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Independence of Texas

Report from Committee on Foreign Affairs stating that the U.S. government should recognize the independence of Texas.

Date: February 18, 1837

Creator: United States. Congress. House.

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Harper's Weekly: Elizabeth Street, Brownsville, Texas]

Color sketch of Elizabeth Street in Brownsville, Texas, printed from a photograph in an issue of Harper's Weekly. There are buildings lining the street, but no signs are visible. The street is filled with covered wagons and people (including soldiers in uniform).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Image

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

New Map of Texas, with the contiguous American & Mexican States

Hand-colored map of Texas showing adjacent territories, grants, and states. Regions are shaded in various colors. Text boxes around the map include information on "Land Grants," "Rivers of Texas," and "Remarks on Texas."

Date: 1835

Creator: Young, J. H.

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Fredonia or the United States of North America; including also Cabotia, or the Canadian Provinces; the Western Territory to the Pacific Ocean; and the northern part of the Mexican States.

Hand-colored engraving of the United States showing settlements, roads and topography. An inset note in the lower-left corner explains the use of the term "Fredonia."

Date: August 1830

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Map of Harrison County, Texas.

Plat map of original land grants in Harrison County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Date: unknown

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Map of Burleson County, Texas.

Plat map of the original land grants of Burleson County, Texas. There is a circle marked near the center of the map which includes the city of Caldwell and surrounding properties. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Date: 1879

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Carte de la Cote Occidentale D'Amerique: Comprise Entre le Port de San Diego et le Golfe de Thuantepec

Civil War-era map showing the western coast of Mexico from Tehuantepec to San Diego as well as the eastern coast along the Gulf of Mexico, including all of the Texas coastline. Some areas along the coast are marked in yellow.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[City Maps]

Street maps of Dallas, Texas and Indianapolis. Bodies of water as well as parks, cemeteries, and other features are shaded in green or blue. Some kinds of roads are marked with additional symbols (there is a key beneath the title on the Indianapolis map) and most streets and major buildings are labeled.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Document Regarding the Treaty of Limits]

Treaty recognizing the U.S.-Mexican Border with commentary in Spanish and the text of treaties in both English and Spanish, side-by-side, including agreements signed January 12, 1828, and April 5, 1831.

Date: December 1, 1832

Creator: Fagoaga, Francisco

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Resources, Soil, And Climate of Texas

Front and back covers of a pamphlet containing an analysis of the resources of Texas by county.

Date: 1882

Creator: Spaight, A. W.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Petition to the State Legislature

Petition by citizens of Harris County to the State Legislature, asking to legalize barbed wire. A logo at the top of the page says, "Glidden's Patent, Steel Barb Fence Wire, Galvanized or Japanned." There is a description of the proposal followed by a list of handwritten signatures. Handwriting on the back of the page says, "Harris Co., Feb. 14/79" with additional notes.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

United States of America

Hand-colored engraving of the eastern two-thirds of the United States. States are shaded in various colors and Mexican states are outlined in color. Some settlements, roads, and geographic features are noted, with relief shown by hachures.

Date: unknown

Creator: Melish, John

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

United States

Hand-colored map of the United States showing settlements, rivers, and mountains along with population size and river size.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

San Augustine County, Texas

Plat map of original land grants in San Augustine County. The map is signed in the lower-left corner by W. C. Walsh, the commissioner for the General Land Office verifying its accuracy. Scale ca. 1:133,334

Date: 1879

Item Type: Map

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Appointment certificate

Appointment of Bryan Callaghan as Notary Public for Pecos County, Texas; notation on back of document indicates Callaghan was underage and the certificate returned

Date: May 19, 1872

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum