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[Transcript of Letter from William Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, June 11, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from William Bryan to Stephen F. Austin, in which Bryan attaches his first letter to Austin (stating his intention to immigrate to Texas), describes his efforts to promoting the interests of Texas, and requests that the government of Texas consider his citizenship from the date of his first letter.
Date: July 11, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, February 16, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin to one of his cousins, in which Austin reports on the progress of the cause of Texas Independence. Austin describes the support he received in Louisville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee, including donations to cover the cost of arming and transporting army volunteers.
Date: February 16, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter to A. J. Yates, granting him permission from the Texas Commissioners to receive loan proposals in New York City and Boston.
Date: January 22, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from William H. Wharton, April 22, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from William H. Wharton recommending that Dr. S. B. Dickinson and J. M. Wolfe be considered citizens of Texas from December 23, 1835 given their efforts to raise money and other involvement in achieving Texas's independence.
Date: April 22, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Sam Houston to the Army of Texas, May 5, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Sam Houston to the Army of Texas, on May 5, 1836, addressing the battle of San Jacinto and commending them for their dedication to the liberty of Texas. There is also a list of the dead and wounded from the same battle.
Date: May 5, 1836
Creator: Houston, Sam
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter Thomas J. Rusk to William E. Wallace, July 5, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Brigadier General Thomas J. Rusk to Captain William E. Wallace ordering Wallace to move his company to De Leon's Rancho on Garcitas Creek where he will join Captain William H. Smith's company. Rusk also orders Wallace to arrest any men who attempt to desert the army.
Date: July 5, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of a Loan Agreement, April 2, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript of an outline of a loan agreement between lenders and the Republic of Texas, on April 2, 1936, describing how the loans could be repaid with land.
Date: April 2, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of First Page of Loan Agreement, April 2, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript of the first page of a loan agreement between lenders and the Republic of Texas, on April 2, 1836, outlining how loans can be repaid with land.
Date: April 2, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from Stephen F. Austin to John Forsyth, November 18, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, as Secretary of State of the Republic of Texas, to John Forsyth, the Secretary of States for the United States, in which Austin discusses the need for the United States to acknowledge Texas's independence and approahces the discussion of the United States annexing Texas.
Date: November 18, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of an Announcement from Sam Houston, November 18, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript an announcement from Sam Houston appointing William H. Wharton as the Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, and noting that the citizens of the Republic of Texas have voted nearly unanimously to become a state.
Date: November 18, 1836
Creator: Houston, Samuel
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of letter from Henry Smith to Stephen F. Austin, December 1, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Secretary of Treasury, Henry Smith to Secretary of State, Stephen F. Austin, which includes a copy of a resolution passed by the Senate of the Republic of Texas that requests the Secretary of the Treasury to make estimates for appropriations for 1837.
Date: December 1, 1836
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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