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Medina County
Map of Medina County, Texas, including the Hill Country region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1880
Creator:
Blau, F. G.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wheel-Plow.
Patent for improvements in wheeled-plow by adding inner and outer guide to the bent axle and an adjusting device to the stop-plate; these additions enable the plow adjustment process effortless. Illustration is included.
Date:
August 17, 1880
Creator:
Reuss, John L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. B. Bovelly to J. B. LaCoste, March 2, 1881]
Letter from J. B. Bovelly to J. B. LaCoste regarding lands owned by Albert Huth. [Ferdinand] Louis Huth was paying taxes on the land but letters to him have gone unanswered. The family would like to know whose name the properties are listed under, whether taxes have been paid, whether the land can be sold and what might its value be. Signed J. B. Bovelly on March 2, 1881 in Galveston.
Date:
March 2, 1881
Creator:
Bovelly, J. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carriage Curtain Fastener.
Patent for a new and improved curtain fastener for carriages. This design is "an improvement upon that particular form of curtain-fasteners . . . in which a sleeve or barrel having a rotary and sliding movement on a spring-encircled shank or post is provided with a wing or projection for effecting the connection of said sleeve or barrel with the eyelet or grommet of the curtain . . . which will effectually prevent the accidental disengagement of the curtain" (lines 18-29).
Date:
July 12, 1881
Creator:
Paschal, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Tree Protector.
Patent for a new and improved tree protector. This design "provide[s] the means whereby fruit-trees, ornamental trees, and other trees may be protected against the ravages of the cutting-ant and other crawling insects" (lines 35-39).
Date:
February 28, 1882
Creator:
Hornung, August & Fuos, Adolph Hermann
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Kranfenfarren-Berein]
Document describing the history and current practices of the Health Insurance-Company of San Antonio. Includes a list of financial information, a list of members as of April 1, 1892, physicians, medical examiners, and the company committee.
Date:
April 1, 1882
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Valentin Haas to Ferdinand Louis Huth, August 23, 1882]
Letter from Valentin Haas to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth regarding land Huth sold to Ihnken. Haas claims he would have bought it and asks if he is planning on selling more land. Signed Valentin Haas on August 23, 1882 in Castroville.
Date:
August 23, 1882
Creator:
Haas, Valentin
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for 50 cents, as contribution to a health insurance plan, July 25, 1884]
Receipt for 50 cents to L. Huth, as contribution to a health insurance plan for the month of July. Signed Oha Degen on July 25, 1884 in San Antonio.
Date:
July 25, 1884
Creator:
Degen, Oha
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Auger.
Patent for a new and improved auger. This design consists in "[t]he combination of a shank provided with a conveying-screw and the cutters at the lower end of the screw, the sides of the cutters being extended beyond a vertical line drawn across the edges of the screw, and a tube or casing enclosing the screw and connected at its lower end with the cutters, said tube being of less diameter than the cutters and arranged within the outer sides thereof" (lines 56-64).
Date:
August 23, 1887
Creator:
Tevebaugh, Henry Clay
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mary Russell Harris to L. Huth & Sons, April 9, 1888]
Letter from Mary Russell Harris to L. Huth & Sons regarding a bill that she is not able to pay at the moment.
Date:
April 9, 1888
Creator:
Harris, Mary Russell
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to John Barrows, October 22, 1888]
Envelope addressed to John Barrows. Postmarked October 22, [18]88 from Philadelphia.
Date:
October 22, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 42, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 1, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 43, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 8, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 8, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 44, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 15, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 15, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 45, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 22, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 22, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 29, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 29, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling.
Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in a link-guide support "pivoted to the underside of the car, the link-guide pivoted to the front end of the support, the spring arranged between the guide and the support, the yoke secured to the car, and the spring supported by said yoke and bearing against the link-guide support" (lines 1-6).
Date:
July 2, 1889
Creator:
Wash, Thomas Henry & Wash, Nathan Robert Hodge
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. C. Houston to Huth & Sons, July 3, 1889]
Letter from R. C. Houston to Huth & Sons requesting an itemized receipt and stating the account will not be settled before fall.
Date:
July 3, 1889
Creator:
Houston, R. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 6, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 6, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 13, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 13, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 20, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 20, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 27, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 27, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 3, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Anvil. (Castroville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 52, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 10, 1889
Weekly newspaper from Castroville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 10, 1889
Creator:
Hall, John G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History