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[Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Certificate] (open access)

[Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Certificate]

This document is signed Oct. 16, 1830 by Rodman Moulton, W[illiam] H. Sumner, Geo[rge] Curtis and W. M. Willson.
Date: October 16, 1830
Creator: Monlton, Rodman
System: The Portal to Texas History
[New Arkansas and Texas Land Company : [share] no. 4514 : New York, 1833 April 29] (open access)

[New Arkansas and Texas Land Company : [share] no. 4514 : New York, 1833 April 29]

Land certificate from the New Arkansas and Texas Land Company in printed form on onionskin paper, completed in manuscript. Signed by trustees and clerk, including Thomas Ludlow Ogden, Daniel Jackson, Edward Curtis, and James S. Huggins.
Date: April 29, 1833
Creator: Davis, Sylvester; Higgins, James S. & Jackson, D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texian Loan Agreement (open access)

Texian Loan Agreement

Certificate issued to Robert Triplett acknowledging the first installment of a payment on a loan from the Government of Texas, with details about the loan agreement.
Date: January 11, 1836
Creator: Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope, September 15, 1840] (open access)

[Envelope, September 15, 1840]

Envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore, Millright, Sherman (Texas) that has a post mark from McKinney, Texas, September 13. A note in the lower right corner says that it was read on September 25, 1840. Another note is on the lower left corner and it reads, "Care of Hall & Chapman."
Date: September 13, 1840
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1841 April 3. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1841 April 3.

Texas Land Grant.
Date: April 3, 1841
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Grant Deed (open access)

Land Grant Deed

Land grant for Mary Gest signed by Sam Houston.
Date: January 1, 1842
Creator: Republic of Texas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1842 February 26. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1842 February 26.

Texas land grant. Signed by Sam Houston.
Date: February 26, 1842
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for sale of slave to A. D. Kennard, October 10,  1842] (open access)

[Receipt for sale of slave to A. D. Kennard, October 10, 1842]

Receipt for sale of a slave from Thomas Smith to A.D. Kennard. She is described as a 14 year old girl named Adlin.
Date: October 10, 1842
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Texas Association Certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association Certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association."
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indenture [deed for sale of land ] between George M. and Mary Gest and Frederick Stoever, 1844 June 7. (open access)

Indenture [deed for sale of land ] between George M. and Mary Gest and Frederick Stoever, 1844 June 7.

Deed for sale of land in Republic of Texas.
Date: June 7, 1844
Creator: Gest, George M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1845 July 31. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1845 July 31.

Texas Land Grant, signed by Anson Jones.
Date: July 31, 1845
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1853 April 18.

Land Grant for 320 acres in Collin County.
Date: April 18, 1853
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Lone Star State (open access)

The Lone Star State

Document written by frontiersmen William Little, in regards to land investments and colonization. The document includes snippets from the Galveston News, the New Orleans Delta, and New Orleans Bulletin and mentions Little's expertise in land surveys.
Date: [1856..]
Creator: Little, William
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Journal entries, April 1857] (open access)

[Journal entries, April 1857]

This document includes journal entries from April 4 to April 11 in an unidentified year. In the entries, Moore writes about a camping trip that is cut short by a "norther." The cold and snowy weather damaged the wheat and corn crops. He details his trip into McKinney in the snow and the snowball a group of boys were rolling in town. The next morning, on the 12, the winter weather had cleared up and by noon the snow was nearly all gone.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1859 August 11. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1859 August 11.

Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County.
Date: August 11, 1859
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1860 January 26. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1860 January 26.

Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County, signed by Sam Houston.
Date: January 26, 1860
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, March 5, 1860] (open access)

[Envelope from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, March 5, 1860]

Envelope from Henry S. Moore addressed to Charles B. Moore in McKinney, Collin County, Texas. It is dated March 5, 1860, and according to the note written in the bottom left corner, it was received March 11, 1860. Part of the envelope has been torn away, including most of the postmark.
Date: March 5, 1860
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, May 1, 1860] (open access)

[Envelope from Henry Moore to Charles Moore, May 1, 1860]

Envelope from Henry Moore to Charles Moore. The stamp has been removed.
Date: May 1, 1860
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Commissary Report of Johnson County Rangers, January 12, 1861] (open access)

[Commissary Report of Johnson County Rangers, January 12, 1861]

Account of items purchased: blankets, comforters, coffee pots, axes, rope, frying pans, tobacco, and other items.
Date: 1861-01-12~
Creator: Johnson County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope from Liza Moore to Charles B. Moore, March 1861] (open access)

[Envelope from Liza Moore to Charles B. Moore, March 1861]

Envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in Paris, Lamar County, Texas. There is a note written in blue ink that says "A friendly letter written to Henry from Liza Moore at Flatwood, Ark." According to the dates written at the top, the letter was written on March 8, 1861 and March 10, 1861. The note at the bottom left corner says that it was received on March 27, 1861. A portion of the envelope has been torn away, including most of the postmark.
Date: March 1861
Creator: Moore, Liza
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1861 May 21. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1861 May 21.

Original Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County.
Date: May 21, 1861
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Substitution Request from Henry S. Field to Hamilton K. Redway, December 20, 1864] (open access)

[Substitution Request from Henry S. Field to Hamilton K. Redway, December 20, 1864]

Correspondence from Henry S. Field to Captain Hamilton K. Redway on December 20, 1864 requesting assistance in the substitution of Private William Thompson's son, Abel Thompson, in his place. In this letter, Field states that Private Thompson is afflicted with an organic disease of the heart. Field strongly recommends the substitution of Private Thompson's son, Abel Thompson, who is seventeen years of age.
Date: December 20, 1864
Creator: Field, Henry S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope for C. B. Moore, 1870] (open access)

[Envelope for C. B. Moore, 1870]

Envelope for C. B. Moore.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope for C. B. Moore, 1870] (open access)

[Envelope for C. B. Moore, 1870]

Envelope for C. B. Moore.
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library