CHECK LIST OF TEXAS IMPRINTS
1846-1876
Edited by
E. W. Winkler
Editor's
Note:
The following is the fourth installment of Mr. Winkler's "Check List of
Texas Imprints, 1846-1876." In the first installment, which appeared in the April, 1943,
Quarterly,
Mr. Winkler requests any person having knowledge of any additional item which
should appear on the list to write him care of The University of Texas Library, Austin 12,
Texas. It is expected that any information thus received will be utilized in subsequent re-
printings of this bibliography.
Baggerly, G. G.
A sermon on baptism and communion, preached at Macedonia
church, Travis county, Texas, October 20, 1850, by Rev. G. G.
Baggerly, Pastor of the Baptist church, Austin. . . . [Text.]
Austin: Printed at the State Gazette office. 1851. 17 p. 20.5
cm. 210
TxU.
Baptists. Texas.
Minutes of the fifth annual session of the Colorado
Baptist
association,
held with the Macedonia church, Travis county,
Texas, September 12, 13, and 15, 1851. Austin: Printed by
Cushney &
Hampton, State Gazette office. 1851. 15 p. 20 cm. 21
1
TxFwSB.
Minutes of the second annual session of the Eastern
Texas
association
of United Baptists, begun and held at the Zion
church, Shelby county, Texas, on the second Lord's day in Octo-
ber, 1851. San Augustine, Texas. Printed at the Redland
Herald office, November, 1851. 8 p. 22 cm. 212
TxFwSB.
Church covenant and constitution of the Ebenezer
Baptist
church. Organized on Cash's Creek, November 9th, 1851. Mata-
gorda: Printed at the "Colorado Tribune" office, [n. d. 1851?]
8 p. 21 cm. 213*
TxU. Wright.
Minutes of the third annual meeting of the Elm
Fork
associa
-
tion
of United Baptists, begun and held with Union church,
Dallas Co., Texas, on Friday before the second Saturday in
October, 1851, and following days. [At end:] Advertiser print,
Bonham, Texas. 4 p. 28 cm. 214
Caption title.
NHC-S (typed copy).
Minutes of the fourth annual session of the Baptist
state
convention
of Texas, held at Independence, in June, 1851. Wash-
ington: Printed at the Texas Ranger office. 1851. 24 p. 22
cm. ppw. 215
NHC-S. TxFwSB. TxU. TxWB.
Minutes of the twelfth annual meeting of the Union
Baptist
association,
held with Washington church, Washington Co.,
Texas, on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th days of October, 1851.
Galveston: Printed by J. M. Conrad, at the "News" job office.
1851. 14, [2] p. 21 cm. 216
NHC-S. TxFwSB. TxHSJM. TxU (microfilm).
Bell, P. H.
To the people of Texas. . . . [Announces his candidacy for
re-election to the office of governor.] P. H. Bell. Austin, May
22, 1851. 217*
Not seen: reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
June 14, 1851, p. 2
Burress, A. D.
To the voters of Harrison and Upshur counties. . . . [An-
nounces himself an independent candidate for representative.]
A. D. Burress. July 5, 1851. 218*
Not seen: reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
July 19, 1851, p. 1.
To the voters of Harrison and Upshur counties. ... [I have
concluded to decline the canvass.] A. D. Burress. Marshall,
July 29, 1851. 219*
To the people of Texas. ... [I am a candidate for your
suffrages at the approaching election for the office of governor
of the State.] T. J. Chambers. 220*
Not seen: reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
July 5, 1851, p. 1.
Choctaw nation.
Memorial of the executive and legislative departments, and of
many citizens of the Choctaw nation. To the Legislature of the
State of Texas. [Austin: Printed by Cushney & Hampton,
State Gazette office. 1851.] 221*
Not seen: 500 copies ordered to be printed (Senate
Journal,
4th
Leg
-
islature,
1st
session,
p. 145-146, 174.)
Coles, W. T. F.
To the voters of Lamar and Fannin counties. . . . [An-
nounces his candidacy for representative.] W. T. F. Coles. 222*
Crosby, Stephen.
To the voters of Texas. . . . [Announces his candidacy for
commissioner of the General land office.] Stephen Crosby. Aus-
tin, April 23, 1851. 223*
Epperson, Benjamin H.
To the voters of the State of Texas. . . . [Announces his
candidacy for governor.] Benj. H. Epperson. Henderson,
Texas, June 27, 1851. Broadside. 1 p., printed in three columns.
26.5 x 37 cm. (20.5 x23 cm.) 224
TxU.
Fisher, Orceneth.
The Christian sacraments; or, A scriptural exhibition of the
nature, design, mode and subjects of Christian baptism. . . .
Nacogdoches. March, 1851. 225*
Not seen: cited on title page of History
of
Immersion.
.
. By Orceneth
Fisher. Rusk,
1852.
Freemasons. Texas.
The constitution of the Grand
lodge
of Free and Accepted
masons,
of the State of Texas, adopted at the grand annual
communication held in the city of Austin, January, A. D. 1848,
A. L. 5848. Houston: Printed at the Beacon office. 1851. 28 p.
20 cm. 226
IaCrM. PPFM.
Proceedings of the Grand
lodge
of Texas, at the fourteenth
grand annual communication, held at the town of Henderson,
commencing on Monday, January 20th, A. D. 1851. A. L. 5851.
Huntsville: Printed at the "Texas Presbyterian" office, 1851.
199 p. 19 cm. 227
IaCrM. MBFM. NNFM. TxElp.
Constitution of the Grand
Chapter
of
Royal
Arch
masons,
for the State of Texas, [adopted by the Convention at Galveston,
December 30th, 1850.] Washington: Printed at the Texas
Ranger office, 1851. 227a
*
Not seen; reprinted in Transactions
of
the
Grand
Royal
Arch
chapter
of
Texas
from
its
organization
in
1850,
to
1890,
inclusive,
... by Geo.
Lopas, Jr., Grand secretary. . . . Volume I, 1850-1872. Dealy & Baker,
. . . Houston, Texas. 1897. vol. I, p. 19-25. Cited hereinafter as Lopas
(comp.) Transactions
Grand
Royal
Arch
Chapter
of
Texas.
Constitution of the Grand
Royal
Arch
chapter
of Texas, re-
vised and adopted, at Huntsville, on the 23d June, A. D. 1851,
R. A. M. 2385. Austin: Printed at the office of the State
Gazette. 1851. 24 p. 21 cm. 228
Constitution of the General Grand Royal Arch chapter, as amended on
10th September, 1850, is printed on pages [12]-24.
NNFM. PPFM. TxU.
Proceedings of the convention of Royal
Arch
masons
for the
State of Texas, [held in Galveston December 27, 28, and 30,
1850.] Washington: Printed at the Texas Ranger office:
1851. 228a
*
Not seen; reprinted in Lopas (comp.) Transactions
Grand
Royal
Arch
Chapter
of
Texas,
vol. I, p. 13-19.
Proceedings of the Grand
Royal
Arch
chapter
of Texas, at its
session in the town of Huntsville, on the 23d of June, A. D. 1851,
R. A. M. 2385. Austin: Printed by Cushney & Hampton, State
Gazette office. 1851. 88 p. 21 cm. ppw. 229
The cover title reads: Proceedings of the Grand Royal Arch of Texas,
held in the town of Huntsville, June 22, 1851; together with tine constitu-
tions of the State and General Grand chapters. Austin: Printed at the
office of the State Gazette. 1851.
NNFM. OC. TxU.
Greer, John A.
To the voters of the State of Texas. . . . [Announces his
candidacy for governor.] John A. Greer. San Augustine, Texas,
March, 1851. 230*
Hunt, Memucan.
Address of Memucan Hunt, to the people of Texas, soliciting
the payment of his claims against the State, at the next regular
session of the Legislature, with a few of his public and private
papers, in behalf of what he deemed the best interests of Texas
in 1836, until annexation; together with a speech of the Hon.
W. M. Williams, before the last regular session of the Legisla-
ture, in behalf of said claims; with which speech is a copy of a
letter from Ex-president Houston, in reference to Memucan
Hunt in 1836. Galveston: Printed at the office of the News.
1851. 83, [1] p. 20 cm. 231
The address (Pages [3]-14) is dated, Austin, April 3, 1851. It is ac-
companied by the following documents:
1. To the brave and generous. Oxford, North Carolina, August 8th,
1836. pp. [15]-18.
3. Gen. Hunt to Mr. Forsyth. Texian Legation, Washington City,
August 4, 1837; John Forsyth, Department of State, Washington, August
25, 1837, to General Hunt; Gen. Hunt to Mr. Forsyth, Texian Legation,
Washington City, September 12, 1837. p. [21]-43.
4. Address of Memucan Hunt, Galveston, July 6th, 1844, published in
the Galveston
News,
July 20th, 1844. pp. 43-56.
5. Address to the people of Texas, by a Committee at Galveston, of
which Memucan Hunt was chairman, March 28, 1845, in favor of annexa-
tion, pp. 56-78.
CU. TxU.
Memorial of Memucan Hunt to the Legislature of the State
of Texas. Austin: Printed by Cushney and Hampton, State
Gazette office. 1851. 6 p. 20.5 cm. 232
The memorial is dated, Austin, November 24, 1851.
TxWFM,
Supplement by Memucan Hunt to his Memorial, presented to
the Legislature of Texas, Nov. 24, 1851. [Austin:] State
Gazette office. 1851. Broadside. 1 p. 21 x 20.5 cm. 233
The Supplement is dated, Austin, Nov. 29, 1851.
TxWFM.
Johnson, M. T.
To my Fellow-citizens of Texas. . . . [Announces his candi-
dacy for governor.] M. T. Johnson. Henderson, Texas, April
14th, 1851. 234*
Keenan, C. G.
To the voters of Texas. . . . [Announces his candidacy for
lieutenant-governor.] C. G. Keenan. 235*
Not seen: reprinted in Texas
State
Gazette,
June 7, 1851, p. 329
McKinney, Samuel.
Address [at the laying of the cornerstone of Austin College,]
. . . Huntsville, Texas, 1851. [n. p. Huntsville ? 1851.]
12 p. 236
The cornerstone was laid June 24, 1851
DLC.
McLeod, Hugh.
Speech of Gen. Hugh McLeod. Delivered at Austin, Saturday,
May 17, 1851. [n. p. Austin ? 1851] Broadside. 2 p., printed
in three columns. 34.5 x 49.5 cm. (29.5 x 44.3 cm). 237
McLeod was candidate for congressman. Printed also in the Texas
State
Gazette,
May 24, 1851, p. 312-313.
Tx. TxU.
Milam, James.
Memorial of the heirs of Benjamin R. Milam, to the Legisla-
ture of Texas, praying relief. . . . Austin: De Cordova and
company, S. W. American office. 1851. 7 p. 20 cm. 239
TxWFM.
Odd-fellows. Texas.
Constitution and by-laws of Victoria
lodge
no.
9,
I. 0. 0. F.
State of Texas. Instituted at Victoria, March, 1849. . . .
[Motto] Victoria: Logan & Sterne, pr[inter]s. 1851. 24 p.
18 cm. 240
TxU.
Pease, E. M.
Fellow-citizens of the State of Texas. . . . [Announces his
candidacy for governor.] E. M. Pease. Brazoria, May,
1851. 241*
Peters' colony. See
Texan emigration and land company.
Protestant Episcopal church. Texas.
Journal of the proceedings of the second annual convention
of the Protestant Episcopal church in the Diocese of Texas, held
in Trinity church, Galveston, from May 1st
to May 3d, inclusive,
A. D. 1851. With an appendix. Houston: Printed at the Tele-
graph office. 1851. 40 p. 20 cm. ppw. 242
ICU. IU.
MB. MBD. MiD-B. NBuDD. Tx. TxU.
Roberts, O. M.
To my fellow-citizens of the first Congressional district. . . .
[Announces his candidacy for representative in Congress.] O.
M. Roberts. Shelbyville, Texas, March 14, 1851. 243*
Not seen: reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
March 22, 1851.
Ruthven, A. S., Grand secretary.
To the worshipful master, wardens and brethren ... [Relative
to the long delay in printing the Proceedings of the Grand lodge
for 1851.] A. S. Ruthven, Grand secretary. Houston, August
1, 1851. 243
a*
Not seen; reprinted in Ruthven (comp.) Proceedings
Grand
Lodge
of
Texas,
I, p. 486.
Schott, James, and Whitney, E. D.
Memorial of James Schott and E. D. Whitney, to the Legis-
lature of Texas, praying for a compliance with the contract
made with them, in the name of their associate, by the late
Republic of Texas, for furnishing, in the year 1838, the vessels,
armaments, clothing, provisions, etc., for its naval service, [n.
p. Austin,] 1851. 16 p. 20.6 cm. 244*
The Memorial is dated Philadelphia, Oct. 22, 1851. The Memorial of
Fred'k Dawson, their associate, appears on pages 13-16. Cf.
no. 141a.
Tx. TxWFM.
Supplemental memorial of James Schott and E. D. Whitney,
to the fourth Legislature of the State of Texas, [n. p. Austin,]
1851. 13 p. 21 cm. 245
The supplement is dated Austin, December 1st,
1851. Attention is called
to an error in the report of the Auditor and Comptroller, published since
their Memorial was prepared.
Tx. TxWFM.
Smith, Nathan.
To the voters of Harrison county. . . . [Announces his can-
didacy for representative.] N. Smith. July 1st,
1851. 246*
Not seen: reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
July 5, 1851, p. 2
Southern rights association.
Circular of the Southern Rights association of Matagorda
county. To the friends of Southern rights in Texas: ... By
order of the association. James C. Wilson, P. E. Peareson,
M. Talbot, pub. committee. 246
a*
Not seen: reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
Jan. 11, 1851, p. 1.
Taylor, Joseph.
To the voters of Texas. . . . [Reply to the attacks of a rival
candidate.] Joseph Taylor. Marshall, August 2, 1851. 247*
Texan emigration and land company.
Memorial of the trustees of Peters' colony. To the Legislature
of the State of Texas, praying for a settlement and compromise
of the matters in controversy between the State, the contractors,
and the colonists. Austin: Printed by De Cordova & Company.
1851. 15 p. 19.9 cm. 248
TxWFM.
Texas (Provisional government). General council.
Fall of Bejar and Surrender of General Cos !! [Austin ?
1851.] 249*
Not seen. A reprint of this broadside was arranged for by General
Burleson shortly before his death. (Senate
Journal,
4th
Legislature,
1st
session,
p. 286).
Texas. Attorney-general. (Ebenezer Allen.)
Report of the Attorney-general. Austin: Printed by Cushney
& Hampton, "State Gazette" office. 1851. 13 p. 18.5 cm. 250
The report was transmitted by the Governor to the Legislature on
December 8, 1851.
TxWFM.
Texas. Auditor and Comptroller.
Report of the Auditor and Comptroller to the fourth Legis-
lature, on the public debt of Texas. Austin: Printed by Cush-
ney & Hampton, "State Gazette" office. 1851. 12 p. 20.5 cm. 251
John M. Swisher, Auditor; James B. Shaw, Comptroller. The report is
dated Austin, November 12, 1851.
M.
Tx. TxU. TxWFM.
Document A, accompanying the Report of the Auditor and
Comptroller, on the public debt. [Austin: Printed by Cushney
& Hampton, "State Gazette" office.] 1851. 6p. 20.5 cm. 252
TxWFM.
Texas. Commissioners to investigate land titles.
Report of the Commissioners to investigate land titles west
of the Nueces. [Austin: Printed by De Cordova & Co., 1851.]
61 p. 20.5 cm. 253
TxSa. TxWFM.
Texas. Comptroller's office. (James B. Shaw.)
Report of the Comptroller, for the years 1850 & 1851. Austin:
Printed by De Cordova & co., S. W. American office. 1851.
224 p. 20 cm. 254
The report is dated November 14, 1851, and covers the period from
Oct. 31st, 1849, to Oct. 31st, 1851. A contract for printing 500 additional
copies was made with De Cordova & co., Dec. 13, 1851. (Senate
Journal,
p. 182, 533.)
Tx. TxU. TxWFM.
Texas. Governor, 1849-1851. (P. H. Bell.)
Message of the Governor of the State of Texas, with the ac-
companying documents, read to the Legislature, Nov. 10, 1851.
Austin: Printed by Cushney & Hampton, State Gazette office.
1851. 82 p. 21.5 cm. 255
TxWFM.
An edition of the Governor's message, without the documents, was
ordered to be printed at the South-western American office. (House
Jour
-
nal,
4th
Legislature,
1st
session,
p. 75.) Not seen: the message appears
in Senate
Journal,
p. 24-49, and House
Journal,
p. 39-45.
Botschaft des Governeurs des Staates Texas gelesen in beiden
Haeusern der vereinten Sitzung der Legislatur, am lOten No-
vember, 1851. Mit Staats Ermächtigung. Austin: Gedruckt
in der Druckerei des "State Gazette". 1851. 32 p. 20.2 cm. 257
Printed in Roman type.
TxU.
Message of November 10, 1851. Spanish edition. 258*
Not seen: 500 copies were ordered to be printed. (Senate
Journal,
p.
148; House
Journal,
p. 75.)
Proclamation. By the Governor of the State of Texas. . . .
[Orders a general election of state and district officers to be
held August 4, 1851.] P. H. Bell, Governor. Austin, May 24,
1851. Broadside. Ip. 41.5 x 52.5 cm. (25.8 x 43.8 cm.) 259
Tx
Texas. Governor, 1851-1853. (P. H. Bell.)
Inaugural address of Governor Bell, and inaugural address of
Lieutenant-governor James W. Henderson, December 22,
1851. 260*
Not seen; 1000 copies ordered to be printed. (House
Journal,
p. 372.)
These addresses appear also in Senate
Journal,
p. 201-209, and in House
Journal,
p. 364-370.
Texas. 4th Legislature
Proceedings of the Senate and House of Representatives of
the Legislature of Texas, on the occasion of the death of General
Edward Burleson, which occured Dec. 26, 1851. Printed at the
State Gazette office, by Cushney & Hampton. 1851. 31 p.
20.5 cm. ppw. 261
Those who spoke were James C. Wilson, in the Senate; Hamilton P. Bee
and B. E. Tarver in the House of Representatives; Guy M. Bryan, before
the two Houses in joint session; James Webb, before the Supreme court;
and Rev. Edward Fontaine, at the grave.
TxU
Texas. 4th Legislature. Senate.
A bill to provide for the reception and deposit of a portion of
the indemnity due the State of Texas by the United States, for
the sale of a portion of her north-western territory, under the
provisions of an act of the Congress of the United States, ap-
proved September 9th, 1850. 262*
Not seen; 50 copies ordered to be printed (Senate
Journal,
p. 154.)
A bill providing for the liquidation and payment of the debt
of the late Republic of Texas. 263*
Not seen; 150 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 158.)
Texas. 4th Legislature. House of Representatives.
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the liquidation of the
public debt of the late Republic of Texas. 264*
A bill to be entitled an act confirming- the action of the Audi-
tor and Comptroller under the provisions of an act of the Leg-
islature of the State of Texas providing- for the ascertaining of
the public debt of the late Republic of Texas, approved March
20, 1848, and the act supplementary thereto, approved Febru-
ary 5, 1850. 2
65
*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 235)
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the reception and
disposition of a portion of the indemnity due the State of Texas
by the United States for the sale of a portion of her northern
and eastern [sic] territory, under the provisions of an act of
Congress approved September 9, 1850. 266*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 235)
A bill to be entitled an act making an appropriation for the
payment of that portion of the debt of the late Republic of Texas
for which impost revenues of said late Republic were not
pledged, according to the decision of the President of the United
States. 267*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 235-236)
A bill to be entitled an act to provide for the liquidation and
payment of certain claims, bonds and liabilities of the late Re-
public of Texas. 268*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 236)
A bill to encourage internal improvements in the State of
Texas, with the substitute reported by the majority of the com-
mittee on Internal Improvements. 269*
Not seen; 200 copies of the substitute ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p
284-286.)
Communication of the Auditor to the House of Representa-
tives, in reference to Memucan Hunt's account, with the report
of the Committee to whom said account was referred. 4 p.
20 cm. 270
Caption title. Appears also in House
Journal,
p. 339-343, 348-350.
TxWFM
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 13.)
Texas. Supreme court,
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme court of
the State of Texas, during December term, 1848. By James
Webb and Thomas H. Duval, Counsellors-at-law, and Reporters
of the decisions of the Supreme court of Texas. Volume 111.
Austin: State Gazette office--Cushney & Hampton, printers.
MDCCCLI. [viii,] 571 p. 20.7 cm. 272
Ar-SC. Ct. G. Ia. IaDaGL. In-SC. L. LNUCA. MdBB. Me-L. MoKB.
NN. NNLT. Nb. Nj. Nv. PPTU-L. PU-L. RPL. TxDaM-L. TxGR.
TxHSA. TxSaSM-L. TxU-L. TxWB-L. US1C. W.
Theobalds, W. W.
Address; delivered before Frontier division, Sons of Temper-
ance, and the citizens of Brownsville, on the occasion of the
celebration of Washington's birth-day, February 22d, 1851. By
W. W. Theobalds, Esq. Brownsville: Printed at the office of
the Sentinel. 1851. 16 p. 19 cm. 273
CSmH. InID.
Wallace, B. Rush.
To the electors of the first Congressional district. . . . [An-
nounces his candidacy for representative in Congress.] B. Rush
Wallace. San Augustine, March 7, 1851. 27
4*
Ward, Matt.
To the voters of Texas. . . . [Announces his candidacy for
governor.] Matt. Ward. 275*
Circular. . . . [About his candidacy for commissioner of the
General land office.] Thos. Wm. Ward. 276*
Not seen; reference is made to this circular in the Texas
State
Gazette,
July 26, 1851, p. 384.
Webb, James.
To the voters of Texas. . . . [Announces his candidacy for
associate justice of the Supreme court.] James Webb. Austin,
March 20, 1851. 277*
Williams, William M.
Circular. . . . [Announces his candidacy for state senator
for the district composed of Lamar and Fannin counties.] Wil-
liam M. Williams. 278*
Not seen; reference is made to this circular in the Texas
State
Gazette,
July 26, 1851, p. 383.
Wood, S. D.
To the voters of Harrison county. ... [Announces his can-
didacy for representative.] S. D. Wood. 279*
Not seen; reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
June 28, 1851, p. 2.
Baptists. Texas
Minutes of the sixth annual session of the Colorado
Baptist
association,
held with Plum Grove church, Fayette county,
Texas, September 10, 11, and 13, 1852. Printed at "The Monu-
ment" office, La Grange, 1852. 13 p. 20 cm. 290
TxFwSB.
Minutes of the third annual session of the Eastern Texas
association
of United Baptists, held on the second Lord's day
of Oct. 1852, with the Rocky Spring church, Cherokee county,
Texas. San Augustine: Printed at the office of the Herald.
1852. 8 p. 16 cm. 291
NHC-S.
Minutes of the fourth annual meeting of the Elm
Fork
asso
-
ciation
of United Baptists. Begun and held with the Liberty
church, Collin county, Texas, on the second Saturday in October,
1852, and following days. [n. p.] 4 p. 28 cm. 292
Caption title
NHC-S (typed copy).
Minutes of the fifth annual session of the Baptist
State
con
-
vention,
of Texas, held at Marshall, in June, 1852. Washing-
ton: Printed at the Lone Star office. [1852?] 32 p. 20 cm. 293
NHC-S. TxWB.
Baylor university. Independence, Texas.
A catalogue of the Board of trustees, faculty and students of
Baylor University. 294*
Not seen; receipt of a copy acknowledged by the Texas
State
Gazette,
June 26, 1852, p. 354.
Burnet, David G.
Review of The
Life
of
Gen.
Sam
Houston,
as
recently
pub
-
lished
in
Washington
city
by
J.
T.
Towers.
By D. G. Burnet,
First president of Texas. Galveston: News power press print.,
1852. 15 p. 21.5 cm. 295
The preface is dated, Oakland, Texas, May 5, 1852,
MoSM. Tx. TxU.
Chappell Hill college. Chappell Hill, Texas.
[Chappell Hill college. Heretofore Chappell Hill male and
female institute . . . was reopened on Monday, the 4th of Oc-
tober last . . . The next spring session will commence on . . .
the 7th of March, 1853] . . . [n. p.] Broadside. 1 p., printed
in two columns. 18.5 x 23.5 cm. (14.5 x 15.5 cm.) 296
Txu.
Crawford, G. W., and Applewhite, I., Committee.
Statistical address to the people of Austin & Washington
counties, on the subject of railroads, by a Comittee. 297*
Not seen; receipt of pamphlet is recorded in South-western
American,
August 11, 1852, p. 2.
Democratic party. Texas.
Proceedings of the Democratic state convention, assembled
at Austin, Jan. 8, 1852. [Austin:] Printed at the office of the
South Western American. 1852. 16 p. 20.2 cm. 298
TxU.
Circular of the Democratic state central committee to the
members of the county committees. Austin, Texas, August 28,
1852. W. D. Miller, chairman state central committee. 299*
Not seen; reprinted in Texas
State
Gazette,
Sept. 4, 1852, p. 18.
To the Democracy of Texas. . . . [Call for a State conven-
tion to meet at Austin, February 22, 1853.] W. D. Miller, Chair-
man Democratic state central committee. Austin, December 6,
1852. 300*
Fisher, Orceneth.
History of immersion, as a religious rite; from its rise among
the Jews, to the present time. Including its introduction into
the Christian church, and the several changes it has undergone
at different periods since that time. By Orceneth Fisher, author
of the "Baptismal Catechism," "Christian Sacraments," etc.
[Revelations, 1:3.] Rusk: Printed at the "Cherokee Sentinel"
office. 1852. 90 p. 20 cm. 301
Preface is dated, Rusk, Texas, March 20, 1852.
TxU.
The Temple of Solomon: and its signification: or, The moral
of ancient free masonry: the substance of a sermon preached
before Euclid lodge, no. 45, of Free and Accepted masons, in
the town of Rusk, Texas, June 24, A. D. 1852, A. L. 5852.
By Rev. Orceneth Fisher, D. D., and published at the unanimous
request of the lodge. [Rusk: Printed at the "Cherokee Sentinel"
office. 1852.] 302*
Fontaine, Edward.
Address of Rt. W. Edward Fontaine, Grand chaplain, de-
livered at Austin, on the 22d January, 1852, at the installation
of the officers of the Grand lodge of Texas. Austin: State
Gazette job office--Cushney & Hampton, printers. 1852. 15 p.
20.5 cm. ppw. 303
Cover title. Cf.
no. 307.
MH. PPFM. TxU. TxWFM.
Freemasons. Texas.
By-laws of Austin
lodge,
no.
12.
Ratified, January 14, 1845.
Austin: State Gazette job office--Cushney & Hampton, printers.
1852. 7 p. 20.5 cm. ppw. 304
Cover title.
TxU.
By-laws of Freedom
lodge,
no.
100,
Fredericksburg, Texas.
Austin: Printed by Cushney & Hampton, 1852. 7 p. 20.5
cm. 305
IaCrM.
[Official list of the grand officers elected by the Grand lodge
of Texas, at Austin, January 19, 1852.] A. S. Ruthven, Grand
secretary, [n. p.] 2 p. 27 cm. 306
PPFM.
Proceedings of the Grand
lodge
of Texas, at the fifteenth
grand annual communication, held in the city of Austin, com-
mencing January 19, A. D. 1852, A. L. 5852. Ordered to be
read in all the lodges under this jurisdiction, for the informa-
tion of the brethren. A. S. Ruthven, Grand secretary. Austin:
Printed by Cushney & Hampton, Gazette office. 1852. 192,
xv p. 21 cm. 307
Address of Rt. W. Edward Fontaine, Grand chaplain delivered at the
installation of the Grand officers, p. i-xv.
IaCrM. MBFM. NNFM. TxElp. TxU.
Proceedings of the Grand
Royal
Arch
chapter
of Texas, at
the third grand annual convocation, held at the town of Bren-
ham, commencing June 22d., A. D. 1852, R. A. M. 2386; to-
gether, with the Proceedings of the Council of the Order of
High Priesthood for the State of Texas. James M. Hall, Grand
secretary, Crockett, Houston county, Texas. 1852. Washing-
ton—Printed at the Lone Star office. 72 p. 19.5 cm. 308
OC. TxU.
Galveston and Red River railway company.
Circular of the Commissioners of the Galveston and Red
River railway company, to the Citizens of Texas. Paul Bremond,
President board of commissioners. 309
*
Gibson. L. S.
A discourse delivered on the occasion of the death of Mrs.
Lurana Jane Buckley, in the Presbyterian church, Houston,
Texas. . . Galveston, Tex. 1852 310
PPPrHi.
Guadalupe high school. Seguin, Texas
"Catalogue of the officers, members of the association and
students of the Guadalupe high school." Seguin, Texas. 311*
Not seen; receipt of catalogue mentioned by the Texas
State
Gazette,
Aug. 28, 1852, p. 11.
Hamilton. A. J
To the people of Texas. . . [Announces his candidacy for
attorney general.] A. J. Hamilton. Austin, June 30, 1852. 312*
Hamilton. James
To the people of Texas. . . [A plan for paying the public
debt.] James Hamilton. Austin, Texas, Feb. 20, 1852. Austin:
The Texas State Gazette Extra. 1852. Broadside. 1 p., printed
in double columns. 22 x 48 cm. (19.5 x45 cm.) 313
Appears also in the Texas State
Gazette,
Feb. 21, 1852, p. 211.
TxU.
Hancock v. Horton.
... Argument in the Supreme court of Texas, at Austin
November term, 1851, by John Sayles, attorney and counsellor-
at-law, Brenham, Washington County. Austin: Printed at the
State Gazette office, by Cushney & Hampton. 1852. 20 p.
20.5 cm. 314
"Hancock vs. Horton" at head of title page. At end, John Sayles, att'y
for app[ellan]t.
TxU.
Hartley, Oliver C.
[Letter.] 0. C. Hartley, Galveston, Oct. 18th, 1852, to Thomas
B. Lincoln, Esq., Rusk. [Comments on the points raised in
Lincoln's letter to Jno. H. Reagan, dated Oct. 12, 1852. [n. p.]
Broadside. 1 p., printed in two columns. 15.5 x 35.5 cm.
(12 x3O cm.) Cf. no. 318. 315*
Tx.
Hyde, S. Monroe.
Circular. To my fellow-citizens of the sixth Judicial Dis-
trict. . . . [Announces his candidacy for district attorney.]
S. Monroe Hyde. 31
6*
Not seen; reprinted in the Texas
Republican,
June 12, 1852, p. 2.
Indianola, Texas. Merchants.
Circular to the People of Western Texas. . . . [List of
premiums to encourage the traders and producers.] Indianola,
Texas, October 1, 1852. 317*
Lincoln, Thomas B.
[Letter.] Thomas B. Lincoln, Galveston, Oct. 12, 1852, to
Hon. Jno. H. Reagan. [Suggests changes in existing laws to
encourage railroad construction.] [n. p.] Broadside. 1 p.,
printed in two columns. 15.5 x 29.8 cm. (12 x 22.7 cm.) Cf.
no. 315. 318*
Tx.
Odd-fellows. Texas.
Proceedings of the R. W. Grand lodge I. 0. 0. F., of the State
of Texas, at its semi-annual communication, held at Galveston,
August 2, 1852. Galveston: Printed at the "News" office. 1852.
162[?]-177 p. 20.5 cm. ppw. 318a
TxWB.
Physicians of Austin and Travis county.
To all regular authorized physicians of the State of Texas . . .
[Call for a state medical convention to meet at Austin, January
17, 1853.] Austin, Texas, December Bth, 1852. 319*
Protestant Episcopal church. Texas,
Journal of the third annual convention of the Protestant
Episcopal church, in the Diocese of Texas, held in St. Luke's
church, Chappell Hill, from May 13 to May 15, inclusive, 1852.
Galveston: Printed by W. Richardson, at the News job office.
[1852.] 54 p. 20.5 cm. ppw. 320
Cover title.
Railroad convention.
Memorial of the Railroad convention, through their com-
mittee, to the Legislature of the State of Texas. Austin:
Printed at the State Gazette office, by Cushney & Hampton.
1852. 18 p. 20.2 cm. 321
I. A. Paschal, chairman. A. F. Marshall, A. M. Lewis, L. C. Clopton,
Committee concurring.
TxU. TxWFM.
Sayles, John.
To the voters of Texas. . . . [Announces his candidacy for
attorney general.] John Sayles. Brenham, Washington county,
June 1st,
1852. 322*
Statement of the entire debt of the Republic of Texas as de
fined by the Auditorial Board of the State of Texas, 12th No-
vember, 1851, and classified--in conformity with the decision
issued by the U. S. Treasury Department, 13th September,
1851--by act of the Legislature approved 31st January, 1852.
[n. p. n. d.] Broadside. 1 p. 20.5 x 31.7 cm. (16.7 x 24.2
cm.) 323
TxU.
Texan emigration and land company.
To the colonists of Peters' colony. . . . [Statement of what
the law of February 10, 1852, requires the colonists to do to
obtain titles to their lands. By] Henry 0. Hedgcoxe, Agent of
the Texas [!] emigration and land company. Collin county,
May 1, 1852. S. W. American print, [Austin.] Broadside. 1 p.,
printed in two columns. 30 x 44 cm. (20.5 x 29.5 cm.) 324
Tx.
Report of the committee appointed [at a mass meeting of the
settlers of Peters' colony in Dallas county,] July 10, 1852, to
examine into the management, etc., of the office of H. O. Hedg-
coxe, agent of the Texan emigration and land company. 325*
Not seen; 2000 copies were ordered to be printed (Texas
State
Gazette,
July 31, 1852, p. 397.)
[Letter.] Willis Stewart and John J. Smith, Trustees of the
Texan emigration and land company, Louisville, September
18th, 1852, to John C. Easton, Esq. [The trustees declare that
they are ready and willing to cooperate with the colonists in
securing titles to their land.] 326*
Texas. Attorney general. (Ebenezer Allen.)
[Opinion.] Ebenezer Allen, Attorney general's office, June
3rd, 1852, [to] Hon. Stephen Crosby, Commissioner of the Gen-
eral land office. . . . [On issuing titles to Peters' colonists.]
[n. p.] Broadside. 1 p., printed in two columns. 25.8 x 44 cm.
(19.3 x 33.8 cm.) 327
Tx.
Texas. Comptroller. (James B. Shaw.)
Circular to assessors and collectors. . . . [Regarding their
settlement for delinquent taxes.] James B. Shaw, Comptroller,
rhos. H. Duval, Secretary of State. Austin, September 14, 1852.
Folder with one page of print. 24.0 x 23.6 cm. (16.3 x 17.3
cm.) 328*
TxHSJM.
Circular to assessors and collectors. . . . [In regard to giving
receipts to their predecessors for the records of their office.]
James B. Shaw, Comptroller, [n. d. 1852?] Broadside, 1 p.
21.3 x27 cm. (16 x 11.2 cm.) 329
*
TxHSJM.
Texas. General land office.
Abstract of land claims, compiled from records of the Gen-
eral land office of the State of Texas, and published under the
superintendence of the Comptroller, by authority of an act of
the Legislature, approved February 11, 1852. (Said law pro-
vides that "Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to give
validity to any claims published in said abstract, that are void,
invalid, or incomplete.") Galveston: Printed at the Civilian
book office. 1852. 610, 1 l., 16, [2] p. 22.5 cm. 330
Texas land claims grouped by land districts, pp. 3-518; Mexican and
Spanish titles, pp. [519]-610; a list showing the land districts in which
the different counties are located, 1 leaf; appendix, errata, pp. 1-16;
omissions. 1 leaf.
CSmH. DLC. MH-L. Tx. TxDa. TxElp. TxHSJM. TxU.
To the colonists of Peters' colony. S. Crosby, Commissioner
General land office, Austin, Dec. 27, 1852. 331*
Texas. Laws, statutes, etc
An act relating to lands in Peters' colony. Approved, Febru-
ary 10, 1852. [n. p. Austin? 1852?] Broadside. 1 p., printed
in two columns. 29.5 x59 cm. (19.5 x43 cm.) 332
Copy certified by the Secretary of State on February 17, 1852
Tx.
Laws of the fourth Legislature of the State of Texas. Volume
IV. Published by authority. Austin: Printed by Cushney &
Hampton, "State Gazette" office. 1852. 142, [I], ix p. 19.5
cm. 333
Volume IV-Part I comprises the general laws.
CU-L. Ia. IaU-L. In-SC. L. MdBB. Mi-L. Nj. RPL. Tx. TxDaN.
TxU-L. W. WaU.
Special laws of the fourth Legislature of the State of Texas.
Volume IV. Published by authority. Austin: Printed by Cush-
ney & Hampton "State Gazette" office. 1852. 226, viii p. 21
cm- 334
Texas. 4th Legislature, 1st session (Nov. 3--Feb. 16, 1852.)
Joint committee.
The report and accompanying bill of the Joint committee to
whom was referred the report of the Commissioners, Bourland
and Miller, upon the land titles west of the Nueces river. 335*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed. (Senate
Journal,
4th
Legis
-
lature,
1st
session,
287-290, 291.)
Report of the Select Joint committee, to whom was referred
that portion of the Governor's annual message, and his special
message, transmitting the report of the Attorney general and
accompanying documents, which relate to difficulties in Peters'
colony, etc. [Together with] A Bill to be entitled an Act to
quiet the land titles within the limits of Peters' colony and to
provide for locating and surveying the lands, and issuing the
certificates and patents to which the colonists and contractors
are entitled, [n. p.] 9 p. 34.7 cm. 336*
R. P. Crump, chairman com. on the part of the House. G. W. Hill, chair-
man com. on the part of the Senate. Report not dated; the copy printed
in the House
Journal,
(pp. 477-486), is dated Jan, 6, 1852.
Tx.
Texas. 4th Legislature. Senate.
A
bill to quiet the land titles within the limits of Peters'
colony; and to provide for locating or surveying the lands and
issuing the certificates and patents to which the colonists and
contractors are entitled. 337*
Not seen; 100 copies ordered to be printed (Senate
Journal,
4th
Legisla
-
ture,
1st
session,
p. 294).
A bill to
incorporate the Texas Western railroad com-
pany. 338
*
Not seen; 100 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 316)
A bill to apportion the Senators and Representatives of the
Legislature among the several counties of this State, according
to the requirements of the constitution. 339*
Not seen; 100 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 323)
Journal of the Senate of the State of Texas. Fourth Legis-
lature. Published by authority. Austin: Printed by Cushney
& Hampton, "State Gazette" office. 1852. 557 p. 20.5 cm. 340
ICU. Tx. TxGR.
The report of the committee on Internal Improvements, on
a bill to establish the New Orleans, Texas and Pacific railway
company, for the extension of the New Orleans, Algiers and
Opelousas railroad through Texas, and the bill. 341*
Texas. 4th Legislature. House of Representatives.
A bill to incorporate the Texas and Louisiana railroad com-
pany. 342*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (House
Journal,
4th
Legisla
-
ture,
1st
session,
p. 353).
A bill providing for the liquidation and payment of the debt
of the late Republic of Texas, originating in the Senate. 343*
Not seen; 150 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 416, 417).
A bill to establish a system of common schools, with the re-
port of the committee on Education. 344*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 417).
A bill relinquishing the right of the State to certain lands
therein named, with the report of the select committee, accom-
panying same. 345*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
p. 461-464).
A bill to encourage internal improvements in the State of
Texas, with amendments. 346*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
494).
A bill, to be entitled an Act providing for the liquidation and
payment of the debt of the late Republic of Texas, [n. p. Aus-
tin. 1852?] 3 p. 18.3 x 32 cm. 347
TxU.
A bill to apportion the Senators and Representatives of the
Legislature among the several counties of this State. 348*
Not seen; 200 copies ordered to be printed (Ibid.,
pp. 556, 571).
A substitute for "a bill to apportion the Senators and Rep-
resentatives" etc. 349*
Not seen; 100 copies ordered to be printed. (Ibid.,
p.
634).
Exhibit of all the bounty, donation and headright certificates
issued to administrators since the establishment of the office
of Adjutant-general by an act of the Legislature of 1846. 349x
See the report of the special Committee to examine and report upon the
condition of the Adjutant-general's office, dated January 16, 1852 (House
Journal,
4th
Legislature,
p. 465-467), of which the Exhibit forms a part.
Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Texas:
Fourth Legislature. By authority. Austin: Printed by Cushney
& Hampton, "State Gazette" office. 1852. 881 p. 20.5 cm. 350
"Appendix to House Journal." The House Journal contains a number
of references to an Appendix; see
pp. 631, 737, 739, 744, 754. Not seen;
probably not printed.
Tx. TxCsA. TxU.
Texas. Supreme court.
Opinion of the Supreme court of Texas in the case of Han-
cock vs. McKinney, delivered at Austin, November term, 1851.
Austin: Printed by Cushney & Hampton, "State Gazette" of-
fice. 1852. 21 p. 20 cm. 351
TxU.
Reports of cases argued and decided in the Supreme court
of the State of Texas during a part of December term, 1849.
By Oliver C. Hartley. Vol. IV. Galveston: Printed at the
Civilian book office. 1852. vii, 539 p. 22.5 cm. 352
CFrCL. G. KyLxFL. L. MBS. MdBS. NNLI. Nj. Nv. PPiAL.
PPiDL PU-L. RPL. Temple-L. TxSC. TxDaM-L. TxU-L. TxWB-L.
USIC. W.
Reports of the cases argued and decided in the Supreme court
of the State of Texas during a part of December term, 1849,
at Austin, and a part of Galveston term, 1851. By Oliver C.
Hartley. Vol. V. Galveston: Printed at the Civilian book
office. 1852. vii, 634 p. 1 1. 22.8 cm. 353
G. Ia. In-SC. KyLxFL. L. MBS. MdBS. NNLI. Nj. PPB. PPiAL.
PU-L. RPL. Temple-L. TxBeaCiA. TxDaM-L. Tx-SC. TxWB-L. US1C.
W.
Texas. Treasurer. (James H. Raymond.)
Report of the Treasurer of the State of Texas to the fourth
Legislature. Austin: Printed by Cushney & Hampton, "State
Gazette" office. 1852. 11 p. 20 cm. 354
The report is dated Nov. 12, 1851, and covers the fiscal year ending
Oct. 31. 1851.
TxU.
Washington, Texas. Citizens.
Stop the Murderer!! . . . [Reward for the arrest of Geo. P.
Lynch.] Joseph H. Wood, and seven others. Washington, Texas,
June 27, 1852. Broadside. 1 p. 34.5 x 47 cm. (32.5 x 32.5
cm.) 355*
Tx.
Whig party. Texas.
[Call for the Whigs of Travis county to meet at the Capitol,
July 17, 1852.] 356*
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