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- "Amerique Septentrionale"
- Hand-colored map of North America showing settlements, rivers, and mountains
- "Genl. Austins map of Texas with parts of the adjoining states"
- "Genl. Austins map of Texas with parts of the adjoining states"
- Laws of the Republic of Texas, Passed at the Session of the Fourth Congress. In one volume.
- Front cover, spine, and title page of a volume of laws of the Republic of Texas. One of a two-volume set; this volume contains 4 volumes and is the personal copy of Anson Jones; Jones' signature throughout
- Spillholders
- Pair of clear pressed glass spillholders with ground off pontil mark; design has strawberry diamonds and a large diamond with punty; some mold roughness; may be a Sandwich pattern
- Stock certificate
- Printed $500 Certificate of Stock in the Consolidated Fund of Texas to Joseph Eldredge, June 15, 1840
- "Sweets for the Leisure Hours, or Flowers of Instruction"
- Child's book, "moral, instructive, and entertaining" "for the mind and eyes"
- "Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Commerce"
- Proclamation by Pres. Anson Jones containing text of Treaty with Indians.
- [Enlistees of F Company, 1st Regiment of Infantry, Texas Army]
- Listing of soldiers who received bounties from Captain J.B.P. January for enlisting in F Company of the First Regiment of Infantry, Texas Army. January led the company as part of Colonel Edward Burleson's 1839-40 campaign against Comanches in northwestern Texas.
- Summons for Isaac Mitchell
- Summons for Isaac Mitchell to appear before the District Court judge in Washington County regarding petition of H. Chiairs and Samuel P. Baskins. Handwritten in ink.
- [Letter from E.L. Stickney of Treasury Dept. to Jesse Grimes, April 6, 1840]
- Letter from E. L. Stickney of the Treasury Deptartment to Jesse Grimes, concerning post offices.
- Memorandum of Agreement
- Memorandum of agreement between Secretary of State, Anson Jones, and Sam Whiting, Austin; concerns contract for printing of the laws of the Republic of Texas
- Percussion shotgun
- A composite gun made from various parts: blacksmith- made trigger guard; copper ramrod holders; wooden ramrod. Stamped on stock at butt: LEVYON MADE MC LAWS PLANTA. 1841; lockplate: GOLCHER; barrel: _____PHILAD___; possibly "slave made"
- Washington County legal documents
- Bill of sale from Alex Trotter to George Sneed for receipt of $200 for twelve year old male slave
- Washington County legal documents
- Writ requesting Sheriff to summon Andrew Crawford for court appearance to answer petition of Thomas Reed
- Court Record
- Thomas Johnson v. Harrison G. Wood; a list of subscriptions reserved by G.H. Harrison in selling the office of the Texian and Brazos Farmer
- Mexico & Guatemala
- Hand-colored engraving of Mexico and Guatemala showing towns, rivers, and topography
- "Speech of Mr. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, on the Annexation of Texas"
- Speech delivered to the House of Representatives on January 6th, 1842
- Message from the President of the United States, Communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the proceedings of the commissioner appointed to run the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Texas
- Message presented to the 2nd Session of the 27th Congress on March 21, 1842
- Executor's Sale
- Notice of estate sale of Thomas Gay, deceased, for two tracts of land in Montgomery County, Texas on the west bank of the Trinity River. The notice was written in Washington County.
- General Jackson's Fine
- First page of an editorial criticizing the conduct of Whig Party in regard to public printing.
- [Summons for John M. Brown]
- Court summons for John M. Brown to appear in Union Bank of Mississippi vs. John M. Brown case.
- America
- Map of the western hemisphere; it is a hand-colored engraving showing settlements and topography. Countries are outlined in various colors.
- Bill of sale for slave
- Bill from Nancy Lea to Antoinette L. Bledsoe for Negro named Frank; Lea was Sam Houston's mother-in-law
- Campaign ribbon
- James K. Polk/George M. Dallas campaign ribbon; political campaign in which annexation of Texas was an issue
- "In Executive Session--Senate of the United States"
- Report of the 28th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document No. 345, 2, 1844; Deals with placing a military force in the Gulf of Mexico
- Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent
- Hand-colored lithograph of Texas with statistics and references in lower left
- A Practical Printer's Answer to Mr. Kendall's Tract No. 5, on the Public Printing.
- Editorial criticizing conduct of Whig Party in regard to public printing.
- Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri: Delivered in the Senate of the United States, May 16, 18, and 20, in Secret Session on the Treaty for The Annexation of Texas.
- Speech delivered to the U.S. Senate in May of 1844 about the annexation of Texas.
- Speech of Mr. Clayton of Delaware, Delivered at the Whig Mass Meeting Held in Wilmington on the 15th of June, 1844.
- Front cover of the text of a speech concerning the tariff of 1842.
- "Speech of Mr. John Wethered, of Maryland, on the Tariff"
- Speech delivered to the House of Representatives
- "Speech of Mr. Miller, of New Jersey, on The Treaty for Annexing Texas to the United States"
- Speech of Mr. Miller delivered to the U.S. Senate on May 23rd, 1844
- "Substance of the Speech of Mr. Phelps, of Vermont, on the Subject of the Tariff"
- Government document concerning speech of Mr. Phelps; U.S. Senate, February 16 and 19, 1844
- Thoughts on the Proposed Annexation of Texas to the United States.
- Front cover of an article regarding the annexation of Texas.
- Treasury warrant
- Treasury warrant for $237.50 from the Republic of Texas to William Ochiltree, Washington, for compensation of Chief Justice and seven associate judges; signed by auditor H.W. Raglin and comptroller James B. Shaw
- Memorial of a Number of Merchants and Traders, Citizens of New York, Praying the Ratification of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas.
- Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on February 22, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
- "Memorial of a number of citizens of Connecticut, praying The ratification of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas"
- Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on March 11, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
- "Speech of Mr. Jas. Pollock of Pennsylvania, in Defence of the Tariff of 1842"
- Government document concerning speech of Mr. Jas. Pollock and tariffs
- "Speech of Mr. Choate of Massachusetts, Upon the Subject of Protecting American Labor, by Duties on Imports"
- Government document concerning speech of Mr. Choate delivered on 4/12/1844 and 4/15/1844
- "Speech of Mr. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, on the Subject of the Tariff."
- Speech delivered at the U.S. House of Representatives, April 20, 1844.
- "Speech of Edw. Joy Morris, of Pennsylvania, in Defense of the Tariff of 1842, and the Protective Policy and American Labor"
- Government document concerning speech of Edw. Joy Morris; U.S. House, April 24, 1844
- "Speech of Mr. Alex Ramsey, of Penn., on the Tariff Bill"
- Government document concerning speech of Alex Ramsey on Tariffs on April 29, 1844
- "Proceedings of the Senate and Documents Relative to Texas, from which the Injunction of Secrecy has been Removed"
- U.S. Senate, 28th Congress, 1st Session
- The Public Lands
- First page of a tract that is part of a series; this one addresses public lands."
- "Speech of Mr. Benton, of Missouri, in Reply to Mr. McDuffie."
- Government document concerning speech of Mr, Benton on annexation of Texas; U.S. Senate, June 15, 1844
- Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Second Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress of the United States
- Front cover of the documents published by the second session of the 28th Congress of the United States.
- Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, on the Effect of the Tariff of 1842; on the Agricultural and Other Interest of the West.
- Front cover of a letter compiled by a Democratic Convention committee.
- A New Guide to Texas
- The cover and title page of the emigrant's Guide to Texas.
- Penny
- Copper penny
- Speech of Mr. Winthrop, of Massachusetts, on the Annexation of Texas
- Portion of the speech delivered to the House of Representatives on January 6th, 1845 about the annexation of Texas. (Includes the front cover, pages 8, 9, and 16.)
- "Message from the President of the United States in Reply to a resolution of the Senate of the 19th December, 1844, requesting information in relation to various treaty stipulations between Texas and other independent Powers"
- 28th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Doc.