A Map of Mexico and the Republic of Texas

Map of Mexico and the southern part of the Republic of Texas with adjacent areas. Geographic features are marked, with relief shown by hachures and colors denote states and territories. Scale [ca. 1:7,000,000].
Date: 1838
Creator: Niles, John M. (John Milton), 1787-1856 & Pease, L. T.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the state of Coahuila and Texas / W. Hooker, sculpt.

A map focused on the states of Coahuila and Texas with a few surrounding states present in the map. Many of the territories and bodies of water are marked.
Date: 1833~
Creator: Hooker, William
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of the Breakdown of Texas Land Grants]

A color coded map of Texas from 1835. The map is color coded according to land grants and territories. Many Texas landmarks are present on the map.
Date: 1835
Creator: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Mexico, Guatemala, and the West Indies.

Map. Relief shown by land form drawings. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Date: 1835
Creator: Bradford, T. G.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map from a Guide to Texas emigrants]

Map of the colonization grants to Zavala, Vehlein, and Burnet in Texas, belonging to the Galveston Bay and Texas Land Co.
Date: 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas containing the latest grants & discoveries / by E.F. Lee.

Photocopied hand colored map showing grants and discoveries.
Date: 1836
Creator: Lee, E. F.
Object Type: Map
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.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War in Texas; A Review of Facts and Circumstances, showing that this contest is a Crusade Against Mexico, set on foot by Slaveholders, Land Speculators, &c. In Order to Re-Establish, Extend, and Perpetuate the System of Slavery and the Slave Trade. (open access)

The War in Texas; A Review of Facts and Circumstances, showing that this contest is a Crusade Against Mexico, set on foot by Slaveholders, Land Speculators, &c. In Order to Re-Establish, Extend, and Perpetuate the System of Slavery and the Slave Trade.

Opinion piece describing the history and reasons for the Texas Revolution, including the position that it was intended to support slavery in Texas.
Date: 1837
Creator: Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

New map of Texas : with the contiguous American & Mexican states / by J. H. Young.

"Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1835." Insets: Land grants, Remarks on Texas, Rivers of Texas.
Date: 1836
Creator: Young, James Hamilton
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

An 1838 map of Texas' landmarks, scattered cities, and land grants. Sub-territories are color coded on this map.
Date: 1838
Creator: Bradford, T. G. (Thomas Gamaliel), 1802-1887.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Texas

Map of Texas. Relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich. Black line print. From: History of the revolution in Texas / by C. Newell. 1838.
Date: 1838~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Articles of agreement between H.C. Hudson and Elihu Moss : Washington, [Tex.], 1838 July 17. (open access)

Articles of agreement between H.C. Hudson and Elihu Moss : Washington, [Tex.], 1838 July 17.

Handwritten agreement regarding lease of land in Washington County with details of agreed upon improvements.
Date: July 17, 1838
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

History of South America and Mexico ; comprising their discovery, geography, politics, commerce and revolutions. By Hon. John M. Niles. To which is annexed, A geographical and historical view of Texas, with a detailed account of the Texian revolution and war. By Hon. L. T. Pease.

Hand drawn color map of Mexico and the Republic of Texas as of 1838. Includes political boundaries, cities, and rivers.
Date: 1838
Creator: Niles, John M. (John Milton)
Object Type: Map
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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Correspondencia que ha mediado entre la Legación Extraordinaria de México y el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos sobre el paso del Sabina por las tropas que mandaba el General Gaines. (open access)

Correspondencia que ha mediado entre la Legación Extraordinaria de México y el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos sobre el paso del Sabina por las tropas que mandaba el General Gaines.

Correspondence between the Mexican delegation and the U.S. Dept. of State.
Date: 1838
Creator: Mexico. Legación (U.S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas, its claims to be recognised as an independent power by Great Britain : examined in a series of letters (open access)

Texas, its claims to be recognised as an independent power by Great Britain : examined in a series of letters

Texas, its claims to be recognised as an independent power by Great Britain : examined in a series of letters / by John Scoble.
Date: 1839
Creator: Scoble, John
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Revolution in Texas, Particularly of the War of 1835 & '36; Together With the Latest Geographical, Topographical, and Statistical Accounts of the Country, From the Most Authentic Sources. Also, an Appendix. (open access)

History of the Revolution in Texas, Particularly of the War of 1835 & '36; Together With the Latest Geographical, Topographical, and Statistical Accounts of the Country, From the Most Authentic Sources. Also, an Appendix.

Book outlining the history of the Texas Revolution and a description of Texas geography, with a map, as well as an appendix containing personal accounts and text excerpts about specific events.
Date: 1838
Creator: Newell, Chester
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evacuation of Texas : translation of the Representation addressed to the supreme government / by Vicente Filisola, in defence of his honor, and explanation of his operations as commander-in-chief of the army against Texas. (open access)

Evacuation of Texas : translation of the Representation addressed to the supreme government / by Vicente Filisola, in defence of his honor, and explanation of his operations as commander-in-chief of the army against Texas.

English translation of the Representation addressed to the supreme government. "Representación dirigida al supremo gobierno."
Date: 1837
Creator: Filísola, Vicente
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History