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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

Map of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama constructed from the latest authorities.

Map shows early nineteenth century Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama counties or parishes, swamps, roads, cities, towns, areas of Native American habitation, and notable physical features. Includes "statistical table." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,800,000].
Date: 1832
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McCaleb to Stephen F. Austin, March 22, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas F. McCaleb to Stephen F. Austin, March 22, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas F. McCaleb to Stephen F. Austin, in which McCaleb provides a letter of reference for Colonel Henry Morse.
Date: March 22, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William P. Grayson and William Prentiss to Col. Wallace, May 8, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William P. Grayson and William Prentiss to Col. Wallace, May 8, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Grayson and William Prentiss, in which they request further information from Col. Wallace regarding business opportunities in Texas.
Date: May 8, 1830
Creator: Grayson, William, P. & Prentiss, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Samuel Stamps to Stephen F. Austin, August 28, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Samuel Stamps to Stephen F. Austin, August 28, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Samuel Stamps to Stephen F. Austin, in which Stamps asks Austin to confirm the death of Mr. McLaughlin. Stamps is interested in recovering money that McLaughlin borrowed but never repaid. Stamps also asks Austin for confirmation that Baker Larkin is dead in order to relieve the Larkin's family of the uncertainty, as well as, to provide some description of the character of Charles Pulsom.
Date: August 28, 1832
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, July 31, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, July 31, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammekan to James F. Perry with an enclosed list of S. L. G.'s slaves.
Date: July 31, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, May 12, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, May 12, 1835]

Copy of a transcript of an agreement between William W. Lewis and D. Comfert, wherein Lewis agreed to give Comfert $100 for the purchase of a surveyor's compass chain and instruments to aid in his mapping of Texas lands.
Date: May 12, 1835
Creator: Lewis, William W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Martin Duffield to Stephen F. Austin, on May 5, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Martin Duffield to Stephen F. Austin, on May 5, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Martin Duffield to Stephen F. Austin, on May 5, 1836, asking that Austin delay his trip so that Duffield can deliver his news in person.
Date: May 5, 1836
Creator: Duffield, John Martin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, August 4, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on August 4, 1836, discussing the family he hopes will move to Texas, and his wish to be useful in the military.
Date: August 4, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Robert Triplett to Stephen F. Austin, August 21, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Robert Triplett to Stephen F. Austin, August 21, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Robert Triplett to Stephen F. Austin, on August 31, 1836, discussing an issue with a loan, and the price of land in Texas.
Date: August 31, 1836
Creator: Triplett, Robert
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Stafford to Stephen F. Austin, September 28, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Stafford to Stephen F. Austin, September 28, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Stafford to Stephen F. Austin, on September 28, 1836, detailing the ruin of his plantation and asking to be allowed to take care of himself rather than fight in the war.
Date: September 28, 1836
Creator: Stafford, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on November 18, 1836, asking after his attempts to be appointed to the Texan government, and the land grants promised to empresarios. He also briefly discusses his plans to move his family to Texas, and the education of two of his sons.
Date: November 18, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, October 22, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, October 22, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Peter Elias Bean to Antonio Elozua, on October 22, 1830. Bean has discovered that the government is paying Indians to move west of the Mississippi River, and he wonders if the Indians will attempt to retake their lands in Texas.
Date: October 22, 1830
Creator: Bean, Peter Elias
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin, March 20, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Toler to Henry Austin inquiring about living conditions in Texas.
Date: March 20, 1831
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 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

Carta esferica de las costas del seno mexicano con parte de la isla de Cuba y canales adjacentes.

Map shows detail along the Mexico, Cuba, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama and Florida coastlines. Names of the Provincia de los Tejas are given. No scale indicated.
Date: 1836
Creator: Spain. Dirección de Hidrografía.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History