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Letter to Colonel Allen, 15 October 1859
Letter from Mary Jones, widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas. The original letter is housed in the University of North Texas Archives.
Date:
October 15, 1859
Creator:
Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Colonel Allen, 25 October 1859
Letter from Mary Jones, widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas. The original letter is housed in the University of North Texas Archives.
Date:
October 25, 1859
Creator:
Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Memoranda and official correspondence relating to the Republic of Texas, its history and annexation. Including a brief autobiography of the author
None
Date:
January 1, 1859
Creator:
Jones, Anson
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Mary Jones, 10 January 1859
Letter to Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas, from Joseph E. Field.
Date:
January 10, 1859
Creator:
Field, Joseph E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jane Long to M.B. Lamar]
Letter from Jane Long to M.B. Lamar 10 December 1859.
Date:
December 10, 1859
Creator:
Long, Jane Herbert Wilkinson, 1798-1880
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1859 August 11.
Land Grant for 160 acres in Denton County.
Date:
August 11, 1859
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[New map of the state of Texas]
Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1859. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date:
1859
Creator:
J.H. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jacob De Cordova, dated Nov. 20, 1859]
Letter from Jacob De Cordova, dated Nov. 20, 1850 to "My dear Doctor," probably Thomas Moore of Burnet County. Discusses his travels through Texas, and various land transactions. He directs that any letters sent by Phin be forwarded to Graham. Phineas De Cordova was Jacob De Cordova's brother and partner in their Land agent business.
Date:
November 20, 1859
Creator:
De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 102
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Jessie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Front Cover
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
Everett, Richard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 103
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Jessie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Deed for 149 1/5 acres from Gibson Kuykendall to Barzillai Kuykendall, Jr. for $150. Land situated on West Yegua on San Antonio Road.
Date:
1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Notice of sale of Samuel P. Brown property, deceased; 465 1/6 acres, slave woman and child.
Date:
February 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mr. Young from Thomas Ward, November 28, 1859]
Letter to Mr. Young from Thomas Ward, regarding acceptable terms of sale for land in Cooke County Texas. Discusses abolition and the potential dissolution of the Union.
Date:
November 28, 1859
Creator:
Ward, Thomas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Scouting Expeditions of McCulloch's Texas Rangers; or, the Summer and Fall Campaign of the Army of the United States in Mexico--1846; including Skirmishes with the Mexicans, and an accurate detail of the Storming of Monterey; also the Daring Scouts at Buena Vista together with anecdotes, incidents, descriptions of country, and sketches of the lives of the celebrated partisan chiefs, Hays, McCulloch, and Walker.
A narrative recounting the experiences of Texas Rangers in Texas and the actions they were involved in. Includes lists of soldiers killed and wounded.
Date:
1859
Creator:
Reid, Samuel C., Jr.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Ranger. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, February 25, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 25, 1859
Creator:
Lancaster, J.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The True Issue (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 19, Ed. 1, Saturday, July 23, 1859
Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 23, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The True Issue (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 18, Ed. 1, Saturday, February 12, 1859
Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
February 12, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities.
Map of the state of Texas shows major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (relief shown by hachures); each of the counties is outlined and colored. Additionally, the major rail lines are marked with listings in the lower right corner. There are two insets on the map: "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" in the upper left corner and "Map of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey" in the lower left corner. There is also a key and list labeled "Population &c of Texas according to the Census of 1850" on the left side of the map near the middle of the page. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington. Scale 1: 3,400,000 (W 106°--W 94°/N 36°--N 26°).
Date:
1859
Creator:
Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily State Gazette and General Advertiser (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 12, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 12, 1859
Creator:
Marshall, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily State Gazette and General Advertiser (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, November 8, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 8, 1859
Creator:
Marshall, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American Flag-- Extra! (Brownsville, Tex.), Ed. 1, Saturday, October 1, 1859
Extra! issue of the weekly newspaper from the Brownsville, Texas/Matamoros, Mexico area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Democrat and Planter (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 41, Ed. 1, Tuesday, August 16, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news about agriculture along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ledger and Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Thursday, November 10, 1859
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 10, 1859
Creator:
Taylor, A. N. & MacLeod, A. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History