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[Miscellaneous Notes and Labels]
Labels and fragments of handwritten text including various notes and tallies.
Date:
{1798..1855}
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, December 31, 1799]
Copy of transcript of letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin inquiring about affairs at the lead mines, and making recommendations about shot production and farming.
Date:
December 31, 1799
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - December 16, 1799]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Philadelphia. She mentions see various friends in town such as Paschall Hollingsworth, Mr. Davis, and Ben Wilcocks, and members of the Teackle family..
Date:
December 16, 1799
Creator:
Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, October 22, 1799]
Copy of transcript of letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin advising him in business matters. Stephen Austin specifically advises James Austin to stockpile provisions, such as: pork, beef, corn and rye. Additionally, he recommends making lead shot to be sold in Richmond during the fall.
Date:
October 22, 1799
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Delassus de Luziere to Moses Austin, July 28, 1799]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Delassus de Luziere to Moses Austin, on July 28, 1799, assuring Austin that he has his best interests in mind, and discussing an upcoming land survey and his opinions about it.
Date:
July 28, 1799
Creator:
Luziere, Delassus de
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, July 9, 1799]
Copy of transcript of letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin discussing troubles with business and illness, and encouraging James to do what he can to avoid financial ruin.
Date:
July 9, 1799
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of receipt of payment from Mr. Austin to William Morrison for one slave, June 26, 1799]
Copy of receipt for a slave purchased by Mr. Austin from William Morrison for $361 at Mr. Fenwicks sales.
Date:
June 26, 1799
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Delassus de Luziere to Moses Austin, May 14, 1799]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Delassus de Luziere to Moses Austin, on May 14, 1799, discussing the claim of the Austins to mine for minerals at Mine a Breton in Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. He attempts to solve the issue of who should receive the money from the mine.
Date:
May 14, 1799
Creator:
Luziere, Delassus de
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Message from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to the Captain of the Militia, May 6, 1799]
Message from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to José Jesús de la Garza, captain of the militia, informing him of an individual breaking the law. According to the message the man, from Lampasos, is selling liquor and setting up games; de Jesús Sánchez asks whether the law should be enforced. de la Garza responds by saying the liquor should be destroyed and the man, Alexandro Escalera, be thrown in jail.
Date:
1799-05~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 1799]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, undated. The date of this letter is either April or May of 1799 due to context. The letter mentions the long awaited return of the ship Delaware, captained by John E. Sword from Canton. It discusses the wedding of Sarah Corbin Cropper, as well as mentioning Mrs. Vear, Henrietta Teackle, John Teackle, Mrs. John Dennis, Col. Cropper, and Col. Savage.
Date:
April 1799
Creator:
Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, March 8, 1799]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin informing James of Charles Austin's departure for Richmond and then the lead mines. Stephen Austin also discusses business matters of the mines.
Date:
March 8, 1799
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle - February 26, 1799]
Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle before their journey back to England. Campbell was from Glasgow, and a classmate of Teackle's at Columbia University.
Date:
February 26, 1799
Creator:
Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Official Document from Spanish Officials to the Conde de la Sierra Gorda]
Official document from Manuel Garza and others to Captain Don Jose de Jesus Garza in which the Conde de Sierra Gorda approves the request by Garza for three pieces of land assigned in the General Visita. Garza is able to gain land for himself, his brother, and his son-in-law, Pablo MartÃnez.
Date:
1799-02~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Request from Maria Alexandra Sánchez to the Governor]
Request from Maria Alexandra Sánchez to the Governor of Nuevo Santander asking for payment for an animal killed by a neighbor the previous year. The document has two pieces of tape holding it together and a large stain in the bottom left corner.
Date:
1799-02~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Manuel de Escandón, December 31, 1798]
Correspondence between Santiago de Jesús Sánchez and Manuel de Escandón, Governor of Nuevo Santander. In this correspondence de Jesús Sánchez is asking for a land grant left by a deceased person without an heir.
Date:
1799~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Girouard, 1799]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Girouard, in 1799, noting the receipt of a shipment of lead to be used to pay Mr. Hostin, in exchange for beef.
Date:
1799-uu-30
Creator:
Girouard
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, December 28, 1798]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin concerning staffing matters and the food supply at the mines in Virginia.
Date:
December 28, 1798
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plan of the City of New Orleans and the Adjacent Plantations
Map of the city of New Orleans in 1798, including adjacent plantations (with property notes and the history of land ownership) and points of interest. Scale ca. 1:18,676 (ca. 280 toesas per inch).
Date:
December 24, 1798
Creator:
Trudeau, Carlos
Object Type:
Map
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Stephen Austin to James Austin, August 3, 1798]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen Austin (Moses Austin's brother) to James Austin concerning transfer of money from Stephen Austin to James Austin.
Date:
August 3, 1798
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Eyre to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - June 16, 1798]
Letter from John Eyre to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle regarding an injury sustained by her sister Ann Upshur, his future wife.
Date:
June 16, 1798
Creator:
Eyre, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Two Letters Concerning David Strickland, June 8, 1798]
Copy of transcript for a letter to Zenon Trudeau, on June 8, 1798, discussing the life of David Strickland, who works as a farmer for someone else but wants to farm for himself on the Bois Brule River in order to establish his family. A second letter, from David Strickland, asking that he be granted the land on the river to farm.
Date:
June 8, 1798
Creator:
Strickland, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Account for Moses Austin payable to Stephen Austin, May 1798]
Copy of transcript for an accounting record for balance owed by Moses Austin and payable Stephen Austin. This record looks to have been created retroactively, based on the addendum stating that the balance was settled between Stephen Austin and Moses Austin in 1797.
Date:
May 1798
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Account from William Norwell to Moses Austin and Co., April, 9, 1798]
Copy of transcript for a letter from William Norwell to Moses Austin and Co., in which an itemized list of services rendered, their associated cash value, and interest over six years is provided.
Date:
April 9, 1798
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Two Letters, January 1798]
Copy of transcript for two letters, written in January 1798. The first, from Delassus de Luziere on January 15, 1798, asks that land belonging to the king be given to an unnamed man because he has proven himself to be a good farmer on land belonging to Mrs. Beauvair. The second, from Zenon Trudeau on January 21, 1798, informs the recipient that he will receive the land he has requested.
Date:
[1798-01-15..1798-01-21]
Creator:
Trudeau, Zenon & Luziere, Delassus De
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History