An 1844 warranty deed transferring land ownership from Byrd L. Hanks to Matthew Cartwright, San Augustine, Texas. Signed by witnesses H. M. Kinsey and Charles Epps.
Law & legal affairs; Judicial proceedings; Trials, litigation, etc.
Republic of Texas, County of San Augustine order to the sheriff, William Kimbro, to summon John Patterson, G. H. Payne, and Thomas Richardson to appear before the Court and give evidence. Issued by J. B. Johnson.
Statement of existence of a debt owed to the firm of Allen & Sharp. Sworn to A. Sterne, Justice of the Peace, by Elijah Allen and allowed by Probate Judge Hugh McGuffries.
Record of Interrogatory for a trial regarding bales of cotton, from Galveston County, Texas District Court, in the case of Arnold Thomason versus Henry M. Smyth, to be answered before the Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County. Names included are:...
Order for the Sheriff of San Augustine County to execute a judgment in the case of Edmond Hyde and James Perkins versus James S. Richards, administrator for the Estate of Charles Richards. Signed by J. B. Johnson, District Court Clerk, and T....
Nacogdoches District Court case 440, Alexander Phillips vs. J. S. Roberts, Frederick T. Phillips and George Allen, judgment recorded by Richard Parmalee, County Clerk
Nacogdoches District Court case 439, Alexander Phillips vs. . S. Roberts, Frederick T. Phillips and George Allen, judgment recorded by Richard Parmalee, County Clerk and B. R. Hotchkiss, Deputy.
Nacogdoches District Court case 440, Alexander Phillips vs. J. S. Roberts, Frederick T Phillips and George Allen, judgment for the plaintiff. Signed by Richard Parmalee, County Clerk, and B. R. Hotchiss, Deputy. Sheriff Ruskin Nacogdoches County...
Nacogdoches District Court case 439, Alexander Phillips vs. John S. Roberts, Frederick T. Phillips and George Allen, recorded by Richard Parmalee, County Clerk. Part of judgment collected in Galveston County, signed by Y. P. Davis, George P. Imus,...
Republic of Texas property tax listing for 320 acres of land in Nacogdoches County and 73 head of horses and livestock for B.C. Walters and W. Zachanah Bottom, valued at $820.00.
Request for formal possession of a farm known as El Loco by Manuel de Los Santos Coy and his brothers. after death of their father Francis de Los Santos Coy. Other names included in document: Samuel Norris, Jose Antonio Chireno, Mariana Sanches,...
1835 document acknowledging receipt of a ten dollar donation for the U.S. volunteers, made by William Loyd on behalf of the Committee of Vigilance & Safety, Nacogdoches, Texas. Received by J. Porter and H. H. Edwards.
Gifts; Horses; Military mobilizations; Republic of Texas; Military exchanges; Horse artillery
An 1838 document acknowledging receipt of a horse, valued at $75, from W. Alexander Grier for the use of the Army of the Republic of Texas. Signed by J. Roberts.
Document reviewing account owed to Amaziah E Baker & Son by the deceased, Miss Leannah Horton, for purchases of soap and fabric, in the amount of two dollars in San Augustine County. S. W. Blount, Notary Public
Built as a family home and boarding house in 1837, the hall and parlor Millard-Lee house is a rare East Texas example of the "two-story double house" and is furnished with a widely eclectic collection of 19th century antiques. It also houses an...
Militias; Military officers; Political elections; Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas document signed by Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County, Charles S. Taylor, authorizing Judge William Roark to hold elections for a captain and two lieutenants for the local militia.
An 1860 deed of transfer for a tract of land in Stanford Connecticut and two slave children (George and Eliza), between Joseph F. Palmer and Fenetta M. Baker, wife of Ameziah E. Baker. Witnessed by J. J. Roberts and S. W. Blount, Notary Public, San...
1829 document listing minutes of Coahuila y Tejas government meeting. Document in Spanish. Juan Bautista Valdes and Pedro Am de Ernal are two men mentioned in the document.