[Parker County]

Cadastral map of Parker County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. The map covers the west part of Tarrant County, Texas. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1856/1857~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Parker County

Cadastral map of Parker County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some borders are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 15, 1856
Creator: Stremme, C. C.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier News. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1858 (open access)

The Frontier News. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 19, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 19, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[W. G. Veal]

Photo realistic drawing of W. G. Veal circa 1860: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1860~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Parker County

Cadastral map of Parker County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: April 1860
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The White Man. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1860 (open access)

The White Man. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 13, 1860

Newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 13, 1860
Creator: Hamner & Baylor
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for Henry Maxwell, May 2, 1861] (open access)

[Tax Receipt for Henry Maxwell, May 2, 1861]

Receipt for taxes received from Henry Maxwell in the sum of twenty dollars and sixteen cents.
Date: May 2, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell] (open access)

[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell]

Confederate tax receipt for taxes received from H. Maxwell for the year 1963.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell] (open access)

[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell]

Confederate tax receipt of one hundred and twenty five dollars from H. Maxwell.
Date: June 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell, March 15, 1865] (open access)

[Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell, March 15, 1865]

Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell regarding the death of her husband.
Date: March 15, 1865
Creator: Phoenix Lodge Number 275
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864 (open access)

Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864

Estimate of agricultural taxes due by Henry Maxwell to the state of Texas in the form of bacon. Maxwell owed 120 pounds of bacon valued at $120.
Date: March 20, 1865
Creator: Coldwell, F. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce] (open access)

[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce]

Voter registration for A. J. Joyce of Parker County, Texas.
Date: January 9, 1866
Creator: Carter, William F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of W. R. Maxwell] (open access)

[Voter Registration of W. R. Maxwell]

Voter registration for W. R. Maxwell of Parker County, Texas.
Date: January 9, 1866
Creator: Carter, William F.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866] (open access)

[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866]

Receipt for fees received from the Maxwell estate by R. W. Duke, including stamp duties.
Date: December 1, 1866
Creator: Duke, R. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[W. R. Maxwell Tax Receipt, August 14, 1867] (open access)

[W. R. Maxwell Tax Receipt, August 14, 1867]

Tax receipt for twenty four dollars and eighty-seven cents of state and county taxes received from W. R. Maxwell.
Date: August 14, 1867
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Parker County

Cadastral map of Parker County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1871~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Parker County

Cadastral map of Parker County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some notes are written in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1871~
Creator: Lungkwitz, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weatherford Times. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 26, 1871 (open access)

Weatherford Times. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 26, 1871

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 26, 1871
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved in Medical Compounds or Liver Invigorators. (open access)

Improved in Medical Compounds or Liver Invigorators.

Patent for a new medical compound to improve liver function.
Date: January 9, 1872
Creator: Simmons, William L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weatherford Times. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 20, 1872 (open access)

Weatherford Times. (Weatherford, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 20, 1872

Weekly newspaper from Weatherford, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 1872
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Hartsford Howard from D.H. Sesk, October 8 1874] (open access)

[Letter to Hartsford Howard from D.H. Sesk, October 8 1874]

Letter from D.H. Sesk to Hartsford Howard. The letter is dated October 8, 1874.
Date: October 8, 1874
Creator: Sesk, D.H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Beef-Steak Tenderers. (open access)

Improvement in Beef-Steak Tenderers.

Patent for improvement in beef-steak tenderer by mounting “two studded or pointed rollers on to a stand; the rollers are arranged one above another, in order to mash the steak by rolling the meat between the rollers.” (Lines [6-9]) Illustration is included.
Date: October 11, 1875
Creator: Billington, Theophilus
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Running-Gears. (open access)

Improvement in Running-Gears.

Patent for running-gear on carriages that "consists mainly in improvements in the connections of the axles with the springs, perch, and other parts" (para. 5), with illustrations.
Date: February 1, 1876
Creator: Gilmore, George W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Dr. David Switzer in the President's Office]

Photo of Dr. David Switzer in the President's office sitting at a roll-top desk. He is looking over at a young boy sitting at a small desk with a typewriter. Photo circa late 1800's: Weatherford, Texas.
Date: 1877/1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History