This collection contains pieces printed by Samuel Bangs, generally recognized as the first printer in Texas whose work survives. Most of these were assembled by a rare books dealer for James L. Britton, III, who donated them to SHSU.
Carvajal, Jose Maria Jesus; Mexico; Texas; Patriotism
SHH VII:37
(CARVAJAL, JOSE MARIA JESUS) Texas patriot who published the Mexican Laws in English and Spanish. El Mosquito Mexicano, Mexico, January 21, 1840. An account of Sr. Carvajal's abortive efforts to establish an independent Mexican...
SHH VII:20
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
GUERRERO, VICENTE. Broadside, Mexico, September 15, 1829. In a landmark decree, unknown to Streeter, Mexico abolishes slavery and becomes the first Western Hemisphere state to do so. 1...
SHH VI:9
DANIEL, JOSIAH O., ADS, Fayette County, April 26, 1845. Inventory and appraisal of the estate of Alexander Brown. 250 acres of land including the homestead are valued at $750 whilst "one negro man named Abram" is valued at $325. 4pp. 8 x...
SHH VI:18
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
PRICE, L.F., ADS, La Grange, June 11, 1860. Slave sale for $1375 of "a certain negro man named Bill...
Judges; Baylor, Robert Emmett Bledsoe; Franklin, Benjamin Cromwell; Williamson, Robert McAlpin [Three Legged Willie]; Mills, John T.; Branch, Edward Thomas
SHH IX:9
Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys on Record in the General Land Office of the Republic, to the year 1839, by Richard Hunt and Jesse F. Randel. (2 copies).
SHH IX:9
Map of Texas, Compiled from Surveys on Record in the General Land Office of the Republic, to the year 1839, by Richard Hunt and Jesse F. Randel. (2 copies).
SHH IX:5
One Set Military Maps of the Texas Revolution to Accompany "Texas Independence." 1835-36. By Col. A.J. Houston (10 maps). F390.H82 (shelved beneath Texas Independence in stacks). a) "Map of the Battle of San Jacinto. Map of the...
SHH IX:31
'Map of the United States and Texas - Boundary Line and Adjacent Territory Determined and Surveyed in 1857, 8, 9, 1860.' Clark, J.H., U.S. Commissioner, Department of the Interior
