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Election Returns

Description: Certification that Lorenzo de Zavala is one of seven Delegates to the Consultation for the Municipality of Harrisburg. Vote for delegates to the 1836 Convention. Includes: Statements of elections held in various houses in the Municipality. A list of voters and votes received (includes de Zavala's name as a voter) Compiled return showing Zavala with 115 votes.
Date: October 8, 1835
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Res-appoint Zavala-translate November 8th 1835

Description: A noted request for Zavala to translate the declaration, and for it to be printed and distributed to Citizens of the republic of Mexico.
Date: November 8, 1835
Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Washington County legal documents

Description: Court summons for Philip Averitt to appear in James Whiteside vs. Philip Averitt case
Date: 1838~
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

Sworn statement prepared by Elijah Stapp

Description: Statement prepared by Elijah Stapp--a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence--is a testimony to the claims of S. Hatch for damages and expenses incurred during the Texas revolution.
Date: November 17, 1838
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[The Lynchburg List of Voters: Analysis of the Men who Voted]

Description: This chart documents several aspects of the men who voted at Lynchburg on February 2, 1836. The chart notes the following about each voter, and whether they appear in the following records: Veteran of San Jacinto who received land for military service; 1830 Census of Texas; Harris County probate; Harris County deeds; and other vital records.
Date: 2008
Creator: Shaw, Donna Beth
Partner: Other

[Proof of Military Service in the Battle of San Jacinto for Rufus Campbell]

Description: Proof of military service in the battle of San Jacinto for Private Rufus Campbell in the spring of 1836. Private Campbell had to leave service after falling sick with the measles. Gibson Kuykendall served as captain of Texas volunteers during the battle and created the document to certify Private Campbell's service.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kuykendall, Gibson
Partner: Austin College

[Documents relating to the Texas Cherokees]

Description: Certified copy of a Cherokee Indian Treaty obtained for legal action in the late nineteenth century. The first document is a certified copy of the 1835 treaty obtained by Sam Houston and John Forbes. Also included are various power of attorneys from W.P. Adair, C.N. Vann, J. Elliot Condict, and John C. Fremont. There is also a signed power of attorney executed by the Chief representatives of the Cherokee Indian Nation in Indian Territory.
Date: unknown
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Transcript of Resolution from the General Council of the Provisional Government to Stephen F. Austin, Decemeber 11, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a resolution from General Council of the Provisional Government to Stephen F. Austin, in which the council resolves to acknowledge Austin's repeated sacrifices on behalf of Texas and wish him well in his recently appointed role as Commissioner to the United States.
Date: December 11, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Transcript of Official Order from Henry Smith to The Commission on the Part of the People of Texas, December 9, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from Henry Smith to The Commission on the Part of the People of Texas, in which Smith orders the commission to purchase three hundred and seven hundred barrels of flour, and to contract with bakers and send them to San Felipe de Austin for further instruction.
Date: December 9, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Bryan Family Records

Description: Collection of Bryan family records through 1859 that includes a statement made by Washington Carroll Bryan along with correction notes on the history of the statement.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Difficulties of a Revenue Officer in Texas

Description: Front cover of a book discussing action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas.
Date: January 1901
Creator: Barker, Eugene C.
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
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