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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
Object Type: Book
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.
Object Type: Book
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
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Speech of Mr. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, on the Subject of the Tariff."

Speech delivered at the U.S. House of Representatives, April 20, 1844.
Date: April 20, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Edw. Joy Morris, of Pennsylvania, in Defense of the Tariff of 1842, and the Protective Policy and American Labor" (open access)

"Speech of Edw. Joy Morris, of Pennsylvania, in Defense of the Tariff of 1842, and the Protective Policy and American Labor"

Government document concerning speech of Edw. Joy Morris; U.S. House, April 24, 1844
Date: April 24, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Choate of Massachusetts, Upon the Subject of Protecting American Labor, by Duties on Imports" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Choate of Massachusetts, Upon the Subject of Protecting American Labor, by Duties on Imports"

Government document concerning speech of Mr. Choate delivered on 4/12/1844 and 4/15/1844
Date: April 15, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Jas. Pollock of Pennsylvania, in Defence of the Tariff of 1842" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Jas. Pollock of Pennsylvania, in Defence of the Tariff of 1842"

Government document concerning speech of Mr. Jas. Pollock and tariffs
Date: April 1, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Mr. Alex Ramsey, of Penn., on the Tariff Bill" (open access)

"Speech of Mr. Alex Ramsey, of Penn., on the Tariff Bill"

Government document concerning speech of Alex Ramsey on Tariffs on April 29, 1844
Date: April 29, 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation" (open access)

"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation"

Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Stock certificate (open access)

Stock certificate

Printed $500 Certificate of Stock in the Consolidated Fund of Texas to Joseph Eldredge, June 15, 1840
Date: 1840~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Summons for John M. Brown] (open access)

[Summons for John M. Brown]

Court summons for John M. Brown to appear in Union Bank of Mississippi vs. John M. Brown case.
Date: March 4, 1843
Creator: Washington County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Court summons for Alanson Ferguson to appear for Samuel K McIlhaney vs. Alanson Ferguson case
Date: February 2, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Notice of sale of "printing press type labels cases" for the paper "Texian & Brasos Farmer" and the "National Vindicator" for payment of two promissory notes executed by Thomas Johnson for benefit of G.H. Harrison
Date: 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County documents (open access)

Washington County documents

Transcript of appeal of Thomas Wooldridge against Mississippi Union Bank regarding bank insolvency.
Date: 1847~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Treasury warrant (open access)

Treasury warrant

Treasury warrant for $237.50 from the Republic of Texas to William Ochiltree, Washington, for compensation of Chief Justice and seven associate judges; signed by auditor H.W. Raglin and comptroller James B. Shaw
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Memorandum of Agreement between Samuel Wilson and Guy Stokes to race horses at Autry's track near Washington following the rules of the Nashville, TN course.
Date: 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Bill of sale from Alex Trotter to George Sneed for receipt of $200 for twelve year old male slave
Date: 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Writ requesting Sheriff to summon Andrew Crawford for court appearance to answer petition of Thomas Reed
Date: September 7, 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, January 1, 1846] (open access)

[Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, January 1, 1846]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, concerns horse sale and immigration. Mentions F.H. Womack, E.G. Collier, John Dunbar, Albert Grimes, Mrs. Pew, Joseph Black, and Judge Lister.
Date: January 1, 1846
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847] (open access)

[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, concerns nomination of district judge. Mentions Amos Clark and murderer David L. Ray.
Date: November 27, 1847
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes] (open access)

[Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes, concerns mail route
Date: January 20, 1848
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce" (open access)

"Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce"

Proclamation by Pres. Anson Jones containing text of Treaty with Indians.
Date: 1840~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Memorandum of Agreement (open access)

Memorandum of Agreement

Memorandum of agreement between Secretary of State, Anson Jones, and Sam Whiting, Austin; concerns contract for printing of the laws of the Republic of Texas
Date: 1841
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History