Carts & wagons; Pack animals; Packtrains; Republic of Texas
1839 receipt to H. J. Offett for the hire of wagon and animals to carry supplies to the Sabine for the army of the Republic of Texas. Signed by John S. Roberts, Quarter Master, and William G. Cook, Quarter Master General.
Letter to Capt. Hamilton, directing him to sell his horse for fifty dollars to Mr. Smith, and charge the amount to the Nacogdoches Committee of Vigilance and Safety. Signed by K. H. Douglass, Henry Raguet and H. Edwards.
Committees; Meetings; Grand juries; Judicial proceedings; Sectionalism (United States); Politics & government; State rights;
Printed invitation to attend a Public Dinner, in Columbus Georgia, to discuss "mode and measure of redress" in reaction to the Federal government's treatment of Southern states. August 15, 1832. Names of senders: James W. Fannin, Jr., Nicholas...
Credit; Paying bills; Stores & shops; Coffee; Militias; Military rations
Receipt for payment of an account with Johnston & English from John M. Henrie, for the purchase of coffee for Texas Volunteers. Signed by H. Henderson.
Debt; Paying bills; Public debt; Armies; Cattle; Beef cattle; Animal feeding; Republic of Texas
An account of beef cattle and fodder provided to the Army of Texas by Jesse Walberg, in the amount of $207.75, less the amount of $33.00 for three small cattle. Signed by K. H. Douglass and J. Roberts.
An 1865 inventory and appraisal of property belonging to Henry C. Hancock (Confederate Captain killed in 1864), includes lands, buildings, slaves, furniture and household items, books, and personal possessions. Filed on January 19, 1865. Signed...
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.
Payment to G. W. Womac, drawn on the San Augustine County, Texas court as payment for jury duty. Signed by J. Polk for W. H. Crouch, San Augustine County Court Clerk.
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:...
Transfer of deed for 800 acres land in Nacogdoches County, North of the Stage Road between Nacogdoches and Chireno, for the sum of five dollars, from Joseph F. Palmer to his sister, Fenetta M. Baker both of San Augustine County. Witnessed by Wm....
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.
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...
Republic of Texas writ, issued in San Augustine County for Nelson H. Manger, ordering the county sheriff to collect on a judgment against Patrick J. Griffin. Signed by San Augustine court clerk, R. W. Martin.
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,...
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.
1835 court decision handed down by Judge A. Hotchkiss naming Bailey Anderson, Jr. and Samuel McFadine as "Tutrix" or female guardian of four orphaned minors, Wade H. Shoat, Nancy Shoat, Luiza Shoat and Stoakley Shoat, children of Kit Shoat,...
Receipt of payment from John M.Henrie to H. A. Johnston & W. H. English for purchase made for the use of volunteers in the Texas Army. Signed by H. Henderson.
Certification of honorable discharge for Raburn Haley, of Shelby County, Texas, from the Mounted Gunmen, 2nd Company of the 3rd Regiment, 3rd Brigade of the Texas Militia. Signed by Captain G. W. Hooper and Colonel N. H. Landrum.
Militias; Military officers; Frontier & pioneer life
1839 letter from K. H. Douglass to Captain William Logan discussing Douglass' nomination for Major General of the Militia, and the need for regular protection of the frontier.
Money; Business & finance; Debt; Republic of Texas
Republic of Texas promissory notes for two, three, and four, issued by Kelsey H. Douglass, a wealthy Nacogdoches County merchant. Decorated with agricultural, industrial, and Native American scenes.
