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Texas Ranger. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1, Monday, December 17, 1860 (open access)

Texas Ranger. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 20, Ed. 1, Monday, December 17, 1860

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 17, 1860
Creator: Ragsdale, S.G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lizzie Johnson from unknown correspondent] (open access)

[Letter to Lizzie Johnson from unknown correspondent]

Letter from unknown recipient (likely Lizzie's friend Dora), dated December 16, 1860. Letter discusses news from Chappell Hill, as well as affairs at Soule University, located in Chappell Hill. Letter is addressed to Lizzie in the "Tennessee Colony" or the Robertson, or Nashville Colony. Letter also alludes to the coming Civil War.
Date: December 16, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lizzie Johnson from Dora, September 7, 1860] (open access)

[Letter to Lizzie Johnson from Dora, September 7, 1860]

Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson, discussing news from Chappell Hill, and hinting at the "contagion" concerning the town.
Date: September 7, 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for Charles Kavanaugh from Providence Church, May 12, 1860] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for Charles Kavanaugh from Providence Church, May 12, 1860]

Letter of standing for Charles Kavanaugh from Providence Church. The letter stated that Charles was a member in full standing of the church and was dismissed when joining another church of the same faith.
Date: May 12, 1860
Creator: Providence Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878)]

(a) Photograph of Y. Sheppard Veazey (1827-1878) of Gay Hill, TX ca. 1860; (b) frame. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History