Index to Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from 1840~ to 1902~, showing name of interested party or subject matter, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by name of interested party or subject matter.

Register of Travis County livestock marks and brands from 1840 to 1893, showing date of registration, name and residence of owner, to whom sold (residence and remarks), facsimile of mark or brand, and place of brand. Arranged chronologically by date registered.

Direct and reverse indexes to Travis County Marriage Records from 1840 to 1909, showing license number, name of male, name of female, date of marriage, and volume and page where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by names of both male and female.

Travis County index to probate minutes from 1840 to 1870, showing case number, name of estate, type of orders or proceedings, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged alphabetically by name of estate.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from February 1840 to March 1844, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from February 1840 to March 1844, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Travis County election returns from February 1840.

Recorded copies of documents pertaining to cases probated in county court from February 1840 to October 1859, showing case number, style of case, and date filed. Includes oaths and bonds of guardians; court orders and judgments; waivers; copies of wills; applications for probate, for guardians, for allowances, for orders authorizing the sale of real estate, and for letters testamentary; inventories; appraisements; lists of claims; notices; complaints contesting the probate of wills and the appointment of executors, administrators, or guardians; and applications authorizing the final disposition of estate and the discharge of the executor, administrator, or guardian and his bondsman. Arranged numerically by case number.

Travis County election returns from March 1840.

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Letter from E. L. Stickney of the Treasury Deptartment to Jesse Grimes, concerning post offices.

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Recorded copies of marriage licenses issued in Travis County from May 1840 to January 1857, showing license number, county in which issued, name of male; name of female; date issued; signature of county clerk; date of ceremony; name and title of individual performing ceremony; date returned; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases 1840 to 1852. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Travis County election returns from August 1840.

Travis County election returns dated September 1840.