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[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820] (open access)

[Transcript of colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald, April 1, 1820]

Copy of transcript for a colonization contract between Stephen F. Austin and Hugh McDonald stipulating fees, terms, and the location of McDonald's lands.
Date: April 1, 1820
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828] (open access)

[Transcript of Document Ascribing Power of Attorney to Thomas F. Leaming, February 1, 1828]

Copy of transcript of a document written by Stephen F. Austin and James Austin, on February 1, 1828, giving the power of attorney to Thomas F. Leaming in the case against Jacob Fox, who holds lands in New Jersey that rightfully belong to the Austins.
Date: February 1, 1828
Creator: Austin, Stephen F. & Austin, James Elijah Brown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 1, 1830] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from James Perry to Stephen F. Austin, March 1, 1830]

Copy of transcript for a letter from James F. Perry to Stephen F. Austin informing Stephen of his upcoming visit to Texas and the likelihood of him being able to tie up his business affairs in Missouri in order to eventually move to Texas.
Date: March 1, 1830
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from H. Meigs to Stephen F. Austin, September 1, 1835] (open access)

[Transcript of letter from H. Meigs to Stephen F. Austin, September 1, 1835]

Copy of transcript for a letter from H. Meigs to Stephen F. Austin welcoming Austin back to Texas.
Date: September 1, 1835
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout] (open access)

[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Austin County, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Texas governor, Hardin Runners Runnels, and the Secretary of State, J. S. Anderson.
Date: February 1, 1858
Creator: Runnels, Hardin Richard
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to Ann Roberts, September 1, 1859]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her sister, Ann Roberts, discussing the possibility of Ann coming to liver with the Osterhouts in Texas. Junia says that she thinks Ann would easily find a husband there.
Date: September 1, 1859
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1862 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 1, 1862

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1862
Creator: Kimbrough, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 1, 1862 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 1, 1862

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1862
Creator: Kimbrough, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1862 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1862

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1862
Creator: Kimbrough, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1862 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1862

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1862
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1863 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 1, 1863

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 1, 1863
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 1, 1864 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 7, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 1, 1864

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 1, 1864
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 1, 1865 (open access)

The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 40, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 1, 1865

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 1, 1865
Creator: Osterhout, John P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1866 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 1, 1866

Weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 1, 1866
Creator: Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1867 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, February 1, 1867

Weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 1, 1867
Creator: Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1867 (open access)

The Texas Countryman. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1867

Weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 1, 1867
Creator: Osterhout, J. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1891 (open access)

Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1891

Weekly German-language newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1891
Creator: Trenckmann, William Andreas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1892 (open access)

Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 51, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 1, 1892

Weekly German-language newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 1892
Creator: Trenckmann, William Andreas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1892 (open access)

Bellville Wochenblatt. (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 1, 1892

Weekly German-language newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 1, 1892
Creator: Trenckmann, William Andreas
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

"Patent for a bale-tie that would be 'simple of construction, durable of use, and comparatively inexpensive of production, easily operated, and which when fastened around a bale cannot possible become detached therefrom' (lines 13-17). including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Pfeffer, Albert J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for improvements in bale-ties by using a “combination with a band; of jaws pivoted to one end of the band and adapted to engage a hook carried by the other end of the band, and a guard-plate fixed to one of said jaws and adapted also to engage the hook and prevent it from accidentally becoming disengaged from the jaws.” (Lines 78-84) Illustration is included.
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Pfeffer, Albert John
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bale-Tie (open access)

Bale-Tie

Patent for a bale-tie that is of "simple construction, durable in use, and comparatively inexpensive of production" (lines 13-15), including illustration and instructions
Date: May 1, 1900
Creator: Pfeffer, A. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Austin County Court House]

Postcard of Austin County Court House in Bellville, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas, says "Hello Annie. How are you taking in these days? Hope you are taking life easy. Best wishes for a happy Easter and lots of eggs. Emil."
Date: April 1, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sealy Weekly News. (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1908 (open access)

Sealy Weekly News. (Sealy, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, May 1, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Sealy, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 1, 1908
Creator: Davis, Lon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History