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[Letter of Standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church, October, 1857]
Letter of standing for Richard and Nancy Rhoades from Harmony Baptist Church. The letter stated that the Rhoades held full membership with the church and that they would be dismissed when they joined a church of the same faith.
Date:
October 1857
Creator:
Harmony Baptist Church
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857]
Letter of standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church. The letter stated that John was a full membership of the church and was dismissed when he joined another church of the same faith.
Date:
April 1857
Creator:
Carrollton Baptist Church
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Roberts to Junia Roberts Osterhout, April 24, 1859]
Letter from Ann Roberts to her sister, Junia Roberts Osterhout, discussing family news.
Date:
April 24, 1859
Creator:
Roberts, Ann
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Mary Roberts, June 24, 1859]
Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Mary Roberts, discussing the death of Mary's husband, the birth of her baby, and other news.
Date:
June 24, 1859
Creator:
Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859]
Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Ann Roberts, discussing the possibility of Ann coming to liver with the Osterhouts in Texas. Junia says that she thinks Ann would easily find a husband there.
Date:
September 1, 1859
Creator:
Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]
Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.
Date:
January 18, 1858
Creator:
Fular, A. W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1856
Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date:
1856
Creator:
Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1857
Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Nineteenth Annual Session of the Union Baptist Association, 1858
Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date:
1858
Creator:
Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Twentieth Annual Meeting of the Union Baptist Association, 1859
Minutes of the annual meeting of the Union Baptist Association in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session, committee reports, statistics regarding Baptist churches in Texas, and other relevant notes and commentaries.
Date:
1859
Creator:
Union Baptist Association (Tex.)
Object Type:
Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note for the Hiring of Anney & Sophia, October 20, 1859]
Promissory note signed on October 20, 1859 from J.M. Prewitt to J.W. Verun promising to pay $200 for the hiring of two (2) women, Anney and Sophia. This agreement begin on January 1, 1960.
Date:
October 20, 1859
Creator:
Prewitt, J. M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note for M. Costello]
Note from J. M. Prewitt promising to pay M. Costello $15 with 10% interest.
Date:
January 27, 1858
Creator:
Prewitt, John M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for freight purchased by Mrs.Durant from Jchooner Falcon]
Receipt for price of freight from Brazoria, Texas to Mrs.Durant by Jchooner(?) Falcon.
Date:
July 23, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note for the Rental of Mr. Walberm's Horse]
Note from Mr. Durant promising to pay Mr. Walberm, $2.00 for the rental of Mr. Walberm's horse for 14 days.
Date:
November 15, 1858
Creator:
Durant, M. L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Dr. Patreher services]
Invoice for services sold by Dr. Patreher (?).
Date:
1859
Creator:
Dr. Patreher
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for M. C. Durant, 1858]
Receipt for taxes paid by M. C. Durant for properties owned in Brazoria County, totaling $9.28 due for 1858.
Date:
July 26, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition Related to the Fisher Estate]
Legal petition related to the estate of minors Alexander P. and Minerva P. Fisher (wards of Austin County) from their trustees, describing costs related to their care and requesting additional funds due to special circumstances (laid out in the text). A statement at the end indicates that the petition was accepted by the Court.
Date:
1851
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. DeCordova to I. H. Brown - September 7, 1854]
Letter from T. DeCordova to I. H. Brown discussing the markets interest in buying Mr. Brown's land. DeCordova says he intends to get a better offer on these tracts of lands and has attached letters from prospective buyers and their offers.
Date:
September 7, 1854
Creator:
DeCordova, T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from T. DeCordova to I. H. Brown - September 7, 1854]
Transcript of Letter from T. DeCordova to I. H. Brown discussing the markets interest in buying Mr. Brown's land. DeCordova says he intends to get a better offer on these tracts of lands and has attached letters from prospective buyers and their offers.
Date:
September 7, 1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Denton to Colonel Ransom - March 15, 1858]
Letter from William Denton to Colonel Ransom informing him to ask Mr. Kory to give $106 to Mr. Brown once W.M. Denton's land is sold.
Date:
March 15, 1858
Creator:
Denton, William
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown, October 1854-May 1855]
Transcript of Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown discussing various business transactions on Brown's account.
Date:
1854-10-09/1855-05-23
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown, October 1854-May 1855]
Letters from Jon Demarest to John H. Brown discussing various business transactions on Brown's account.
Date:
1854-10-09/1855-05-23
Creator:
Demarest, Jon
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown - March 27, 1858]
Transcript of Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown discussing the prospects of a trade of land, the current value of lands and lack of taxes received on lands owned by Mr. Brown, and the opportunity of buying city property.
Date:
March 27, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown - March 27, 1858]
Letter from Alfred F. James to John H. Brown discussing the prospects of a trade of land, the current value of lands and lack of taxes received on lands owned by Mr. Brown, and the opportunity of buying city property.
Date:
March 27, 1858
Creator:
James, Alfred F.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History