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[Transcript of an Anonymous Travelogue, December 1806]

Description: Copy of transcript of an anonymous travelogue, taking place between the 17th and 25th of December 1806. It describes the traveler's journey from St. Genevieve, Missouri, up the Mississippi River, and the people he met along the way.
Date: [1806-12-17..1806-12-25]
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin], October 10, 1830]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from [Archibald Austin] to [Stephen F. Austin] discussing land grant issues in Texas, and outlining a portion of the Austin family genealogy. Archibald also mentions the military uniform that he and Mrs. Mexia have created for Stephen to wear in the Mexican national militia, as well as a family coat of arms that Stephen wishes to have engraved.
Date: October 10, 1830
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Henry F. Spear to Stephen F. Austin, May 28, 1834]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry F. Spear to Stephen F. Austin, in which Spear requests information and assistance regarding claims to land promised by the Mexican government in exchange for military service in the patriot army from 1812-1813. Spear's brother (deceased at the time of writing) fought in the patriot army and Spear is inquiring on behalf of his brother's heirs.
Date: May 28, 1834
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from John M. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, January 14, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John M. Austin to Stephen F. Austin, in which John M. Austin inquires about his possible relation to Moses and Stephen F. Austin. John Austin also asks for information regarding regarding immigration to and settlement within in the Austin Colony.
Date: January 14, 1835
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

[Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, July 24, 1861]

Description: Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She expresses her dislike of the Confederacy and the current ongoing Civil War. She says she has left Philadelphia for the summer with her sister Sarah's family. They are staying in Pittsfield Massachusetts. She also discusses the death of Frances Appleton, the wife of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Date: July 24, 1861
Creator: Booth, Henrietta Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Sarah S. Pickering to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, June 15, 1871]

Description: Letter from Sarah S. Pickering to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She writes about the death of Mrs. Joshua Blake. She provides updates on family members and states that they have not been able to locate the miniature Elizabeth was asking for, but they will continue to look for it. Part of the letter is written as a crossed letter, where vertical and horizontal lines of text overlap.
Date: June 15, 1871
Creator: Pickering, Sarah S.
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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