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[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to Henry [Austin?], April 13, 1808] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to Henry [Austin?], April 13, 1808]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Henry [Austin] concerning the disappearance of Austin Elliott, the sale of lead, and the resolution of Moses Austin's partnership with his brother, Stephen Austin.
Date: April 13, 1808
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Joseph Ficklin, April 26, 1808] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Joseph Ficklin, April 26, 1808]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph Ficklin discussing land claims, the lead business, and the news that while there is no war yet, an embargo will continue until June.
Date: April 26, 1808
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to Henry Austin, April 28, 1808] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to Henry Austin, April 28, 1808]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Henry Austin discussing Moses Austin's business affairs with his brother Stephen and outlining conditions if Henry Austin wishes to enter into business with Stephen Austin.
Date: April 28, 1808
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Debt Agreement between Victorino Dovalina and José Rafael de Trevíno] (open access)

[Debt Agreement between Victorino Dovalina and José Rafael de Trevíno]

Debt agreement between Victorino Dovalina and José Rafael de Trevíno, signed by both men. The document itself has pieces of tape covering the top and bottom edges, as well as the center of the paper.
Date: 1809-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Request from José de León Moctezuma to the Mayor] (open access)

[Request from José de León Moctezuma to the Mayor]

Request from José de León Moctezuma to the mayor of Laredo that Esteban Reta be exiled from Laredo because he is causing family problems by his attentions to de León's wife. At the end of the document, José Andrés Farías agrees with this request.
Date: 1809-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Seth Hunt to Moses Austin, April 22, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Seth Hunt to Moses Austin, April 22, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Seth Hunt to Moses Austin, in which Hunt asks Moses to pay Daniel Austin the sum of six hundred dollars and to charge the same amount to Hunt's own account.
Date: April 22, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Orders from Spain] (open access)

[Message from Manuel de Iturbe with Orders from Spain]

Message from Manuel de Iturbe to Spanish officials with orders from Spain to prevent contact of citizens with Louisiana. According to de Iturbe the orders also serve to warn Spanish officials against English designs on the northern territory as well as the activities of General Wilkinson. Spanish justicias acknowledge the message by signing their names and dating when it was received.
Date: 1810-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Statements from Manuel de Iturbe] (open access)

[Two Statements from Manuel de Iturbe]

Two documents from Manuel de Iturbe, Governor of Nuevo Santander, to Spanish justicias and captains, saying that he is sending official documents from the king and criminal court. Both documents are signed and acknowledged by local Spanish officials in towns and villas such as Laredo, Mier, Refugio, Camargo, etc.
Date: 1810-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Disposition of Lead, April 30, 1810] (open access)

[Transcript of a Disposition of Lead, April 30, 1810]

Copy of transcript of a disposition of lead sent by Hart, Bartlet, and Cox for Moses Austin in 1810.
Date: April 10, 1810
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Caleb Upshur, April 22, 1810] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Caleb Upshur, April 22, 1810]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Caleb Upshur.
Date: April 22, 1810
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 23, 1810] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 23, 1810]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She asks her sister to come visit with their cousin John Custis Upshur because her husband is away. She talks about Miss Harwood, Molly Gilmor, William Gilmor, John Taylor, Mary Winder, and George Kendall.
Date: April 23, 1810
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago Vedia to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente, April 3, 1811] (open access)

[Letter from Santiago Vedia to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente, April 3, 1811]

Letter from Santiago Vedia to José Ramón Díaz de Bustamente advising him that the man sent to get the horses stolen by Bartolomé Salinas has found them. The document is badly stained and is covered by pieces of tape along its edges, as well as large tears.
Date: 1811-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Message from a Military Commander to Manuel de Iturbe] (open access)

[Message from a Military Commander to Manuel de Iturbe]

Message from a military commander to Manuel de Iturbe explaining why he could not send troops to protect Texas; the commander also details information about the insurrection taking place. The document is badly stained and has pieces of tape covering all four edges of the paper.
Date: 1811-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of permit issued by J. W. Thompson for A. M. Nair to Moses Austin, April 27, 1811] (open access)

[Transcript of permit issued by J. W. Thompson for A. M. Nair to Moses Austin, April 27, 1811]

Copy of transcript for a permit issued by J. W. Thompson for Sheriff A. M. Nair granting Moses Austin the right to vend merchandise in Louisiana Territory.
Date: April 27, 1811
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of a Message from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of a Message from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of a message from Viceroy Venegas granting amnesty to all who put down arms and recognize the General Courts in Spain. The document is signed José Ignacio Negreino and Juan Fermín de Juanicotena.
Date: 1812-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that all documents must be presented on official paper. The document is signed by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena, and he references a Real Cedula of January 20, 1795.
Date: 1812-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas] (open access)

[Copy of an Order from Viceroy Venegas]

Copy of an order from Viceroy Venegas saying that all clergy and hierarchy should remain in their respective places and not leave them. The document is signed at the end by Juan Fermín de Juanicotena and he references a message from the previous February.
Date: 1812-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Thomas Oliver, April 19, 1812] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Thomas Oliver, April 19, 1812]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Oliver to the constable of Big River Township, on April 19, 1812, telling him to sell the goods and animals of Edward McDaniel in order to pay a debt to Ezekiel Fenwick, and to keep McDaniel jailed until the debt has been paid.
Date: April 19, 1812
Creator: Oliver, Thomas
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to Stephen F. Austin, April 28, 1812] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to Stephen F. Austin, April 28, 1812]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Stephen F. Austin, in which Moses gives detailed instructions to his son Stephen on managing his business affairs in New York and New Orleans.
Date: April 28, 1812
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Joaquín de Arredondo] (open access)

[Announcement from Joaquín de Arredondo]

Message from Joaquín de Arredondo exhorting the public to remain loyal to the Crown, and condemning certain insurgents . Also included is a royal decree granting amnesty to those involved in contraband; Juan Juanicotena is named interim governor.
Date: 1813-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1956, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1813 (open access)

National Intelligencer. (Washington City [D.C.]), Vol. 13, No. 1956, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 1, 1813

Newspaper from Washington, District of Columbia that includes local and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1813
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Two Messages to Captain Manuel García] (open access)

[Two Messages to Captain Manuel García]

Two messages to Captain Manuel García, one from Antonio Cordero y Bustamente and José Antonio Benavides. The first message from Cordero says that the village of Palofax will have a captain and 50 soldiers to defend it; Benavides acknowledges this in the second message.
Date: 1813-04~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Esther Maria Fisher Teackle, April 5, 1813] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Esther Maria Fisher Teackle, April 5, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister-in-law, Esther "Hetty" Maria Fisher Teackle. She writes about trying to get John Seargeant to marry her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle and hopes that Hetty will be married soon as well. She also talks about going to the Washington Hotel in Princess Anne, which is run by Zadoc Long's family. She also asks Hetty how her sister Ann Upshur Eyre is doing in Philadelphia.
Date: April 5, 1813
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 5, 1813] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 5, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, in response to a letter about Ann's time in Philadelphia. She talks about enjoying imagining the trip and says she sometimes envies her sister. She mentions how her garden is flourishing and asks Ann to bring her hyacinth roots. She also mentions their shared acquaintances John Brown, Samuel Ewing, Benjamin Chew Wilcocks, Valeria Fullerton, Sarah Eyre Lyon, Eleanor "Nelly" Jackson Dennis, and Elizabeth "Betsy" Snead.
Date: April 5, 1813
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History