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Lace collar
Black lace fichu sewn into mesh-like material; from Calais, Vermont, dating before 1840.
Date:
[..1840]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax, 1849]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Receipt from J.W. Cox to Jesse Grimes for property tax
Date:
March 16, 1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bonnet
White lace cap made by Mrs. Anson Jones for her son, Cromwell Anson Jones, b. 1849, Barrington
Date:
1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dress
Embroidered baby dress with some open work made by Mrs. Anson Jones for her son, Cromwell Anson Jones, b.1849, Barrington
Date:
1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Speech of John M. Clayton, of Delaware. In Defence of Zachary Taylor.
First and last pages of a speech delivered to the U.S. Senate on July 5th, 1848.
Date:
July 5, 1848
Creator:
Clayton, John M.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indemnity and Slavery: Resolutions of the Legislature of Texas
Resolutions presented to the 1st session of the 30th Congress.
Date:
February 28, 1848
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legislative Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes, concerns mail route.
Date:
February 16, 1848
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes, concerns mail route
Date:
January 20, 1848
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"General return of the Army in Mexico, under the command and orders of Major General Z. Taylor"
Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army
Date:
November 30, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Eastern Division, under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines"
Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
Date:
November 30, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, concerns nomination of district judge. Mentions Amos Clark and murderer David L. Ray.
Date:
November 27, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Court Order
James B. Miller, administrator for the estate of William Barret Travis, ordered to collect $13.55 from James H. Holt by the County Court of Washington County
Date:
July 1, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Distances & number of men.
Sketch of military posts along the California coast between Sacramento and La Paz with inset detailing distances between each post and number of men at each one
Date:
June 19, 1847
Creator:
California. Adjutant's Office.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Sketch of the Battle of Sacramento, Feb. 28th, 1847"
Map accompanied by detailed notes regarding movements south of Rancho Sacramento between the Sacramento River and Arroyo Seco
Date:
February 28, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Speech of Hon. David S. Kaufman, of Texas, on the Slavery Question"
Speech delivered to the House of Representatives on February 10, 1847.
Date:
February 10, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies
Descriptions of Texas Indians of the Republic period; mention of captive Parker children
Date:
February 8, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Sketch of the Battle of Los Angeles, Upper California, fought between the Americans and Mexicans Jan. 9th, 1847. from a sketch of Emory"
Map shows pueblo of de los Angeles, American camp, battle positions of the Americans and Mexicans, and position of the advancing Americans
Date:
January 9, 1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"Position and distribution of the Troops in the Western Division, under the command of Brevet Brigadier General George M. Brooke"
Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
Date:
1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County documents
Transcript of appeal of Thomas Wooldridge against Mississippi Union Bank regarding bank insolvency.
Date:
1847~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents
Memorandum of Agreement between Samuel Wilson and Guy Stokes to race horses at Autry's track near Washington following the rules of the Nashville, TN course.
Date:
1847
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"To Arms! To Arms! Volunteers for the Mexican War!"
Broadside recruiting soldiers for the Mexican War, asking for 12-month volunteers.
Date:
December 5, 1846
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Poster
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Commission for Justice of the Peace]
Commission by A.C. Horton, Governor of Texas, appointing John H. Seward as Justice of the Peace for Washington County.
Date:
October 8, 1846
Creator:
Horton, Albert C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to James K. Polk from Thomas J. Rusk, June 5, 1846]
Letter to James K. Polk from Thomas J. Rusk, dated June 5, 1846., recommending Thomas W. McCalla for appointment as an officer to the Military Store in the District of Columbia.
Date:
June 5, 1846
Creator:
Rusk, Thomas J.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, January 1, 1846]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, concerns horse sale and immigration. Mentions F.H. Womack, E.G. Collier, John Dunbar, Albert Grimes, Mrs. Pew, Joseph Black, and Judge Lister.
Date:
January 1, 1846
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History