Collection
Serial/Series Title
States
Decade
Month
[Document detailing actions of Mr. Castro]
Document detailing actions of Mr. Castro and quoting letters from him regarding his instructions for Huth.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document detailing several financial transactions]
Document detailing several financial transactions, including passage from Port la Vacca to Galveston, a horse for the guide and other expenses.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document giving Ferdinand Louis Huth instructions regarding the running of the colony]
Document giving [Ferdinand Louis Huth] instructions regarding the running of the colony while Huth is absent. He covers the building of his house, distribution of borrowed oxen and land, contracts and supplies for Mr. Bourgeois. Unsigned, undated.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Castro, Henri
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document granting Auguste Huth power of attorney for Charles Emile Huth]
Document stating that Auguste Huth is granted power of attorney for Charles Emile Huth in order that he may withdraw all dividends from the company "le Phenix" in Charles Huth's name. Francois Guilbeau acting as notary public. Signatures and dates left blank.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Guilbeau, Francois
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing amounts paid to colonists for the account of Mr. Castro]
Document listing amounts paid to colonists for a total of f.930.60/$186.12.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing expenses related to settlement of Castroville, including fees for freight and duties]
Document listing expenses related to settlement of Castroville, including fees for freight and duties.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing money paid to colonists]
Document listing money paid to colonists for a total of 1629.93 francs. Reverse side is a continuing list of money paid to colonists for a total of 1993.88 francs.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing money paid to colonists paid on behalf of Mr. Castro]
Document listing money paid to colonists for a total of f.181.15/$122.08.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing passengers traveling aboard the Patriot]
Document listing passengers traveling aboard the Patriot, with names and size of party.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing payments received from colonists toward their passage from Galveston to Port Lavaca]
Document listing payments received from colonists toward their passage from Galveston to P. Lavacca, totaling f.391.--/$78.20.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing payments totaling $84.44 made to colonists paid on behalf of Mr. Castro]
Document listing payments made to colonists, totaling $84.44.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing provisions]
Document listing provisions, including ham, barley, rice, salt and more, with prices.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document listing several financial transactions]
Document listing several financial transactions, including fees for passage, rent, and horseshoes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Huth, Louis
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document putting forth resolutions]
Document putting forth the desire to support no man for office who is not uncompromisingly opposed to the Know Nothing Party. Includes the resolutions that E. M. Peale is their choice for Governor, P. H. Bell for Congress, S. A. Maverick for Senator, and W. H. Cleveland for "floating representatives."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document stating details about Texas and Castroville]
Document stating details about Texas, Castroville, farming, livestock, domestic help, the landscape and economic future of Texas. Signed [A.] C.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to L. Huth & Son in San Antonio advertising Clarke & Courts, Stationers, Printers, Lithographers, and Blank Book Manufacturers]
Envelope [or postcard] addressed to L. Huth & Son in San Antonio. Pre-printed with a color image of the Texas flag and text advertising Clarke & Courts, Stationers, Printers, Lithographers, and Blank Book Manufacturers. Postmarked from Galveston on August 1[3].
Date:
18uu-08-1u
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to Mr. Louis Huth, July 6]
Envelope addressed to Mr. Louis Huth in San Antonio. Postmarked from Castroville on July 6.
Date:
????-07-06
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope with return address]
Envelope with return address: Mrs. Richard Holdsworth, Box 146, Kerrville, Texas.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Erinnerung
Collection of published poems by various authors.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hoffmann, Heffter & Co.
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Escort card]
Card asking for permission to escort someone home. Recipient is instructed to tear off the right side of the card if the offer is accepted and the left side if the recipient already has an escort.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Eulogy for a deceased child
Eulogy for a deceased child. "Here at the grave of an accomplished beloved child at the end of life..."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Extracts of letters written to Louis Huth in Castroville by Henri Castro]
Extracts of letter written to Louis Huth in Castroville by Henri Castro while Castro was away for about 22 months.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Extracts of letters written to Louis Huth in Castroville by Henri Castro in French and English]
Extracts of letter written to Louis Huth in Castroville by Henri Castro while Castro was away for about 22 months. One column in French and one in English.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Globe Book Mark and Interest Tables]
Card printed by "The Globe Co" with a "short method for calculating interest" on one side and a time table "showing the time in days from any day in one month to the corresponding day in any other month" on the other.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
The Globe Co
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History