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[Letter from Austin with Map]
Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
Date:
November 1, 1830
Creator:
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas
Official Mexican Broadside tabulating the population of Coahuila and Texas for the 1833 census
Date:
January 2, 1834
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
New Map of Texas, with the contiguous American & Mexican States
Hand-colored map of Texas showing adjacent territories, grants, and states. Regions are shaded in various colors. Text boxes around the map include information on "Land Grants," "Rivers of Texas," and "Remarks on Texas."
Date:
1835
Creator:
Young, J. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Esh-Tah-Hum-Leah, or the Sleepy Eye: A Sioux Chief
Hand-colored lithograph of Sioux chief Esh-Tah-Hum-Leah visible from the waist up; he is wearing feathers in hair and has two braids, a scarf around his neck, and blanket over his right shoulder.
Date:
1836
Creator:
Newsam
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Receipt to Joseph Kilgore
To Joseph Kilgore, Harrisburg, for two bayonets and muskets
Date:
1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Treaty of Velasco
1836 copy of the Treaty of Velasco; negotiated by Sam Houston to achieve peace between Texas and Mexico.
Date:
1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Repayment of Loan to the Provisional Government of Texas with Land]
Document describing the repayment of a loan to the Provisional Governement of Texas in land. Two loans were made to Texas via Branch T. Archer, William H. Wharton, and Stephen F. Austin for $250,000, and is being paid off in land scrip.
Date:
April 1, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Surrender of Santa Anna
Print of Santa Anna's surrender to General Sam Houston during the Texas Revolution
Date:
April 22, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Message from the President of the United States, Transmitting Reports from the Secretaries of State and War, in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant."
U.S. House, 24th Congress, 1st session, H.R. Doc. #56, May 14, 1836; correspondence with the government of Mexico
Date:
May 14, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Message from the President of the United States, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, relating to the condition of Texas, &c."
Report to the 24th Congress, 1st Session, includes Constitution of the Republic of Texas, and Declaration of Independence, Also, Houston's Report on the Battle of San Jacinto
Date:
May 24, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Primera Secretaria de Estado, Departmento de Exterior"
Treaty of January 12, 1828 to establish a U.S.-Mexican border. English and Spanish -untrans. Printed form. Folded. See 1974-62.
Date:
June 18, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Memorial of Sundry Inhabitants of Opelousas, Louisiana, In favor of acknowledging the Independence of Texas"
Publication of the 24th Congress, 1st session, Senate Doc. 416., regarding independence of Texas
Date:
June 24, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Proceedings of a Meeting of the Citizens of Nashville, Tenn., in favor of Recognizing the Independence of Texas"
Report from the 24th Congress, 1st Session, June 27th, 1836
Date:
June 27, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Independence of Texas"
Report from the Committee on Foreign Affairs to the U.S. House, 24th Congress, 1st session, H.R. Doc. #854
Date:
July 4, 1836
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Condition of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas.
This booklet includes the text of an address by President Andrew Jackson to Congress regarding the independence of Texas as well as various letters written by Henry M. Morfit who went to Texas in order to report about the conditions to the Secretary of State.
Date:
December 22, 1836
Creator:
Jackson, Andrew & Morfit, Henry M.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A letter to the Hon. Henry Clay on the annexation of Texas to the United States.
A letter to the Hon. Henry Clay on the annexation of Texas to the United States.
Date:
1837
Creator:
Channing, William Ellery
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin, 1837]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin
Date:
1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Bond from Johnson Hensley to Richard R. Peebles acknowledging sale of 650 acres along the Navasota river for $1200.
Date:
1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Statement by Shubael Marsh]
Sworn statement of Shubael Marsh, signed by James Pope Cole, Chief Justice.
Date:
May 18, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Marriage certificate of John Bethea and Mrs. Elizabeth Cummins on May 30th, 1837; and Benjamin W. Robinson and Mrs. Frances Nelson on June 29th, 1837
Date:
June 29, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Notice of sale of personal property of Isaac Lee, deceased.
Date:
July 31, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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]
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
[Debt Petition by Peter Mercer, October 5, 1837]
Petition to court for payment of debts from Peter M. Mercer versus Anderson Buffington, Joseph L. Hood, and William Stark (?).
Date:
October 5, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History