Resource Type

States

Johnson's Texas

Blue line print of atlas map of Texas, showing counties, towns, forts, post offices, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes large inset maps of the northern parts of Texas and Galveston Bay in the lower-left corner. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,534,400] (approximately 40 miles to the inch).
Date: 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Wilson Co.

Cadastral map of Wilson County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes rivers, creeks, cities, towns, and railroads. No scale indicated.
Date: May 9, 1866
Creator: Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Watts to Effie Watts Rector, December 10, 1866] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Watts to Effie Watts Rector, December 10, 1866]

Letter from Mrs. Watts, to her daughter, Effie Watts Rector discussing how she wishes to be with her children and grandchildren surrounded by happiness. No sorrow or suffering. Some family members were sick, others were fine, and prices have skyrocketed on produce. Fundraisers are being held for a graveyard for the fallen soldiers and help fix up a church.
Date: December 10, 1866
Creator: Watts, Mrs.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History