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[Cold-War-era order list for gift-food parcels]
An order list for gift-food parcels during the early days of the Cold War.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[6 Cards from "72 Pictured Party Stunts"]
Six cards taken from a 1930s party game called "72 Pictured Party Stunts." Each card has an illustration and lists an action or activity that is stereotypical or attributed to a particular ethnic group. The backs of the cards are decorated with a geometric design in blue, with a portrait of a woman in the center.
Date:
1935
Creator:
Whitman Publishing Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Money advanced by E.M. Pease for Freedmen’s Hospital in Brenham, TX]
"Expenditure of the $ 1000.00 currency advanced by EM Pease for the Freedmen['s Hospital] at Brenham[, TX] in the Fall of 1867."
Date:
Autumn 1867
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman]
An agreement for enslaver E.M. Pease’s purchase of Celia, an enslaved woman.
Date:
August 3, 1841
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for sale of Woodlawn]
The deed for the sale of Woodlawn from James B. Shaw to E.M. Pease.
Date:
June 13, 1859
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase of slave by E.M. Pease]
A bill of sale for the purchase by E.M. Pease of a slave named Tim or Tom.
Date:
September 1, 1849
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed for sale of slave to E.M. Pease and John W. Harris]
A deed for the sale of a slave ("one mulatto girl") from D.R. and E.B. Walker to E.M. Pease and John W. Harris.
Date:
February 22, 1841
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]
The ninth in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date:
September 19, 1870
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]
A letter to Lucadia Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks her to carry a note on a property.
Date:
December 16, 1893
Creator:
Porter, William Sydney
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from Stephen Powers]
A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from a man named Stephen Powers, who complains about a judge’s behavior. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
January 18, 1855
Creator:
Powers, Stephen
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of sale for purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman]
A bill of sale for enslaver John Chaffin’s purchase of Susan, an enslaved woman ("hireling"), from enslaver Stephen Richardson.
Date:
March 4, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana]
A proclamation from Governor E.M. Pease regarding criminal fugitives from Louisiana.
Date:
April 6, 1855
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall & Holland, Bird
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from W.S. Porter (O. Henry), who asks for funds for a weekly publication.
Date:
January 27, 1894
Creator:
Porter, William Sydney
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipts for E.M. Pease]
Receipts for direct taxes in insurrectionary districts
Date:
1866-06-23/1866-06-27
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Engraving of E.M. Pease]
A steel-plate engraving of E.M. Pease.
Date:
1937
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Image
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Drawing by Oscar Strobel]
A humorous drawing, with text, of a steer by artist Oscar Strobel.
Date:
May 8, 1936
Creator:
Strobel, Oscar & Strobel, Oscar
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease]
A letter to Julia Maria Pease from Dave Pease, a former slave.
Date:
September 9, 1915
Creator:
Pease, Dave
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Jury findings or proposed jury findings in case about ownership of slaves]
Jury findings or proposed jury findings in a case ("Smith v. Cloud") about ownership of slaves. Includes typewritten transcription of the document.
Date:
1854
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence/petition to Governor E.M. Pease]
A letter/petition to Governor E.M. Pease from citizens of La Grange on behalf of Dr. John S. Lewellen, a local citizen who had been convicted and fined for betting on an election. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter/petition.
Date:
March 30, 1856
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]
The eleventh in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date:
November 11, 1870
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]
A draft of a letter from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Date:
February 4, 1880
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes]
A draft of a letter from E.M. Pease to President Rutherford B. Hayes.
Date:
March 9, 1877
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence from E.M. Pease to Lucadia Pease]
The first in a series of eleven letters to Lucadia Pease from E.M. Pease—in them he discusses, among other things, yellow-fever and typhoid epidemics.
Date:
October 29, 1867
Creator:
Pease, Elisha Marshall
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]
The first of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date:
April 12, 1859
Creator:
Pease, Lucadia
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History