indexed in file.
Date:
1838-08/1871-01
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
City of Austin and Vicinity
Photograph of a map of Austin and surrounding area.
Date:
1839
Creator:
Sandusky, W. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plan of the City of Austin
Photograph of a map of the City of Austin. Original map drawn by L. J. Pilie in 1839.
Date:
1839
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plan of the City of Austin
Photograph of the survey map of the City of Austin 1839. Surveyed by L. J. Pilie and Charles Schoolfield, drawn by L. J. Pilie.
Date:
1839
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes Index 1
Partial index to Commissioners Court Minutes books A-G, 1840~ to 1897~, showing name of interested party or subject matter, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by name of interested party or subject matter.
Date:
1839/1897
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1839-1857 Books A-L
Travis County direct deed index references deeds recorded in books A-L (1839-1857); shows kind of instrument, names of grantor and grantee, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantor.
Date:
1839/1857
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Index to Deeds 1839-1857 A-Z
Travis County general deed index references deeds recorded from 1839-1857; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by names of both grantor and grantee.
Date:
1839/1857
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History