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The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
24
UNT Libraries
16
UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission
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St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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Southwestern University
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Austin History Center, Austin Public Library
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1
Dallas Genealogical Society
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Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library
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Texas Digital Newspaper Program
49
Early Texas Newspapers
29
The Dallas Herald
8
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Newspapers Collection
8
The Civil War and its Aftermath: Diverse Perspectives
7
African American Newspapers
5
The Northern Standard, from Clarksville, TX
5
The Texas Republican
5
Texas State Gazette
5
The Harrison Flag
4
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The Indianola Courier. (Indianola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 29, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Indianola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 29, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Indianola Courier. (Indianola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 25, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Indianola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 22, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Indianola Courier. (Indianola, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 15, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Indianola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1859
Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date:
October 22, 1859
Creator:
Loughery, Robert W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Republican. (Marshall, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 8, 1859
Weekly newspaper from the Marshall, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with and advertising.
Date:
October 8, 1859
Creator:
Loughery, Robert W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Survey Records: Surveyor's Record H
Travis County Surveyor’s Record from October 1859 to December 1942, including land surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips.
Date:
1859-10/1942-12
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, October 26, 1859]
Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son, David Fentress inquiring about the purchase of a Mare and discussing the travel arrangements of his Uncle. She mentions that his uncle is ill, and also inquires about his housing accommodations, in case she should decide to come visit him. Towards the end of the letter she mentions that she is making dresses for a baby and sleeves for David's wife, Clara.
Date:
October 26, 1859
Creator:
Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, October 8, 1859 ]
Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David discussing news from Bolivar, Tennessee and it includes: a discussion about Mag which details her travels and her request to live with Maud for the remainder of her pregnancy; news about Anne and Eliza's health; a discussion about Maud trying to sell her horse in order to buy Sallie from David if Neely does not buy her; a dialogue about the possibility of a trip to Texas with Clara Bills which depends on McNeal's decision to make his way to Texas from 'Orleans'; Maud's concerns about traveling and leaving Kate and Sallie; news about the fair in Bolivar; an update on family and friends; and news about the health of family and friends.
Date:
October 8, 1859
Creator:
Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1859
Creator:
De Morse, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 8, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 8, 1859
Creator:
De Morse, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 39, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 15, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 15, 1859
Creator:
De Morse, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 5, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 5, 1859
Creator:
Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 30, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 12, 1859
Creator:
Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 31, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 19, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 19, 1859
Creator:
Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Telegraph (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 32, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 26, 1859
Creator:
Cushing, E. H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his Brother, October 19, 1859]
Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his brother regarding land in Texas. He sold a couple hundred acres out of the 400 acres he bought a few years earlier. He wrote about other land he had bought and the cheap pricing of land in Texas. An uncle of theirs was thinking about moving to Texas and John agreed that he should and could get a lot of land for his money. He gave some advice for his uncle if he chose to move to Texas and recommended he should have a few thousand dollars before coming. At the end of the letter, John wrote about several pieces of furniture and cattle he purchased.
Date:
October 19, 1859
Creator:
Osterhout, John Patterson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 22, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 22, 1859
Creator:
De Morse, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 41, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 29, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Clarksville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
October 29, 1859
Creator:
De Morse, Charles
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Eastern Texian (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1859
Weekly newspaper from San Augustine, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1859
Creator:
King, George W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Julia L. Rucker to Charles B. Moore, October 22 - November 14, 1859]
Letter to Charles B. Moore from Julia L. Rucker regarding daily events. In the second half of her letter, she mentions an expedition into Indian Territory and the Sons of Temperance.
Date:
1859-10-22/1859-11-14
Creator:
Rucker, Julia L.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles]
A letter to Juliet Niles from her sister Lucadia Pease, who discusses naming the new family home "Windsor Lawn." Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
October 31, 1859
Creator:
Pease, Lucadia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 15, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 12, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 12, 1859
Creator:
Pryor, Charles R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 19, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 19, 1859
Creator:
Pryor, Charles R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 26, 1859
Creator:
Pryor, Charles R.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History