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[Message from Viceroy Iturrigaray with a Declaration of War]

Description: Announcement from Viceroy Iturrigaray informing Spanish officials in New Spain of the declaration of war of Napoleon in France, in the name of King Ferdinand VII by the Junta de Armas. The document is signed by local justicias acknowledging their having received the announcement from the viceroy.
Date: August 16, 1808
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Letter from Ludwig Huth to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 16, 1846]

Description: Letter from [Ludwig Huth] to [Ferdinand Louis Huth] in which he discusses new colonists on their way to Texas, financial matters relating to the colony and how a tile fell on Emil's head. Dated April 16, 1846 from Neufreystaedt. Also, recommending a Swiss girl, who will be traveling to the colony, for field and garden help.
Date: April 16, 1846
Creator: Huth, Ludwig
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, April 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on April 16, 1944. He went to visit Wilbur Crawford and brought him newspapers from Waco, and he and his friend Harmon Gilbreath ordered swim suits from the service so they can go swimming soon, since it's warming up.
Date: April 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, October 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on October 16, 1944, detailing his trip to Rome. He mentions seeing sights such as the Pantheon of Agrippa, the tomb of the unknown soldier, the Colosseum, the Basilica of St. Paul's, the Catacombs, and St. Peter's. He mentions that he didn't get to see the Pope because he goes to St. Peter's in the morning and Willis visited in the afternoon. He goes on to ask after a friend who quit A&M to transfer to Baylor Univer… more
Date: October 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his Parents, November 16, 1944]

Description: Letter from John Todd Willis, Jr. to his parents Clara and John T. Willis, Sr. on November 16, 1944. He took some of his friends to the club, and then went to someone's house and had sandwiches. His unit had to turn in some tents recently, including his, so now he's living in a different tent, but he likes the soldiers there.
Date: November 16, 1944
Creator: Willis, John Todd, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Correspondence between Joseph Newton Pew, Jr. and Tex Bradford - January 1945]

Description: Correspondence between Tex Bradford and Joseph Newton Pew Jr. discussing oil companies & Governor Dewey's political loss. In the first letter Mr. Pew Jr. speaks of Mr. Bradford's interest in Lowell Thomas, the possible treaty effects on oil companies, and the war in Greece. In the second letter, Mr. Tex Bradford cautions that Governor Dewey's statement of favoring a military alliance with only one European power cost him votes and his defeat.
Date: 1945-01-16/1945-01-22
Creator: Pew, Joseph Newton, Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Private Collection of Mike Cochran
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