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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 15 November 1874 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 15 November 1874

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: November 25, 1874
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, January 1873 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, January 1873

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: January 1873
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna ordering retreat of the Mexican Army, April 22, 1836] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna ordering retreat of the Mexican Army, April 22, 1836]

Letter from Santa Anna: Santa Anna's military orders withdrawing Mexican troops from the San Jacinto battlefield, April 22, 1836.
Date: April 22, 1836
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville. Stands 67 foot tall (plus 10 foot tall base) and is named "A Tribute to Courage".
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville

Sam Houston statue, Huntsville. Stands 67 foot tall (plus 10 foot tall base) and is named "A Tribute to Courage".
Date: October 30, 2005
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847] (open access)

[Copy of letter from Sam Houston to Joseph Ellis, June 12, 1847]

Copy of a letter from Sam Houston to his friend Joseph L. Ellis of Grand Cane at his plantation "Pleasant Lawn." Discusses Judge Worsham, the health of the Houston family, and neighbors. This letter is purported to be a hoax and forgery, as multiple copies exist. It was found folded inside a book that was published in the late 1800s and given to the library over sixty years ago.
Date: June 12, 1847
Creator: Houston, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, June 10, 1863]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding the war and family matters
Date: June 10, 1863
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Date: December 18, 1862
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county; Jesse Grimes running for Senator.
Date: August 5, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Banner (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 3, 1849 (open access)

The Texas Banner (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 3, 1849

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 3, 1849
Creator: Hatch, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Banner (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 21, 1847 (open access)

The Texas Banner (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, October 21, 1847

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 21, 1847
Creator: Hatch, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Banner. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 26, 1849 (open access)

The Texas Banner. (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 20, Ed. 1, Saturday, May 26, 1849

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 26, 1849
Creator: Hatch, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Banner (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 24, 1849 (open access)

The Texas Banner (Huntsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1, Saturday, November 24, 1849

Weekly newspaper from Huntsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 24, 1849
Creator: Hatch, F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. M. Thompson of the Texas Prison System to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh] (open access)

[Letter from W. M. Thompson of the Texas Prison System to Dallas, Texas Bureau of Identification Superintendent D. E. Walsh]

Letter from W. M. Thompson, Chief of the Texas Prison System to D. E. Walsh of the Dallas Bureau of Identification where he apologizes for omitting a list of subjects who have an authorized leave of absence from prison. He also includes the status of Marvin Barrow and the date that Clyde Barrow was granted parole.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huntsville (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Floyd Garland Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1934 - Texas Prison System] (open access)

[Floyd Garland Hamilton Fingerprint Chart, 1934 - Texas Prison System]

Texas Prison System fingerprint chart for Floyd Garland Hamilton complete with his physical and personal description, crime and sentence.
Date: unknown
Creator: Huntsville (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Walker County

Cadastral map of Walker County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Notes are made in different colors. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: January 1872
Creator: Klappenbach, Louis & Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Walker County

Cadastral map of Walker County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some boundaries and features are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: August 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 96, July 1992 - April, 1993 (open access)

The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 96, July 1992 - April, 1993

The Texas State Historical Association Quarterly Report includes "Papers read at the meetings of the Association, and such other contributions as may be accepted by the Committee" (volume 1, number 1). These include historical sketches, biographical material, personal accounts, and other research. Index is located at the end of the volume starting on page 651.
Date: 1993
Creator: Texas State Historical Association
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lovelady South Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1962
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Weldon Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1972
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maynard Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Waverly Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Moore Grove Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1976
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History