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Letter to Sam Houston

Description: Manuscript letter to Sam Houston from William G. Hill which is accompanied by the Goliad Declaration of Independence, an eight page manuscript, probably Sam Houston's copy, dated December 20, 1835
Date: December 20, 1835
Creator: Hill, William G.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Condition of Texas. Message from the President of the United States, Upon the subject of the political, military, and civil condition of Texas.

Description: This booklet includes the text of an address by President Andrew Jackson to Congress regarding the independence of Texas as well as various letters written by Henry M. Morfit who went to Texas in order to report about the conditions to the Secretary of State.
Date: December 22, 1836
Creator: Jackson, Andrew & Morfit, Henry M.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Transcript of Letter from S. F. Austin to The President and Members of the General Council, December 11, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from S. F. Austin to The President and Members of the General Council, in which Austin advises the creation of permanent government and the creation of a constitution via a convention of elected representatives. Austin also commends the council for aid provided to the Mexican Federalist troops.
Date: December 11, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, December 15, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from H. J. Offitt to Stephen F. Austin, regarding payment to J. B. Chance for the survey of several leagues in Robertson's Colony. Offitt is displeased with political outcomes in the region and is eager to settle his business affairs so that he can relocate.
Date: December 15, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[News Script: First brewery attracts tourists]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about the ruins of the first brewery in Texas, built in La Grange by German Immigrants in 1855. The ruins, situated next to the Monument Hill burial site commemorating the soldiers of the Texas Revolution, are becoming a tourist attraction in their own right.
Date: December 25, 1953
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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