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[Letter from Michael M. Kennard to A.D Kennard, February 25, 1860]

Letter from Michael M. Kennard to his brother, A.D Kennard, updating him on how the community is doing. He describes his mother's sale of a house, and dividing the Negros among the children. He also includes the price of corn, and other details including how stock throughout the county have died because of the rough winter.

Date: February 25, 1860

Creator: Kennard, Michael M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother, January 4, 1861]

Letter from A.D. Kennard to his brother discussing his mother staying with Mr. Fanthorp. He mentions that his wife and children have been visiting in Houston. The crop failures are causing him financial difficulty and his legal work goes well, but people can't pay because of the crop failure. He shows his support for secession, he expresses wishes for the return of the "Lone Star Republic," and he discusses his unhappiness with a "Black Republican President."

Date: January 4, 1861

Creator: Kennard, A. D.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County, May 3, 1860, and signed by Governor Sam Houston]

Statement certifying G.M. Mooring as Clerk of the County Court of Grimes County and signed by Governor Sam Houston. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2

Date: May 3, 1860

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Sarah Zimmerman granting power of attorney to her agent, April 4, 1860]

Sarah Zimmerman, descendant of Edward Birch (Burch) granting power of attorney to her agent. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2.

Date: April 4, 1860

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, March 1860]

Letter from Edward S. Burch to his sister, Sarah Zimmerman, regarding the sale of some 30 negroes from their uncle's estate. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2

Date: March 1860

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey, 1860]

Letter from Edward S. Burch to Mr. Veazey regarding the estate of his uncle, Edward Burch. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2

Date: 1860

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Minutes of the Eighteenth Annual Session of the Baptist State Convention of Texas, 1865

Minutes of the annual session of the Baptist State Convention in Texas include accounts of proceedings at the session; reports from the secretaries, committees, trustees, and board of directors as well as reports on Baptist churches and education in Texas; and the Constitution of the Baptist State Convention, of Texas.

Date: 1866

Creator: Baptist State Convention of Texas

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Freight Receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson]

Freight receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson stating that they received the property to be sent to J. M. Bagby in Houston, Texas.

Date: April 16, 1861

Creator: Neal, C. V.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Bill of Sale from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson]

Deed of sale for a "negro girl" from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson. This deed acknowledges the sale and Adkins states that she is "to be sound in body and mind and a slave for life."

Date: September 7, 1860

Creator: Adkins, John D.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

Yarborough, Wilson & Co.

Photograph of a house in Anderson, Texas. A small herd of cattle is gathered outside the house. The inscription on the back notes "Built in 1868 -- second building on east side of street including this one burned in 1875. This is where [illegible] August Obercamp Drug store now is."

Date: 1868

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library