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365
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80
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75
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49
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Dallas Genealogical Society
23
Abilene Library Consortium
12
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11
Texas General Land Office
10
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Texas Digital Newspaper Program
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Rescuing Texas History, 2011
75
Texas State Gazette
59
Fayette County Area Newspaper Collection
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Tocker Foundation Grant
49
The Texas Republican
48
The Northern Standard, from Clarksville, TX
47
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45
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[1853 boundaries of the City of Laredo]
Sketch of land leased from the City of Laredo by the United States Government for use of the U. S. Army stationed at Fort McIntosh.
Date:
1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The 2nd State Capitol
Photograph of the 2nd capitol building for the state of Texas. There is a attached to the bottom right hand corner of the photograph a label that reads "The 2nd State Capital [sic]. Located on the site of the present Capital [sic], Burned in 1881." The land in front of the building is terraced and a pathway extends from the entrance down the terraces.
Date:
[1853..1881]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement between Ferdinand Louis Huth and Augustin Hutzler, December 3, 1853]
Document containing an agreement between [Ferdinand] Louis Huth and Augustin Hutzler regarding a tract of Huth's land that will be farmed by Hutzler for one season. Signed by Louis Huth and Augustin Hutzler on December 3, 1853 in Castroville.
Date:
December 3, 1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Maria, an enslaved woman, from Clinton Terry]
An agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of a Maria, an enslaved woman, from enslaver Clinton Terry.
Date:
December 10, 1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed for the services of a slave named Sary]
Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed in which Thompson lends to Reed the services of an enslaved woman named Sary in exchange for a sum of one hundred dollars.
Date:
January 20, 1853
Creator:
Reed, Michael & Thompson, Archibald
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of payment]
Bill of payment from Michael Reed to M. Garrison in the amount of $7.32.
Date:
June 29, 1853
Creator:
Garrison, M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for a female slave named Sarah and her child Clerrisa]
Bill of sale for a 17-year-old woman named Sarah and her 15-month-old child Clerissa, sold as slaves to Michael Reed by Archibald Thompson.
Date:
August 5, 1853
Creator:
Thompson, Archibald
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, December 24, 1853]
Bond wherein Hannah Maxwell states that she owes Henry Maxwell twenty five dollars. She also writes that she has sold ten and a half acres of headright land to Henry for six dollars and fifty-eight sense. The paper has been stamped with a five-pointed star and notarized by George Pegues.
Date:
December 24, 1853
Creator:
Maxwell, Hannah
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]
Bond in which Joel Patterson sells 320 acres of land to Henry Maxwell for five hundred dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date:
March 31, 1853
Creator:
Patterson, Joel
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Claim certificate: Nicholas M. Smith]
Claim from [L.B. Shand] and John M. Swisher to State of Texas for $67.50 for service in Somervell campaign by Nicholas McNutt
Date:
October 3, 1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat. (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 35, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 13, 1853
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 13, 1853
Creator:
Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 40, Ed. 1, Tuesday, October 25, 1853
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 25, 1853
Creator:
Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 42, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 8, 1853
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
November 8, 1853
Creator:
Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 43, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 15, 1853
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
November 15, 1853
Creator:
Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 45, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 29, 1853
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
November 29, 1853
Creator:
Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 20, 1853
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
December 20, 1853
Creator:
Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel]
A letter to E.M. Pease from Sterling McNeel that includes a list of slaves at Darrington Plantation.
Date:
February 26, 1853
Creator:
McNeel, Sterling
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 169: Daniels, Francis (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Daniels, Francis (died October 29, 1853) and Jas. A. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1853-01-05/1858-01-25
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 203: Gray, Elizabeth (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Gray, Elizabeth (Deceased) and L.G. Coombs (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1853-01-31/1882-04-29
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 206: Byram, Valentine (Minor)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Byram, Valentine (Minor) and J.W. Lane (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1853-01-31/1857-02-28
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 207: Graham, J. (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Graham, J. (Deceased) and Z.E. Coombs (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1853-01-31/1876-01-19
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 228: Graham, Joseph (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Graham, Joseph (died January 29, 1856) and Milton H. Graham (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1853-09-16/1856-06-02
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 261: Hargroder, Mary (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Hargroder, Mary (died January 30, 1854) and Jno. W. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1853-07-06/1856-12-11
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 282: Horton, Dekalb (Minor)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Horton, Dekalb (Minor) and E. Horton (Executor or Guardian). Name should be James DeKalb Horton.
Date:
1853-04-26/1859-06-18
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History