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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - December 16, 1799] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - August 3, 1792] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - August 3, 1792]

Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle while she was attending school in Snow Hill, Maryland.
Date: August 3, 1792
Creator: Upshur, Elizabeth Gore
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Eyre to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - June 16, 1798] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 1799] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - May 9, 1796] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - May 9, 1796]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre while Ann attended boarding school in Philadelphia with Mrs. Valeria Fullerton. The letter touches on family news, their Upshur cousins Leah and Juliet, and other family acquaintances.
Date: May 9, 1796
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father John Upshur - May 19, 1796] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father John Upshur - May 19, 1796]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville, written while Ann attended boarding school in Philadelphia. The letter discusses family news, health issues and upcoming nuptials for John Upshur.
Date: May 19, 1796
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle - February 26, 1799] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Margaret Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, November 3, 1799] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, November 3, 1799]

Letter from Margaret Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle written from the Campbell home in Glasgow on Stockwell Street. The letter discusses Teackle's recent visit with the Campbells in both Glasgow and at their country cottage, mentioning Lilly Campbell, Anna Campbell, and Teackle's sisters Henrietta and Sarah "Sally" Teackle. The letter also mentions Lord Francis Jeffrey, a good friend of the Campbell's.
Date: November 3, 1799
Creator: Campbell, Margaret
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

["The Stars" mezzotint engraving]

Mezzotint engraving print of a woman draped in fabrics with a wreath of ivy around her head playing a lyre with her face to the night sky. "The Stars" was designed by Middelton and printed by American printmaker John Sartain in Philadelphia in the early 1800s.
Date: [1797..1856]
Creator: Sartain, John
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Binder's Collection: Mrs. Bright]

Bound compilation of sheet music compiled by Mrs. Bright. Almost all selections in the volume were published in London, with songs in English, German, and Italian. Six out of the forty-six titles in the volume are by Henry R. Bishop, with several works by J. Augustine Wade and Peter von Winter as well, among others.
Date: 1795/1850
Creator: Bright, Mrs.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Binder's Collection: A. Worrell]

Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison, presumably compiled by Ann Worrell, whose name is inscribed on multiple works within the volume. The vast majority of titles in this collection were published in Philadelphia, and the remainder in Baltimore, between 1796 and 1830. A number of items have themes related to Scotland, along with several works about soldiers. Composers Michael Kelly, Joseph Mazinghi, John Stevenson, and Thomas H. Thompson are most prominent, with three works each, and Thomas Moore was the lyricist for four works. George Willig, G.E. Blake, and various iterations of the Carr publishing company are the most prominent publishers in this volume.
Date: 1796/1830
Creator: Worrell, Ann
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Binder's Collection: Mrs. Phillips]

Bound compilation of sheet music from the collection of Thurman Morrison. An inscription on the page facing the inside front cover reads "Mrs. J.M. Phillips, Priory St."
Date: 1790/1830
Creator: Phillips, Mrs. J. M.
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

Waistcoat

Waistcoat of horizontally striped silk.
Date: 1790/1819
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Partitione della Nina, osia, La pazza per amore

Score for Giovanni Paisiello's opera Partitione della Nina, osia, La pazza per amore. A handwritten page in French is pasted onto one of the front end pages; there is no title page or other such identifying information. Listed as 1.78 in the Robinson thematic catalog, it premiered on June 25, 1789 at the Belvedere, S. Leucio (Caserta).
Date: 1790~
Creator: Paisiello, Giovanni, 1740-1816
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library

La clemenza di Tito: opera seria; W.A. Mozart; aggiustata per il piano-forte del sign, A.E. Müller

Piano-vocal arrangement of Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito, with German and Italian lyrics.
Date: 1796~
Creator: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Miscellaneous Notes and Labels] (open access)

[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
[Request from Maria Alexandra Sánchez to the Governor] (open access)

[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
[Will and Testament of Doña Ana Josefa de la Garza's Husband] (open access)

[Will and Testament of Doña Ana Josefa de la Garza's Husband]

Will and testament for the husband of Doña Ana Josefa de la Garza making her the universal heir. The document is stained, frayed, and slightly torn, and has some pages missing.
Date: 1798-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Santiago de Jesús Sánchez to Manuel de Escandón, December 31, 1798] (open access)

[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
[Letter from Petra Sánchez Uribe to the Governor of Nuevo Santander, August 20, 1795] (open access)

[Letter from Petra Sánchez Uribe to the Governor of Nuevo Santander, August 20, 1795]

Letter from Petra Sánchez Uribe to the Governor of Nuevo Santander asking for the release of her husband from jail, and retribution for goods taken in excess of amount due. The document itself has pieces of tape running down the right and left sides of the paper.
Date: 1795-08~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda] (open access)

[Announcement from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda]

Announcement from the Conde de la Sierra Gorda saying that Don Felix Catlya to inspect all militia, and orders the roads repaired and a census of each town taken according to a given formula he presents. The document itself has tears on the right page and has stains on each page.
Date: 1794-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Orders from José González to Laredo Citizens] (open access)

[Orders from José González to Laredo Citizens]

Message from José González to to all citizens of Laredo saying that the killing of cattle is forbidden. The document itself has numerous stains dotted all throughout the pages.
Date: 1791-02~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maria Magdalena Gutierrez to Manuel de Escandón, January 24, 1797] (open access)

[Letter from Maria Magdalena Gutierrez to Manuel de Escandón, January 24, 1797]

Letter from Maria Magdalena Gutierrez to Manuel de Escandón with a list of military persons in debt to Gutierrez. The list at the beginning shows each person and how much they owe; Gutierrez requests that there be enforcement to pay these debts.
Date: 1797-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Royal Decree from Viceroy Güemez] (open access)

[Royal Decree from Viceroy Güemez]

Royal decree from Viceroy Güemez granting amnesty for anyone involved in contraband activities.
Date: 1791-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History