This is a first person narrative of the travels of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca while exploring North America. The narrative begins after they pass the mouth of the Mississippi River.
Contains brief except from the Documentary Source Book of American History that details the Treaty with Spain that outlined the boundaries between Spain and the United States of America at the Floridas.
Letter from C. F. Richardson to Thurgood Marshall, NAACP Legal Staff, enclosing a copy of the suit filed in the United States District Court for Southern Texas by four members of the Houston Branch NAACP.
Letter from Sam Houston written after he arrived in Washington, to Thomas M. Bagby. Houston relates the troubles he faced during the journey and mentions efforts to stop Mexican forces from invading Texas.
Document appointing Major William T. Austin as aid de camp to the Commander in Chief of the Army of Texas, and Major Austin's orders, signed by Sam Houston, Commander in Chief of the Army, written by George Washington Hockley. Related to ...
Binder containing documents and photographs concerning the Sesquicentennial celebration in Texas in 1985. Includes the history of Bellaire, information about the City of Bellaire government, organizations and festivals, along with maps, brochures,...
