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Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.

Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1837
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

North America Sheet XIII: Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, & Florida.

Map shows early nineteenth century Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida counties, cities, towns, major roads, swamps, and areas of Native American occupancy. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000].
Date: 1833
Creator: Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Karte von dem Staate Missouri und dem Territorium Arkansas.

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, settlements, springs, mining activity and areas of Indian habitation in the state of Missouri and territory of Arkansas. Inset: "Karte von dem Konigreiche Wurtemberg und dem Grossherzoothum Baden." Table and inset text in German; most map labels in English with a few translations into German. Includes table of statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,240,000].
Date: 1833
Creator: Schlicht, Rudolph
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the New Madrid and St. Francis River swamp in the states of Missouri & Arkansas showing the probable limits thereof.

Map shows early nineteenth century township grid, swamps, and existing settlements in New Madrid and St. Francis River swamp located in Missouri and Arkansas. Relief shown by hachures. No scale given.
Date: 1839
Creator: United States. Surveyor General.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map and profile of the proposed road from opposite Memphis, Tenn. to the St. Francis River, Arkansas

Map shows early nineteenth century Arkansas roads, Indian trails, proposed roads, landmarks, and vegetation along the St. Francis River west from Memphis. Numbers along proposed road correspond to points on profile. Includes key to vegetations and lines. Inset: [diagram of proposed road]. Relief shown by profile. Scale [1:126720].
Date: 1833
Creator: Howard, W. (William)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas shewing [sic.] the grants in possession of the Colorado & Red River Land Compy.

Map shows settlements, major roads, mining activity, former and contemporary land empresarios and companies and their boundaries; overlapping boundaries for Mexican states of Coahuila and Tamaulipas; adjacent Missouri Territory, Arkansas Territory, and Louisiana. Includes population statistics, acreage, and notes. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1:2,740,000].
Date: 1835
Creator: Colorado and Red River Land Company
Object Type: Map
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
[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, on March 14, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter to Stephen F. Austin, on March 14, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter to Stephen F. Austin, on March 14, 1830, discussing a map created by the author.
Date: March 14, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Robert Crittenden to Stephen F. Austin, October 18, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Robert Crittenden to Stephen F. Austin, October 18, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Robert Crittenden to Stephen F. Austin, in which Crittenden provides a reference for the son of Col. John Allen.
Date: October 18, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry introducing Bishop Polk and passing along news of mutual acquaintances.
Date: March 12, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 12, 1839, discussing their mutual friends in Alabama. Ashley asks Perry to write her, and laments those of their friends who have died.
Date: March 12, 1839
Creator: Ashley, Mary W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, January 16, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, January 16, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry discussing her move to Little Rock and her hopes to correspond with Emily.
Date: January 16, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry and Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to Stephen F. Austin, February 7, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from James F. Perry and Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to Stephen F. Austin, February 7, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry and Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Emily discusses her desire to move to Texas and gives news of acquaintances in Missouri; and James explains his resistance to moving to Texas and relays information about the lead mining business.
Date: February 7, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 20, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry to Stephen F. Austin, in which Emily expresses her desire to have their parents bodies moved and a monument constructed for them, as well as her wish to compile a family history with Stephen's help.
Date: March 20, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of declaration concerning why Texas ought to be a separate Mexican state, [1833?]] (open access)

[Transcript of declaration concerning why Texas ought to be a separate Mexican state, [1833?]]

Copy of transcript for a declaration arguing why Texas ought to be a Mexican state independent of Coahuila.
Date: 1833?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of appendix to Empresario Contracts, 53/218 (Land Office), March 14, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of appendix to Empresario Contracts, 53/218 (Land Office), March 14, 1830]

Copy of transcript for an appendix to Empresario Contracts, 53/218 (Land Office)
Date: March 14, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Austin Perry, January 16, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Austin Perry, January 16, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Austin Perry, on January 16, 1830, urging her to write Ashley, and informing her of the relocation of her mother and father to Little Rock. She also sends her condolences upon the death of James Austin.
Date: January 16, 1830
Creator: Ashley, Mary W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to J. W. Newton, May 29, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from [James F. Perry] to J. W. Newton, May 29, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from [James F. Perry] to J. W. Newton inquiring about James Bryan's estate.
Date: May 29, 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry, April 13, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry, April 13, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry requesting that Perry purchase a table for him in New Orleans, and commenting that he will contribute some information to the Stephen F. Austin biography being compiled by General Lamar.
Date: April 13, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History