Certificate for admittance in the Nashville Colony
Identifier
foth_0104
Creator
Robertson, Sterling C. (Sterling Clark), 1785-1842
Dates
1835
Description
Sterling C. Robertson issued this receipt to A.F. Burchard, awarding Burchard admittance as a colonist into the Nashville Colony.
Title
Colorado and Red River Land Company
Identifier
foth_0114_multipage
Creator
Colorado and Red River Land Company
Dates
1835
Description
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.
Title
Map of Texas With Parts of the Adjoining States
Identifier
foth_0634
Creator
Austin, Stephen F. (Stephen Fuller), 1793-1836
Dates
1835
Description
The 1835 edition of Austin's 1830 Map of Texas, the first map to show on a large scale the beginnings of immigration into Texas from the United States. This later edition depicts additional land grants and presents a section of text stating the number of families to be located on each grant shown on the map.
Title
The Texian Grand March for the Piano Forte
Identifier
foth_0389
Creator
Meyrick, Edwin
Dates
1835
Description
This sheet music, "Respectfully dedicated to Gen. Houston and his brave Companions in Arms," carries an idealized rendition of Santa Anna's surrender to Houston based on the earliest news reports. Publishers in the nineteenth century often illustrated their sheet music with covers depicting political and military events and heroes of the day.
