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Waelder 1922 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waelder in Gonzales County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Date: 1922

Creator: Sanborn Map Company

Item Type: Map

Waelder 1922 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waelder in Gonzales County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Date: 1922

Creator: Sanborn Map Company

Item Type: Map

Waelder 1922 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Waelder in Gonzales County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.

Date: 1922

Creator: Sanborn Map Company

Item Type: Map

[Transcript of report made by Moses Austin Bryan, October 13, [1835]]

Copy of transcript for a report made by Moses Austin Bryan on movements of the Texas military.

Date: October 13, 1835

Item Type: Report

[Transcript of army orders made by Sam Houston, March 2, 1836]

Copy of transcript for army orders made by Sam Houston stating that independence has been declared and that citizens must march to the aid of the army fighting at Béxar. Also, Houston reports that it is rumored that the Mexican army may be moving to Gonzales.

Date: March 2, 1836

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of report made by John Sharp, March 27, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a report made by John Sharp concerning the numbers of troops in both the Texas and Mexican armies, as well as their positions.

Date: March 27, 1836

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of memorandum from Stephen F. Austin concerning the military service of J. W. E. Wallace, December 3, 1836]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Stephen F. Austin certifying that J. W. E. Wallace served in the volunteer army from October 10, 1835 until November 18th when Wallace left on furlow.

Date: December 3, 1836

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of Resolutions of Nacogdoches, 1835]

Copy of transcript for Resolutions of Nacogdoches, in which citizens of the jurisdictions of Gonzales, Mina, Austin, Matagorda, and Columbia have recommended that a convention of Texas be called to discuss the changing political climate in Mexico and Mexico's relationship to the citizens of Texas.

Date: 1835

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]

Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.

Date: 1837?

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of letter from James Whiteside to Col. Anthony Butler, August 2, 1832]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James Whiteside to Col. Anthony Butler, in which Whiteside discusses business matters of the colony and lets Butler know that Stephen F. Austin will be able to repay him with livestock.

Date: August 2, 1832

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of letter from the Ayuntamiento of Gonzales to the Mexican Congress, July 28, 1834]

Copy of transcript for a letter from the Ayuntamiento of Gonzales to the Mexican Congress discussing the infringement of their rights by the Mexican military and government and requesting that Stephen F. Austin be released since neither his nor their actions constitute treason.

Date: July 28, 1834

Item Type: Letter

[Transcript of proceedings concerning mail delivery in Texas, October 4, 1835]

Copy of transcript for proceedings concerning the delivery of mail to Texas and establishing procedures for a future post office.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of declaration by M. Bryan, February 18, 1874]

Copy of transcript for a declaration made by M. Bryan about the return of Stephen F. Austin to Texas in 1835.

Date: February 18, 1874

Item Type: Text

[Transcript of letter from P. W. Grayson to Stephen F. Austin, October 11, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from P. W. Grayson to Stephen F. Austin, informing Austin that the captains of each company are to elect a commander in chief for the volunteer military of Texas.

Date: October 11, 1835

Item Type: Letter