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Map of Texas from the most recent authorities.

This map shows most of Texas with colored sections illustrating the counties. Some major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures and spot heights). An inset in the lower left corner is labeled "Texas, north of Red River."
Date: 1846
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Buckner, The County Seat of Collin County Texas

Partial plat map of Buckner, Texas, historically the seat of Collin County, Texas. There is a key on the left listing lots and streets and a legal statement handwritten at the bottom. The map is encapsulated and has been framed; printed text at the bottom of the frame says: "Original plat of the first county seat of Collin County---Fort Buckner---drawn by the early surveyor, H. O. Hedgecoxe date 1846."
Date: 1846
Creator: Hedgecoxe, H. O.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for $27, May 6, 1846] (open access)

[Receipt for $27, May 6, 1846]

Receipt for $27 for 9 40-acre lots on the Medina River. Signed Chas. de Montel.
Date: May 6, 1846
Creator: de Montel, Charles
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ledger sheets showing transaction relating to the colonization of Castroville, March 5, 1846] (open access)

[Ledger sheets showing transaction relating to the colonization of Castroville, March 5, 1846]

Ledger sheets showing transaction relating to the colonization [of Castroville]. Dated March 5, 1846.
Date: March 5, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ledger sheets showing financial transaction relating to the colonization of Castroville, August 21, 1846] (open access)

[Ledger sheets showing financial transaction relating to the colonization of Castroville, August 21, 1846]

Ledger sheet showing financial transaction relating to the colonization [of Castroville]. Signed Wm. Elliot on August 21, 1846 in San Antonio.
Date: August 21, 1846
Creator: Elliot, William
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document certifying Louis Huth's election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 6, July 25, 1846] (open access)

[Document certifying Louis Huth's election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 6, July 25, 1846]

Document certifying Louis Huth's election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 6. Signed David Morgan, Chief Justice of Bexar county on July 25, 1846.
Date: July 25, 1846
Creator: Morgan, David
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document certifying Louis Huth's election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 6, July 25, 1846, copy 2] (open access)

[Document certifying Louis Huth's election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 6, July 25, 1846, copy 2]

Document certifying Louis Huth's election as Justice of the Peace for Precinct No. 6. Signed David Morgan, Chief Justice of Bexar county on July 25, 1846.
Date: July 25, 1846
Creator: Morgan, David
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document stating that Huth no longer works for Castro, October 16, 1846] (open access)

[Document stating that Huth no longer works for Castro, October 16, 1846]

Document notice stating that Huth no longer works for Castro or the Texas Colonisation Company of Antwerp and that interested parties should contact Castro directly.
Date: October 16, 1846
Creator: Van Dessel, Charles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Guatimala with Texas.

Map shows geography, cities, and boundaries within and between Mexico, Guatemala, and Texas. Texas is depicted as a republic. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1846?
Creator: Lothian, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Texas : Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's, School and Family Geography.

Map shows early counties in east and west Texas, cities, areas of Native American habitation, geographic features, mining activity, battle locations, Texas boundaries beyond Santa Fe, and "Indian Territory." Includes "Explanation" to symbols used on map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Texas : Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's, School and Family Geography.

Map shows early counties in east and west Texas, cities, areas of Native American habitation, geographic features, mining activity, battle locations, Texas boundaries beyond Santa Fe, and "Indian Territory." Includes "Explanation" to symbols used on map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Texas in 1846: Seat of war.

Map shows the geography, cities, and towns in Mexico and Texas. A United States flag, with flagpole pointing to Point Isabel, appears in the right side of the map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:12,672,000]. Map comes from Texas and Mexico in 1846 by John Newman.
Date: 1846?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 19, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 19, 1846]

Letter from Wm. Elliot to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth regarding provisions for the colony.
Date: February 19, 1846
Creator: Elliot, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 4, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Wm. Elliot to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 4, 1846]

Letter from Wm. Elliot to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth regarding a letter for Huth from Mr. Macquinay and regarding financial matters.
Date: March 4, 1846
Creator: Elliot, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Mr. Bacon, April 24, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Mr. Bacon, April 24, 1846]

Letter from [Ferdinand Louis] Huth to Mr. Bacon regarding a shipment of provisions.
Date: April 24, 1846
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing passengers bound for Castroville on the Patriot, June 4, 1846] (open access)

[Document listing passengers bound for Castroville on the Patriot, June 4, 1846]

Document listing passengers bound for Castroville on the Patriot.
Date: June 4, 1846
Creator: Illies & Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for $1.20, February 14, 1846] (open access)

[Receipt for $1.20, February 14, 1846]

Receipt for $1.20. Signed P. L. Trueheart.
Date: February 14, 1846
Creator: Trueheart, P. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for $1.45, February 14, 1846] (open access)

[Receipt for $1.45, February 14, 1846]

Receipt for $1.45. Signed P. L. Trueheart.
Date: February 14, 1846
Creator: Trueheart, P. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt, February 14, 1846] (open access)

[Receipt, February 14, 1846]

Receipt. Signed [P. L. Trueheart].
Date: February 14, 1846
Creator: Trueheart, P. L.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Balance sheet showing financial transactions relating to Henri Castro, December 31, 1846] (open access)

[Balance sheet showing financial transactions relating to Henri Castro, December 31, 1846]

Balance sheet showing financial transactions relating to [Henri Castro].
Date: December 31, 1846
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[M.M. Ryon receipt for inheritance] (open access)

[M.M. Ryon receipt for inheritance]

M.M. Ryon receipt for inheritance, 10 September 1846.
Date: September 10, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas.

Map shows western boundary of Texas encompassing Santa Fe, eastern boundary encompassing area of Louisiana along the Red River and into the Mississippi River delta; major cities and towns, and areas of Native American habitation by tribe [with population statistics]. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:7,200,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Radefeld, Carl Christian Franz, 1788-1874
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mapa de los estados unidos de Méjico.

Map shows routes of military expeditions, wagon roads, trails, areas of Native American habitation; Texas borders include Santa Fe; "Alta California" extends east to a narrow "Nueva Mexico"; "Indian Territory" and U.S. states along the Mississippi River. Includes tables of distances and statistics. Inset: "Carta de los caminos &c. desde Vera Cruz y Alvarado a Méjico." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:4,500,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Disturnell, John, 1801-1877
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Texas : Engraved to illustrate Mitchell's, School and Family Geography.

Map shows early counties in east and west Texas, cities, areas of Native American habitation, geographic features, mining activity, battle locations, Texas boundaries beyond Santa Fe, and "Indian Territory." Includes "Explanation" to symbols used on map. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,336,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History