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[Two Mourners and Hope at Washingtons Grave]

Engraving by Boston printmaker Thomas Clarke showing a man and woman weeping into handkerchiefs in front of the grave of George Washington. Washington's monument includes his face engraved below a cherubim and the epitaph "There is Reft in Heaven" and is set at the foot of a weeping willow. The two figures are being consoled by a figure of Hope, who stands by an anchor and points to heaven.
Date: [1695..1800]
Creator: Clark, Thomas
Object Type: Artwork
System: The UNT Digital Library

A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston.

Map shows late-colonial Boston, Massachusetts street names, building locations, ferries, wharves, fortifications, and "the Common." "Charles Town in Ruins" is depicted in the upper part of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given. Map comes from The Gentleman's Magazine, v. 45, Oct. 1775.
Date: 1775
Creator: Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin directs Bellows and Cochran to pay six hundred dollars to Daniel Austin.
Date: June 23, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, June 23, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Messrs Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin directs Bellows and Cochran to pay six hundred dollars to Daniel Austin.
Date: June 23, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, July 15, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to Daniel Austin, in which Moses Austin explains that he gave Billows and Cochran six hundred dollars in order to meet the draft of Mr. Hunt. Moses Austin also informs writes that he has provided passage for Daniel Austin's brother, Horace.
Date: July 15, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Notarized Bill of Exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, July 20, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of Notarized Bill of Exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, July 20, 1809]

Copy of transcript for a notarized bill of exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin pays Hart, Barton and Hart five hundred dollars. Boston notary, William Stevenson, claims that Bellows and Cochran were unable to pay the bill of exchange he delivered to them, and as a result, protests against any consequences that others might suffer because of Bellows and Cochran's failure to pay.
Date: July 20, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of a Legal Document Concerning a Debt, December 29, 1809] (open access)

[Transcript of a Legal Document Concerning a Debt, December 29, 1809]

Copy of transcript of a legal document drawn up by Samuel Blagge, on December 29, 1809, concerning the failure to pay a debt to Peter R. Dalton.
Date: December 29, 1809
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Henry Austin to Moses Austin, July 30, 1811] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Henry Austin to Moses Austin, July 30, 1811]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Austin to Moses Austin concerning Moses Austin's business venture with John Rice Jones on the Renault claim.
Date: July 30, 1811
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, November 25, 1814] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan, November 25, 1814]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Moses Austin to James Bryan concerning various supplies and his desire to bring more slaves to work.
Date: November 25, 1814
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Austin to James Bryan, June 26, 1821] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Austin to James Bryan, June 26, 1821]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Austin to James Bryan, on June 26, 1821, concerning problems collecting a draft in New Orleans.
Date: June 26, 1821
Creator: Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin] discussing land grant issues in Texas, and outlining a portion of the Austin family genealogy. Archibald also mentions the military uniform that he and Mrs. Mexia have created for Stephen to wear in the Mexican national militia, as well as a family coat of arms that Stephen wishes to have engraved.
Date: October 10, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Joseph B. Heard to James F. Perry, October 24, 1834] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Joseph B. Heard to James F. Perry, October 24, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Joseph B. Heard to James F. Perry, in which Heard is writing to request information on behalf of the wife and child of Samuel Maxwell, who has been missing for several months.
Date: October 24, 1834
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, on January 22, 1836, allowing him to receive proposals for a loan from the United States government.
Date: January 22, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.; Archer, Branch T. & Wharton, William H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter to A. J. Yates, granting him permission from the Texas Commissioners to receive loan proposals in New York City and Boston.
Date: January 22, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Edward B. Babbit to Stephen F. Austin, February 15, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Edward B. Babbit to Stephen F. Austin, February 15, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Edward B. Babbit to Stephen F. Austin providing an introduction for Dr. Benjamin Austin .
Date: February 15, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, December 16, 1836] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, December 16, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Woodward, in which Austin directs Woodward to travel to Washington D. C. to show his commission and instructions to the Minister Plenipotentiary.
Date: December 16, 1836
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

New map of the vicinity of Boston, with the dates of settlement, population in 1840, and distance from the capital.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston townships, railroads, roads, schools, and notable physical features for Essex, Middlesex, and Norfolk counties; layout of the city and harbor of Boston. Includes populations, distances from the capital, and dates of settlement or incorporation. Scale [ca. 1:160,000].
Date: 1841
Creator: Lewis, Alonzo, 1794-1861
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 1, 1845] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 1, 1845]

Letter from Hr. Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] stating his intentions for his trip to Europe. Signed Hr. Castro on April 1, 1845 in Boston.
Date: April 1, 1845
Creator: Castro, Henri
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Skeleton map of rail-roads between Cape Canso and St. Louis: compiled under the direction of the committee appointed by the City Council of Boston for celebrating the opening of railway communication between the waters of the Atlantic at Boston, the Canadas and the Great West.

Map shows existing and proposed railroads, major cities and ports for northeastern United States; same for the state of Massachusetts; existing and proposed railroad lines, railroad termini, piers, existing and proposed docks, location of public facilities and navy yard, dams, and bridges for Boston harbor area. Scale [ca. 1: 3,379,000] and [ca. 1:32,000].
Date: 1851
Creator: Boston (Mass.). Engineering Department.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gleason's Pictorial (Boston [Mass.]), Vol. 8, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1854 (open access)

Gleason's Pictorial (Boston [Mass.]), Vol. 8, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 7, 1854

Weekly illustrated magazine from Boston, Massachusetts.
Date: October 7, 1854
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Boston.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston railroads, street names, buildings, parks, and ferry route distances for East and South Boston, Charlestown, and East Cambridge. Inset: "Map of the Country around Boston showing also its Harbor & Islands." Scale not given.
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Boston.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston railroads, street names, buildings, parks, and ferry route distances for East and South Boston, Charlestown, and East Cambridge. Inset: "Map of the Country around Boston showing also its Harbor & Islands." Scale not given.
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Boston.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston railroads, street names, buildings, parks, and ferry route distances for East and South Boston, Charlestown, and East Cambridge. Inset: "Map of the Country around Boston showing also its Harbor & Islands." Scale not given.
Date: 1860
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Plan of Boston.

Map shows mid-nineteenth century Boston railroads, street names, buildings, parks, and ferry route distances for East and South Boston, Charlestown, and East Cambridge. Inset: "Map of the Country around Boston showing also its Harbor & Islands." Scale not given.
Date: 1867
Creator: Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History