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Lorenzo Allen's Bond (open access)

Lorenzo Allen's Bond

Agreement to pay Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel, issued by Lorenzo D. Allen with witness Hardy Huntt[?] in the amount of ten thousand dollars for a league of land in the Nashville colony.
Date: January 12, 1836
Creator: Allen, Lorenzo D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Advocate of the People's Rights (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 22, 1834 (open access)

The Advocate of the People's Rights (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 22, 1834

Weekly newspaper from the Brazoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with poetry, notices and advertising.
Date: February 22, 1834
Creator: Allen, Oliver H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Advocate of the People's Rights (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 27, 1834 (open access)

The Advocate of the People's Rights (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 9, Ed. 1, Thursday, March 27, 1834

Extra edition of the weekly newspaper from the Brazoria, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with poetry, notices and advertising.
Date: March 27, 1834
Creator: Allen, Oliver H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Edmund Andrews to Stephen F. Austin, September 17, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Edmund Andrews to Stephen F. Austin, September 17, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Edmund Andrews to Stephen F. Austin, on September 17, 1836, informing him of the delivery of several bottles of alcohol and some food.
Date: September 17, 1836
Creator: Andrews, Edmund
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Constitutional Advocate and Texas Public Advertiser. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 15, 1833 (open access)

The Constitutional Advocate and Texas Public Advertiser. (Brazoria, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 15, 1833

Weekly newspaper from Brazoria, Texas that includes local, national, and world news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 1833
Creator: Anthony, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico & Texas.

Map shows geography, cities, towns, and political divisions in Mexico with Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 14,482,000].
Date: 1836?/1845?
Creator: Archer, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a List of Names, December 22, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of a List of Names, December 22, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a list of the names of citizens who have been given land by Gaspar Flores, drawn up by Miguel Arciniega on December 22, 1831. It lists the quantity of land, and their qualifications.
Date: December 22, 1831
Creator: Arciniega, Miguel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill of Costs (open access)

Bill of Costs

Bill of costs, mostly legal fees, for Z.N. Morrel and Michael Reed at the District Court.
Date: April 10, 1838
Creator: Arnold, Hayam
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Aniseto Arteaga to Stephen F. Austin, June 6, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Aniseto Arteaga to Stephen F. Austin, June 6, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Aniseto Arteaga to Stephen F. Austin, on June 6, 1830, informing him that he has been told Austin will help him in any way.
Date: June 6, 1830
Creator: Arteaga, Aniseto
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, March 12, 1839]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Mary W. W. Ashley to Emily Bryan Perry, on March 12, 1839, discussing their mutual friends in Alabama. Ashley asks Perry to write her, and laments those of their friends who have died.
Date: March 12, 1839
Creator: Ashley, Mary W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Eliza L. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Eliza L. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, May 17, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Eliza L. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, on May 17, 1831, thanking him for the presents he has sent her family, and hoping that they will soon meet.
Date: May 17, 1831
Creator: Austin, Eliza L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John Austin, July 23, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John Austin, July 23, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John Austin, on July 23, 1832, discussing a man who works at a port and is asking that his job not be taken away.
Date: July 23, 1832
Creator: Austin, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, June 25, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Margaret E. Austin to James A. Austin, on June 25, 1830, discussing his health and his work. She also discusses their brother, William, who has recently become very religious, and advises James to take William's advise.
Date: June 25, 1830
Creator: Austin, Margaret E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas with Parts of the Adjoining States.

Map of Texas and parts of Mexico, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma (Indian Territory), showing land grants, property lines, and ownership. The map also includes towns, forts, rivers, creeks, and areas of elevations. Includes notes on various geological features as well as a note written and signed by the General Land Office Commissioner, complete with an official General Land Office seal. Relief shown in hachures.
Date: 1837
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Draft of Treasury Notes, December 1, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of a Draft of Treasury Notes, December 1, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a draft of treasury notes, written by Stephen F. Austin on December 1, 1836.
Date: December 1, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from J. Mo. Guerra to Stephen F. Austin, July 7, 1832] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from J. Mo. Guerra to Stephen F. Austin, July 7, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from J. Mo. Guerra to Stephen F. Austin, on July 7, 1832, asking Austin to subdue the rebels in Texas.
Date: July 7, 1832
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 1, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 1, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on August 1, 1833, presenting the reasons Texas should be admitted as a state within the Mexican Federation.
Date: August 1, 1833
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 26, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, August 26, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on August 26, 1833, discussing the orders of Vicente Filisola to reestablish a garrison at Nacogdoches, and to stop the illegal trade of tobacco through Texas ports.
Date: August 26, 1833
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to D. C. Barrett, February 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to D. C. Barrett, February 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to D. C. Barrett, on February 18, 1836, discussing the enthusiasm for the Texas cause in the United States, and Nashville in particular.
Date: February 18, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to David G. Burnet, June 10, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to David G. Burnet, June 10, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to David G. Burnet, on June 10, 1836, discussing the steps it is necessary to take before the United States government will recognize Texas as independent. He also briefly mentions the movement of troops from Kentucky.
Date: June 10, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Fairfax Catlett, December 14, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Fairfax Catlett, December 14, 1836]

Copy of transcript for two copies of a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Fairfax Catlett, on December 14, 1836, authorizing Catlett to withdraw his annual salary from the Texas Treasury.
Date: December 14, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Henry Smith, December 14, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Henry Smith, December 14, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Henry Smith, the Secretary of the Treasury, on December 14, 1836, enclosing letters authorizing William H. Wharton and Fairfax Catlett to draw on the Texas treasury to cover their expenses.
Date: December 14, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Perry, November 15, 1831] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Perry, November 15, 1831]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Perry, on November 15, 1831, discussing his health and land matters in Texas.
Date: November 15, 1831
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Wilson, March 12, 1833] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Wilson, March 12, 1833]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to James Wilson, on March 12, 1833, discussing the retrieval of the title to a tract of land in Virginia that was in the hands of Moses Austin when he died.
Date: March 12, 1833
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History