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[Maps from Mitchell's School and Family Geography]

This series of maps are printed on a single sheet with Maps No. 12 (Texas) and No. 14 (Michigan & Wisconsin) on one side and Map No. 13 (Chief Part of the Western States) on the other. All of the maps include major cities, roads, and geographic levels (relief shown with hachures) and have the counties of each state drawn in and labeled. On the map of Texas, there are two insets: in the upper left corner, "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" and in the lower left corner, "Map of the Vicinity of Galveston City" which has a different scale. Scale [ca. 1:5,000,000] (W 103°--W 93°/N 34° --N 26°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 93°--W 82°/N 48° --N 42°). Scale [ca.1: 3,200,000] (W 96° --W 80°/N 43° --N 37°). Prime meridians: Washington and Greenwich.
Date: 1858
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, September 26, 1859 ] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, September 26, 1859 ]

Transcript of a letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David discussing Jimmie and Mary's return from their travels and their change in plans to board with Mr. Miller instead of Maud, Jimmie's financial proposition to exchange bottom land for David's lot, the town physician's move to Nashville, a financial proposition from Maud to purchase Sallie which is David's horse if Neely does not purchase her, Maud's preparations for Jimmie's party, a discussion about David's failed crops, a dialogue on the raising of stock prices, Maud's purchase of a cow for $25 from Bright, a dialogue concerning Maud's loss of cows, hogs, and a horse this year, news about sending gifts for the baby, and news about Kate's progress in boarding school.
Date: September 26, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

United States of North America (Eastern & Central) [Sheet 1]

Map shows mid-nineteenth century cities, towns, ports, transportation routes, mileage scales, and geography of south-central United States. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:3,980,000].
Date: 1859
Creator: Ettling, Theodor, b. 1823
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of admittance into the Sons of Temperance (open access)

Certificate of admittance into the Sons of Temperance

The certificate verifies that James M. Inge was admitted into the Sons of Temperance on June 23, 1853.
Date: June 23, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map No. 7, United States.

Map shows major towns, counties, canals, and railroads in mid-nineteenth century Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Includes population statistics and river lengths. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,000,000].
Date: 1853
Creator: Daniel Burgess & Co.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Appletons' railway map of the southern states.

Map shows existing and proposed railroad routes for the southeastern United States, including northern Florida, eastern Texas, and eastern "Indian Territory." Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1856..1866]
Creator: D. Appleton and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Western States.

Map shows major cities and towns, state boundaries, rivers, and mountains for Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.; the Great Lakes; railroads and nearby settlements for vicinity maps of St. Louis and Cincinnati. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:6,760,000].
Date: 1855
Creator: Wells, J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, September 26, 1859 ] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W. Fentress, September 26, 1859 ]

Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David discussing Jimmie and Mary's return from their travels and their change in plans to board with Mr. Miller instead of Maud, Jimmie's financial proposition to exchange bottom land for David's lot, the town physician's move to Nashville, a financial proposition from Maud to purchase Sallie which is David's horse if Neely does not purchase her, Maud's preparations for Jimmie's party, a discussion about David's failed crops, a dialogue on the raising of stock prices, Maud's purchase of a cow for $25 from Bright, a dialogue concerning Maud's loss of cows, hogs, and a horse this year, news about sending gifts for the baby, and news about Kate's progress in boarding school.
Date: September 26, 1859
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping, January 1855] (open access)

[Clipping, January 1855]

A newspaper clipping from the Charles B. Moore Collection. the clipping details a meteorological table for the month of January in the year of 1855. The table records these variables for January: the morning, afternoon, and evening temperatures; the mean temperature of the month; the barometer reading; the monthly rainfall; and the direction of the wind. The table also includes the total rain fall for the month and the calculated mean temperature.
Date: January 1855
Creator: Louisville Journal
Object Type: Clipping
System: The UNT Digital Library

Map of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad: Connecting the cities of Cincinnati & St. Louis, exhibiting the principal tributary lines, also the railways uniting the eastern terminus with Boston, New York, Philadelphia & Baltimore.

Map shows existent mid-nineteenth century Ohio and Mississippi Railroad railway routes in the northeast and upper mid-western United States. Scale not given.
Date: [1853..1855]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History