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[Lectures Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Lectures Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson]

Admittance ticket for David C. Dickson to the Transylvania University Medical Department's Lectures on Institutes of Medicine and Clinical Practice by Dr. Charles Caldwell.
Date: 1836
Creator: Transylvania University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Matriculation and Library Ticket for Transylvania University Medical Department] (open access)

[Matriculation and Library Ticket for Transylvania University Medical Department]

Matriculation and library ticket for David C. Dickson by the librarian of the Transylvania University Medical Department, active for the session of 1836-1837.
Date: 1836
Creator: Peter, Robert
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lectures Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Lectures Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson]

Admittance ticket for David C. Dickson to the Transylvania University Medical Department's Lectures on Anatomy and Surgery by Dr. Benjamin W. Dudley.
Date: 1836
Creator: Transylvania University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Emancipation Claim for Slaves of James Buchanan] (open access)

[Emancipation Claim for Slaves of James Buchanan]

Legal document from James Buchanan expressing a claim for Emancipation of his slaves. The following sections of text include the dealings within the county courts of Mercer and April within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where his claim for emancipation was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.
Date: November 29, 1834
Creator: Buchanan, James M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson to Private Lectures and Examinations] (open access)

[Admittance Ticket for David C. Dickson to Private Lectures and Examinations]

Admittance ticket for David C. Dickson to Transylvania University Medical Department's Lectures on Anatomy and Chemistry. According to the card Dr. Bush is giving a lecture on Anatomy and Operations in Surgery, and Dr. Peter is giving one on Chemistry and Pharmacy.
Date: November 1836
Creator: Transylvania University
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lecture Ticket for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Lecture Ticket for David C. Dickson]

Lecture ticket for David C. Dickson in the Transylvania University Medical Department. According to the ticket these lectures, given by Dr. William H. Richardson, cover "Obstetrics and the Diseases of Women and Children."
Date: 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the chief part of the western states and part of Virginia. Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's School and Family Geography.

Map shows counties boundaries, cities and towns, railroads, the National Road, canals, and mining activity in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and parts of Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, and Virginia. Includes explanatory notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,120,000].
Date: 1839
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the western states to illustrate Olney's school geography.

Map shows counties, railroads, canals, major cities, towns, battlegrounds, and mining activity for Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and parts of Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin Territory. Includes explanation and length of waterbodies. Scale not given.
Date: [1838..1839]
Creator: Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letters from Reason Mercer and Thomas H. Borden to Gail Borden, March 17th, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letters from Reason Mercer and Thomas H. Borden to Gail Borden, March 17th, 1835]

Copy of transcript for letters addressed to Gail Borden, Jr.. The first letter appearing on the transcript is from Reason Mercer to Gail Borden in which Mercer requests that Borden send a copy of a deed for land purchased on behalf of Thomas H. Borden in Mercer's name. The second letter on the transcript is from Thomas H. Borden to Gail Borden in which T. Borden also asks G. Borden to send Mercer the land deed. Additionally, T. Borden provides news regarding the labor situation and local events.
Date: March 17, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, August 18, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, August 18, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Austin Holley to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry in which Holley encourages Perry to stop in Kentucky on her return trip to Texas.
Date: August 18, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James F. Perry, June 19, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James F. Perry, June 19, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James F. Perry reporting of on his journey to Louisville.
Date: June 19, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James Perry, July 6, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James Perry, July 6, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas J. Pilgrim to James Perry, on July 6, 1838, discussing a school for Perry's son Stephen in Steubenville, Ohio. Pilgrim also discusses what he did for the Fourth of July.
Date: July 6, 1838
Creator: Pilgrim, Thomas J.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, June 2, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, on June 2, 1836, listing the military achievements of Horatio Grooms.
Date: June 2, 1836
Creator: Ficklin, Joseph
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Columbus R. Patton to Stephen F. Austin, July 12, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Columbus R. Patton to Stephen F. Austin, July 12, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Columbus R. Patton to Stephen F. Austin, in which Patton informs Austin of his intention to immigrate to Texas and requests information regarding duty fees, regulations for indenturing African-American persons and minors, and necessary supplies.
Date: July 12, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, August 27, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, August 27, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Ficklin to Stephen F. Austin, in which Ficklin provides a reference for General John T. Mason, and shares his opinion on the tendency of the press to exaggerate the instability of the political climate in the United States.
Date: August 27, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from W. H. Tegarden to Stephen F. Austin, November 7, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from W. H. Tegarden to Stephen F. Austin, November 7, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from W. H. Tegarden to Stephen F. Austin, in which Tegarden provides a reference for James T. Caldwell.
Date: November 7, 1831
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from N. M. Henderson to Stephen F. Austin, August 8, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from N. M. Henderson to Stephen F. Austin, August 8, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from N. M. Henderson to Stephen F. Austin, concerning Henderson's interest in returning to Texas as a surveyor for lands included in Austin's second grant. Henderson also asks Austin knowledge concerning the whereabouts of General Mason.
Date: August 8, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Adam Beatty to Stephen F. Austin, October 16, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Adam Beatty to Stephen F. Austin, October 16, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Adam Beatty to Stephen F. Austin, in which Beatty
Date: October 16, 1832
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 Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, February 16, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, February 16, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, in which Austin reports on the progress of the cause of Texas Independence. Austin describes the support he received in Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee, including donations to cover the cost of arming and transporting army volunteers.
Date: February 16, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of agreement between lenders and the Provisional Government of Texas, January 12, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of agreement between lenders and the Provisional Government of Texas, January 12, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an agreement between several lenders and the Provisional Government of Texas for a loan of $200,000.
Date: January 12, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of promissory note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of promissory note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a promissory note for the Government of Texas for loans totaling $200,000 from lenders in the United States.
Date: January 18, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Promissory Note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of a Promissory Note for the Government of Texas, January 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript of a promissory note promising a loan of $200,000, paid by lenders, to the government of Texas.
Date: January 18, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from J. Robertson to Stephen F. Austin, June 11, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from J. Robertson to Stephen F. Austin, June 11, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Robertson to Stephen F. Austin introducing John Wilkinson who is moving to Texas.
Date: June 11, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History