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An account of Col. Crockett's tour to the North and down East, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four : his object being to examine the grand manufacturing establishments of the country : and also to find out the condition of its literature and morals, the extent of its commerce, and the practical operation of "The Experiment"

Description: "Object being to examine the grand manufacturing establishments of the country; and also to find out the condition of its literature and morals, the extent of its commerce, and the practical operation of 'The Experiment'"
Date: 1835
Creator: Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Article on balloons (aerial navigation)

Description: According to the headers and footers, this document is from the "American Magazine," volume I, number 6 which was published in February of an unknown year (a handwritten note on the cover says 1835). The first page (30) is the beginning of an article about how different people might be spending the winter months. The second page (280) includes the end of an article about a riot and burning of a Convent in or near Boston (which may refer to the burning of the Charlestown Convent in August, 18… more
Date: February 1835
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Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Col. Nicholas Copeland letter to Martin Bridgman, April 25, 1835]

Description: 1835 letter of Col. Nicholas Copeland to his son-in-law Martin Bridgman of Arkansas, enticing him to move to Texas. The letter discusses the price of land and cattle, as well as the profitability of crops such as cotton and corn. Copeland adds a note for Harry Currin, a free African-American, stating that Texas is a safe place to settle. His land grant (settlement & fortification) described in the letter was 25 miles west of the Trinity River just before crossing the Navasota River. This le… more
Date: April 25, 1835
Creator: Copeland, Nicholas
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Colorado and Red River Land Company [maps].

Description: Map shows overview of Colorado & Red River Land Company's holdings along the Red River in smaller map; boundaries for holdings, towns, roads, and rivers for holdings and adjacent land grants along Colorado River. Includes text with original signatures.
Date: 1835
Creator: Colorado and Red River Land Company
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Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Copy of Michael Reed Deed]

Description: Copy[?] of Michael Reed's deed written in Spanish and signed by Guillermo H. Steele. On verso of page one is statement by W.D. Thomson certifying the record of the deed in Milam County, signed August 21, 1837.
Date: June 10, 1835
Creator: Steele, Guillermo H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Southwestern University

[Correspondence between the Gigedo Alcalde and Nicolás Valdes]

Description: Correspondence between Nicolás Valdes and the alcalde of Gigedo concerning a criminal named Victoriano Valdés. The first letter is from Ildefonso Ramón in Laredo to the alcalde in Gigedo where the alcalde is asked to send Victoriano Valdés to Laredo to answer on charges involving a servant, followed by a letter from Valdes to the Laredo alcalde saying Valdés is in Monterrey. The final letter is the original from July 8.
Date: 1835-07~
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Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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