Thirty documents represents original papers signed by a number of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300"[among the earliest Anglo settlers]. They were assembled by a rare books dealer for James L. Britton, III, who donated them to SHSU.
SHH IX:19
Marcy maps of 1850. Topographical Map of the Road from Fort Smith, Arks. To Santa Fe, N.M. and from Dona Ana, N.M. to Fort Smith. G4295 1850 M37 1981 - Map I. (2 sections). [Donated by Texas Map Society on the occasion of its...
Houston, Samuel; Correspondence; Republic of Texas
(i) Fragment of letter, n. d., n. p. 4 pp. 7 1/2 x 11 1/2 From ? To: General Sam HOUSTON, President of Texas (by inference from content) Re: Military confrontation between Captain James COOKE of U. S. Dragoons and Colonel Jacob SNIVELY of Texas....
SHH II:A:2:n
(n) Letter of welcome, Memphis, [Tennessee] June 3, 1845, 3pp. 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 From: Citizens of Memphis (26 names listed, including the Mayor) To: Samuel HOUSTON Re: Houston's projected visit to Tennessee to " take a final farewell of...
SHH II:B:13
[CIVIL WAR] N.J.T. DANA, Major General, letter dateline Head Quarters U.S. Forces, Texas, Matagorda Peninsula, January 18, 1864, to Major General E.O.C. ORD, Commander 13th Corp, New Orleans, reporting his activities after taking...
SHH II:A:3:n
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...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866 SHH VI:21 (SLAVERY) La Grange, December 21, 1861. Names and ages of Negroes belonging to N. Franklin, Joab A. Hill, Warren J. Hill and Mary J. Hill. 1p. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2
