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March 1 [1871] Letter from Margaret Thornton to her cousin Emma Shaw relating family news, children in school, Mr. Thornton building a house fifty miles away. She is glad that the "Franco and Prussian war" ended before her cousin...
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January] 14th, 1877 Letter from Margaret Thornton to her cousin Harry Shaw thanking him for the papers he sent and asking for news about her family in England. She relates that they are anxious about the next election, "that there is...
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October 7th, 1879 Letter from Margaret Thornton to her cousin Emma Shaw asking about her relative in England and hopes that Harry will come to visit. She states business is "dull" and "money sparse" since crops have been poor for...
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January 5th 1879 Letter from Margaret Thornton to her cousin Harrie Shaw thanking him for the newspapers and a box he sent. She also describes how cold it can get in east Texas, having to "thaw the ink". She comments on world affairs...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
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Semanario Politico Del Gobierno De Nuevo Leon, Mier, July 14, 1842. Volume 3 No. 80 of this official Mexican newspaper, widely distributed in the Republic of Texas. Much of the issue...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
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(BUSTAMANTE, ANASTASIO) Broadside, Mexico City, June 8, 1838 (refers to the Law of January 27, 1838 authorizing a loan of six million pesos) the entry being from Dublan. The present is a...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
FERIA DE LINARES. Broadside. Linares, Noviembre 18 de 1877, W. Segovia, Presidente, J. Pas, Secretario. Announcement that the next feria will be held February 17 to March 3, 1878, and--as is...
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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...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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MIDDLETON, JOHN W., DS, Washington County, December 30, 1845. An inventory of the property belonging to the estate of Nathan P. Browning, dec'd. A male slave is...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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SELLERS, JOHN, DS, Cherokee County, November 9, 1853. Inventory and appraisal of slaves in the estate of James Cook. A mature male slave is value at $1000 whilst...
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January 16th 1870 Letter from Margaret Thornton and F. D. Thornton to her cousins Harry and Emma Shaw describing Christmas in Huntsville and relating how members of her church raised money to pay off the church's debt by the first of...
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Jan. 11th, 1880 Letter (written on Sam Houston Normal Institute stationary) from Margaret Thornton to her cousin Harry Shaw thanking him for their "Xmas papers". She relates that the Normal School asked that they complete their house...
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(j) Letter dated July 6, 1842, Department of State; Washington [Texas] 3pp. 6 x 8 From: Anson JONES , Secretary of State for Texas To: : Isaac VAN ZANDT, Charge D'Affaires, Texas to the United States Re: Jones tells Van Zandt to put...
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September 23, 1861 (Shaw brothers) Letter written by Samuel Shaw to his brother [Harry] from Sandy Creek, Australia. Wages are low and he gets a some work on the reef. He and his brother Edwin are thinking of going to New Zealand to...
