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[Letter from H. W Downey to B. F. Haynes, February 21, 1894] (open access)

[Letter from H. W Downey to B. F. Haynes, February 21, 1894]

Letter of introduction for C. C. Cox from H. W. Downey of the Houston East & West Texas Railway to station agent B. F. Haynes in Livingston, Texas. Included is a map of the HE&WT system and the envelope.
Date: February 21, 1894
Creator: Downey, H. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. W. Downey to P. M. Perkins, February 21, 1894] (open access)

[Letter from H. W. Downey to P. M. Perkins, February 21, 1894]

A letter of introduction for C. C. Cox from H. W. Downey, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Houston East & West Texas Railway, to P. M. Perkins, an railway agent in Moscow, Texas. Included is a map of the HE&WT system and adjoining railroads in Texas as of 1894.
Date: February 21, 1894
Creator: Downey, H. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
East Texas Pinery. (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1894 (open access)

East Texas Pinery. (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 2, 1894

Weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 2, 1894
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wick-Regulator for Lamps. (open access)

Wick-Regulator for Lamps.

Patent for "an improvement in those lamp-wick regulators which consists of a threaded rod operated by a nut and connected to the wick, whereby the wick may be raised or lowered by operating the nut; and the invention lies in an improved connection between the wick and rod, by which the wick can be raised with more uniformity and ease." (Lines 8-15) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: November 20, 1894
Creator: Harding, Walter L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History