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[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]
1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This letter was written at Robbins' Ferry on the Old San Antonio Road at the crossing of the Trinity River (letters went east from there to be carried & put in the US mail system).
Date:
April 25, 1835
Creator:
Copeland, Nicholas
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Arthur Bea Williams]
Photograph of Arthur Bea Williams at 6-10 months old.
Date:
1933~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Prospectus of Twelve Central Texas Counties.
This book gives an overview of the twelve Blackland Counties of Texas in alphabetical order. For each county, a brief description of the geographic and agricultural characteristics is given as well as statistics on population and county income. Additionally, a geological description of the Black Prairie Region gives more specific aspects of the area and the soil compositions and a final chapter discusses the property market of the area.
Date:
1895
Creator:
Crawford, Wilbur F. & [Moore, Monta J.]
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest
This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date:
1896
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Preserving the History of Wheelock Colored School, Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas
Personal recollections of Estelle Adams about the history of the Wheelock Colored School in Wheelock, Texas, during the thirty years before the school was integrated in 1957.
Date:
July 2015
Creator:
Adams, Estelle Mitchell
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Black Churches in Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas
History of churches that served the African-American community in Wheelock, Texas, including: Triumph/Trump Baptist Church, Old New Hope Baptist Church, Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, Sharon Chapel African Methodist Church, New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, and the Church of God in Christ.
Date:
August 2015
Creator:
Adams, Estelle Mitchell
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The History Of Wheelock Afro-American Cemetery, Wheelock, Robertson County, Texas
History of the Afro-American Cemetery in Wheelock, Texas, including a survey of the plots, transcriptions of relevant legal documents, and other information about the cemetery.
Date:
September 2015
Creator:
Adams, Estelle Mitchell
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History