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Letter to Sam Houston (open access)

Letter to Sam Houston

Manuscript letter to Sam Houston from William G. Hill which is accompanied by the Goliad Declaration of Independence, an eight page manuscript, probably Sam Houston's copy, dated December 20, 1835
Date: December 20, 1835
Creator: Hill, William G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to John from his Uncle V. Metcalfe, December 17, 1850] (open access)

[Letter to John from his Uncle V. Metcalfe, December 17, 1850]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to John [?] from his uncle V. Metcalfe commenting on the improvement in his handwriting and composition
Date: December 17, 1850
Creator: Metcalfe, V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie, December 18, 1862]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Lavinia Abercrombie regarding wartime activities and family matters
Date: December 18, 1862
Creator: Abercrombie, Lavinia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Condition of Texas.  Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas. (open access)

Condition of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas.

This booklet includes the text of an address by President Andrew Jackson to Congress regarding the independence of Texas as well as various letters written by Henry M. Morfit who went to Texas in order to report about the conditions to the Secretary of State.
Date: December 22, 1836
Creator: Jackson, Andrew & Morfit, Henry M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deed for town lot in Navasota (open access)

Deed for town lot in Navasota

Deed for a town lot sold from the estate of Parker Smith to W. C. Greer. Document written by executor for the estate. E. D. Johnson.
Date: December 6, 1870
Creator: Johnson, E. D.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deed for land in Grimes County (open access)

Deed for land in Grimes County

Deed for land in Grimes County, Ira M. Camp selling to Charles L. Miller
Date: December 3, 1881
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sam Houston vs. James F. Perry, Executor] (open access)

[Sam Houston vs. James F. Perry, Executor]

Legal case of Sam Houston, Apellant, vs. James F. Perry, Executor.
Date: December 14, 1837
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale to Julia R. Simons from Adam Hill for slave, Julia and her 2 year old daughter] (open access)

[Bill of Sale to Julia R. Simons from Adam Hill for slave, Julia and her 2 year old daughter]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Bill of Sale to Julia R. Simons (wife) from Adam Hill for $1200 for female slave, Julia and her 2 year old daughter.
Date: December 5, 1862
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jonathan T. Eubank to Jesse Grimes, December 2, 1858] (open access)

[Letter from Jonathan T. Eubank to Jesse Grimes, December 2, 1858]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from Jonathan T. Eubank to Jesse Grimes, concerns commerce
Date: December 2, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Regarding the Treaty of Limits] (open access)

[Document Regarding the Treaty of Limits]

Treaty recognizing the U.S.-Mexican Border with commentary in Spanish and the text of treaties in both English and Spanish, side-by-side, including agreements signed January 12, 1828, and April 5, 1831.
Date: December 1, 1832
Creator: Fagoaga, Francisco
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Sketch of the Actions fought at San Pascal in upper California between the Americans and Mexicans on Dec. 6th & 7th 1846"

Routes and encampments of the Americans and Mexicans to the Indian village of San Pascal along the Rio San Bernardo
Date: 1946-12-06/1946-12-07
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

"To Arms! To Arms! Volunteers for the Mexican War!"

Broadside recruiting soldiers for the Mexican War, asking for 12-month volunteers.
Date: December 5, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Poster
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram from Cain W. Simon to Alex Simon regarding his discharge, 1898] (open access)

[Telegram from Cain W. Simon to Alex Simon regarding his discharge, 1898]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Telegraph from Cain W. Simon, Savannah, GA, to Simon regarding his discharge and a trial
Date: December 12, 1898
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of Simon's resignation from the Royal Arch Masons, 1868] (open access)

[Announcement of Simon's resignation from the Royal Arch Masons, 1868]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Announcement of Simon's resignation from the Royal Arch Masons.
Date: December 31, 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary of Rosanna Ward Grimes, December 1871] (open access)

[Obituary of Rosanna Ward Grimes, December 1871]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. News article concerns death of Rosanna Grimes
Date: December 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History