History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2 (open access)

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 2

Book describing Texas history; this second volume is broken into 14 chapters covering the start of the Republic of Texas in 1835 through annexation by the U.S. in 1846, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 1855
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Grant Deed (open access)

Land Grant Deed

Land Grant
Date: January 1, 1847
Creator: State of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Grant Deed (open access)

Land Grant Deed

Land grant for Mary Gest signed by Sam Houston.
Date: January 1, 1842
Creator: Republic of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texian Loan Agreement (open access)

Texian Loan Agreement

Certificate issued to Robert Triplett acknowledging the first installment of a payment on a loan from the Government of Texas, with details about the loan agreement.
Date: January 11, 1836
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Grant Deed (open access)

Land Grant Deed

Land Grant
Date: January 1, 1841
Creator: Republic of Texas
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Election (open access)

Certificate of Election

Certificate naming Benjamin B. Peck the Clerk of the County Court in Gonzales County, Republic of Texas.
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Republic of Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to James H. Raymond from Sam Houston, October 1, 1943] (open access)

[Letter to James H. Raymond from Sam Houston, October 1, 1943]

Letter to James H. Raymond requesting payment of $240 to L. Y. Torrey & Brothers from the Executive Contingent Fund (of which Raymond is acting treasurer). An additional note dated several weeks later notes receipt of the money.
Date: {1843-10-01,1843-10-20}
Creator: Houston, Sam
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1 (open access)

History of Texas: From Its First Settlement in 1685 to Its Annexation to the United States in 1846, Volume 1

Book describing Texas history up to the time of annexation to the United States of America. This first volume is broken into 22 chapters covering the start of European immigration (roughly 1685) through the establishment of the Republic of Texas in 1835, with a number of appendices containing supplementary information.
Date: 1855
Creator: Yoakum, H. (Henderson K.), 1810-1856
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question. (open access)

An Appeal to the People of Massachusetts, on The Texas Question.

Pamphlet written by "A Massachusetts Freeman" regarding issues in relation to the annexation of Texas by the United States.
Date: 1844
Creator: Allen, George, 1792-1883
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Discourse on Slavery and the Annexation of Texas (open access)

Discourse on Slavery and the Annexation of Texas

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Dewey, Orville
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Annexation of Texas. By Junius no. IX (open access)

Annexation of Texas. By Junius no. IX

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Colton, Calvin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
How to Conquer Texas, Before Texas Conquers Us (open access)

How to Conquer Texas, Before Texas Conquers Us

Pamphlet discussing the geography of Texas and some political issues surrounding the annexation of Texas into the United States.
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Hale, Edward Everett, Sr., 1822-1909
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Anti-Texass Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texass rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations (open access)

Anti-Texass Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texass rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations

Pamphlet from Texana Collection
Date: January 1, 1845
Creator: Anti-Texass Legion
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas and the Massachusetts Resolutions (open access)

Texas and the Massachusetts Resolutions

Pamphlet containing an essay against the annexation of Texas, compiled from a series of newspaper columns.
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Adams, Charles Francis
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History