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Gobierno Supremo del Estado libre de Coahuila y Tejas, Decree No. 250
Decree No. 250, Congress of Coahuila y Texas, dated January 27, 1834, granting an extension of four years for completion of the contracts of John McMullen and Lorenzo de Zavala. Transmitted by Seguín to the alcalde of Béxar.
Date:
January 27, 1834
Creator:
Coahuila and Texas (Mexico)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General, to Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]
Acknowledging Músquiz' communication of 11/16/1830 and enclosing a copy of a Matamoros newspaper informing that Zavala had sold his colonization contract. Newspaper not found here.
Date:
December 18, 1830
Creator:
Mier y Terán, Manuel de
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stephen F. Austin to Lorenzo de Zavala, Minister of the Treasury
Transcribing his communication to the political chief of Texas relative to forwarding his map of Texas to the president of Mexico. Indicates that a copy of the map in English had been sent to Philadelphia for publication but that the version sent to Mexico was more complete and accurate. 7/23/1829 126/4, p. 34
Date:
July 23, 1829
Creator:
Austin, S. F. (Stephen F.)
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ramón Músquiz, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to Manuel de Mier y Terán, Commandant General
Acknowledging receipt of the newspaper containing the report that Zavala had illegally sold his contract and notifying him that it had been forwarded to the superior authorities. Indicates also that he had circulated to the authorities under his jurisdiction the communication of 12/31/1830 from the state government to Mier y Terán relative to the illegality of such sales and of the sale of any land to foreigners not naturalized in Mexico.
Date:
January 25, 1831
Creator:
Músquiz, Ramón
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lorenzo de Zavala’s empresario contract]
Terms and conditions of Lorenzo de Zavala's impresario contract. This copy dated 5/22/1830.
Date:
May 22, 1830
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lorenzo de Zavala to Stephen F. Austin, November 30th 1835
Concerning a league of land for his family, the Consultation, and his general situation. Austin’s instruction to Gail Borden about Zavala’s land are included with this document.
Date:
November 30, 1835
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
José Domingo Ugartechea, Principal Commandant of Texas to Political Chief at San Felipe de Austin]
Communicating the displeasure of the commandant general in regard to the non-cooperation by the authorities of Texas in complying with the order to apprehend Lorenzo de Zavala.
Date:
September 20, 1835
Creator:
Ugartechea, José Domingo
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Principal Commandant of Texas to various authorities of Texas
Ordering the apprehension of Lorenzo de Zavala and his party, reported to be at Columbia, and delivery of him to Capt. Antonio Tenorio at San Felipe de Austin.
Date:
July 31, 1835
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
José Domingo Ugartechea, Principal Commandant of Texas to Ayuntamiento of Gonzales]
Ordering the apprehension of Lorenzo de Zavala and his party, reported to be at Columbia, and delivery to Capt. Antonio Tenorio at San Felipe de Austin.
Date:
July 31, 1835
Creator:
Ugartechea, José Domingo
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
José Angel Navarro, Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar, to José María Falcón, Secretary of the State Government
Acknowledging receipt of his communication of 7/20/1835 (Box 127:12, p. 92) in regard to Lorenzo de Zavala and informing that it and the enclosed document had been forwarded to the political chief of the department of the Brazos for delivery to Zavala, who was reported to be there.
Date:
August 10, 1835
Creator:
Navarro, José Angel
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
José María Falcón, Secretary of the State Government, to José Angel Navarro, Acting Political Chief of Dept. of Béxar]
Transcribing a communication from the minister of state and relations to the governor (6/6/1835) requiring him to notify Lorenzo de Zavala to proceed to Mexico City and give an account of his diplomatic mission to France, and also to deliver to him the enclosed document (not found here). This order and the document forwarded to the political chief.
Date:
July 20, 1835
Creator:
Falcón, José María
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Receiver's Memorandum
These two pages are exerpts from a 141-page Receivers Memorandum dated 1887-1888. Pages appear to show payroll advances to O. Henry, here identified by his given name William S. Porter or W.S. Porter, for the months of June 1887 through December 1887. These pages are written in O. Henry's hand, and show his signature several times.
Date:
1887-06/1888-12
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
My Recollections of O. Henry (W. S. Porter)
Multiple typescript copies of a short character sketch describing O. Henry as a young man in the late 1800s, before he was a published writer. O. Henry worked as a draftsman at the General Land Office and for Maddox Brothers and Anderson.
Date:
191X
Creator:
Maddox, Frank
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
O. Henry Relics Guarded by State Land Office
Photo essay containing images of photos, maps, and documents describing the General Land Office Archives holdings related to O. Henry. Includes a photo of Land Commissioner Bascom Giles standing next to O.Henry's drafting table in the Land Office.
Date:
September 7, 1941
Creator:
Dallas Morning News
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Patent 87, Volume 40-A
This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
Date:
July 18, 1928
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Roster of Employees in the General Land Office
Ledger contains lists of General Land Office employees, their job titles, and monthly earnings. Excerpted here are 98 pages covering January 1887-January 1891, which are the dates O. Henry was employed at the land office. W.S. Porter, later known as the writer O. Henry, is listed as draftsman, compiling draftsman and assistant draftsman, earning $100 per month. Porter's name appears on roughly half of the pages.
Date:
1881/1891
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stories of the Old Land Office
Pamphlet printed by the Texas Capital Visitor's Center. Contains a foreward and two O. Henry short stories: "Bexar Scrip 2692" and "Georgia's Ruling." Both stories take place in the old land office building where O. Henry worked as a draftsman, and both are about Texas land grants.
Date:
2001~
Creator:
Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Trail of O. Henry
Newspaper article includes sketches and photos of O. Henry and friends. Describes O.Henry's life and his time in Austin.
Date:
July 15, 1923
Creator:
Minatra, Odie
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
In O. Henry's Memory
Photo essay includes images of O.Henry's life in Austin, including the Hill City Quartette, houses O. Henry lived in, sketches by O. Henry and letters by his daughter Margaret Porter.
Date:
February 18, 1932
Creator:
Houston Chronicle
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bexar Scrip 2692
Copy of a land Grant file for land issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company in the Bexar Land District. Includes a folder jacket with table of contents and notes about the land grant (filed July 12, 1928); field notes by M.J. Doyle, Deputy Surveyor, Bexar Land District for Section 21 Block 20 (January 13, 1873); the affidavit of ownership of S.N. Allen (July 12, 1928); and a note by Land Commissioner J.H. Walker indicating that the file has no relation to the O. Henry story of the same name (December 4, 1933). O. Henry’s story tells the tale of a Railroad baron taking a poor homesteader’s land by stealing this file. Walker notes that although the file was missing for a period, due to office procedures the land fraud could not have occurred.
Date:
1873/1928
Creator:
Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Wharton County
Cadastral map of Wharton County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Some boundaries are marked in color and several features are noted, including the center of the county. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
June 1878
Creator:
Meyer, C.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Victoria County
Cadastral map of Victoria County in the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1873~
Creator:
Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hill County
Map of Hill County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
October 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Expediente of Lorenzo de Zavala's 1829 colonization contract
Expediente of Lorenzo de Zavala's 1829 colonization contract
Date:
1829
Creator:
Zavala, Lorenzo de, 1788-1836
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History