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[Certificate of stock in the Washington County Fair Association of Brenham, 1870]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Certificate of stock in the Washington County Fair Association of Brenham, TX
Date:
1870
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of a Young Girl with Ringlets]
Photograph of a young Dolly Richards posing for a portrait. She wears her hair down and in large ringlets.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
Hughson, J. A.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Gin Feeder
Patent for improvements in cotton gins, including endless apron, toothed cylinder, and toothed equalizing and distributing bars. Includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
September 6, 1870
Creator:
Ralston, Joe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deed for town lot
J.W. Hall deeds to J.J. Wyatt the southern half of a town lot in Washington, Texas for $20.00
Date:
January 1871
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Washington County
Cadastral map of Washington County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some boundaries are marked in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 1871
Creator:
Klappenbach, Louis
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hame-Tugs for Harness.
Patent for the improvement of hame-tugs for harnesses, using a metallic hame-tug. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
August 15, 1871
Creator:
Dawson, Paul R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fluting Sad-Irons.
Patent for "a new combination of fluting and sad-iron, of such kind that the upper fluting-roller will serve as handle for the sad-iron, there being thus no loose or separate parts required for the two functions." (Lines 17-21) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
November 14, 1871
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties.
Patent for "a new buckle or tie for holding the ends of the bands of cotton-bales" (lines 18-19) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 19, 1871
Creator:
Brown, Floyd G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[J. G. Lieb]
Photograph of J. G. Lieb, who is sitting and only his torso and up is visible.
Date:
[1872..1899]
Creator:
Hillyer, H. B.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Button-Hole Scissors.
Improved Button Hole scissors, where the scissors may be "adjusted vertically for suitable Cutting Hole length"(pg 2). The scissors have a "v-shaped" button hole cutter that can be adjusted to pierce the fabric at a desired depth and a tracing wheel.
Date:
February 27, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for a new arrangement of posts, rails, and false posts in fence construction. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
March 12, 1872
Creator:
Stone, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Mattress-Stuffers.
Patent for an improved mattress stuffer with a horizontal case and a hinged cover.
Date:
April 2, 1872
Creator:
Watson, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties
Patent for an improvement in cotton-bale ties which consists of the construction of the loop-plate.
Date:
May 14, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Nail-Extractors.
Patent for an improved instrument for extracting nails which "will increase its effectiveness in equal ratio with the resistance offered by the object under operation" (lines 13-16) including instruction and illustrations.
Date:
May 14, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Transplanters
Patent for an improvement in transplanters, intended for use in transplanting cotton or other plants.
Date:
May 28, 1872
Creator:
Cook, Henry C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences
Patent for an improvement in fences through the manufacturing of a fence or fence-paneling of hoop-iron, so that it may be sold in sections of any desired length, rolled up in compact form, easily and cheaply transported to any distance, and put up by the farmer with rapidity and facility.
Date:
June 4, 1872
Creator:
Brown, Floyd G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Paper-Clips.
Patent for the improvement of paper-clips, made out of a single piece of metal. It includes a description and illustration.
Date:
June 4, 1872
Creator:
Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mattress and Cushion Tackers.
Patent for improvement in fasten materials that are used for mattresses or cushion together without being drawn through and lifted by the needles. Illustration is included.
Date:
July 2, 1872
Creator:
Watson, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fences.
Patent for improvement in rail-fence by using “triangular-shaped posted or couplings; it consists in arranging posts of a triangular form and a certain construction diagonally with the rails forming the body of each panel, so that long and short rails may be utilized.” (Lines 14-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 20, 1872
Creator:
Willie, William T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor, September 9, 1872]
Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to Judge R.E.B. Baylor from Jonathan Ray Baylor regarding Law Department, family matters, and personal acquaintances
Date:
September 9, 1872
Creator:
Baylor, Jonathan Ray
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from R. E. Bledsoe, October 2, 1872]
Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from his nephew, R.E. Bledsoe regarding family matters, western railroads, mining, Indians, and bandits.
Date:
October 2, 1872
Creator:
Bledsoe, R. E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Caterpillars.
Patent for an insecticide compound that combines Paris green, flour, and lime, which allows the poison, arsenic, to better adhere to cotton plants. Includes instructions.
Date:
January 14, 1873
Creator:
Whisenant, Green F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Cleaners.
Patent for a new and improved cotton-cleaner that enhances the performance of cotton cleaning. It includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
February 4, 1873
Creator:
Ralston, Joe
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gate-Hinges.
Patent for an improvement in the design of gate-hinges, including illustrations.
Date:
April 15, 1873
Creator:
Stone, John H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History