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[Scrap of paper with Jesse Grimes signature]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Piece torn along fold of larger document, seal attached.
Date:
July 13, 1838
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Texas, containing the latest grants & discoveries
Hand-colored map of the Republic of Texas showing grants, towns, rivers, and roads.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Lee, E. F.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County, May 3, 1860, and signed by Governor Sam Houston]
Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County and signed by Governor Sam Houston. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date:
May 3, 1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stock in Washington County Railroad]
Stock in Washington County Railroad purchased by Y.S. Veazey. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date:
September 1, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Front Cover
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
Everett, Richard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 103
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Jessie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 102
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Jessie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Thread chest, metal knobs, wooden, 6 drawers
Thread chest, metal knobs, wooden, 6 drawers, turned post decoration 1 on each side of front. Maker's Marks: "Best Six Cord"/Spool Cotton for Hand and Machine/Sewing/J&P Coats/White/ Assorted Colors/Black. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Title of Land to John Adkinson
Original grant signed by Anson Jones with seal of General Land Office (detached)
Date:
July 22, 1845
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Candles
Three 2" blue and white numerical candles, "1," "5," "0" used in the Texas Independence Day Sesquicentennial (150 years) celebration at Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historical Park; some icing remains (blue)
Date:
1986~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sworn statement prepared by Elijah Stapp
Statement prepared by Elijah Stapp--a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence--is a testimony to the claims of S. Hatch for damages and expenses incurred during the Texas revolution.
Date:
November 17, 1838
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sarah Zimmerman granting power of attorney to her agent, April 4, 1860]
Sarah Zimmerman, descendant of Edward Birch (Burch) granting power of attorney to her agent. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.
Date:
April 4, 1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, March 1860]
Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, regarding the sale of some 30 negroes from their uncle's estate. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date:
March 1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey, 1860]
Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey regarding the estate of his uncle, Edward Burch. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date:
1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed of slave Lucy to Emily Grimes]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. "To Emily Grimes Deed of Gift for Negro Girl Lucy."
Date:
September 21, 1852
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Ground plan of 'Fort Defiance,' La Bahia Mission, March 2, 1836 by Lieut. Joseph M. Chadwick"
One of 8 maps of battle sites of the Texas Revolution drawn to accompany A.J. Houston's 1938 volume "Texas Independence"; this map shows blockhouses, magazine, watering place, workshop, coach house, outhouses, and Madam Garcia's house.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Chadwick, Joseph M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Refugio Mission"
One of 8 maps of battle sites of the Texas Revolution drawn to accompany A.J. Houston's 1938 volume "Texas Independence"; this map shows "Ground plan of the original buildings, with walls enclosing the cemetery"
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"The Alamo"
Map of the Alamo showing the "Ground plan compiled from drawings by Capt. B. Green Jameson, Texan Army, January, 1826,Col. Ignacio de Labastida, Mexican Army, March, 1836, Capt. Ruben M. Potter, United States Army, 1841."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combat near the "Mission Concepcion"
Map of the Combat at Mission Concepcion.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engraving of San Antonio, Texas]
Steel engraving print of the town of San Antonio from Meyer's Universum.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Galveston in Texas
Steel engraving print of Galveston, Texas showing a group of men sitting, or working on a wooden dock. A sunken ship is visible in the water on the right side of the image, and on the left, the dock curves and leads toward the town. A number of buildings are pictured along the dock.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Neu Braunfels in Texas
Steel engraving print of New Braunfels, Texas, from Meyer's Universum
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent
Hand-colored lithograph of Texas with statistics and references in lower left
Date:
1844
Creator:
Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878)]
(a) Photograph of Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878) of Gay Hill, TX ca. 1860; (b) frame. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date:
1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History