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Abschied von der Alten Welt: Eine Abschieds-Predigt, gehalten zu Kölzow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin am XX. S. n. Tr. 1845 (open access)

Abschied von der Alten Welt: Eine Abschieds-Predigt, gehalten zu Kölzow in Mecklenburg-Schwerin am XX. S. n. Tr. 1845

Fuchs' farewell sermon to his congregation in Germany, retiring from the ministry and leaving for Texas.
Date: 1845
Creator: Fuchs, Adolph
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accompaniment to Mitchell's New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California, With the Regions Adjoining (open access)

Accompaniment to Mitchell's New Map of Texas, Oregon, and California, With the Regions Adjoining

Text with detailed description of the areas shown by the accompanying map, including geographical and cultural information.
Date: 1846
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus (Samuel Augustus), 1792-1868
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Book for 1845] (open access)

[Account Book for 1845]

Account book for the Laredo ayuntamiento during the year 1845.
Date: 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account with Hr. Castro, November 21, 1844 to March 19, 1845] (open access)

[Account with Hr. Castro, November 21, 1844 to March 19, 1845]

Account with Hr. Castro from 21 November 1844 up to 19th March 1845.
Date: 1844/1845
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Accounts for December 1844] (open access)

[Accounts for December 1844]

Municipal accounts for December 1844.
Date: 1845-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Accounts Sent from Reyes Ortiz] (open access)

[Accounts Sent from Reyes Ortiz]

Accounts showing monthly statistics sent from Reyes Ortiz, previously asked for by the Policarzo Martinez.
Date: 1842-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit] (open access)

[Affidavit]

Affidavit sworn by Michael Reed before Gideon Walker stating that Reed paid Moses Cummings in advance for surveying services that were never fulfilled.
Date: March 7, 1842
Creator: Reed, Michael & Walker, Gideon
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people] (open access)

[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people]

An affidavit—related to a legal dispute between enslavers William R. Smith and John W. Cloud ("Smith v. Cloud")—by Sheriff William McMaster regarding his seizure of Grace, an enslaved woman, and her three children.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: McMaster, William
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman]

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman.
Date: August 3, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy] (open access)

[Agreement for sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy]

An agreement for the sale of Hercules, an enslaved boy who was "eleven or twelve years old." Hercules was sold by enslaver Ephraim M. Guthrie to enslaver Thomas Graham. The agreement names Hercules a "slave for life."
Date: September 29, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country (open access)

Along Country Roads... in the Texas Hill Country

A book of illustrations of buildings and scenes from the Texas Hill Country. Each illustration includes a brief history of the building or scene.
Date: 1847/1980
Creator: Edmonds, Bettie
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Flag, Cameron County and Matamoros Advertiser. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 235, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 22, 1848 (open access)

American Flag, Cameron County and Matamoros Advertiser. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 235, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 22, 1848

Weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news from the United States and Mexico along with advertising.
Date: November 22, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Flag, Cameron County and Matamoros Advertiser. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 236, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 29, 1848 (open access)

American Flag, Cameron County and Matamoros Advertiser. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 236, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 29, 1848

Weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news from the United States and Mexico along with advertising.
Date: November 29, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
American Flag, Cameron County and Matamoros Advertiser. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 237, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 6, 1848 (open access)

American Flag, Cameron County and Matamoros Advertiser. (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 237, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 6, 1848

Weekly newspaper from Brownsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news from the United States and Mexico along with advertising.
Date: December 6, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Amérique septentrionale

This map shows North and Central America with countries outlined in various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, locations of Native American tribes are labeled. There are two insets in the lower left corner showing the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Date: 1840
Creator: Meissas, Achille, 1799-1874 & Michelot, Auguste, 1792-1866
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Anderson County

Map of the Piney Woods region covering Anderson County, and part of Henderson and Van Zandt Counties, Texas. Houston Mound is located in the Sam Houston Survey. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1849
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement from Pedro Pereyra to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, July 30, 1842] (open access)

[Announcement from Pedro Pereyra to the Laredo Justice of the Peace, July 30, 1842]

Printed announcement from Pedro Pereyra concerning a fair going to be held in the future.
Date: 1842-07~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
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
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
[Appraisal of estate of James Stuart signed by Wyly Martin] (open access)

[Appraisal of estate of James Stuart signed by Wyly Martin]

Appraisal of estate of James Stuart signed by Wyly Martin, 2 March 1841.
Date: March 2, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Archives Contents Being Turned Over to the New Alcalde] (open access)

[Archives Contents Being Turned Over to the New Alcalde]

Document showing archives contents being turned over to the new alcalde.
Date: 1845-12~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Article of Agreement Between John Droddy and John R. Cummings (open access)

Article of Agreement Between John Droddy and John R. Cummings

Article of agreement between John Droddy (also spelled as Drowdy) and John R. Cummings for a partnership to locate land.
Date: July 24, 1840
Creator: Droddy, John & Cummins, John R.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Austin City Gazette (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 23, 1840 (open access)

The Austin City Gazette (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, September 23, 1840

Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 23, 1840
Creator: Teulon, G. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Austin City Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 4, 1840 (open access)

Austin City Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 4, 1840

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 4, 1840
Creator: Teulon, G. K.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History