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[Receipt of W. A. Morris, June 12, 1879]
Receipt of W. A. Morris for the sum of $91.49, issued out of County Court of Tarrant County. Signed by G. R. Qsbell and J. M. S. Penderson.
Date:
June 12, 1879
Creator:
Penderson, J. M. S.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Map of] Arlington [Texas]
Map shows late nineteenth century Arlington, Texas street names, block numbers, lot numbers, and some dimensions. Scale not given.
Date:
1878
Creator:
Texas & Pacific Railway
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Total Solar Eclipse in Fort Worth (1878)
Photograph of seven astronomers -- Leonard Waldo, R.W. Wilson, J.K. Rees, W.H. Pulsifer, F.E. Seagrave, Alfred Freeman, and A.M. Britton -- with various telescopes set up out-of-doors near a large wooden barn or other structure. According to accompanying information they are on the S.W. Lomax farm, waiting to observe the total solar eclipse that happened on July 29, 1878.
Date:
July 29, 1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, July 8 1879]
Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the amount of ten dollars and five cents.
Date:
April 8, 1879
Creator:
Traylor, J. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett, May 29 1879]
Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated May 29, 1879.
Date:
May 29, 1879
Creator:
Crockett, J.M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, May 9 1879]
Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated May 9, 1879.
Date:
May 9, 1879
Creator:
Curtis, Fannie
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett, April 27 1879]
Letter from J.M. Crockett to R.P. Crockett. The letter is dated April 27, 1879.
Date:
April 27, 1879
Creator:
Crockett, J.M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bob H. Crockett to Robert P. Crockett, April 10 1878]
Letter from Bob H. Crockett to Robert P. Crockett. The letter is dated April 10, 1878.
Date:
April 10, 1878
Creator:
Crockett, Bob H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis]
Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter was written April 17, 1878.
Date:
April 17, 1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]
Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the amount of ten dollars and forty-five cents and was signed by Jno H. Traylor. The receipt is dated March, 1878.
Date:
March 1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks, July 5 1877]
Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks. The letter is dated July 5, 1877.
Date:
July 5, 1877
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie Curtis to parents, September 1 1879]
Letter from Fannie Curtis to her parents. The letter is dated September 1, 1879.
Date:
September 1, 1879
Creator:
Fannie Curtis
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of payment between R.P. Crockett and Eli Boyett]
Payment receipt of One hundred & twenty eight dollars receieved of R.P. Crockett by Eli Boyett. The document was prepared by John C. McWhirter.
Date:
March 20, 1873
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Aaron Parks]
Tax receipt for Aaron Parks for the year 1872, for the amount of one dollar and fifty-five cents. The property taxed was valued at two hundred and thirty three dollars. The document was signed by J.C. Hightower, sheriff of Hood County in 1872.
Date:
September 26, 1872
Creator:
Hightower, J.C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for R.P. Crockett]
Tax receipt for R.P. Crockett for the sum of Twenty-one dollars and forty-nine cents. This document was signed by J.C. Hightower, the sheriff of Hood County in 1872.
Date:
September 25, 1872
Creator:
Hightower, J.C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abram N. Denins to R.P. Crockett, September 15 1871]
Letter from Abram N. Denins to J.P. Crockett. The letter was written September 15, 1871.
Date:
September 15, 1871
Creator:
Denins, Abram N.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks, August 28 1871]
Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks. The letter was written August 28, 1871 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date:
August 28, 1871
Creator:
Smith, J.E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter for Robert P. Crockett from the Law Office of Brown & Collins, April 24, 1871]
Execution Notification Letter from the Law Office of Brown & Collins to Robert Patton Crockett. The letter is dated April 24, 1871. The Law Office was located in Memphis, Tennessee.
Date:
April 24, 1871
Creator:
The Law Office of Brown and Collins
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R.P. Crockett to Louisa A. Crockett, March 7 1871]
Letter from R.P. Crockett to wife, Louisa A. Crockett. The letter was written March 7, 1871.
Date:
March 7, 1871
Creator:
R.P. Crockett
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Painting of Early Fort Worth by Miranda Leonard, 1873
Painting of an aerial view of Fort Worth in 1873. The painting depicts a town square with an American-flag topped courthouse in the center. Surrounding the courthouse are several buildings, some with fences. Throughout the painting are people, buggies, covered wagons and trees. On the right side of the frame is a sloping hill.
Date:
1873
Creator:
Miranda Leonard
Object Type:
Artwork
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tarrant County Courthouse and Public Square in 1879
Photograph of the Tarrant County Courthouse and public square. The courthouse is in the center of the photograph and surrounding the building are many men in jackets and cowboy hats with wagons pulled by horses. In the foreground is a wagon topped with haystacks and men standing on top of it. In the background are several buildings and a stack of lumber. A piece of paper at the bottom of the photograph reads, "The Public Square and Court House in 1879. To the East can be seen the Old Masonic Hall with belfry and opposite (south) the old jail."
Date:
1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Engraving of Fort Worth]
Photograph of an engraving of the city of Fort Worth, Texas. The image depicts Fort Worth with buildings stretching into the distance and five plumes of smoke rising from throughout, two of which can be seen to come from train engines. The caption of the image is "Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, 1876. 'Queen of the Prairies.'" The "Queen of the Prairies" phrase comes from a nickname for Fort Worth. Written below the image is "This engraving is part of an 1876 T&P map," and "J.C. McDaniel."
Date:
1876
Creator:
McDaniel, J. C.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Deed from E. R. Boardman to G. E. Bushong, June 20, 1879]
Land deed from Mr. and Mrs. Boardman to G. E. Bushong, J. L. Morehead, Z. T. Wall, Zebulong Jenkins, and J. E. M. Yates, acknowledging the sale of a piece of land for the sum of $75. The second paragraph outlines the perimeters of the land being sold, which is on the three acre lot "deeded to E. R. Boardman and S. A. Boardman by E. N. Hudgins and wife..." The statement on the second page says that the undersigned "This day personally appeared E. R. Boardman, S. A. Boardman" on their own free will.
Date:
June 20, 1879
Creator:
Woods, J. P.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Deed from Mr. and Mrs. Boardman to Five Individuals, February 27, 1879]
Land deed from E. R. Boardman and his wife to five individuals: Z. T. Wall, George E. Bushong, J. E. M. Yates, Zeb, Jenkins, and J. L. Morehead. The deed gives the men ownership of land "lying in the village of Grapevine County of Tarrant, on the waters of Denton Creek." The rest of the document outlines the perimeters of the land and what it encompasses.
Date:
February 27, 1879
Creator:
Woods, J. P.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History