[Marriage License] (open access)

[Marriage License]

Marriage license for Erich Cox and Sarah Scott who married in Washington County, Republic of Texas.;
Date: August 2, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James Magoffin to Jesse Grimes, August 10, 1837] (open access)

[Letter from James Magoffin to Jesse Grimes, August 10, 1837]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from James Magoffin to Jesse Grimes, concerns agriculture and immigration
Date: August 10, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft] (open access)

[Bank Draft]

Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft] (open access)

[Bank Draft]

Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft] (open access)

[Bank Draft]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman] (open access)

[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman]

Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman] (open access)

[Bank Draft for T. C. Zimmerman]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1200 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langster, Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft from T. G. Wick, Matagorda, Texas to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland] (open access)

[Bank draft from T. G. Wick, Matagorda, Texas to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland]

Bank draft from T. G. Wick, Matagorda, TX to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland in the amount of $800 to be charged to the account of G. D. Langster of Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1100 dollars to be paid to the account of G. D. Langster, Oosterhoud.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T.C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T.G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1100 to be paid to the account of G. D. Langster to Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $1100 to be paid from the account of G.D. Langster to Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $800 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langster in Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda] (open access)

[Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda]

Bank draft to T. C. Zimmerman, Holland, from T. G. Wick, Matagorda; in the amount of $800 to be paid from the account of G. D. Langsterte of Oosterhoud, Netherlands.
Date: August 6, 1838
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to Charles Sims, August 12, 1838] (open access)

[Letter from Sam Houston to Charles Sims, August 12, 1838]

Letter with orders from Sam Houston to Charles Sims instructing him to proceed to various Indian tribes to assure them that they will have peace. The text reads: Nacogdoches, Texas 12th Aug, 1838 to Charles Sims, Sir, You will proceed to the various Tribes of Indians, and assure them them [sic], that no harm is in=tended towards them, but that the Treaty shall be [...] with them, and that they shall have their homes and their lands, and Peace will be kept with them; Tell them my words shall not perish= Let them remain at peace! It is said that whitemen [sic] intend to march against the Indians this is false! no such thing has even been thought of. Bad men may say so, but good men will not! Good men will [...]. Your Salary will be at the rate of five dollas a day. I am [...] Sam Houston.
Date: August 12, 1838
Creator: Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, August 22, 1850] (open access)

[Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, August 22, 1850]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, expressing anti-war sentiment
Date: August 22, 1850
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county; Jesse Grimes running for Senator.
Date: August 5, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Claim certificate: Francis M. White] (open access)

[Claim certificate: Francis M. White]

Francis M. White to the State of Texas for $31.50 for service in the Army of the Republic of Texas in Capt. Menefee's company under Col. Owen in 1842
Date: August 25, 1851
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Claim Certificate: Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie] (open access)

[Claim Certificate: Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie]

Claim from Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie to the State of Texas for $24 for service under Col. Fannin in 1836
Date: August 15, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas. This copy has colored text.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: Steniger, Charles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling, August 29, 1873] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling, August 29, 1873]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling regarding Baylor's illness and founders of Baylor University
Date: August 29, 1873
Creator: Stribling, J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham] (open access)

[Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham for Alex Simon granting visitation privileges at any Odd Fellows Lodge for 40 days; impressed stamp; engraved by W.H. Dougal, Georgetown, D.C.
Date: August 1, 1877
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History