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[Transcript of letter from Henry Clay to Joel R. Poinsett, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S Mexico, September 24, 1825] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Henry Clay to Joel R. Poinsett, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S Mexico, September 24, 1825]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Clay to Joel R. Poinsett, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary U.S Mexico concerning relations and trade agreements between Mexico, the United States of America, Great Britain, and Colombia.
Date: September 24, 1825
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Letter from Galveston to Messrs. Meyer & Sons of New York - December 10, 1841] (open access)

[Copy of Letter from Galveston to Messrs. Meyer & Sons of New York - December 10, 1841]

Copy of a letter from Galveston, discussing Thomas Falconer's affairs and reassuring the recipient that Falconer's silence in response to six letters is because he has been captured with the Santa Fe Expedition. It also discusses the terms of a sum of money Falconer drew and a term set by Messrs. Meyer & Co. (written as "& Sons" earlier in document) and gives a brief summary of how he joined the expedition. There are notes on cities and dates on the back page.
Date: December 10, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.E. Detmold to Edward Trelawny - January 8, 1842] (open access)

[Letter from C.E. Detmold to Edward Trelawny - January 8, 1842]

Letter from C. E. Detmold in New York to Edward Trelawny at Putney Hill near London. It discusses his fears for Thomas Falconer's safety as he has heard that the "Texian" Santa Fe Expedition had been captured by Mexican forces and touches on British Whig finance politics. Detmold is Christian Edward Detmold (see Wikipedia article) and Trelawny is John Edward Trelawny the English biographer, novelist, adventurer and friend of the Romantic poets Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.
Date: January 8, 1842
Creator: Detmold, C. E. (Christian Edward), 1810-1887
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sketch of part of the march & wagon road of Lt. Colonel Cooke

Map of the march and wagon road of Lieutenant Colonel Cooke from Santa Fe to the Pacific Ocean circa 1846-1847. The map contains minimal topographical data about the area around the wagon road and a table of distances.
Date: 1847~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of William Radford]

Photograph of William Radford on his 21st birthday. He sits with one leg crossed over the other, and wears a wide-brimmed hat.
Date: October 29, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plot of Fort Marcy Military Reservation, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Map shows late nineteenth century Fort Marcy street names, buildings, and lot measurements. Adjacent properties are also outlined. Includes legend to buildings and type of construction. Cadastral map. Scale [1:1200].
Date: [1883..1903]
Creator: Zimmerman, J. L.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888] (open access)

[Letter from Julia A. Barr to the Moore family, December 3, 1888]

This item is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Julia A. Barr, Henry and Charles Moore's cousin. In the letter, Julia updates the Moore family on the happenings in Jerseyville, Illinois and the news includes: a dialogue about meeting cousin George Wilson in Eureka Springs, Arkansas while on a trip there, a discussion about the people that accompanied here on the trip and how long she stayed, details concerning the people she meet in Eureka Springs, a conversation about Seella, her two children, and Polly, a dialogue about their helper who was discharged over a year ago and how they are getting along without him, an update on the bountiful crops and how good rain has made it possible for people to get out of debt, a discussion about "Aunt" Sally Smith and Uncle Abner's family, a dialogue about Sottie Knaff's daughter, details about the Goodrich family, an aside about the town of Jerseyville, a dialogue about Mrs. O. P. Powell's children, a discussion about Wilson Cross and Ida Barr Cross, details about Fannie and her love for entertaining, updates on family, a dialogue about Barr's California trip and the places they stopped at along the …
Date: December 3, 1888
Creator: Barr, Julia A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Annual Report Certificate] (open access)

[Annual Report Certificate]

Document certifying the filing of an annual report of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company of Arizona.
Date: December 20, 1906
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Appointment of Agent Certificate] (open access)

[Appointment of Agent Certificate]

Document certifying the appointment of an agent and the designation of a place of business for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of New Mexico.
Date: January 12, 1907
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Palace of the Governor, Santa Fe, New Mexico]

Photograph of the Palace of the Governor in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is a long, single-story building with a shaded walkway along the street. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph reads, "The old Palace of the Governor, oldest Govt. Bldg. in U.S. Built about 1600, occupied by all Governors up to 1890. In this bldg. Gov. Lew Wallace wrote a portion of Ben Hur. This building is now the property of the American School of Archaeology - 4-27-13."
Date: April 27, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Client Card: Mr. Allan Clark] (open access)

[Client Card: Mr. Allan Clark]

Client card describing work completed at the Roman Bronze Works Foundry for Mr. Allan Clark, including a job number, brief description, monetary amount, and dates associated with each entry. Pieces included: "Charmion, Ser. #8), "In Path of the Sun", "Congo Voodoo", "Charmion, #11 and 12", "Bedaja Dancer", "Path of the Sun", "Congo Voodoo", "Charmion", "Parvati", "Asiatique", "Marble Base", "Parvati", "Young Knei Fei", "Garden Pool Figure", "Faun and Bacchante" "Belgian black marble base" (24 copies), "Belian black marble base" (6 copies), "Belgian black marble base" (6 copies), "Yang Kwei Fei" (Tin cast), "Bedaja Dancer" (Tin cast), "In the Path of the Sun" (repatine), "Belgian black marble base" (12 copies), "Charmion" (2 copies), "Congo Voodoo" (20" mounted to Black Marble Base).
Date: 1929-12/1953-09
Creator: Roman Bronze Works Foundry
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore in front of their cabin in New Mexico]

A casual portrait of Helen Edmunds Moore and Col. Hugh Benton Moore standing in front of their log cabin at their Rainy Day Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mrs. Moore is on the left wearing denim jeans and a print short-sleeved shirt. Col. Moore is on the right wearing a long-sleeved white shirt and bow tie. On the back of the photograph is written "At their camp in N Mexico".
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore relaxing on the porch of their ranch]

Photograph of Colonel and Helen Moore sitting in wooden rocking chairs on the front porch of their log cabin on the Rainy Day Ranch. Both have their feet up on the porch rail. Col. Moore is smoking a pipe.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. Moore in front of the Moore cabin at the Rainy Day Ranch in New Mexico]

A photograph of Col. Hugh B. Moore, dressed in a light-colored suit, bow tie, and a hat, standing in front of the log cabin at the Moore's Rainy Day Ranch in New Mexico.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Helen Moore holding a stringer of fish in front of a cabin]

Helen Moore stands in front of a log cabin holding a fishing pole and a stringer of fish. The cabin is probably located at the Moore's Rainy Day Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Date: 1930~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 20, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, January 20, 1931]

Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore discussing a completed map of the Cienega Ditch and the final steps needed to officially file it in Santa Fe.
Date: January 20, 1931
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Filing of Cienega Ditch Map] (open access)

[Filing of Cienega Ditch Map]

Document declaring the filing of a land survey and maps of the Cienega Ditch with the office of the State Engineer of New Mexico as notice of D. D. Parramore's ownership of the land. The document is notarized by Robert M. Reynolds, Florence Clifton, and B. E. Lourt.
Date: February 3, 1931
Creator: New Mexico
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, February 10, 1931] (open access)

[Letter from J. L. Wells to D. D. Parramore, February 10, 1931]

Letter from J. L. Wells to Dock Dilworth Parramore discussing the filing of maps and a statement of the Cienega Ditch and making suggestions on raising the value of the property by adding a water ditch on the Arizona side.
Date: February 10, 1931
Creator: Wells, J. L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore taking a walk]

Helen Moore, wearing dark pants and a dark shirt, and Col. Hugh B. Moore, wearing a long-sleeved dark shirt, dark pants, a hat, and no tie, hold hands while out for a walk on wooded slopes. The photograph was probably taken at the Moore's Rainy Day Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. A small wooden bridge, crossing an arroyo, can be seen behind Mrs. Moore.
Date: [1933..1939]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore and Mrs. Crawford taking a walk]

Col. Hugh B. Moore and Helen Moore and Mrs. Crawford walk arm-in-arm along a ridge. Behind them is a tree and a stone outcropping. To the left of them, is a valley. Col. Moore is dressed in a suit and Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Crawford are wearing dresses. This landscape may have been near the Moore's Rainy Day Ranch near Santa Fe, New Mexico. On the back of the photograph is written: "Mrs. Crawford HB & I, 1935".
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. and Helen Moore standing on a road near Santa Fe, New Mexico]

An automobile is stopped on a dirt road near an aspen woods. Helen Moore, dressed in a white dress, and Col. Hugh B. Moore, dressed in a suit, stand alongside the car. On the back of the photograph is written "Near the Aspen Ranch Santa Fe 1935 - Lona Stamper was with us."
Date: 1935
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Col. Hugh B. Moore relaxing at the cabin in New Mexico]

Col. Moore is lying on a striped glider swing with an overhead awning near the Moore cabin in New Mexico. He is holding a newspaper in one hand. A woman with her hair in a turban sits near the glider.
Date: 1935~/1939~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History