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Title
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An Account of the Yellow Fever
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Identifier
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foth_0421_multipage
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Creator
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Smith, Ashbel, 1805-1886
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Dates
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1839
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Description
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The state of public health in Texas was precarious at best, and epidemics of cholera, typhus, and other diseases were common. Ashbel Smith gained national notice with a study of yellow fever in Texas.
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Title
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Address to the Central Committee
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Identifier
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foth_0237_multipage
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Creator
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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
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Dates
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1833-04
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Description
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Stephen F. Austin delivered an address to the "Gentlemen of the Convention," citing reasons for Texas separating from Coahuila.
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Title
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Andrew Jackson to Anthony Butler
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Identifier
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foth_0563_multipage
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Creator
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
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Dates
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1829-10-19
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Description
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President Andrew Jackson replaces Joel Poinsett with Anthony Butler who will continue negotiations with the Mexican government for the purchase of Texas.
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Title
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Annexation of Texas
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Identifier
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foth_0549
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Dates
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1837
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Description
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In the 25th Congress of the United States House of Representatives, 3,029 Massachusetts women signed a petition against the annexation of Texas into the United States as a slaveholding state.
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Title
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Anonymous Englishman's Diary
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Identifier
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foth_0417_multipage
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Dates
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1842
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Description
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This anonymous writer records physical descriptions of the country and discusses several issues confronting the Republic of Texas.
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Title
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Appointing James Kerr as acting empresario of DeWitt's Colony
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Identifier
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foth_0089_multipage
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Creator
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DeWitt, Green
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Dates
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1827-07-14
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Description
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Green DeWitt named surveyor James Kerr to be his official agent for the colony. In this capacity, Kerr would "do, act, and perform all and singular, the duties imposed" on DeWitt by the grant.
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Title
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Austin to Cherokee Chiefs
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Identifier
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foth_0221_multipage
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Creator
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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
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Dates
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1827-01-24
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Description
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Stephen F. Austin addresses his letter to his "friends and Brothers, the Chiefs and Warriors of the Cherokee living in Texas." Austin cautions the Cherokee against siding with the Nacogdoches men leading the rebellion against Mexico.
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Title
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Authorization letter from President James K. Polk
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Identifier
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foth_0583
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Creator
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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
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Dates
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1845-12-29
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Description
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Letter from President James K. Polk admitting Texas to the United States.
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Title
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Béxar Register Book, Candidates for delegates
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Identifier
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foth_0265_multipage
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Dates
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1836-02-01
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Description
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List of men elected by citizens of San Antonio to serve in the General Convention of 1836 at Washington-on-the-Brazos. This assembly declared Texas independent from Mexico.
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Title
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Brigade Orders
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Identifier
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foth_0488
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Creator
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Texas. Army
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Dates
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1838
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Description
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This broadside calls for volunteers to fight Indians on the northeastern frontier.
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Title
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Certificate for admittance in the Nashville Colony
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Identifier
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foth_0104
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Creator
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Robertson, Sterling C. (Sterling Clark), 1785-1842
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Dates
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1835
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Description
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Sterling C. Robertson issued this receipt to A.F. Burchard, awarding Burchard admittance as a colonist into the Nashville Colony.
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Title
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Certificate of shares
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Identifier
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foth_0544
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Dates
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1839-12
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Description
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The Consolidated Fund was established June 7, 1837, to help finance public debt.
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Title
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Certification of Mexican Citizenship granted to Stephen F. Austin
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Identifier
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foth_0026_multipage
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Creator
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Republic of Mexico
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Dates
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1824-03-09
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Description
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Document certifying that Stephen F. Austin had been granted Mexican citizenship. All Americans settling in Texas were required to become Mexican citizens.
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Title
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Circular from the Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin
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Identifier
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foth_0257
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Creator
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San Felipe de Austin. Committee of Safety
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Dates
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1835-10-03
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Description
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Circular from the Committee of Safety of the Jurisdiction of Austin, dated October 3, 1835, reporting the advancing Mexican troops from Béxar.
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Title
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Citizens of Texas
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Identifier
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foth_0477
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Dates
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1841
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Description
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Ballot for the Republic of Texas presidency. Sam Houston defeated David G. Burnet in the election.
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Title
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The Citizens of the jurisdiction of Columbia--to their Fellow Citizens of all Texas
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Identifier
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foth_0255_multipage
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Creator
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Columbia. Committee of Safety
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Dates
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1835-08-20
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Description
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The citizens of the jurisdiction of Columbia issued this broadside on August 20, 1835, calling for a consultation to convene at Washington-on-the-Brazos on October 15, 1835.
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Title
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Civil Commandant of the Colony forming on the Colorado and Brassos Rivers, in the Province of Texas . . .
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Identifier
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foth_0022
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Creator
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Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
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Dates
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1821
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Description
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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.
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Title
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Colorado and Red River Land Company
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Identifier
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foth_0114_multipage
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Creator
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Colorado and Red River Land Company
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Dates
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1835
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Description
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The Colorado and Red River Land Company issued this pamphlet to assure stockholders that speculation in Texas lands would prove to be a prudent move.
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Title
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Columbia citizens
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Identifier
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foth_0254
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Dates
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1835-08
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Description
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Resolutions adopted at a meeting held in Columbia on August 15, 1835. Columbia was one of the earliest communities within Stephen F. Austin's colony.
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Title
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Commandment of Arms at La Bahía
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Identifier
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foth_0086_multipage
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Creator
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DeWitt, Green
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Description
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Green DeWitt, empresario of the DeWitt Colony, writes to the Commandant of Arms at La Bahía, requesting troops be stationed at La Bahía to protect citizens and their property from Indians.