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Map of the Middle States and part of the Southern : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows railroads, canals, counties, cities, and towns in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland, and a major portion of Virginia and North Carolina. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,900,000].
Date: 1839
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, November 15, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, November 15, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry discussing her attempt to visit Perry's children in Pittsburgh and giving updates on other family.
Date: November 15, 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 Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 7, 1838, discussing their mutual acquaintances in Missouri.
Date: March 7, 1838
Creator: Ellis, Mary Ann
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry, March 7, 1838]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary Ann Ellis to Emily M. Austin Bryan Perry relating news about James F. Perry's health and other family members and acquaintances.
Date: March 7, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. W. Mann to Robert M. Johnson, October, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Mann to Robert M. Johnson, October, 1837]

Letter from J. W. Mann to Robert M. Johnson introducing an attorney by the name of John Patterson Osterhout. Mr. Mann regards John Osterhout highly and informed Mr. Johnson that he was going to Arkansas to practice law.
Date: October 1837
Creator: Mann, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, August 18, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry, August 18, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry concerning his travel plans and giving an update about Santa Anna's actions in Mexico.
Date: August 18, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William White Bancker to his Aunt Hetty Teackle - March 28, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from William White Bancker to his Aunt Hetty Teackle - March 28, 1837]

A letter to Esther Maria Fisher "Hetty" Teackle from her nephew William White Bancker.
Date: March 28, 1837
Creator: Bancker, William White
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of James F. Perry granting power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, [1837?]] (open access)

[Transcript of James F. Perry granting power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, [1837?]]

Copy of transcript for a power of attorney in which James F. Perry grants rights to Thomas F. Leaming to act on his behalf with regard to the Jacob Fox case.
Date: 1837?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, December 16, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, December 16, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, in which Austin directs Woodward to travel to Washington D. C. to show his commission and instructions to the Minister Plenipotentiary.
Date: December 16, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, on December 1, 1836, suggesting George Fisher for the position of Consul or Vice Consul to the city of New Orleans.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Heyle to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Heyle to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Heyle to Stephen F. Austin, on November 18, 1836, asking that Austin be on the lookout for a young man, named Edmond Morris, who has disappeared from his town and is believed to have gone to Texas, Mexico, or New Orleans.
Date: November 18, 1836
Creator: Heyle, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Hodge to Stephen F. Austin, August 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Hodge to Stephen F. Austin, August 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Hodge to Stephen F. Austin, on August 22, 1836, asking that Austin find news of the son of John Hemphill, William, who may have been massacred at Goliad.
Date: August 22, 1836
Creator: Hodge, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, July 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on July 30, 1836, discussing his intention to raise volunteers for the Texas Revolution and to move to the Zavala Colony soon.
Date: July 30, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from T. Jefferson Chambers to Ira R. Lewis, June 10, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from T. Jefferson Chambers to Ira R. Lewis, June 10, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from T. Jefferson Chambers to Ira R. Lewis, on June 10, 1836, enclosing dispatches and letters of introduction.
Date: June 10, 1836
Creator: Chambers, T. Jefferson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [Stephen F. Austin], April 9, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of an incomplete letter from [Stephen F. Austin], April 9, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an in complete letter from Stephen F. Austin outlining his powers as commissioner to procure loans for the Republic of Texas and outlining the terms of such loans.
Date: April 9, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to Stewart Sewell, April 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to Stewart Sewell, April 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to Stewart Sewell, on April 1, 1836, informing him that he has been appointed the Texas agent in Philadelphia, allowing him to collect monetary donations to the Texas cause.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.; Archer, Branch T. & Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of memorandum from the Texas Commissioners appointing Steward Sewell as their agent in Philadelphia, [April 1, 1836]] (open access)

[Transcript of memorandum from the Texas Commissioners appointing Steward Sewell as their agent in Philadelphia, [April 1, 1836]]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from the Texas Commissioners appointing Stewart Sewell as their agent in Philadelphia to accept and deposit donations for Texas.
Date: April 1, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, February 24, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, February 24, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, on February 24, 1836, discussing the engraving of treasury notes for the Republic of Texas.
Date: February 24, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.; Archer, Branch T. & Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Bank of Orleans to Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, January 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Bank of Orleans to Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, January 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from the Bank of Orleans to Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, on January 22, 1836, informing them that any money they deposit in certain banks will be credited to the government of Texas.
Date: January 22, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The United States Gazette. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 36, No. 6298, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1836 (open access)

The United States Gazette. (Philadelphia, Pa.), Vol. 36, No. 6298, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 6, 1836

Semi-weekly newspaper from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mitchell's travellers guide through the United States a map of the roads, distances, steam boat & canal routes.

Map shows major roads, canals, cities and towns, for the eastern United States, the Arkansas, Missouri, and Wisconsin territories, and a portion of east Texas during the mid-nineteenth century. Includes "explanation." Scale [ca. 1:4,942,080]. Insets: "Vicinity of Cincinnati," "Vicinity of Albany," "Vicinity of New Orleans," "Vicinity of the Falls of Niagara," "Vicinity of Boston," "Vicinity of New York," "Vicinity of Philadelphia," "Vicinity of Baltimore and Washington," and "Vicinity of Charleston."
Date: 1836
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Cumberland County Committee of Correspondence to Stephen F. Austin, November 19, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Cumberland County Committee of Correspondence to Stephen F. Austin, November 19, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Cumberland County Committee of Correspondence to Stephen F. Austin, in which the committee conveys their support for the cause of Texas independence and expresses their willingness to dispatch a brigade of able-bodied men to march to Texas if Austin and the Texas military leadership can find a way to address the cost of their journey and the inexperience of the volunteer brigade.
Date: November 19, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of invoice for the Special Mission to the United States made by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, April 23, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of invoice for the Special Mission to the United States made by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton, April 23, 1836]

Copy of transcript for an invoice for the Special Mission to the United States made by Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton. The invoice documents expenses for traveling from New Orleans to New York, Philadelphia, Washington D. C., and Baltimore.
Date: April 23, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History