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[Two Mourners and Hope at Washingtons Grave]

Description: Engraving by Boston printmaker Thomas Clarke showing a man and woman weeping into handkerchiefs in front of the grave of George Washington. Washington's monument includes his face engraved below a cherubim and the epitaph "There is Reft in Heaven" and is set at the foot of a weeping willow. The two figures are being consoled by a figure of Hope, who stands by an anchor and points to heaven.
Date: [1695..1800]
Creator: Clark, Thomas
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

A New and Correct Plan of the Town of Boston.

Description: Map shows late-colonial Boston, Massachusetts street names, building locations, ferries, wharves, fortifications, and "the Common." "Charles Town in Ruins" is depicted in the upper part of the map. Relief shown pictorially. Scale not given. Map comes from The Gentleman's Magazine, v. 45, Oct. 1775.
Date: 1775
Creator: Aitken, Robert, 1735-1802
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the northern provinces of the United States.

Description: Map shows roads, counties, cities and towns, military forts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and parts of Maryland, Maine, and Delaware, canals in Pennsylvania; some properties depicted by a house and owner name. Relief shown pictorially. Scale [ca. 1:2,220,000].
Date: [1798..1810]
Creator: Russell, John C., Jr.
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Transcript of Notarized Bill of Exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, July 20, 1809]

Description: Copy of transcript for a notarized bill of exchange from Moses Austin to Bellows and Cochran, in which Austin pays Hart, Barton and Hart five hundred dollars. Boston notary, William Stevenson, claims that Bellows and Cochran were unable to pay the bill of exchange he delivered to them, and as a result, protests against any consequences that others might suffer because of Bellows and Cochran's failure to pay.
Date: July 20, 1809
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Plan of a survey for the proposed Boston and Providence rail-way.

Description: Map shows major early nineteenth century streets in the cities of Boston, Cambridge, and Providence; roads, towns, structures, and residents between Boston and Providence along proposed railway route; major physical features such as swamps, ponds, and wooded areas. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:63,360].
Date: 1828
Creator: Hayward, James, 1786-1866
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Eastern States.

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century counties, cities,and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Includes explanation of population and waterbody dimensions. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Map of the Eastern States : to illustrate Olney's school geography.

Description: Map shows early nineteenth century counties, railroads, cities, and towns in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine; battlefields in adjacent New York state. Includes explanation of population, waterbody dimensions, and distances. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1829
Creator: D.F. Robinson & Co. (Hartford, Conn.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, January 22, 1836]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Stephen F. Austin, Branch T. Archer, and William H. Wharton to A. J. Yates, on January 22, 1836, allowing him to receive proposals for a loan from the United States government.
Date: January 22, 1836
Creator: Austin, Stephen F.; Archer, Branch T. & Wharton, William H.
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Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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