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Die Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 137, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 11, 1866 (open access)

Die Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 137, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 11, 1866

Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 11, 1866
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Sale Document] (open access)

[Land Sale Document]

Document selling 150 acres of land held by Ziza Moore to Elizabeth, M. B., and Nancy E. Damron. According to the agreement, the Damron family will pay $2,000 for the land in installments, including interest. The document is signed by Ziza Moore and two witnesses.
Date: September 11, 1866
Creator: Bedford County (Tenn.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Gun-Locks. (open access)

Improvement in Gun-Locks.

Patent for gun locks: "This invention relates to the arrangement of a complete hair trigger for Colt's revolving pistols, which is so constructed that it may be adjusted to anyone of said pistols without the assistance of a gunsmith, the only tool required for the purpose being a screw driver." (lines 21-26.)
Date: September 11, 1866
Creator: Schenck, F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History