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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 3, 1826] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 3, 1826]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on August 3, 1826, discussing the family life of Peter Elias Bean, including whether or not he was legally married to the woman he was living with, and the number of sons he has.
Date: August 3, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Missouri and territory of Arkansas.

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, roads, cities, towns, areas of Native American habitation by tribe, and notable physical features in Arkansas Territory and Missouri. Also shows "Indian Territory attached to Arkansas." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,340,000].
Date: 1835
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of route pursued by U.S. troops from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Santa Fé, New Mexico, via south side of Canadian River in the year 1849.

Map shows Native American habitation, military outposts, river crossings, wooded areas, physical landmarks, wagon roads and trails from Fort Smith, Arkansas to Old Fort Holmes in Indian Territory en route to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Includes table of distances and descriptive notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [1:645,000].
Date: 1849
Creator: Simpson, J. H. (James Hervey), 1813-1883
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States, North America, according to Calvin, Smith & Tanner: the south central section, comprising Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Western Territory, and part of Missouri.

Map shows geography, cities, state borders, and territorial borders in mid-nineteenth century south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures.
Date: 1860
Creator: Swanston, G. H. (George H.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

New Map of the State of Texas: Compiled From J. De Cordova's Large Map.

Map shows major roads, military outposts, major cities and towns, notable geographic features with relief shown by hachures, and areas of Native American habitation; only four counties defined in west Texas and panhandle: El Paso, Bexar, Presidio, and one unnamed. It includes geographical notes and has three insets: one of northern showing the panhandle portion of the state and two depicting Galveston Bay and Sabine Lake, with depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1: 2,300,000]. Text on the back of the map describes Arkansas and Oklahoma (Indian Territory) including physical descriptions and characteristics, as well as population statistics by county.
Date: 1866
Creator: J. H. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Railway Map of the Southern States : Map of part of the United States South of the 37th Parallel embracing the country between the Atlantic Ocean and the 97th meridian of longitude [Sheet 1].

Map shows counties, township grid, completed and proposed railroads, canals, cities, towns, swamps, and notable physical features in the mid-nineteenth century southern United States. Includes reference and distances between points. Scale [ca. 1:1,267,200].
Date: 1869
Creator: G.W. & C.B. Colton & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas.

Map shows late nineteenth century cities, railroads, military outposts, areas of Native American habitation, and geographic features in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and a portion of New Mexico and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Relief show by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,200,000].
Date: [1873..1883]
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika [Sheet 1].

Map shows roads, railroads, lakes, swamps, cities and towns in late nineteenth century south central United States [Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and "Indian Territory"]. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000].
Date: 1873
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Plains: Southern Division

This map shows a portion of the United States including the states of Texas, Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma), Arkansas, and Louisiana. The states are shaded in color and labeled. The International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes are marked on the map as well as major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (with relief shown by hachures). Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. The back of the map is a page of illustrated text, labeled at the top of the page: "West Central States and States of the Plains." The text discusses cities and geography of various U.S. states as well as accompanying questions.
Date: 1875
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway and connections.

Map shows railroads, state and territorial boundaries, major cities and towns, areas of Native American habitation, military posts, for eastern half of the United States as far west as the Rocky Mountains. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Texas short line: St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern, Texas & Pacific and International & Great Northern Railways.

Map shows main and connecting railroad routes from St. Louis to cities in Arkansas and Texas and stops along those routes. Includes panel below map with advertising text. Scale not given.
Date: 1878
Creator: Woodward, Tiernan, and Hale
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Great Plains : southern division.

Map shows basic geography, major cities, and borders of late nineteenth century Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not indicated.
Date: 1884
Creator: Harper & Brothers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Great Plains : southern division.

Map shows basic geography, major cities, and borders of late nineteenth century Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and "Indian Territory" [Oklahoma]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not indicated.
Date: 1884
Creator: Harper & Brothers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-America [Sheet 5]

Map shows cities, railroads, roads, military posts, areas of Native American habitation for south central United States and "Indian Territory." Includes names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin (open access)

Memories of Martha Elizabeth Gibson Anglin

A transcript of a 1963 oral history with Martha Elizabeth Anglin (née Gibson), recalling her childhood in Alabama, her family's move to Texas in 1895, and her marriage and life on a farm in Commerce, Texas. Footnotes are provided to add context to the narrative.
Date: 1887/1963
Creator: Anglin, Michael W.; Anglin, Reba; Barnett, Robert & Barnett, Patricia
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Missouri Pacific Railway system.

Map shows late nineteenth century routes of the Missouri Pacific Railway through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas, and parts of Texas, Nebraska, and Illinois. Scale not given.
Date: 1887
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

West Central States and States of the Great Plains, Southern Division.

This map shows the southern U.S. states and surrounding areas including Texas, Oklahoma (still labeled "Indian Territory"), Arkansas, and Louisiana. Each state is colored and has major cities, rivers, and geographic features marked (relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the International, Texas Pacific, Atlanta & Pacific, and Southern Pacific rail routes as of 1887 are marked and labeled on the map. The back of the map contains illustrated text with information and review questions about Arkansas and Louisiana. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1887
Creator: Harper & Brothers
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

United States of North America (central sheet).

Map shows major cities and towns, water sources, military posts, railroads, and major roads for states of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana, the Indian Territory, and portions of Woming, Colorado, and New Mexico; an outlined area in center of Indian Territory as "Oklahoma" and panhandle as public lands. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:6,047,811].
Date: [1889..1891]
Creator: Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General topographical map, sheet XXIV: [parts of Indian Territory, Texas, and Arkansas].

Map shows roads, military posts, railroads, post offices, cities, and towns in southeastern portion of "Indian Territory," northeastern Texas, and southwestern Arkansas. Includes notes on vegatation. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

General topographical map, sheet XXV: [parts of Indian Territory, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas].

Map shows roads, military posts, railroads, post offices, cities, and towns in northeastern portion of Indian Territory, southeastern Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northwestern Arkansas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:633,600].
Date: [1891..1895]
Creator: United States. War Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The first part of Captn. Pike's chart of the internal part of Louisiana: See Plate 2 & references.

Map shows courses of the Missouri, Mississippi, Red, Arkansas, and Kansas Rivers and their tributaries; settlements, plantations, and Native American villages. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. Scale [1:2,534,400].
Date: 1895
Creator: Nau, Anthony
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Southern States: Western Section

This map shows four of the southern U.S. states - Texas, Oklahoma (split into two to include 'Indian Territory'), Arkansas, and Louisiana - and surrounding areas. Each of the regions is shaded in color and major roads are marked in red. Major cities and bodies of water are also marked and labeled. An inset in the lower left corner shows the entire United States with the southern states shaded to show the focus of the main map. On the back of the map, the page contains illustrated text. The text is continued on previous and successive pages (not included). The top portion contains brief statements titled "Cities of the Southern States." Another section, starting in the bottom half of the page is labeled "Central States--Eastern Section" and contains information regarding Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Kentucky.
Date: 1900?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Texas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory]

Map shows early twentieth century geography, county lines, major roadways, cities, and towns in Texas, "Oklahoma Indian Territory," and part of Arkansas. No scale indicated.
Date: 1900?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - March 8, 1900] (open access)

[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - March 8, 1900]

Letter from J. J. Click to John Major discussing a trip that Major is taking to Arkansas, regarding a possible business deal that can be made to sell a quilting-related invention of Click's.
Date: March 8, 1900
Creator: Click, John Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History