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[Diary of Henry Matthews - 1806-1844]

Henry Matthews (1799-18?) was a Methodist circuit rider, schoolteacher, and practicing physician from Ohio, who made his way from Ohio, through the Illinois Territory, to Texas. Primarily a circuit-riding preacher and schoolteacher in his early days in Ohio, Matthews practiced medicine more formally in the 1830s and 1840s in San Felipe, Texas, where Matthews and his wife Miranda eventually settled. Primarily a medical diary, this volume includes records of medical visits and attendance by Matth… more

Date: 1806-04-12/1844-05-17

Creator: Matthews, Henry

Item Type: Book

[Correspondence from J.H. Jones to Mr. Reed]

Correspondence from J.H. Jones to a Mr. Reed, involving a transaction of corn.

Date: March 12, 1835

Creator: Jones, J.H.

Item Type: Letter

Lorenzo Allen's Bond

Agreement to pay Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel, issued by Lorenzo D. Allen with witness Hardy Huntt[?] in the amount of ten thousand dollars for a league of land in the Nashville colony.

Date: January 12, 1836

Creator: Allen, Lorenzo D.

Item Type: Legal Document

[Record of purchases]

Record of purchases for Michael Reed dated February 12, 1836.

Date: February 12, 1836

Creator: Reed, Michael

Item Type: Text

[Letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]

Letter from Thomas Falconer to "My dear Austin" in London. The letter was written in the third month of Falconer's captivity and posted from San Luis Potosi, Mexico. The letter recounts how he became part of the Santa Fe Expedition in June 1841 and narrates his experiences during the expedition. Falconer states that he was falsely told that the expedition was for trade when in fact its purpose was to capture Santa Fe. The letter describes his companions; the decline of Santa Fe's importance f… more

Date: January 12, 1842

Creator: Falconer, Thomas

Item Type: Letter

[Typed transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]

Date: January 12, 1842

Creator: Falconer, Thomas

Item Type: Letter

Beilage zu no. 41 des herzoglich rassischen Allgemeinen Intelligenzblatts

Resolution of the passed petition by the Adelsverein to change certain statutes. The appendix to the society's statutes replacing the ones originally written in 1844 are then listed.

Date: October 12, 1850

Creator: Ducal Rassauian Interior Ministry Department

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Land patent issued to Michael Reed by the State of Texas]

Land patent issued to Michael Reed by the State of Texas, signed November 12, 1850 in Austin by Governor P.H. Bell and George W. Smyth.

Date: November 12, 1850

Creator: Bell, P.H. & Smyth, George W.

Item Type: Legal Document

Denkschrift

Memorandum discussing the state of things in Texas including obstacles they had overcome as well as the promise of future immigration.

Date: May 12, 1851

Creator: Hermann, Prince of Wied

Item Type: Pamphlet

[Bill of payment]

Bill of payment from Mike Reed to Mr. Garrison in the amount of $16.15.

Date: December 12, 1851

Creator: Reed, Michael

Item Type: Text

[Bill for general goods]

Bill for general goods purchased by Michael Reed in 1855 totaling $179.59. Signed in acknowledgement of receipt of payment by J. Jalonick on July 12, 1856.

Date: July 12, 1856

Creator: Jalonick, J.

Item Type: Text

[Receipt of payment from Michael Reed for a boy named George]

Receipt of payment for the sale of a boy around 13 years old named George, sold as a slave from M.A. Britain to Michael Reed.

Date: July 12, 1856

Creator: Britain, M.A.

Item Type: Text

[Letter from J.M.M. Costley to Michael Reed arranging the purchasing of slaves]

Letter from J.M.M Costley and Michael Reed arranging the exchange and purchase of Ann, age 13; Amanda, age 11; Mike, age 10; Austin, age 6; and Dicey, age 8, sold as slaves.

Date: September 12, 1856

Creator: Costley, J.M.M.

Item Type: Letter

[Documents on the division of Michael Reed's estate]

Explanation of the division of stock belonging to Michael Reed's estate, circa October 12, 1859. Record of payment of debts, appraisal of Michael Reed's estate.

Date: 1859-10-12~

Item Type: Text

[Receipts of inheritance for Michael Reed's heirs]

Receipts of inheritance for the heirs of Michael Reed acknowledging property distributed by William Reed, administrator of the estate. Heirs include his children. Sarah Sparks Reed, John B. Reed, Wilson Reed, William Reed, Jefferson Reed, and Harriet Reed Fisher. Nelson, Isaac, Lucy, and Molly given as slaves to Harriet Reed Fisher; Daniel, Beth, Robert, and Allen given as slaves to John Reed; John, Jim, and Mary given as slaves to Wilson Reed; Jack, Sall, Clarissa, and George given as slaves t… more

Date: October 12, 1859

Creator: Reed, William

Item Type: Text

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter from Orceneth Asbury Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons discussing his broken leg with mention of the ongoing civil war.

Date: October 12, 1861

Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson, dated May 12, 1863]

Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson. Dora inquires as to why she has not heard from Lizzie, questions Lizzie's loyalties to the Union or the Confederacy since Lizzie lives in Austin. Dora also states that she knows both her and Lizzie's brothers were taken prisoner at the Post [Arkansas Post] earlier in 1863.

Date: May 12, 1863

Item Type: Letter

No. 122 [Certification of Amnesty for O.A. Fisher]

Certification that Rev. O.A. Fisher took an oath of amnesty.

Date: April 12, 1866

Creator: Chief Justice John Bix[?]

Item Type: Legal Document

[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 12, 1876]

Letter from F. A. Mood to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Mood writes an impassioned letter in response to Giddings' doubts about Southwestern and his desire to resign from the Board of Trustees. Mood addresses Giddings' concerns in five numbered points. It appears that one of Giddings' biggest concerns is about the lack of financial support for the university. Mood responds that he is well aware of the risks that he is taking. Mood seems to have had a falling out with his Board of Trustees, and Giddings … more

Date: February 12, 1876

Creator: Mood, F. A.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 12, 1877]

Letter from B.W. Burke to Lizzie Johnson in which Burke discusses Lizzie's invitation for Burke to visit her.

Date: January 12, 1877

Creator: Burke, B. W.

Item Type: Letter

[Letter from F. A. Mood to Ann M. Giddings and Louise Giddings - July 12, 1878]

Letter written by F. A. Mood to Mrs. Ann M. Giddings and Miss Louise Giddings. Mood expresses his sympathies for the women's loss and comforts them with religious commentary.

Date: July 12, 1878

Creator: Mood, F. A.

Item Type: Letter

Promissory note between Catherine Johnson and Hezekiah and Lizzie Williams, dated July 12, 1879

Promissory note between Catherine Johnson and Hezekiah and Lizzie Williams. Catherine Johnson was Lizzie's mother, and this loan of 1000 dollars was to Lizzie and her husband, Hezekiah, for the purchase of of the land of the Johnson Institute, founded by Catherine's husband and Lizzie's father, Thomas Jefferson Johnson.

Date: July 12, 1879

Creator: Johnson, Elizabeth Ellen (Lizzie); Johnson, Hezekiah & Johnson, Catherine

Item Type: Legal Document

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1909

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Date: February 12, 1909

Creator: Simpson, J. Fisher

Item Type: Newspaper

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1909

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Date: March 12, 1909

Creator: Simpson, J. Fisher

Item Type: Newspaper

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[Diary of Henry Matthews - 1806-1844]

[Correspondence from J.H. Jones to Mr. Reed]

Lorenzo Allen's Bond

[Record of purchases]

[Letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]

[Typed transcript of letter from Thomas Falconer to Alfred Austin]

Beilage zu no. 41 des herzoglich rassischen Allgemeinen Intelligenzblatts

[Land patent issued to Michael Reed by the State of Texas]

Denkschrift

[Bill of payment]

[Bill for general goods]

[Receipt of payment from Michael Reed for a boy named George]

[Letter from J.M.M. Costley to Michael Reed arranging the purchasing of slaves]

[Documents on the division of Michael Reed's estate]

[Receipts of inheritance for Michael Reed's heirs]

[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

[Letter from Dora to Lizzie Johnson, dated May 12, 1863]

No. 122 [Certification of Amnesty for O.A. Fisher]

[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - February 12, 1876]

[Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson, dated January 12, 1877]

[Letter from F. A. Mood to Ann M. Giddings and Louise Giddings - July 12, 1878]

Promissory note between Catherine Johnson and Hezekiah and Lizzie Williams, dated July 12, 1879

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1909

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1909