Notes and descriptions of things seen during the author's visit to the United States from 1838-1840. Includes detailed information on visits to various institutions, people met, and the author's views on religion and education.
Letter to James H. Raymond requesting payment of $240 to L. Y. Torrey & Brothers from the Executive Contingent Fund (of which Raymond is acting treasurer). An additional note dated several weeks later notes receipt of the money.
Map showing the state of Texas (shaded in yellow) and surrounding areas. Some regions and towns are noted, as well as geographic features with relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Map showing Texas and the surrounding areas in the United States and Mexico. Geography and major cities are marked, with relief shown by hachures. Prime meridians: Greenwich and Washington.
Hand drawn map showing the Indian territory, northern Texas, New Mexico and the great western plains. Geographical features, tribal names, rivers and some place names are noted.
Map showing Texas in 1849 with some topographical features. Includes a list of Land Districts containing counties and the towns within each county. Scale [ca. 1:9,000,000]
Hand drawn map of the Republic of Texas showing counties, cities, towns, rivers, creeks, roads, railroads and topographical features. Insets showing the western United States, and Plan of Galveston Bay
This is an English translation of the German text, which is a historical novel about the creation of the Republic of Texas. It consists of a series of sketches that depict the new Republic of Texas as a land of opportunity for immigrants.
A map of the south central United States. There are many territories and landmarks represented on this map. The focus of the map is on Texas but there are a few other surrounding states on the map.
Map of Texas and northern Mexico, as well as the surrounding area. Texas is outlined in green, Mexican states are outlined in yellow, and the map also notes major cities and geography, with relief shown by hachures.
Hand drawn map showing the emigration route from Missouri to Oregon in 1845 with geographical features. A table of stops along the routes with mileage included. There are some brief written descriptions of areas of the west.
A book containing Theodor Sedgwick’s opinions about the annexation of Texas to the United States. The book contains discussions of issues that arise if Texas is annexed to the United States Union. A couple of the issues addressed are slavery and diplomatic relations between Texas and Mexico.
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