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[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1896-1909] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 1896-1909]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from April 14, 1896 to April 20, 1909.
Date: 1896-04-14/1909-04-20
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Secretary Book: 1895 - 1896] (open access)

[Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs Secretary Book: 1895 - 1896]

Secretary's Book for the Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from 1895 through 1896.
Date: {1896,1906-12}
Creator: Abilene City Federation of Women's Clubs
System: The Portal to Texas History
The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, (1821-1840) Its Causes and Results (open access)

The First Chapter of Norwegian Immigration, (1821-1840) Its Causes and Results

Book discussing the history or Norwegian immigration into the United States; it details the immigration from the first Norwegian settlement in America, through the "Exodus of 1836" and later settlements. The last section of the book deals with "Religious Work Among the Norwegians in America Down to the Year 1845." Index begins on page 451
Date: 1896
Creator: Anderson, Rasmus B. (Rasmus Bjørn), 1846-1936
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Financial Ledger for J.J. and H. F. Click: 1896-1919] (open access)

[Financial Ledger for J.J. and H. F. Click: 1896-1919]

Accounting ledger documenting debts between J. H. Major and J. J. Click in 1896 and records for H. F. Click for "work in shop at 408 Akard St. Dallas, Texas in 1919." Most of the pages are blank.
Date: 1896/1919
Creator: Click, John Jones & Click, H. F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Official Directory: Taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas (open access)

Official Directory: Taxpayers of Dallas County, Texas

Directory of Dallas County Tax Payers in 1896, noting names, post office, acreage, value, city value and personal value.
Date: 1896
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.). Assessor.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Potato culture. (open access)

Potato culture.

Describes best practices for growing and cultivating potatoes.
Date: 1896
Creator: Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Evan's and Worley's Directory of the City of El Paso, Texas 1896 - '97 (open access)

Evan's and Worley's Directory of the City of El Paso, Texas 1896 - '97

Directory for El Paso, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals, advertisements from local businesses, state, county, and local officials, and postal guide.
Date: 1896
Creator: Evans and Worley
System: The Portal to Texas History
Spraying for fruit diseases. (open access)

Spraying for fruit diseases.

Describes fungous diseases of grapes, apples, pears, quince, cherries, and plums. Includes recipes for fungicides and descriptions of spraying equipment used for treatment.
Date: 1896
Creator: Galloway, B. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1896-1897 (open access)

Catalogue of Howard Payne College, 1896-1897

Catalogue describes the governance, course offerings, and campus life of Howard Payne College in Brownwood, Texas.
Date: 1896~
Creator: Howard Payne College (Brownwood, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference.: of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, held in Waxahachie, Texas, November 18-23, 1896. (open access)

Journal of Proceedings of the Thirty-First Annual Session of the Northwest Texas Conference.: of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, held in Waxahachie, Texas, November 18-23, 1896.

Journal proceedings of Northwest Texas Conference include a list of members, committees, condensed minutes of the proceedings, resolutions, by-laws, memoirs, and statistical tables.
Date: 1896
Creator: Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1896-1897 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Galveston: 1896-1897

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "1896-97."
Date: 1896/1897
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
System: The Portal to Texas History
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1896 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1896

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, list of abbreviations, and class publications. Index to Advertisements begins on page 1462.
Date: 1896
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
[M. O'Connor Financial Ledger: 1896-1897] (open access)

[M. O'Connor Financial Ledger: 1896-1897]

Ledger containing financial notes taken by Martin O'Connor in connection with St. Edward's College in Austin, Texas.
Date: 1896-08-21/1897-08-02
Creator: O'Connor, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
[M. O'Connor General Business Ledger: January - May 1896] (open access)

[M. O'Connor General Business Ledger: January - May 1896]

Sales ledger kept by Martin O'Connor documenting shipments, merchandise sold to customers, bills receivable, and other account balance information.
Date: 1896-01-15/1896-05-26
Creator: O'Connor, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Medical Accounts Ledger] (open access)

[Medical Accounts Ledger]

Handwritten ledger containing a list of patients seen by Dr. Pound with an accounting for services and medications. Names are indexed at the front of the book.
Date: 1896/1898
Creator: Pound, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1895-1896 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1895-1896

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1896~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Membership Records: 1-147] (open access)

[Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution (TXSSAR) Membership Records: 1-147]

Compiled membership records for the Texas Society of the Sons of the American Revolution from July 1896 through April 1917 (member numbers 1 through 147). The materials include original applications and supporting documentation that accompanied the paperwork.
Date: 1896-07/1917-04
Creator: Sons of the American Revolution. Texas Society.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest (open access)

The Texarkana Gateway to Texas and the Southwest

This text gives an overview of the places and resources in Texas with an emphasis on the locations where the railroads run through the state. Indexes start on page 220.
Date: 1896
Creator: Texas & Pacific Railway
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Abstracts of Judgment Record 5 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Abstracts of Judgment Record 5

Recorded copies of abstracts of judgment handed down by the various courts of the county and other counties and filed for record from 1896-1908, showing county, court of jurisdiction, term of court, name of plaintiff, name of defendant, case number, date and amount of judgment, court costs, rate of interest on unpaid balance, volume and page number where recorded in court minutes, credits on judgment, and amount of judgment due. Also includes certification by court clerk issuing abstract, showing date issued, name of clerk, court of jurisdiction, county, and signature of clerk or deputy; and recording certificate, showing name of clerk, date filed, date recorded, volume and page number where recorded, date witnessed, and signature of clerk or deputy. Indexed in Judgment Index.
Date: 1896/1908
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Irrigation Record 1 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Irrigation Record 1

Recorded copies of water rights appropriations from 1896-1914, filed under provisions of Chapter 2, Title 60, Revised Civil Statutes, Article 3115 to 3131. Includes: a) sworn statement on purposes of canal or irrigation ditch; b) map or plat denoting route of ditch or canal; c) statement on when water to be taken from reservoir, dam or lake. Also includes notice of registration of trademark by Star Bottling Company of Austin (1902), showing facsimile of trademark, description of mark, date filed, and date recorded; and record of water rights appropriations to City of Austin for waterworks to provide water, light and power. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1896/1914
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 138 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 138

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from September 1896 to February 1898, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1896-09/1898-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 142 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 142

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from March 1896 to August 1897, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1896-03/1897-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 143 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 143

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from November 1896 to November 1897, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1896-11/1897-11
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 147 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 147

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1896 to June 1903, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1896-05/1903-06
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History