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[Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton, January 26, 1853] (open access)

[Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton, January 26, 1853]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Sam Houston from P. Clayton regarding claims by Baylor for bounty land, a horse killed in battle, and forage and rations during the Mexican War
Date: January 26, 1853
Creator: Clayton, P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Frontier life; or, Scenes and adventures in the South West, (open access)

Frontier life; or, Scenes and adventures in the South West,

Book about frontier life in the southwest.
Date: 1853
Creator: Hardman, Frederick & Sealsfield, Charles
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Reconnaissance of Aransas Pass, Texas

Navigation chart for Aransas Pass, between Mustang Island and San Jose Island. There are sailing directions and notes in the upper-left corner of the map. The physical features are outlined and shaded (relief shown by soundings and contours). Depths are marked with lines and numbers in feet. Scale 1:20,000
Date: 1853
Creator: United States Coast Survey
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Claim certificate: Nicholas M. Smith] (open access)

[Claim certificate: Nicholas M. Smith]

Claim from [L.B. Shand] and John M. Swisher to State of Texas for $67.50 for service in Somervell campaign by Nicholas McNutt
Date: October 3, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from O.G. Ross to Jesse Grimes, 1853] (open access)

[Receipt from O.G. Ross to Jesse Grimes, 1853]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Receipt from O.G. Ross to Jesse Grimes.
Date: March 15, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History