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1861 Petition by Heirs
Petition by the heirs of Lorenzo de Zavala for lands he was entitled to under his impresario contract. The 1861 type-script has a manuscript appended.
Date:
1861
Creator:
Jones, William H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
An act prohibiting slavery : [message from the Executive to the House of Representatives of the Territory of Nebraska].
An act prohibiting slavery in the territory of Nebraska
Date:
1861
Creator:
Black, Samuel W., 1818-1862.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Address of the Hon. Charles L. Scott, of California, to his constituents, on the constitutional right of secession.
None
Date:
1861
Creator:
Scott, Charles L. 1827-1899. (Charles Lewis)
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bancroft Family]
Oval photo of Mrs. Thomas Bancroft with her sons, Eugene and Arthur. She wears a bonnet with lace around the opening. She is seated between her sons.
Date:
1861~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buffalo Lancing in the Snow Drifts -- Sioux
Access:
Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
A painting of hunters lancing buffalo in the snow.
Date:
[1861..1869]
Creator:
Catlin, George
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Causes of National Prosperity and Decline
Speech given by O.A. Fisher regarding the possibility of civil war in the United States. In it, he proposes that righteousness is the cause of national prosperity and sin the cause of national decline and blames politicians for disregarding God.
Date:
1861~
Creator:
Fisher, Orceneth, 1803-1880
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ceded part of Dakota Territory.
Map shows military reserves, Indian reservations, township grid, and towns along the Missouri and Big Sioux Rivers in ceded Dakota Territory during the mid-nineteenth century. Scale [ca. 1:1,010,000].
Date:
1861
Creator:
United States. Surveyor General.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civil] War maps and diagrams [Sheet 1].
Maps show early U.S. Civil War military positions as described in titles. Scales not noted.
Date:
1861
Creator:
New York Herald
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civil] War maps and diagrams [Sheet 2].
Maps show early U.S. Civil War military positions as described in titles. Scales not noted.
Date:
1861
Creator:
New York Herald
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civil] War maps and diagrams [Sheet 3].
Maps show early U.S. Civil War military positions as described in titles. Scales not noted.
Date:
1861
Creator:
New York Herald
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Civil] War maps and diagrams [Sheet 4].
Maps show early U.S. Civil War military positions as described in titles. Scales not noted.
Date:
1861
Creator:
New York Herald
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 1, 1861
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's Louisiana.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Louisiana railroads, roads, counties/parishes, township grid, cities, towns, swamps, and notable physical features. Scale [ca. 1:1,650,000].
Date:
1861
Creator:
J.H. Colton & Co.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's New Map of the State of Texas
Full color atlas map by county of the state of Texas, showing county towns, post offices, forts, railroads, roads, and water bodies. Map includes a note describing the significance of selecting this map for reproduction to depict American expansionism and three inset maps, located in the lower-left corner ("Plan of the Northern Part of Texas," "Plan of Galveston Bay," and "Plan of Sabine Lake"). Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:4,118,400] (appropriately 65 miles to the inch).
Date:
1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's South Carolina, 1861.
Map shows counties, railroads, roads, swamps, cities, towns, and notable physical features; islands, swamps, railroads, city layout of Charleston, and military facilities on inset. Inset: "Plan of Charleston vicinity & harbor." Includes explanations. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:1,350,000].
Date:
1861
Creator:
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's Texas.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century Texas geography, counties, settlements, railroad routes, and common roads. The "Cross Timbers" area of north Texas is also indicated. Insets: "Plan of Galveston Bay" and "Plan of Sabine Lake." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca.1:4,055,000].
Date:
1861
Creator:
Colton, G. Woolworth (George Woolworth), 1827-1901
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Colton's the United States of America.
Map shows mid-nineteenth century United States geography, states, railroads, canals, state capitals, and U.S. mail, Pony Express, and explorers' routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale: [ca. 1:10,137,600].
Date:
1861
Creator:
Colton, J. H. (Joseph Hutchins), 1800-1893
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Communication from John Tyler, president of a convention, assembled in the City of Washington, to adjust the differences which now disturb the peace of the Union, inclosing the report of that convention, accompanied by a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and asking its submission to conventions in the States.
None
Date:
1861
Creator:
Tyler, John
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress: Also of the Special Session of the Senate
The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date:
1861
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress: Also of the Special Session of the Senate
The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date:
1861
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the First Session of the Thirty-Seventh Congress
The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date:
1861
Creator:
United States. Congress.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cosmopolitan ideas on the Union ...
None
Date:
1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the state of Illinois.
Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].
Date:
1861
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
County map of the state of Illinois.
Map shows Illinois counties, railroads, cities, and towns. Inset indicates Chicago street names, railroads, and numbered wards. Scale [ca. 1:2,100,000].
Date:
1861
Creator:
Mitchell, S. Augustus, Jr. (Samuel Augustus)
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History