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.
Treaties; Republic of Texas; United States; Annexations
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(m) Copy of "A treaty of Annexation Concluded Between the United States of America and the Republic of Texas, " in nine articles. 9 pp. 11 x 6 "Done at Washington the 12th day of April, Eighteen hundred and forty four." The names of...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:8
ADAMS-ONIS TREATY, Treaty between Spain and the U.S. renouncing the latter's claim to Texas. Broadside, Mexico City, February 12, 1822. 8 pp. 8 1/2 x 12, TEXT IN SPANISH.
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:5
APODACA, JUAN RUIZ, Last Viceroy of New Spain and the last Spanish ruler over Texas. Broadside signed, Mexico, December 11, 1819. 2 pp. 12 x 17, TEXT IN SPANISH.
Mexico; Texas; Spanish America; Indians of North America; Native peoples of North America; Native peoples of the Americas;
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:11
ARRILLAGA, FRANCISCO DE. Broadside, Mexico, October 7, 1823. The Decreto recites the deplorable condition to which the Province of Texas had been reduced by Indian...
SHH II:D:7
BOND of the REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, (issued in the amount of $100), to William H.H.JOHNSTON, April 20, 1840. Southern Bank Note Co., Endicott & Clark, New Orleans. 2 pp. 7 1/2 x 10 1/2
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:35
(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
SHH VII:36
BUSTAMANTE, ANASTASIO, President of Mexico after Santa Anna's capture by the Texans. Broadside signed, Mexico City, November 4, 1839. Military commendation to Jose Maria Duran signed...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:4
CALLEJA, DON FELIX MARIA, Viceroy of New Spain who suppressed the Hidalgo-Morelos revolution to free Mexico and Texas from...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:40
CANALIZO, VALENTIN, Reglamento del Estado Mayor del Ejercito que debe operar sobre Tejas; formado por el Sr. General D. Lino J. Alcorta y aprobado por el Supremo Gobierno de la...
Carvajal, Jose Maria Jesus; Mexico; Texas; Patriotism
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(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...
Charles IV, King of Spain, 1748-1819; Texas; Mexico; popes
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:3
CHARLES IV, Spanish King who ruled over the New World provinces including Texas, Document signed, Aranjuez, January 22, 1804. A Royal decree issued by Charles seeking to strengthen his...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:41
COLECCION DE ITINERARIOS PARA DIFERENTES PUNTOS, DE LA REPUBLICA MEXICANA. Ordered to be printed for the Army, Mexico. 14 March 1844. It contains the invasion routes to points in...
Papers Pertaining to the Institution of Slavery, 1809-1866
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CRUMPER, D.D., ADS, Brenham, May 22, 1850. Court order for the sale of "two certain negro slaves (a women named Rhoda...about forty-five years old) of black complexion and a...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:42
CUEVAS, LUIS G., Comunicaciones Relativas a la Agregacion del Departamento de Tejas a los Estados Unidos del Norte, que ha pasado el Supremo Gobierno de la Republica a la Camara de...
SHH II:B:6
David G. BURNET, Acting Secretary of State, Department of State, Houston, May 29, 1839, letter to the County Surveyor or his Deputy of the County of Bexar, instructing him to locate and survey land for the establishment of an education...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:16
DE LEON, MARTIN, Mexican Empresario and founder of Victoria, Texas. Document signed, Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de Jesus Victoria, November 27, 1826. An original De Leon grant for land at...
De Los Santos, Jose Guadalupe; Mexico; troop movements
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
DE LOS SANTOS, JOSE GUADALUPE, Alcalde at La Bahia, document signed, La Bahia, March 22, 1828. Order for and list of Mexican troops posted at La Bahia. 2 pp. 8 1/2 x 12, TEXT IN SPANISH.
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Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
SHH VII:43
DICTAMEN. De Las Comisiones Primera De Hacienda Y Especial De Tejas, de la Camara de Deputados, sobre las diversas adiciones que se hicieron al acuerdo en que se autoriza al gobierno...
Britton Hispanic Texana Collection, 1546-1877
DOMINGUEZ, MIGUEL, Broadside, Mexico City, May 16, 1824. Decreto No. 45 created the state of Coahuila and Texas but provided that when Texas attained sufficient population it would be granted separate...
