[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, November 19, 1857] (open access)

[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, November 19, 1857]

Letter from the heirs of A. Anderson to A.D. Kennard regarding money and a slave. The other page is about the witnesses of the signing of the document.
Date: November 19, 1857
Creator: Navarro County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857] (open access)

[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857]

Bill of Sale for A.D. Kennard from David M.Smith regarding a slave named Harris. On the back is a witness account of sale.
Date: May 12, 1857
Creator: Smith, David M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Criminal Docket, Judges State Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1857-1871] (open access)

[Criminal Docket, Judges State Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1857-1871]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing criminal dockets, including such information as attorneys' names, the names of the involved parties, date of indictment, pleas, and the action taken by the court.
Date: 1857-05~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore, November 18, 1857] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore, November 18, 1857]

Transcript of a letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore discussing his work at the mill in Texas, attempts to sell a house and lots and a buggy, a recent trip to Paris, his latest business dealings, and the wildlife around the mill. Page three of the transcript is missing.
Date: November 18, 1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore, November 18, 1857] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore, November 18, 1857]

Letter from Charles B. Moore to Henry S. Moore discussing his work at the mill in Texas, attempts to sell a house and lots and a buggy, a recent trip to Paris, his latest business dealings, and the wildlife around the mill.
Date: November 18, 1857
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of Land Sale Documents] (open access)

[Copy of Land Sale Documents]

Copy of multiple documents for the sale of John and Sara Emberson's land. First document contains the Embersons' statement and the land sold to Charles B. Moore. Second document contains an affidavit for the Embersons' sale of land.
Date: March 1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of Texas and part of New Mexico

Map of most of the state of Texas and some of the surrounding areas, including parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. It includes markings for roads, major cities, bodies of water, and and some geographic features, with relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. Includes list of authorities, coordinates of selected locations, and descriptive notes on various rivers.
Date: 1857
Creator: United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

State of Texas / by H.D. Rogers & A. Keith Johnston ; engraved by W. & A.K. Johnston.

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridian: Greenwich. In upper margin: "Atlas of United States &c." "17."
Date: 1857
Creator: Rogers, Henry D. & Johnston, Alexander Keith
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Excludes Texas west of the 101st meridian.
Date: 1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History