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The treachery in Texas, the secession of Texas, and the arrest of the United States officers and soldiers serving in Texas. Read before the New-York Historical Society, June 25, 1861. By Major J. T. Sprague, U. S. A. (open access)

The treachery in Texas, the secession of Texas, and the arrest of the United States officers and soldiers serving in Texas. Read before the New-York Historical Society, June 25, 1861. By Major J. T. Sprague, U. S. A.

The treachery in Texas, the secession of Texas, and the arrest of the United States officers and soldiers serving in Texas. Read before the New-York Historical Society, June 25, 1861. By Major J. T. Sprague, U. S. A.
Date: 1862
Creator: Sprague, John Titcomb
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during part of Tyler session, 1859, Austin session, 1859, and part of Galveston session, 1860.  Volume 24. (open access)

Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during part of Tyler session, 1859, Austin session, 1859, and part of Galveston session, 1860. Volume 24.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1859 and 1860 along with a list of Texas Supreme Court Justices, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, and an index.
Date: 1861
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the conclusion of the Tyler session, 1860, and the whole of Austin session, 1860, and the case of Texas vs. White & Chiles et al. about Texan indemnity bonds, decided at the session of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1868, and the habeas corpus case of Caesar Griffin, involving the Reconstruction laws.  Volume 25--supplement. (open access)

Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the conclusion of the Tyler session, 1860, and the whole of Austin session, 1860, and the case of Texas vs. White & Chiles et al. about Texan indemnity bonds, decided at the session of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1868, and the habeas corpus case of Caesar Griffin, involving the Reconstruction laws. Volume 25--supplement.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1860 along with lists of Texas Supreme Court Justices and District Judges, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, and an index. Preface by George W. Paschal explains why cases in this volume were not published until 1869. A U.S. Supreme Court case from 1868 and a U.S. Circuit Court case from 1869 are reprinted in this volume on pages 465-642.
Date: 1869
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the Austin session, 1866.  Volume 28. (open access)

Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the Austin session, 1866. Volume 28.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1866 along with lists of Supreme Court Justices and District Judges, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, and an index. Preface by George W. Paschal discusses the history of the court during and immediately after the Civil War. Four pages of advertising for law books published by W. H. & O. H. Morrison appear before the title page.
Date: 1869
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Life of Col. David Crockett (open access)

Life of Col. David Crockett

Life of Col. David Crockett, written by himself. Comprising his early life, hunting adventures, service under General Jackson in the Creek war, electioneerng speeches, career in Congress, triumphamnt tour in the northern states, and service in the Texan war. To which is added, an account of Colonel Crockett's glorious death at the Alamo, while fighting in defence of Texan independence. By the editor.
Date: 1860
Creator: Crockett, Davy
System: The Portal to Texas History
Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863 (open access)

Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863

Primary charge to the Clergy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Texas : delivered in Christ Church, Houston, on Saturday, May 9th, 1863 by Bishop of the Diocese, Alexander Gregg.
Date: 1863
Creator: Gregg, Alexander
System: The Portal to Texas History
The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union.  Volume 1. (open access)

The American conflict: a history of the great rebellion in the United States of America, 1860-'64: its causes, incidents, and results: intended to exhibit especially its moral and political phases, with the drift and progress of American opinion respecting human slavery from 1776 to the close of the war for the Union. Volume 1.

Volume one of a two-volume set gives a historical overview of slavery and the abolition movement in the U.S., records events leading to secession, and details political and military action early in the Civil War. Chapter XII (pp. 147-177) discusses the annexation of Texas to the United States. Analytical index begins on p. 633.
Date: 1864
Creator: Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Constitution of the State of West Texas. (open access)

Constitution of the State of West Texas.

This text contains the Constitution of West Texas including details about the creation of government, Bill of Rights, and public services.
Date: 1868
Creator: West Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac, for 1860, with Statistics, Historical and Biographical Sketches, &c., Relating to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac, for 1860, with Statistics, Historical and Biographical Sketches, &c., Relating to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1860~
Creator: The Galveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1861 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1861

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including history, statistics of individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1862 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1862

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for all counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1862
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1863 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1863

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal, political and social issues of the time.
Date: January 1862
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1864 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1864

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: January 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1865 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1865

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1867 with Statistics, Descriptive and Biographical Sketches, etc., Relating to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1867 with Statistics, Descriptive and Biographical Sketches, etc., Relating to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, expenditures, notable days, and weather, as well as discussions of legal, political and social issues of the time.
Date: December 1866
Creator: The Glaveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1868 (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1868

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: December 1867
Creator: The Galveston News
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac for 1869 and Emigrant's Guide to Texas. (open access)

The Texas Almanac for 1869 and Emigrant's Guide to Texas.

The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, agriculture, trade, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1869~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Criminal Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1871-1874] (open access)

[Criminal Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1871-1874]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing docket information that includes attorney names, the names of the parties involved, offenses, witnesses, and orders made.
Date: 1863-11~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[J. P. Civil and Criminal Docket, No Precinct , Cooke County, 1866-1867] (open access)

[J. P. Civil and Criminal Docket, No Precinct , Cooke County, 1866-1867]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing records of civil and criminal dockets, minutes, and fees.
Date: May 11, 1866
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Record of Fugitives, District Court, Cook County, 1865-1908] (open access)

[Record of Fugitives, District Court, Cook County, 1865-1908]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing an alphabetical list of criminal fugitives, identified by file number, name, offense, and date of filing.
Date: 1865-11~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert. (open access)

Die Tochter Tehuan's: oder Texas im vorigen Jahrhundert.

This German text is a work of fiction that paints a historical picture of life in Spanish Texas. The protagonist is a young Spanish immigrant, Don Hesu Navarro, who befriends Tehuan and his family. The action is centered around the San Jose Mission in San Antonio.
Date: 1866
Creator: Hoermann, Alto S. (Alto Sebastian), 1829-1867
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts. A newspaper clipping with a poem is included.
Date: January 1864
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date: January 1, 1861
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell] (open access)

[Journal of Henry Maxwell]

Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date: January 1864
Creator: Maxwell, Henry
System: The Portal to Texas History