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Map of the country adjacent to the left bank of the Rio Grande below Matamoros.

Map shows battlefield locations, existing and proposed roads, military posts, towns, and structures. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [1:63,360].
Date: 1847
Creator: Abert, John James, 1788-1863
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas and the Massachusetts Resolutions (open access)

Texas and the Massachusetts Resolutions

Pamphlet containing an essay against the annexation of Texas, compiled from a series of newspaper columns.
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Adams, Charles Francis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Manuscript Map and Deed, German Emigration Company to F. T. Arnold]

Manuscript Map and Deed, German Emigration Company to F. T. Arnold in Comal County. Signed by the Chief Surveyor, H. Wilke, Th. Herzing, and ?, a Trustee of the German Emigration Colony. Has Adelsverein stamp.
Date: 1846
Creator: Adelsverein (Verein zum Schütze deutscher Einwanderer in Texas)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document concerning Slasi Albrecht's travel to Texas, October 9 and October 26, 1843] (open access)

[Document concerning Slasi Albrecht's travel to Texas, October 9 and October 26, 1843]

Document describing how Slasi Albrecht will have to pawn his goods for the 45 francs given him as an advance to help pay his expense for travel to Texas. Signed Slasi Albrecht in Neufreystaedt on October 9, 1843. Receipt of francs acknowledge below and signed by Albrecht in Antwerp on October 26, 1843.
Date: 1843-10-09/1843-10-26
Creator: Albrecht, Slasi
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Curing Meat, &c. (open access)

Improvement in Curing Meat, &c.

Patent for curing meat using an air-tight brine vacuum to heat and purify the meat, including illustrations.
Date: September 12, 1846
Creator: Allen, Augustus C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question. (open access)

An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question.

Pamphlet written by "A Massachusetts Freeman" regarding issues in relation to the annexation of Texas by the United States.
Date: 1844
Creator: Allen, George, 1792-1883
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Texass Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texass rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations (open access)

Anti-Texass Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texass rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Anti-Texass Legion
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Etats-Unis et nouvelle Bretagne.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century geography, political lines, territories, and cities in the United States and most of Canada and Mexico. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:19,008,000].
Date: [1848..1852]
Creator: Antoine, Louis
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Carta de las costas de la Escambia, Alabama y bocas del Rio Misisipi, la Luisiana, Tejas, con la provincia del Nuevo Santander, en el Golfo de Mejico.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Gulf of Mexico coastal detail. Includes table of abbreviations. Depths shown by soundings. Scale [ca. 1,350,000].
Date: 1846
Creator: Armero, Francisco
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 13 francs, 30 cents paid to Arnold, April 30, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 13 francs, 30 cents paid to Arnold, April 30, 1844]

Receipt for 13 francs, 30 cents paid to Arnold. Signed Arnold on April 30, 1844 in San Antonio. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mr. Castro."
Date: April 30, 1844
Creator: Arnold
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas

Atlas map of the state of Texas, showing towns, roads, water bodies, and other geological features. Map includes two inset maps: "Plan of Galveston Bay from a M.S." and map of the Western United States, Texas, and Mexico. Cartouche includes two seals, one of the Republic of Texas and the second of the General Land Office, Texas. Relief shown in hachures. Scale ca. 1:2,661,120
Date: April 17, 1841
Creator: Arrowsmith, John
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Texas : compiled from surveys recorded in the land office of Texas and other official surveys

Hand drawn map of the Republic of Texas showing counties, cities, towns, rivers, creeks, roads, railroads and topographical features. Insets showing the western United States, and Plan of Galveston Bay
Date: April 17, 1841
Creator: Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Despatch. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 12, 1844 (open access)

The Weekly Despatch. (Matagorda, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 44, Ed. 1, Saturday, October 12, 1844

Weekly newspaper from the Matagorda, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 12, 1844
Creator: Attwell, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Political map of the United States, Texas, Mexico and the British Provinces: adapted to Woodbridges Geography.

This map shows the United States, the Republic of Texas, and Mexico as well as some of the surrounding areas. Each of the U.S. states and territories, Texas, and Mexico are outlined in various colors. Towns, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). There are three insets: District of Columbia (lower left corner); Michigan, Wisconsin & Iowa (lower right corner); and Map of Railways & Canals in the Middle States (upper right corner). There is a key at the bottom of the page that gives "References & Explanations."
Date: 1845
Creator: Atwood, John M., b. ca. 1818
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 16 dollars, 25 cents paid to Joseff Bader, April 29, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 16 dollars, 25 cents paid to Joseff Bader, April 29, 1844]

Receipt for 16 dollars, 25 cents paid to Joseff Bader for carriage fees and supplies, to be repaid as soon as funds arrive from France. Signed Joseff Bader on April 29, 1844 in San Antonio. "Received from Mister Louis Huth, on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: April 29, 1844
Creator: Bader, Joseff
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 45 francs, 75 cents paid to Joseff Bader, April 29, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 45 francs, 75 cents paid to Joseff Bader, April 29, 1844]

Receipt for 45 francs, 75 cents paid to Joseff Bader as the balance of his surety. Signed Joseff Bader on April 29, 1844 in San Antonio. "Received from Mister Louis Huth, on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: April 29, 1844
Creator: Bader, Joseff
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Extra.) (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 69, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1841 (open access)

The Houstonian. (Extra.) (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 69, Ed. 1 Monday, August 16, 1841

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1841
Creator: Baker, Joseph
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Extra.) (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1841 (open access)

The Houstonian. (Extra.) (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 2 Wednesday, August 18, 1841

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1841
Creator: Baker, Joseph
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, September 6, 1841 (open access)

The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Ed. 1, Monday, September 6, 1841

Tri-weekly newspaper from the Houston, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 6, 1841
Creator: Baker, Joseph
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 1841 (open access)

The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 70, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 18, 1841

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1841
Creator: Baker, Joseph
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 71, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1841 (open access)

The Houstonian. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 71, Ed. 1 Friday, August 20, 1841

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 20, 1841
Creator: Baker, Joseph
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of an Agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown - October 29, 1849] (open access)

[Memorandum of an Agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown - October 29, 1849]

Memorandum of an agreement between Horace Baldwin and John H. Brown granting land in the town of Indinola, Texas.
Date: October 29, 1849
Creator: Baldwin, Horace
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Independent Chronicle. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1843 (open access)

Independent Chronicle. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 15, 1843

Newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 15, 1843
Creator: Bangs, Samuel
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 11 francs paid to A. Bartz, January 22, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 11 francs paid to A. Bartz, January 22, 1844]

Receipt for 11 francs paid to A. Bartz for supplies, to be repaid as soon as possible either in cash or goods. Signed A. Bartz on January 22, 1844 in Port la Vaca. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth, on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 22, 1844
Creator: Bartz, A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History