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Washington County legal documents
Notice of sale of Samuel P. Brown property, deceased; 465 1/6 acres, slave woman and child.
Date:
February 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Front Cover
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
Everett, Richard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 102
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Jessie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, Page 103
Illustrations of "Texan Handmen," "The Fandango, "Main Plaza, San Antonio," "Mission Concepcion," "Primitive Bathing," and "Cock Fighting" from Frank Jessie's illustrated newspaper
Date:
January 15, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Deed for 149 1/5 acres from Gibson Kuykendall to Barzillai Kuykendall, Jr. for $150. Land situated on West Yegua on San Antonio Road.
Date:
1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jonathan T. Eubank to Jesse Grimes, December 2, 1858]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from Jonathan T. Eubank to Jesse Grimes, concerns commerce
Date:
December 2, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to John from his Uncle V. Metcalfe, September 30, 1858]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers, Letter to John [?] from his uncle V. Metcalfe emphasizing the importance of his education and chastising him for carelessness in a previous letter
Date:
September 30, 1858
Creator:
Metcalfe, V.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Stock in Washington County Railroad]
Stock in Washington County Railroad purchased by Y.S. Veazey. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date:
September 1, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Poems of Frank Myrtle: including The Land of Shadows and the American Melodies.
Front cover, spine, title page, and accompanying note from a book of poetry by Frank Myrtle. The accompanying note (dated 2/18/1919) reads, "Poems of Rev. C. L. Spencer, who wrote and pub. this volume while living at Washington, Texas. He died in 1908 at Navasota, Tex. I was formally acquainted with him and bought this copy from his wife. E. L. Shettles."
Date:
1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Jesse Grimes, October 31, 1857]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from Jesse Grimes concerning trip to Austin, has Congressional seal in top left corner.
Date:
October 31, 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas M. Likens to Jesse Grimes, February 28, 1857]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from Thomas M. Likens to Jesse Grimes, concerns political situation of Texas, and division of state.
Date:
February 28, 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lipan-Warrior
Hand-colored stone lithograph of a West Lipan Apache warrior sitting astride a horse and carrying a rifle; from Emory's United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Washington, 1857
Date:
1857
Creator:
Schott, A.
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 1
By A.S. Ruthven ... Compiled from the original records and documents now in possession of Grand lodge, together with the constitutions ... also ... history of the ... Masonic order in Texas. Pub. by authority of M.W. Wm. Stedman, Grandmaster.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Proceedings of the Grand lodge of Texas, from its organization in city of Houston, Dec. A.D. 1837, A.L. 5837, to the close of the grand annual communication held at Palestine, January 19, A.D. 1857, Vol. 2
By A.S. Ruthven ... Compiled from the original records and documents now in possession of Grand lodge, together with the constitutions ... also ... history of the ... Masonic order in Texas. Pub. by authority of M.W. Wm. Stedman, Grandmaster.
Date:
1857
Creator:
Freemasons. Texas. Grand Lodge.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Alexander Simon's membership in the Royal Arch Masons]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Recommendation by the Columbus Chapter No. 46 of Texas for Simon's membership in the Royal Arch Masons; impressed stamp
Date:
May 27, 1856
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Ledger of dry goods billed to Jesse Grimes by J.B. Harris, 1856]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Ledger of dry goods billed to Jesse Grimes by J.B. Harris, indicating payment received.
Date:
1856
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition by Alexander Simon to the District Court for naturalization, 1855]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Petition by Simon to the District Court for naturalization.
Date:
October 2, 1855
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Vollstandiger Universal-Handatlas der neueren Erdbeschreibung uber alle theile der erde"
Coversheet for atlas, "Universal Handatlas"
Date:
1855
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Claim Certificate: Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie]
Claim from Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie to the State of Texas for $24 for service under Col. Fannin in 1836
Date:
August 15, 1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Washington Lodge No. 18 Record Book]
Record book for Washington Lodge No. 18 from circa 1854.
Date:
1854-06-22~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother, April 20, 1854]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter from James [Metcalfe?] to his mother; addressed to John W. Metcalfe on outside of letter
Date:
April 20, 1854
Creator:
Metcalfe, James
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of Senator Houston, of Texas, on the Nebraska and Kansas Bill, Previous to the Final Passage of the Same by the Senate of the United States
Speech delivered to the U.S. Senate on March 3, 1854.
Date:
March 3, 1854
Creator:
Houston, Sam
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of William H. Seward. on the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska Bills"
Speech delivered to the U. S. Senate concerning the Missouri compromise on February 17, 1854; portrait of Seward included
Date:
February 17, 1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of William H. Seward, on the Abrogation of the Missouri Compromise, in the Kansas and Nebraska Bills"
Speech delivered to the United States Senate concerning the Missouri compromise on February 17, 1854.
Date:
February 17, 1854
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History