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[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to Crescencio Rejón] (open access)

[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to Crescencio Rejón]

Rough draft of an unfinished letter, to Crescencio Rejón from Valentin Gomez Farias, on necessity of a change in Mexico. ] New Orleans
Date: November 19, 1844
Creator: Gomez Farias, Valentin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, Noveber 22, 1844] (open access)

[Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, Noveber 22, 1844]

Draft of letter from Valentin Gomez Farias to General Adrian Woll, discussing the evil brought to Mexico by Santa Anna.
Date: November 22, 1844
Creator: Gomez Farias, Valentin
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Phoebe (open access)

Phoebe

Short story set in New Orleans.
Date: November 1907
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch. (open access)

Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch.

Patent for an "improved method of and apparatus for treating mineral pitch and similar material to readily separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from sand, bituminous rock, and other impurities contained in the mined material and removing the sand and impurities" (lines 12-17). The method circulates the material in hot water to separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from the sand and impurities. The asphalt and oil rise to the top of the water and the impurities sink.
Date: November 5, 1895
Creator: Sellers, Harvey Lee; Conyngton, Hugh Ronald & Conyngton, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 24, 1855] (open access)

[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 24, 1855]

Letter from V. E. Maignan to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth acknowledging receipt of a letter containing $900 and discussing Gruyère cheese and Cognac for sale. Signed V. E. Maignan on November 24, 1855 in New Orleans.
Date: November 24, 1855
Creator: Maignan, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Nathaniel Cox to Stephen F. Austin, November 12, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Nathaniel Cox to Stephen F. Austin, November 12, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Nathaniel Cox to Stephen F. Austin, in which Cox requests that, if Austin still has access to letters that were sent in care of his office addressed to Mr. Carbajal, that he remove several bills for Edward Robinson, (which were included as attachments) and forward them to a lawyer for collection.
Date: November 12, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for minutes from a meeting of the General Council, which cover the need to approach independence carefully, forecasting when volunteers will arrive from the U. S., discussing location of various ships along the coast, and other things.
Date: November 15, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of file of documents concerning Santa Anna and issues relating to Texas's independence, November 25, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of file of documents concerning Santa Anna and issues relating to Texas's independence, November 25, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a file with multiple documents concerning Santa Anna and issues relating to Texas's independence. Documents include: 1. a copy of the secret treaty between Santa Anna and Texas; 2. a statement by Santa Anna to Texas; 3. a copy of the public treaty between Santa Anna and Texas; 4. a memorandum regarding the treaties and communications with the United States; 5. a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Collinsworth and Grayson; 6. a letter from Stephen F. Austin to an unknown recipient; 7. a letter from Stephen F. Austin to T. H. Benton; 8. a letter from Sam Houston to Andrew Jackson; and 9. a description of the boundaries and size of Texas by Stephen F. Austin.
Date: November 25, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Thomas Toby and Brothers to Stephen F. Austin, November 28, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Thomas Toby and Brothers to Stephen F. Austin, November 28, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Thomas Toby to Stephen F. Austin concerning the arrival and departure of several vessels in New Orleans.
Date: November 28, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas Toby and Brothers, November 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas Toby and Brothers, November 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas Toby and Brothers requesting that they deliver a letter to the Mexican Consul in New Orleans in order to arrange an exchange of prisoners.
Date: November 30, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of draft of payment to Benjamin D. Noble from B. T. Archer and William W. Gwathney, November 5, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of draft of payment to Benjamin D. Noble from B. T. Archer and William W. Gwathney, November 5, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a draft to pay Benjamin D. Nobel $500 from B. T. Archer and William W. Gwathney.
Date: November 5, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of draft to pay Benjamin D. Noble from B. T. Archer and William W. Gwathney, November 5, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of draft to pay Benjamin D. Noble from B. T. Archer and William W. Gwathney, November 5, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a draft to pay Benjamin D. Nobel $1000 from B. T. Archer and William W. Gwathney.
Date: November 5, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry, November 8, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Gail Borden Jr. to James F. Perry concerning the delivery of a letter and the sale of a steer.
Date: November 8, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee, November 15, 1837]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Barnard E. Bee discussing the relinquishment of Bee's contract for two leagues of land.
Date: November 15, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Accounting Document Detailing Balances Due, Total Sales, Interest, and Merchandise Unaccounted for between 1801 to 1804, Novemeber 10, 1804] (open access)

[Transcript of Accounting Document Detailing Balances Due, Total Sales, Interest, and Merchandise Unaccounted for between 1801 to 1804, Novemeber 10, 1804]

Copy of transcript for an accounting document detailing balances due, total sales, interest, and merchandise unaccounted for from 1801 to 1804.
Date: November 10, 1804
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William Heyle to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William Heyle to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William Heyle to Stephen F. Austin, on November 18, 1836, asking that Austin be on the lookout for a young man, named Edmond Morris, who has disappeared from his town and is believed to have gone to Texas, Mexico, or New Orleans.
Date: November 18, 1836
Creator: Heyle, William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, November 18, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from George Fisher to Stephen F. Austin, on November 18, 1836, asking after his attempts to be appointed to the Texan government, and the land grants promised to empresarios. He also briefly discusses his plans to move his family to Texas, and the education of two of his sons.
Date: November 18, 1836
Creator: Fisher, George
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to William H. Wharton, November 19, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to William H. Wharton, November 19, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to William H. Wharton, on November 19, 1836, authorizing him to withdraw at most $5,000 from the Texas treasury to cover his expenses.
Date: November 19, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas O. Meux, James W. Breedlove, and Alfred Penn, November 19, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas O. Meux, James W. Breedlove, and Alfred Penn, November 19, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to Thomas O. Meux, James W. Breedlove, and Alfred Penn, on November 19, 1836, discussing the settlement of two loans taken out by the Texas government.
Date: November 19, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Contract Between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, November 25, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a contract between Stephen F. Austin and Barnard E. Bee, on November 25, 1836, which lays out the payments Bee is to make to Austin in exchange for the land he was promised. Matthew B. Williamson, clerk of Brazoria County in 1842, confirms that this contract was indeed signed by Austin and Bee.
Date: November 25, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, November 28, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, November 28, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, on November 28, 1836, discussing his difficulties in traveling to Washington, D. C., and his lack of funds.
Date: November 28, 1836
Creator: Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from John William Ros to Stephen F. Austin, November 28, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from John William Ros to Stephen F. Austin, November 28, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from John William Ros and his brother to Stephen F. Austin, on November 28, 1836, discussing several ships that have not yet sailed for lack of funds.
Date: November 28, 1836
Creator: Ros, John William
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Daniel E. Colton to Stephen F. Austin, November 29, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Daniel E. Colton to Stephen F. Austin, November 29, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Daniel E. Colton to Stephen F. Austin, on November 29, 1836, discussing his desire to keep his lands in Texas, despite the fact that he has been out of the country for too long and must forfeit his claims to them.
Date: November 29, 1836
Creator: Colton, Daniel E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, November 30, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, November 30, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton to Stephen F. Austin, on November 30, 1836, discussing the terms under which land should be sold to new settlers.
Date: November 30, 1836
Creator: Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History