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[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, August 29, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, August 29, 1859]

Letter to David Fentress from his mother, Maud, discussing news from Bolivar, Tennessee which includes: Maud's health and the health of Anne and Sallie; home improvements made to Maud's house; a horse purchased by Maud; the health of the cattle and the hogs as well as the death of a cow from "black tongue" and the death of ten hogs from cholera; news of David's baby, it's growth and health, and it's appearance; news of the weather; a dialogue about Jimmie and Mary as well as details on their whereabouts; a discussion about how lucky Maud is to have "so good a daughter-in-law and two such nice daughters-in-law; a request for David to send the ten dollars in interest, though not by mail; a dialogue about sending David's letter to Neely; news about John Wood's marriage to Miss Guy; a discussion about Frank's eligibility for marriage; and a dialogue regarding Mary Tate, Jimmie, and "Old Pitner."
Date: August 29, 1859
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of the chief part of the southern states and part of the western : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows state and county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, canals, battlefields, swamps, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, text notes, dates, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the chief part of the southern states and part of the western : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows state and county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, canals, battlefields, swamps, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, text notes, dates, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1858
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Henry A. Wise, governor of Virginia] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Henry A. Wise, governor of Virginia]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from Henry A. Wise, governor of Virginia, regarding the protection of the “honor and interests” of slaveholding states. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: September 18, 1856
Creator: Wise, Henry A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Virginia.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Virginia and West Virginia counties, railroads, roads, canals, swamps, cities, towns, and notable physical features. Insets: "Richmond, Henrico County, Manchester and Spring Hill, Chesterfield Co." and "Norfolk, Portsmouth and Gosport." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,840,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of the chief part of the southern states and part of the western : engraved to illustrate Mitchell's school and family geography.

Map shows state and county boundaries, cities, towns, railroads, canals, battlefields, swamps, and notable physical features. Includes explanation, text notes, dates, distances, and population statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1852
Creator: Williams, W. (Wellington)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History