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Title: Civil Commandant of the Colony forming on the Colorado and Brassos Rivers, in the Province of Texas . . .
Identifier: foth_0022
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Dates: 1821
Description: Upon returning to New Orleans after an initial survey of Texas in the summer of 1821, Stephen F. Austin issued this permit stating the terms under which Austin would admit settlers to the colony. The formal procedure for an immigrant seeking admission to Austin's Colony required that he present himself to Austin upon arrival, register his name, and take an oath to support the federal and state constitutions. He thus became an applicant and was given a permit to select land. The settler then was required to give notice of his choice of land within thirty days and to petition for the land. Instructions were then issued to the surveyor to survey and plat the land and, upon payment of fees, the commissioner issued the title.

Title: Important from Texas
Identifier: foth_0376
Dates: 1836-04-19
Description: The main article of this broadside recounts the death of James Fannin at Goliad.

Title: TEXAS!!
Identifier: foth_0390
Dates: 1836-04-23
Description: Broadside printed in New Orleans on April 23, 1836. The Texas Revolution provided an impetus to further colonization by Anglo-Americans. The appeal to glory coupled with generous land offers proved irresistible to many.

Title: Texas Forever!
Identifier: foth_0329
Dates: 1836
Description: This is the only known copy of an inflammatory circular that demonized the Mexican army and offered substantial inducements of land to all who would come to the aid the Texan cause. The broadside contains a brief account of the Alamo siege, the outcome of which was still unknown at the time this circular was issued.