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[Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Certificate] (open access)

[Galveston Bay and Texas Land Company Certificate]

This document is signed Oct. 16, 1830 by Rodman Moulton, W[illiam] H. Sumner, Geo[rge] Curtis and W. M. Willson.
Date: October 16, 1830
Creator: Monlton, Rodman
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract] (open access)

[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract]

Terms and conditions of Lorenzo de Zavala's impresario contract. This copy dated 5/22/1830.
Date: May 22, 1830
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar] (open access)

Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]

Acknowledging Músquiz' communication of 11/16/1830 and enclosing a copy of a Matamoros newspaper informing that Zavala had sold his colonization contract. Newspaper not found here.
Date: December 18, 1830
Creator: Mier y Terán, Manuel de
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Jose Maria Gallegos, January 03, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Jose Maria Gallegos, January 03, 1830]

Lorenzo de Zavala to Jose Maria Gallegos: Giving advice asked for. Believes revolution due to the shortcomings of Guerrero and his ministers and suggests Gallegos help to reestablish order. (no place) January 3, 1830.
Date: January 3, 1830
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Laisne de Vildeveque, January 30, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Lorenzo de Zavala to Laisne de Vildeveque, January 30, 1830]

Lorenzo de Zavala to Laisne de Vildeveque: Introducing himself to the father of a friend. Discusses the political condition of the country and the possibility of his leaving in the near future. Mexico, January 30, 1830
Date: January 30, 1830
Creator: Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Casanueva to Zavala, July 5, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Casanueva to Zavala, July 5, 1830]

Letter from Casanueva to Zavala:Mexico, July 5, 1830.
Date: July 5, 1830
Creator: Casanueva, Antonio V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Antonio V. Casanueva to Lorenzo de Zavala, September 11, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Antonio V. Casanueva to Lorenzo de Zavala, September 11, 1830]

Antonio V. Casanueva to Lorenzo de Zavala: On the state of Zavala's affairs in Mexico. The financial problems of El correo. Mexico, September 11, 1830. [enclosure: copy of a vice presidential order that the loan made by Miguel de la Pena be returned, July 5, 1930]
Date: September 11, 1830
Creator: Casanueva, Antonio V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Casanueva to Zavala, November 27, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Casanueva to Zavala, November 27, 1830]

Casanueva to Zavala: On the physical condition of Manuela de Zavala. On the demands made by the state government on Zavala's property. Mexico, November 27, 1830.
Date: November 27, 1830
Creator: Casanueva, Antonio V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Casanueva to Zavala, December 18, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Casanueva to Zavala, December 18, 1830]

Casanueva to Zavala: On the state of Zavala's affairs in Mexico and asking for a letter that can be given to a deputy of the new Congress asking for permission to return to Mexico. Mexico, December 18, 1830.
Date: December 18, 1830
Creator: Casanueva, Antonio V.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alexandro Troncoso to Zavala, June 16, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Alexandro Troncoso to Zavala, June 16, 1830]

Letter from Alexandro Troncoso to Zavala: Veracruz, June 16, 1830.
Date: June 16, 1830
Creator: Troncoso, Alexandro
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Alexandro Troncoso to Lorenzo de Zavala, June 16, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Alexandro Troncoso to Lorenzo de Zavala, June 16, 1830]

Letter from Alexandro Troncoso to Lorenzo de Zavala: Veracruz, June 16, 1830.
Date: June 16, 1830
Creator: Troncoso, Alexandro
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A Receipt for Zavala's pants, October 11, 1830] (open access)

[A Receipt for Zavala's pants, October 11, 1830]

A receipt of Zavala's for purchase of 2 pair of pants: New York, October 11, 1830.
Date: October 11, 1830
Creator: Samuel Whitmarsh and Co. Drapers and Tailors
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[A receipt for Zavala's purchase of Clarets and decanters, October 18, 1830] (open access)

[A receipt for Zavala's purchase of Clarets and decanters, October 18, 1830]

Zavala's receipt for the purchase of decanters and a pair of clarets. New York, October 18, 1830.
Date: October 18, 1830
Creator: Botique of Sayer and Gates
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Zavala's receipt of purchase from C. E. Childes, October 20, 1830] (open access)

[Zavala's receipt of purchase from C. E. Childes, October 20, 1830]

Zavala's receipt of purchase from C. E. Childes: Philadelphia October 20, 1830
Date: October 20, 1830
Creator: Childes, C. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fan Mill purchase and passage, December 13, 1830] (open access)

[Receipt of Fan Mill purchase and passage, December 13, 1830]

Receipt of Fan Mill purchase and passage: Manhattan, New York, December 13, 1830.
Date: December 13, 1830
Creator: Freeborn and Hitchcock
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Peter Parley's Geography for Children: with nine maps and seventy-five engravings.

Front cover of a children's geography book.
Date: 1830~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Artwork
System: The Portal to Texas History

Pap boat

Porcelain pap boat with blue willow transferprinted design
Date: 1830~/1860~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
“Cotton Book 1830” (open access)

“Cotton Book 1830”

Cotton factors journal; records cotton bale weights before and after drying
Date: 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
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.

Hand-colored engraving of the United States showing settlements, roads and topography. An inset note in the lower-left corner explains the use of the term "Fredonia."
Date: August 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Austin with Map] (open access)

[Letter from Austin with Map]

Hand-written instructions concerning land surveys along the coast, signed by S. F. Austin. He mentions Duke, Nelms, and [Rales]. On the reverse, a map of the land survey is sketched with notes about dimensions. In the digital version, the first page is included twice - the second time a hand-written transcription of the letter is pictured beneath the original.
Date: November 1, 1830
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Voz de la Patria, Tomo 2, Numero 19, Lunes 29 de Marzo de 1830 (open access)

Voz de la Patria, Tomo 2, Numero 19, Lunes 29 de Marzo de 1830

Continuation of the history of General Don Guadalupe Victoria, discussing the Fredonian Rebellion.
Date: March 29, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

The World on a Globular Projection

This sheet includes a map of the northern and southern hemispheres shown as connected circles. The continents are shaded in colors and labeled including some countries, cities, and bodies of water. At the bottom of the page is "A Chart, exhibiting the progress of Christianity from the birth of our Saviour to the present time" broken down by continents.
Date: October 13, 1830
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 13, 1830 (open access)

The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 13, 1830

Weekly newspaper from San Felipe de Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 13, 1830
Creator: Cotten, Godwin Brown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1, Monday, March 15, 1830 (open access)

The Texas Gazette. (San Felipe de Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 25, Ed. 1, Monday, March 15, 1830

Weekly newspaper from San Felipe de Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1830
Creator: Cotten, Godwin Brown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History