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Mason County
Business correspondence written on letterhead from the late 19th century. Letterhead contains stylized text of county name with designs, and depicts the county courthouse and text reading: "Commissioners Court Convenes on the Second Mondays in Feb. May, Aug. and Nov." Letterhead includes names of county officials Wilson Hey, District and County Clerk; Ben Hey, H. Thiers, Deputies; M. B. McKnight, Co. Judge; Louis Schmidt, Treasurer; H. B. Gibbs, Sheriff & Tax Collector; W. F. Bickenbach, Surveyor; Glenn W. Smith, Assessor; Fritz Wartenbach, Inspector; R. E. Crawford, Co. Attorney; Commissioners H. O. Brockman; Erv Hamilton; Tom Rolston; H. Thiers.
Date:
1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Quit Claim Deed from Charlisa G. Walker to Charles F. de Ganahl]
Deed from Charlisa G. Walker to Charles F. de Ganahl acknowledging the exchange of land between the two for five dollars paid by de Ganahl: "[Charles F. de Ganahl] will convey to this grantor by special warranty deed the following described tracts of land." On the second page of the document Walker is relinquishing her rights to certain plots of land and giving them to Charles.
Date:
July 17, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Charles F. de Ganahl and Florence J. Ganahl to Edward B. Leigh]
Deed from Charles F. de Ganahl and Florence J. Ganahl to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of "the tract or parcel of land and improvements thereon situated in the county of Kerrl...described as follows..." Leigh paid $4,500 for the land "known as survey No. 38 in section No. 2," and the rest of the paragraph details the location, and borders of the given piece of land. The last sentence of the deed states: "The total amount of land intended by this conveyance to be conveyed, is five hundred and forty acres, more or less."
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed from Charles F. and Florence J. de Ganahl to Edward B. Leigh]
Deed from Charles F. and Florence J. de Ganahl to Edward B. Leigh confirming the deed made the prior day on October 19, 1897; Leigh purchase the land known as "survey No. 38 in section No. 2" for the amount of ten dollars. The second half of the deed, prepared by the U. S. Consul from Tampico, Mexico, acknowledges that Florence J. de Ganahl "acknowledged such instrument to me to be her act and deed, and she declared that she had willingly signed..." Also included is the envelope in which this document was mailed in; it has text that describes the deed inside.
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from the S. A. & A. P. Town Site Company to Edward B. Leigh]
Deed from the S. A. & A. P. Town Site Company to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of a piece of land which Leigh paid $600 for. According to the description, the land was originally conveyed to Mifflin Kenedy by the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Town Site Company in March 1888.
Date:
November 2, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Folding Car-Step.
Patent for "a supplemental folding step which may be lowered into position for use when passengers are boarding or leaving a [railway] car and which may be folded back out of the way when the train is about to leave the station." (Lines 12-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 3, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, Samuel R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Step.
Patent for improvements in extension-steps which attach to vehicles and "do away with the boxes used to assist in getting up to the first or lower step" (lines 10-12). When not in use, the steps can be swiveled up. They are raised, lowered, and locked into position with a mechanism operated using a handle.
Date:
May 4, 1897
Creator:
Hamilton, Samuel R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 15, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 15, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. [19], Ed. 1 Friday, September 17, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 17, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W. & Dale, John W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denton County News. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 22, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
July 22, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 829, Ed. 1 Friday, March 5, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 5, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Taylor County News. (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, August 6, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
August 6, 1897
Creator:
Lowry, James A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 831, Ed. 1 Friday, March 19, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 19, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 828, Ed. 1 Friday, February 26, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 26, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 830, Ed. 1 Friday, March 12, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 12, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 837, Ed. 1 Friday, April 30, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 30, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 825, Ed. 1 Friday, February 5, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 5, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 846, Ed. 1 Friday, July 2, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 2, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W. & Dale, John W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Denton County Record. (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 4, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 4, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 835, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 16, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cleveland County Leader. (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 6, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Lexington, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 6, 1897
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 822, Ed. 1 Friday, January 15, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 15, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 826, Ed. 1 Friday, February 12, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 12, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wise County Messenger. (Decatur, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 827, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1897
Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 19, 1897
Creator:
Halcomb, N. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History