[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman] (open access)

[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman]

An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Esther, an enslaved woman.
Date: 1837-04-18/1837-04-20
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

City of Austin and Vicinity

Photograph of a map of Austin and surrounding area.
Date: 1839
Creator: Sandusky, W. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of the City of Austin

Photograph of a map of the City of Austin. Original map drawn by L. J. Pilie in 1839.
Date: 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of the City of Austin

Photograph of the survey map of the City of Austin 1839. Surveyed by L. J. Pilie and Charles Schoolfield, drawn by L. J. Pilie.
Date: 1839
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

The 2nd State Capitol

Photograph of the 2nd capitol building for the state of Texas. There is a attached to the bottom right hand corner of the photograph a label that reads "The 2nd State Capital [sic]. Located on the site of the present Capital [sic], Burned in 1881." The land in front of the building is terraced and a pathway extends from the entrance down the terraces.
Date: [1853..1881]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for transportation of slaves] (open access)

[Receipt for transportation of slaves]

A receipt for "hauling [E.M. Pease's] negros and goods."
Date: 1854-uu-16
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall & Conan, J. B.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, who refers to Brigadier Major General Persifor F. Smith’s letter of July 29, 1854, to Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: August 29, 1854
Creator: Davis, Jefferson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from A.J. Hamilton regarding a newspaper’s allegedly erroneous reporting of statements made by Pease. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: November 18, 1854
Creator: Hamilton, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Stephen Powers] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Stephen Powers]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from a man named Stephen Powers, who complains about a judge’s behavior. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: January 18, 1855
Creator: Powers, Stephen
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana] (open access)

[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana]

A proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana.
Date: April 6, 1855
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall & Holland, Bird
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from M.H. Stansell] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from M.H. Stansell]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from M.H. Stansell regarding muster rolls.
Date: May 2, 1855
Creator: Stansell, M.H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease Regarding Criminal Fugitives, June 13, 1855] (open access)

[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease Regarding Criminal Fugitives, June 13, 1855]

A proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitive William Gibson.
Date: June 13, 1855
Creator: Texas. Governor (1853-1857 : Pease)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Drawing of the Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of an illustration of the Governor's Mansion in 1856.
Date: 1856
Creator: John P. G. McKenzie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Baptist Church and Capitol Building]

Photograph of the first church building used by the Baptist Church (left) and the 1853 Capitol building (right).
Date: 1857
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Looking southwest from Governor's Mansion

Looking northwest toward the Quality Shoppe at 1104 Colorado.
Date: 1858/1879
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

The first of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 12, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

The second of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 20, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

A letter to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease, who expresses her happiness that they have bought a house. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: June 9, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for sale of Woodlawn] (open access)

[Deed for sale of Woodlawn]

The deed for the sale of Woodlawn from James B. Shaw to E.M. Pease.
Date: June 13, 1859
Creator: Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles] (open access)

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles]

A letter from Lucadia Pease to Christiana Niles, her mother, whom she encourages, along with her sister Juliet, to visit the new family home. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: July 26, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles] (open access)

[Correspondence from Lucadia Pease to Juliet Niles]

A letter to Juliet Niles from her sister Lucadia Pease, who discusses naming the new family home "Windsor Lawn." Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: October 31, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[African-American families]

Photograph of a family of African-Americans standing in front of a log cabin. A young girl stands in the open doorway of the cabin and looks on at the family portrait.
Date: [1860..1890]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Barton Creek Bridge

Photograph of three women and a baby in front of the bridge.
Date: 1860/1890
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Governor's Mansion]

Photograph of the Texas Governor's Mansion. "The Governor's Mansion after Texas became a state in 1846, and stands today, although much altered and improved. It is still the Governor's Mansion. It was and is located one black SW of the Capitol." is written on back of photograph.
Date: 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History