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[Clipping, 1820] (open access)

[Clipping, 1820]

This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is a clipping which details the politicians who were running for positions in the state senate and congress. The clipping is dated 1820.
Date: 1820
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
#100 Circular to the Public from Council (open access)

#100 Circular to the Public from Council

Contains notes from S. F. Austin to Council of Safety describing present conditions
Date: 1835
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Front page of the Richmond Telescope Vol. 1 No. 5 dated May 25, 1839.] (open access)

[Front page of the Richmond Telescope Vol. 1 No. 5 dated May 25, 1839.]

Front page of the Richmond Telescope Vol. 1 No. 5 dated May 25, 1839. Front page constitutes pages 1 & 2.
Date: May 25, 1839
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document regarding the founding of Castroville] (open access)

[Document regarding the founding of Castroville]

Document regarding the founding of Castroville on the banks of the Medina in the province of San Antonio de Bexar. Gives potential emigrants information about price of passage, cost of farm animals in Texas, and lists items emigrating families should bring with them, including kitchen utensils, farming implements, seeds and other items.
Date: 1845
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping with article by Hr. Castro, February 24, 1846] (open access)

[Clipping with article by Hr. Castro, February 24, 1846]

Parts of a newspaper, possibly published in Mannheim by Fr. Moritz H‚hner. Announcements dated between February 25 and March 2, 1846. Article by Hr. Castro signed on February 24, 1846 in Antwerp.
Date: 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nachricht für Auswanderer (open access)

Nachricht für Auswanderer

Newspaper clipping regarding the settlement in Texas. First portion (front side) is signed by W. D'Hanis & Co. and dated March 1846 from Antwerp. Second portion (front side) mentions Haby's return to Europe to take his family back to Texas and is signed Huth & Co. and dated March 25, 1846 from Neufreystaedt. Second clipping (reverse side) has two sections: First section is part of a letter commending the character of a vicar. The second section relates the story of four lumberjacks who found a stash of gold presumed buried during the French Revolution. They turned it over to the owner of the land, who had it distributed amongst the poor of the community. The third, and last, section contains various small news items.
Date: March 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Concerning the colonization of Texas, August 21, 1846] (open access)

[Concerning the colonization of Texas, August 21, 1846]

Newspaper clipping regarding the colonization of Texas.
Date: August 21, 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping from Courrier D'Alsace, Cinquiéme année, No. 118] (open access)

[Clipping from Courrier D'Alsace, Cinquiéme année, No. 118]

Clipping from a newsletter dated October 1, 1846 that includes a letter from Huth & Co stating that Texas has good soil, the climate is healthy and all are thriving and states that Pfanner must have been motivated by something other than truth to say such bad things about Texas in his previously published letter. The writer goes on to explain the process of distributing land and refrains from explaining why Pfanner's last letter was written from Mexico and not Texas. Sign by Huth & Co. on September 24, 1846 in Neufreystaedt. Letters and articles are translated into German.
Date: October 1, 1846
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851] (open access)

[Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county, 1851]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Newspaper clipping of election returns for Walker county; Jesse Grimes running for Senator.
Date: August 5, 1851
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Mode of Catching Wild Horses on the Prairies, Texas" (open access)

"Mode of Catching Wild Horses on the Prairies, Texas"

Picture taken from "Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion" which shows men on horseback catching wild horses. This document also includes the text description about the engraving.
Date: June 26, 1852
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 1854--Extraordinary Season.] (open access)

[Clipping: 1854--Extraordinary Season.]

Newspaper clipping containing a chart of the range of temperatures in the shade from June 24, 1854 to September 14, 1854. It notes that Flowers, a person located on Union Street, kept record of these temperatures for the newspaper. There are miscellaneous advertisements on the reverse side.
Date: 1854
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Clipping: 1854 Temperatures] (open access)

[Clipping: 1854 Temperatures]

Newspaper clipping containing a chart of the range of temperatures in the shade from June 24, 1854 to September 14, 1854. It notes that Flowers, a person located on Union Street, kept record of these temperatures for the newspaper. There is part of an article on the reverse side.
Date: 1854
Creator: unknown
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
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858 (open access)

Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858

Obituary of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, including a lengthy biography.
Date: January 1, 1858
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Newspaper Clipping about Alamo participants, April 12, 1860] (open access)

[Newspaper Clipping about Alamo participants, April 12, 1860]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. News article concerns death of Grimes' son Calvin Grimes at Alamo, along with Jonathan Lindley, and Tapley Holland
Date: April 12, 1860
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping, March 31, 1866] (open access)

[Clipping, March 31, 1866]

A newspaper clipping from the Charles B. Moore Collection. The clipping is a business advertisement for P. Reynaud who was a commission merchant from Houston Texas. Reynaud's advertisement notes that his line of business was in the sale of cotton, hides, and country produce. It also lists a few of his associates.
Date: March 31, 1866
Creator: Waco Texas Register
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Obituary of Rosanna Ward Grimes, December 1871] (open access)

[Obituary of Rosanna Ward Grimes, December 1871]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. News article concerns death of Rosanna Grimes
Date: December 1871
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper] (open access)

[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping on Ulysses S. Grant, March 10, 1876] (open access)

[Clipping on Ulysses S. Grant, March 10, 1876]

Newspaper clipping on Ulysses S. Grant, written by Marie Le Baron, describing the President's characteristics and how his nature shaped his actions in office.
Date: March 10, 1876
Creator: Le Baron, Marie
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Storm King (open access)

The Storm King

A storm destroys buildings and damages others on April 12, 1877. Details of the storm damage and information about the Denton Monitor are also included.
Date: 1877~
Creator: Geers, C.W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Articles from Pen and Ink Vol. 1 No. 6] (open access)

[Clipping: Articles from Pen and Ink Vol. 1 No. 6]

Selected pages from Vol. 1 No. 6 of Pen and Ink, a publication for students of the Charles Landon School for Drawing, including comics by students and for students, articles with drawing instruction, and announcements about student accomplishments.
Date: [1878..1937]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Late Colonel James A. Stewart newspaper clipping. December 9, 1879] (open access)

[Late Colonel James A. Stewart newspaper clipping. December 9, 1879]

Newspaper clipping reporting the death of Colonel James A. Stewart and all his many virtues.
Date: December 9, 1879
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Poem clipped from newspaper] (open access)

[Poem clipped from newspaper]

Poem clipped from newspaper, half of which is missing. The part that can be read says, "w squall." On the back is an ad for The Pilgrim Teacher with a date of 1886.
Date: 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Editorial, October 18, 1888] (open access)

[Editorial, October 18, 1888]

This document is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is an editorial written by Jason W. Thomas to the voters of the 5th Congressional District in McKinney, Texas. In this article, Thomas discusses his political platform. He details the issues that he favors and the necessary steps that must be taken to ensure that these issues are addressed properly. This editorial is dated October 18, 1888. Handwritten notes by Charles B. Moore on the reverse of this document details measurements of property in chains. A chain is a unit of measurement which equals 22 yards, 66 feet, or 100 links.
Date: October 18, 1888
Creator: Thomas, Jason W.
System: The UNT Digital Library