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- Acts and Resolutions Passed at the Second Session of the Twenty-Eighth Congress of the United States
- Front cover of the documents published by the second session of the 28th Congress of the United States.
- America
- Map of the western hemisphere; it is a hand-colored engraving showing settlements and topography. Countries are outlined in various colors.
- "Amerique Septentrionale"
- Hand-colored map of North America showing settlements, rivers, and mountains
- Bill of sale for slave
- Bill from Nancy Lea to Antoinette L. Bledsoe for Negro named Frank; Lea was Sam Houston's mother-in-law
- Bonnet
- White lace cap made by Mrs. Anson Jones for her son, Cromwell Anson Jones, b. 1849, Barrington
- Campaign ribbon
- James K. Polk/George M. Dallas campaign ribbon; political campaign in which annexation of Texas was an issue
- [Commission for Justice of the Peace]
- Commission by A.C. Horton, Governor of Texas, appointing John H. Seward as Justice of the Peace for Washington County.
- [Copy of land grant to George H. Bringhurst]
- Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Copy of land grant to George H. Bringhurst for one-third of a league of land in Harris County and about 28 miles northwest of Houston; granted by President Anson Jones
- "Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation"
- Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"
- Court Order
- James B. Miller, administrator for the estate of William Barret Travis, ordered to collect $13.55 from James H. Holt by the County Court of Washington County
- Court Record
- Thomas Johnson v. Harrison G. Wood; a list of subscriptions reserved by G.H. Harrison in selling the office of the Texian and Brazos Farmer
- Description of Oregon and California, embracing An Account of The Gold Regions; to which is added, An Appendix, containing descriptions of various kinds of gold, and methods of testing its genuineness.
- Front cover and spine of the folio, and front cover and title page of a text containing a hand-colored, engraved pocket map of the western half of the United States showing roads, settlements, and rivers with "explanation" in lower left corner.
- Distances & number of men.
- Sketch of military posts along the California coast between Sacramento and La Paz with inset detailing distances between each post and number of men at each one
- Dress
- Embroidered baby dress with some open work made by Mrs. Anson Jones for her son, Cromwell Anson Jones, b.1849, Barrington
- [Enlistees of F Company, 1st Regiment of Infantry, Texas Army]
- Listing of soldiers who received bounties from Captain J.B.P. January for enlisting in F Company of the First Regiment of Infantry, Texas Army. January led the company as part of Colonel Edward Burleson's 1839-40 campaign against Comanches in northwestern Texas.
- Executor's Sale
- Notice of estate sale of Thomas Gay, deceased, for two tracts of land in Montgomery County, Texas on the west bank of the Trinity River. The notice was written in Washington County.
- General Jackson's Fine
- First page of an editorial criticizing the conduct of Whig Party in regard to public printing.
- "General return of the Army in Mexico, under the command and orders of Major General Z. Taylor"
- Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army
- "Genl. Austins map of Texas with parts of the adjoining states"
- "Genl. Austins map of Texas with parts of the adjoining states"
- Impugnacion al Informe del Senor General Santa-Anna, y Constancias en que se Apoyan las Ampliaciones de la Acusacion del Sr. Diputado Camboa
- Front cover and table of contents for the text of the court martial of Santa Anna.
- "In Executive Session--Senate of the United States"
- Report of the 28th Congress, 1st Session, Senate Document No. 345, 2, 1844; Deals with placing a military force in the Gulf of Mexico
- Indemnity and Slavery: Resolutions of the Legislature of Texas
- Resolutions presented to the 1st session of the 30th Congress.
- Lace collar
- Black lace fichu sewn into mesh-like material; from Calais, Vermont, dating before 1840.
- Laws of the Republic of Texas, Passed at the Session of the Fourth Congress. In one volume.
- Front cover, spine, and title page of a volume of laws of the Republic of Texas. One of a two-volume set; this volume contains 4 volumes and is the personal copy of Anson Jones; Jones' signature throughout
- [Letter from E.L. Stickney of Treasury Dept. to Jesse Grimes, April 6, 1840]
- Letter from E. L. Stickney of the Treasury Deptartment to Jesse Grimes, concerning post offices.
- [Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes]
- Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes, concerns mail route
- [Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes]
- Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from L. Pilsbury to Jesse Grimes, concerns mail route.
- Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report of Messrs. Butler and Lewis relative to the Indians of Texas and the southwestern prairies
- Descriptions of Texas Indians of the Republic period; mention of captive Parker children
- [Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847]
- Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, concerns nomination of district judge. Mentions Amos Clark and murderer David L. Ray.
- [Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, January 1, 1846]
- Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from William Grimes to Jesse Grimes, concerns horse sale and immigration. Mentions F.H. Womack, E.G. Collier, John Dunbar, Albert Grimes, Mrs. Pew, Joseph Black, and Judge Lister.
- [Letter to James K. Polk from Thomas J. Rusk, June 5, 1846]
- Letter to James K. Polk from Thomas J. Rusk, dated June 5, 1846., recommending Thomas W. McCalla for appointment as an officer to the Military Store in the District of Columbia.
- Letter to the Secretary of the Treasury, on the Effect of the Tariff of 1842; on the Agricultural and Other Interest of the West.
- Front cover of a letter compiled by a Democratic Convention committee.
- Map of Texas and the Country Adjacent
- Hand-colored lithograph of Texas with statistics and references in lower left
- Memorandum of Agreement
- Memorandum of agreement between Secretary of State, Anson Jones, and Sam Whiting, Austin; concerns contract for printing of the laws of the Republic of Texas
- "Memorial of a number of citizens of Connecticut, praying The ratification of a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas"
- Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on March 11, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
- Memorial of a Number of Merchants and Traders, Citizens of New York, Praying the Ratification of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Republic of Texas.
- Memorial presented to the 1st Session of the 28th Congress on February 22, 1844 concerning commerce and navigation
- Message from the President of the United States, Communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, copies of the proceedings of the commissioner appointed to run the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Texas
- Message presented to the 2nd Session of the 27th Congress on March 21, 1842
- "Message from the President of the United States in Reply to a resolution of the Senate of the 19th December, 1844, requesting information in relation to various treaty stipulations between Texas and other independent Powers"
- 28th Congress, 2nd Session, Senate Doc.
- Mexico & Guatemala
- Hand-colored engraving of Mexico and Guatemala showing towns, rivers, and topography
- The New Federal Calulator or Scholar's Assistant
- Front cover and title page of a federal calculator.
- A New Guide to Texas
- The cover and title page of the emigrant's Guide to Texas.
- A New Map of Texas, Oregon and California with the Regions Adjoining
- Hand-colored map of western North America showing mountains, rivers, towns and roads, especially the emigrant route from Missouri to Oregon with distances between the various stopping points
- "Organization of the regular Army of the United States, 1847"
- Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army
- Penny
- Copper penny
- Percussion shotgun
- A composite gun made from various parts: blacksmith- made trigger guard; copper ramrod holders; wooden ramrod. Stamped on stock at butt: “LEVYON MADE MC LAWS PLANTA. 1841”; lockplate: “GOLCHER”; barrel: “_____PHILAD___”; possibly "slave made”"
- "Position and distribution of the Troops in the Eastern Division, under the command of Brevet Major General Edmund P. Gaines"
- Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
- "Position and distribution of the Troops in the Western Division, under the command of Brevet Brigadier General George M. Brooke"
- Government document issued by the Adjutant General's office recording the various positions held within the Army.
- A Practical Printer's Answer to Mr. Kendall's Tract No. 5, on the Public Printing.
- Editorial criticizing conduct of Whig Party in regard to public printing.
- Prairiedom: Rambles and Scrambles in Texas or New Estrémadura.
- Front cover, spine, and title page of a book about Texas anecdotes. Title page includes an anonymous French quotation and a second by Ben Jonson.
- "Proceedings of the Senate and Documents Relative to Texas, from which the Injunction of Secrecy has been Removed"
- U.S. Senate, 28th Congress, 1st Session