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North America.

This map shows North and Central America as well as surrounding areas. Regions are outlined in different colors. The locations of some Native American Indian tribes are noted by name; some major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: 1829
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Captain's Warrant, August 25, 1829] (open access)

[Captain's Warrant, August 25, 1829]

Warrant from Captain Chauncey H. Redway to Sergeant Frien O. Payn. The warrant orders Payn to warn the listed persons to appear armed and equipped for Company parade at the house of John Burch at 8 o'clock AM on September 7. Payn is also charged with warning the named persons to appear at the Presbyterian Meeting House in Sacket's Harbor at 8 o'clock AM on September 18 for the general muster.
Date: August 25, 1829
Creator: Redway, Chauncey H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map exhibiting property in the City of Buffalo belonging to assignees of the Bank of the United States.

Map shows early nineteenth century Buffalo, New York streets names, lot numbers, courthouse and the Erie Canal. Insets: [Map of property bounded by Pennsylvania, Tenth, Hudson, and Ninth Streets] and [Map of properties bounded by Hickory, Eagle, and Swan Streets]. Cadastral map. Scale not given.
Date: [1829..1835]
Creator: Hall & Mooney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Republic of Mexico.

Map shows early nineteenth century Mexican cities, states, and territories [inclusive of Texas], Santa Fe Trail, Missouri Territory, and Arkansas Territory. Includes table of government administrative divisions before 1824 and notes. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 14,150,000].
Date: [1829..1836]
Creator: Wyld, James, 1812-1887
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte des États Unis du Méxique.

Map shows states and provinces of the Republic of Mexico inclusive of the American Southwest and areas of Native American habitation. Appears in authors' Atlas Universel de Géographe, Ancienne et Moderne, which was published in 1829. Inset: Carte du Guatemala ou Provinces Unies de L'Amérique Centrale [Map of Guatemala and the United Provinces of Central America]. Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000].
Date: 1829
Creator: Lapie, M. (Pierre), 1779-1850
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Asia.

Map shows early nineteenth century political boundaries, principal settlements, rivers, and areas of indigenous habitation in Asia. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Eastern States.

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, cities,and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Includes explanation of population and waterbody dimensions. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Eastern States : to illustrate Olney's school geography.

Map shows early nineteenth century counties, railroads, cities, and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine; battlefields in adjacent New York state. Includes explanation of population, waterbody dimensions, and distances. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Embroidered sampler

Plain weave sampler with silk embroidery, floral border, floral motifs, and poem. Text: "In Sharon's lovely Rose, Immortal beauties/ shine; Its sweet refreshing fragrance shows;/ Its origin divine./ Pleasure is a Rose, near which there ever grows/ the thorn of evil; It is wisdom's work so carefully/ to cull the Rose, as to avoid the thorn, and let its/ rich perfume exhale to heaven in grateful adoration/ of Him who gave the Rose to blow./ Mary Louise Brown, November 2nd 1829."
Date: November 2, 1829
Creator: Brown, Mary Louisa
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carte des États Unis du Méxique.

Map shows states and provinces of the Republic of Mexico inclusive of the American Southwest and areas of Native American habitation. Appears in authors' Atlas Universel de Géographe, Ancienne et Moderne, which was published in 1829. Inset: Carte du Guatemala ou Provinces Unies de L'Amérique Centrale [Map of Guatemala and the United Provinces of Central America]. Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000].
Date: 1829
Creator: Lapie, M. (Pierre), 1779-1850
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Western Hemisphere.

Map shows major cities and political divisions in North America, South America, Pacific Ocean islands, and New "Zeeland." Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: Wyld, James, 1790-1836
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The United States of North America with the British territories.

Map shows eastern United States including Missouri and Western [also referred to as North West] Territories, areas of Native American habitation; boundary line between Texas/Mexico and British territories with historical notes. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: Wyld, James, 1790-1836
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the Middle States: to illustrate Olney's School Geography.

Map shows county boundaries, railroads, canals, notable physical features, cities and towns in the early nineteenth century middle Atlantic states. Includes explanation, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1829..1849]
Creator: Olney, J. (Jesse), 1798-1872
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Fredonia, or the United States of North America : including also Cabotia, or the Canadian provinces; the western territory to the Pacific Ocean, and the northern part of the Mexican States / published by R.H. Laurie.

A map of North America, shows reefs, expedition routes, locations of Indian nations and Indian villages, and geological formations of sandstone, limestone, coal, and rock salt. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Date from map. Does not include all of Canada or Mexico.
Date: 1829
Creator: Laurie, Richard Holmes
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin to Lorenzo de Zavala, Minister of the Treasury (open access)

Stephen F. Austin to Lorenzo de Zavala, Minister of the Treasury

Transcribing his communication to the political chief of Texas relative to forwarding his map of Texas to the president of Mexico. Indicates that a copy of the map in English had been sent to Philadelphia for publication but that the version sent to Mexico was more complete and accurate. 7/23/1829 126/4, p. 34
Date: July 23, 1829
Creator: Austin, S. F. (Stephen F.)
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 22, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 22, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: Need for funds in order to start remedying the military situation at Veracruz. Dismisses rumors he has said favorable things about centralism. Counsels Zavala to disregard things said about him. On news that Zavala is to resign and his thoughts on the subject. Veracruz, July 22, 1829.
Date: July 22, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 29, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 29, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: That Gaspar Antonio Rodriquez be paid the sum he used in performing a service for the government in Yucatan. Veracruz, July 29, 1829.
Date: July 29, 1829
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 29, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 29, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: On the situation at the customs house at Veracruz. On Zavala's resignation from the Cabinet and his better usefulness as governor of Mexico State. Veracruz, July 29, 1829.
Date: July 29, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna, August 4, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna, August 4, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: Announcing the arrival of the Spanish invasion and his plans to meet it. Veracruz, August 4, 1829.
Date: August 4, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 24, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 24, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: On political activity in the capital, and rejecting the idea of a military solution. Expresses continued concern for defenses. On Zavala's resignation from the Cabinet. Veracruz, July 24, 1829.
Date: July 24, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 18, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, July 18, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: On the Spanish fleet off the coast of Yucatan and the need for funds from the federal government for defenses. Veracruz, July 18, 1829.
Date: July 18, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, June 18, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, June 18, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: Resisting pressure to come to Mexico City and enjoining Zavala not to attempt to change his course of action. Jalapa, June 18, 1829.
Date: June 18, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, June 11, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, June 11, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: Nominating Francisco Xavier Savinon to the post of Commisary General of Guadalajara. Jalapa, June 11, 1829.
Date: June 11, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, June 1, 1829] (open access)

[Letter from Santa Anna to Zavala, June 1, 1829]

Santa Anna to Zavala: Expressing support for the plans being drawn up by Zavala and others but declaring his inability to participate because of the condition of his army. Manga de Clavo, June 1, 1829.
Date: June 1, 1829
Creator: Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History