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Annexation of Texas. By Junius no. IX (open access)

Annexation of Texas. By Junius no. IX

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Colton, Calvin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discourse on Slavery and the Annexation of Texas (open access)

Discourse on Slavery and the Annexation of Texas

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Dewey, Orville
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, January, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Ferdinand Louis Huth to Henri Castro, January, 1844]

Letter from [Ferdinand Louis Huth] to H[enri] Castro regarding difficulties with some laborers. The election resulted in five men being chosen as Colonel, Lt. Colonel, Captain and 1st and 2nd Lieutenants. He also shares that an axle was broken on a cart and it has not rained. Pages 210, verso, and 211, recto, of letter book. Page 211, verso, of letter book contains various small segments of letters and notes.
Date: 1844-01/1845-01
Creator: Huth, Louis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, January 1, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, January 1, 1844]

Letter from H[enri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth wishing him a happy new year and discussing their third expedition. He informs Huth that Bischops, Basting and de Bake have joined the enterprise and that he expects to depart for Texas on April 1st.
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Castro, Henri
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Yanuario Gutierrez to the Laredo Alcalde, January 25, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Yanuario Gutierrez to the Laredo Alcalde, January 25, 1844]

Letter from Yanuario Gutierrez to the Laredo alcalde, acknowledging the news that Colonel Calisto Bravo has set out with 40 men to reconnoiter the coastal area.
Date: 1844-01~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 11 francs 50 cents paid to Emmenecher for supplies, January, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 11 francs 50 cents paid to Emmenecher for supplies, January, 1844]

Receipt for 11 francs 50 cents paid to Emmenecher for supplies, to be repaid as soon as possible either in cash or goods. Signed Emmenecher. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth, on behalf of Mr. Henri Castro in Paris."
Date: January 1844
Creator: Emmenecher
Object Type: Text
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
[Texas Association Certificate] (open access)

[Texas Association Certificate]

Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association."
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thoughts on the proposed annexation of Texas to the United States (open access)

Thoughts on the proposed annexation of Texas to the United States

A book containing Theodor Sedgwick’s opinions about the annexation of Texas to the United States. The book contains discussions of issues that arise if Texas is annexed to the United States Union. A couple of the issues addressed are slavery and diplomatic relations between Texas and Mexico.
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Sedgwick, Theodore
Object Type: Book
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
[Bill of sale for purchase Harriet, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Bill of sale for purchase Harriet, an enslaved woman]

A bill of sale for enslaver William McMaster’s purchase of a Harriet, an enslaved woman, from enslaver William B. Smith. E.M. Pease, also an enslaver, was a witness to the transaction.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 599, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 2, 1844 (open access)

The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 599, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 2, 1844

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 3, 1844 (open access)

Telegraph and Texas Register (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 3, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 3, 1844

Weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: January 3, 1844
Creator: Moore, Francis, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 600, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1844 (open access)

The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 600, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 4, 1844

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 50 French francs paid to H. E. Reisacher, January 15, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 50 French francs paid to H. E. Reisacher, January 15, 1844]

Receipt for 50 French francs paid to H. E. Reisacher from Huth on behalf of Castro. Signed H. E. Reisacher on January 5, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mr. Louis [Huth on beh]alf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 5, 1844
Creator: Reisacher, H. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 56 francs 50 centimes paid to A. Bartz for his passage from Galveston, January 5, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 56 francs 50 centimes paid to A. Bartz for his passage from Galveston, January 5, 1844]

Receipt for 56 francs 50 centimes paid to A. Bartz for his passage from Galveston, with promise to repay in goods or cash at the end of six months. Signed A. Bartz on January 5, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mister Louis Huth on behalf of Mister Castro."
Date: January 5, 1844
Creator: Bartz, A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1844 (open access)

The Civilian and Galveston Gazette. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1844

Bi-weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 601, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1844 (open access)

The Morning Star. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 601, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 6, 1844

Tri-weekly newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 10 francs, 50 cents paid to Schertz, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 10 francs, 50 cents paid to Schertz, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 10 francs, 50 cents paid to [Jacob] Schertz, with promise to repay as soon as possible. Signed [Jacob] Schertz on January 6, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mister H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Schertz
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 15 francs, 50 cents paid to J. Doux, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 15 francs, 50 cents paid to J. Doux, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 15 francs, 50 cents paid to J. Doux, with promise to repay as soon as possible in cash or goods. Signed J. Doux on January 6, 1844 in Galveston: "I have received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mister H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Doux, J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 20 francs, 50 cents paid to Antoine Helger, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 20 francs, 50 cents paid to Antoine Helger, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 20 francs, 50 cents paid to Antoine Helger. Signed Antoine Helger on January 6, 1844 in Galveston. "... received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Helger, Antoine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 25 francs, 50 cents paid to Joseph Dietrich, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 25 francs, 50 cents paid to Joseph Dietrich, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 25 francs, 50 cents paid to Joseph Dietrich for passage and provisions, to be repaid as soon as possible in either cash or goods. Signed Joseph Dietrich on January 6, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mister Louis Huth on behalf of Mr. H[enri] Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Dietrich, Joseph
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 33 francs, 67 cents paid to Traber for passage from Galveston, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 33 francs, 67 cents paid to Traber for passage from Galveston, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 33 francs, 67 cents paid to Traber for passage from Galveston, to be repaid as soon as possible in either cash or goods. Signed Traber on January 6, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mr. Louis Huth on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Traber
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 47 francs, 50 cents paid to Belingny Philip for passage from Galveston, January 6, 1844] (open access)

[Receipt for 47 francs, 50 cents paid to Belingny Philip for passage from Galveston, January 6, 1844]

Receipt for 47 francs, 50 cents paid to [Belingny] Philip for passage from Galveston, to be repaid as soon as possible. Signed [Belingny] Philip on January 6, 1844 in Galveston. "Received from Mister Louis Huth on behalf of Mr. H[enr]i Castro in Paris."
Date: January 6, 1844
Creator: Philip, Belingny
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History