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[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, March 19, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on March 19, 1826, discussing the resolution of the conflict between the Comanche Indians and the Tahuacanos, as well as the movements of militia troops. He goes on to discuss the other tribes they have been having trouble with.
Date: March 19, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, May 18, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, on May 18, 1826, discussing the desire to move American Indians tribes out of the territory newly colonized by Americans in order to avoid a conflict between the Comanches and the Tahuacanos. He also mentions a warning about a raid.
Date: May 18, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Two Letters from Stephen F. Austin, July 17, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for two letters from Stephen F. Austin, on July 17, 1826. The first letter discusses an alliance between Comanches, Tahuacanos, and Green DeWitt, and the murder of a man. The second letter discusses a woman who split with her husband, and wishes to take possession of the family's property.
Date: July 17, 1826
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Arthur G. Wavell, February 18, 1826]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Arthur G. Wavell, on February 18, 1825, petitioning for permission for four to five hundred American and European families to settle and farm the land in Coahuila and Texas, noting that they might serve as a barrier against Native Americans.
Date: February 18, 1826
Creator: Wavell, Arthur G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Baby Boots]

Description: Pair of leather, lace-up baby boots that belonged to Thomas L. Willis. The pieces around the toe, sole, and laces are shiny red leather with heavy, textured yellow cloth around the main part of the shoes.
Date: 1826~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Physical Object
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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