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[Emancipation Claim for Slaves of James Buchanan]

Description: Legal document from James Buchanan expressing a claim for Emancipation of his slaves. The following sections of text include the dealings within the county courts of Mercer and April within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where his claim for emancipation was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.
Date: November 29, 1834
Creator: Buchanan, James M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

Harrison County.

Description: Map shows land tracts by number and some by owner, "Trammel's Trace," "Cherokee Trace," "Lilleys Line" between Texas and the United States, waterways including the Sabine River, "Lake Soda," ferries and river crossings; adjacent Red River, Shelby, and Nacogdoches counties. Scale not given.
Date: [1835..1935]
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas

Description: A color coded map of Texas from 1838. The map is color coded by land grants and colonies. Many landmarks are present on the map.
Date: 1838
Creator: Bradford, Thomas Gamaliel
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Mexico, Mittel-America, Texas

Description: Map shows major cities and areas of Native American habitation in the southern half of the continental United States, Mexican states, Central America, and Texas. Texas boundary lines are to the Rio Grande. Includes legend; indexes to Mexican states, Central American countries, and mountains south of the twenty degree line of latitude. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale: [ca. 1:12,220,000].
Date: [1840..1860]
Creator: Flemming, C. (Carl), 1806-1878
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Travis County Deed Records: Direct Index to Deeds 1842-1893 L-R (transcript)

Description: Typed transcript of Travis County direct deed index, which references deeds recorded from 1842-1893; shows kind of instrument, date of reception, names of grantor and grantee, date of instrument, and volume and page number where recorded. Arranged by name of grantor.
Date: 1842/1893
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
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Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Texas and part of Mexico & the United States showing the route of the first Santa Fé expedition.

Description: Map shows Cross Timbers, Chihuahua Trail, route of the Texan prisoners, Mr. Pike's route from Ft. Smith to Taos, route of the Santa Fe Expedition, and McGregg's route from Van Buren to Santa Fé in 1839. Relief shown by hachures. No scale given. Map comes from Narrative of the Texan Santa Fé expedition by George Wilkins Kendall.
Date: 1844?
Creator: Kemble, W. (William)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Texas Association Certificate]

Description: Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association."
Date: January 1, 1844
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Texas Association, stock certificate]

Description: Certificate of shareholding in "The Texas Association." The text of the document states that the recipient of the document is entitled to one share of stock in "The Texas Association" established for colonizing certain land in Texas under the Authority of the Republic. The paper certificate was made by Hart, Mapother & Co. of Louisville, Ky. at the bottom.
Date: 1844?
Creator: Texas Association
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Partner: Denton Public Library

Thoughts on the proposed annexation of Texas to the United States

Description: A book containing Theodor Sedgwick’s opinions about the annexation of Texas to the United States. The book contains discussions of issues that arise if Texas is annexed to the United States Union. A couple of the issues addressed are slavery and diplomatic relations between Texas and Mexico.
Date: January 1, 1844
Creator: Sedgwick, Theodore
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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