Journal. W.P. Huff, San Felipe de Austin, February 22, 1840 (open access)

Journal. W.P. Huff, San Felipe de Austin, February 22, 1840

Daily Journal from the William P. Huff store in San Felipe de Austin from 1840 - 1841. Lists expenses and sales, including the names of customers. (Handwritten.)
Date: February 22, 1840
Creator: Huff, William P.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Record Book of Conditional Land Grants for Washington County, 1841-1844] (open access)

[Record Book of Conditional Land Grants for Washington County, 1841-1844]

Handwritten ledger described as: "The following are conditional land certificates issued by the Board of Land Commissioners in & for the County of Washington."
Date: 1841/1845~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri:  Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 16, 18, and 20, in Secret Session on the Treaty for The Annexation of Texas. (open access)

Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 16, 18, and 20, in Secret Session on the Treaty for The Annexation of Texas.

Speech delivered to the U.S. Senate in May of 1844 about the annexation of Texas.
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Mr. Clayton, of Delaware (open access)

Speech of Mr. Clayton, of Delaware

Speech of Mr. Clayton, of Delaware delivered at the Whig mass meeting held in Wilmington on the 15th of June, 1844.
Date: 1844
Creator: Clayton, John M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas: Its Geography, Natural History and Topography (open access)

Texas: Its Geography, Natural History and Topography

Reprint of statements by William Kennedy (in an English edition) regarding his experiences and opinions on the Republic of Texas. It also includes a copy of the field notes and survey journals kept by A. Le Grand (pp. 105-115) to provide additional context.
Date: 1844
Creator: Kennedy, William, 1799-1849
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorial of a Number of Merchants and Traders, Citizens of New York, Praying the Ratification of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas. (open access)

Memorial of a Number of Merchants and Traders, Citizens of New York, Praying the Ratification of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas.

Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on February 22, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
Date: February 22, 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prairiedom: rambles and scrambles in Texas or New Estrémadura (open access)

Prairiedom: rambles and scrambles in Texas or New Estrémadura

Book about travel in Texas.
Date: 1846
Creator: Page, Frederic Benjamin.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti (open access)

The Life, Travels, and Opinions of Benjamin Lundy; Including His Journeys to Texas and Mexico, With a Sketch of Contemporary Events, and a Notice of the Revolution in Hayti

A book describing Benjamin Lundy's travels in Texas and Mexico. Lundy was an important figure in the anti-slavery movement.
Date: 1847
Creator: Lundy, Benjamin
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mexico and her military chieftains, from the revolution of Hidalgo to the present time. Comprising sketches of the lives of Hidalgo [and others] (open access)

Mexico and her military chieftains, from the revolution of Hidalgo to the present time. Comprising sketches of the lives of Hidalgo [and others]

Book about military leaders of Mexico, includes biographical sketches of Hidalgo, Morelos, Iturbide, Santa Anna, Gomez Farias, Bustamente, Paredes, Almonte, Arista, Alaman, Ampudia, Herrera, and De La Vega.
Date: 1847
Creator: Robinson, Fayette
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorias Para la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas:[ Volumen 1] (open access)

Memorias Para la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas:[ Volumen 1]

Book about the Texas Revolution.
Date: [1848,1849]
Creator: Filísola, Vicente. & Almonte, Juan Nepomuceno
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorias Para la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas: Volumen 2 (open access)

Memorias Para la Historia de la Guerra de Tejas: Volumen 2

Book about the Texas Revolution.
Date: [1848,1849]
Creator: Filísola, Vicente
System: The Portal to Texas History
Impugnacion al informe del señor general Santa-Anna, y constancias en que se apoyan las ampliaciones de la acusacion del Sr. diputado Gamboa. (open access)
R.H. Leetch & Bros. Cash Book, Brazos Santiago (open access)

R.H. Leetch & Bros. Cash Book, Brazos Santiago

Handwritten cash ledger from the business, R.H. Leetch & Brothers. Brazos Santiago, February 24, 1849. It includes a list of customers and their purchases.
Date: February 24, 1849
Creator: R.H. Leetch & Brothers
System: The Portal to Texas History
R.H. Leetch & Bros. Day Book, Brazos Santiago (open access)

R.H. Leetch & Bros. Day Book, Brazos Santiago

Handwritten ledger from the business, R.H. Leetch & Brothers. Brazos Santiago, February 24, 1849. It includes a list of customers and their purchases, which include shoes, clothing, ham, rice, herring, raisins, claret, beef, Madeira, sugar, coffee, castor oil, and other products along with their prices.
Date: February 24, 1849
Creator: R.H. Leetch & Brothers
System: The Portal to Texas History