Up to the time of this publication, the Constitution of the Republic of Texas had not been widely distributed due to interruptions in press production caused by the Texas Revolution and its aftermath.
Title
More particulars respecting the Fall of the Alamo
Identifier
foth_0330_multipage
Dates
1836-03-24
Description
This early Texas newspaper attempted to piece together the details of the Alamo drama from various sources. Its glowing praise of the fallen defenders gave voice to the first legends to arise from the battle.
Title
Telegraph and Texas Register
Identifier
foth_0550_multipage
Dates
1838-01-27
Description
The Telegraph and Texas Register published a letter from Texas bachelors to eastern bachelorettes, who had sent a letter to the United States Congress opposing the annexation of Texas.
Title
Telegraph and Texas Register, p. 1
Identifier
foth_0484_multipage
Dates
1838-02-03
Description
During Sam Houston's first term as president, Texas adopted a policy of peace and friendship with the Indians. Texas newspapers kept Indian relations in front of its readers. "Since the engagement on the head waters of the Trinity, the hostile Indians have kept at a respectful distance from the frontiers. We learn from a runaway slave who was with the Indians at this skirmish, that forty of their best warriors fell wounded. This is a severe loss for them, as it amounts to more than one quarter of the effective forces of the combined tribes of Wacoes and Towaccanies."
