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Map of Williamson County
Cadastral map of Williamson County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Some boundaries are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
January 8, 1856
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John C. Wallis to J. D. and D. C. Giddings - January 9, 1871]
Letter from John C. Wallis to J. D. and D. C. Giddings. Wallis begins his letter by saying he is writing in response to the brothers' taking of the Chadwick case upon writ of error and requests that they send the bona for him to sign. Wallis describes his financial distress and his reluctance to pay his liability. He has even considered selling out the University under the Deed of Trust to a Mr. Browning and himself in order to settle the matter. He asks for the brothers' advice on this matter and for details about payment to E.J. Fettock.
Date:
January 9, 1871
Creator:
Wallis, John C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871]
Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings. On behalf of his committee, Jenkins asks Giddings to donate some land in Coryell County so that a Methodist university may be built there. He includes a postscript asking how many acres Giddings is willing to give.
Date:
January 10, 1871
Creator:
Jenkins, J. Cicero
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Watchman (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 14, 1871
Weekly newspaper from Georgetown, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
January 14, 1871
Creator:
Foster, W. K.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Atkinson to J. D. and D. C. Giddings - January 18, 1872]
Letter from John Atkinson to J. D. and D. C. Giddings. Atkinson asks the Giddings brothers to meet with a Mr. Breedlove to settle the amount owed on the Crockett Estate. He and his partner are in danger of losing some land if Mr. Chadwick issues a judgment and execution.
Date:
January 18, 1872
Creator:
Atkinson, John
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings - January 19, 1872]
Letter from B. D. Dashiell to J. D. Giddings. Dashiell tells Giddings that he has received half of the rent owed by Dr. Connor on the boarding house. On Sunday, Dashiell will announce a stockholders' meeting scheduled for Tuesday, where he will tell them of Gidding's proposition.
Date:
January 19, 1872
Creator:
Dashiell, B. D.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John H. Stone to J. D. Giddings - January 27, 1872]
Letter from John H. Stone to J. D. Giddings. Stone says that he is willing to sell the boarding house property to the highest bidder and have Mrs. Carmer take her share. Otherwise, a civil suit would harm everyone involved.As for Mrs. Carmer's interest, it would be best for her to sell it on the market. Stone is also frustrated that so little stock has been paid, and he seeks Giddings' advice on that matter. Stone has talked to Dr. Connor, and the latter is willing to pay the rent as soon as he knows Mrs. Carmer's prorate share.
Date:
January 27, 1872
Creator:
Stone, John H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from F. A. Mood to J. D. Giddings - January 31, 1876]
Letter from F. A. Mood to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Mood explains that his letter encloses original and duplicate copies of contracts made by the Trustees of Southwestern University regarding Southwestern Life Insurance Company. He asks Giddings to sign and forward the contract at his earliest convenience. Mood then describes how Southwestern has experienced an encouraging influx of students at Christmas and expects more by 21 February, the beginning of the spring term. The university enjoys a high level of scholarship, and Mood hopes for continued blessings for the school.
Date:
January 31, 1876
Creator:
Mood, F. A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gang and Sulky Plows.
Patent for improvements in gang and sulky plows which "consists in an axle having the double crank of the transporting-wheel journaled upon the outer bend of said crank, working between the side beams of the plow-frame, and the connecting-rods pivoted, respectively, to the said bars and to the end and inner bend of said crank" (lines 17-23). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1878
Creator:
McCormick, John Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Nursing Bottle.
Patent for a new and improved nursing bottle. This design consists in "[t]he combined breast-pump, feeding-tube, nursing-bottle, and nipple-shield, comprising the bottle, the stopper having the openings, the tube, the plug, the flexible tube, and the nipple-shield having the nozzle adapted to be inserted in[to the] opening and attached to the flexible tube" (lines 6-12).
Date:
January 28, 1890
Creator:
Graves, Henry North
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a plow. This invention relates to an improvement in plows, and more particularly to the means for securing the share to the plow.
Date:
January 26, 1892
Creator:
Hyer, Robert Stewart
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Exhaust Fan.
Patent for a new exhaust fan. Patent for "a new and improved exhaust fan design that can be adapted for exhausting in any capacity and for creating a suction and discharging the air from any devices in connection." (lines 8-13) including instructions and illustrations. Patent for a new exhaust fan design with operating construction, including illustrations.
Date:
January 3, 1893
Creator:
Hyde, Thomas B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Earth-Auger.
Patent for an earth-auger meant to dig post-holes. It has a lateral "cutting-edge and a continuous cutting-edge from its point to its top, said cutting-edge receding continuously and uniformly from the axis of rotation of the tool, whereby it cuts from the center outward and gradually widens or increases the diameter of the hole at any given point until this point is reached by the periphery of the ears or basin at the top of the bit, and, furthermore, to provide means for packing or smoothing the sides of the hole" (lines 13-23).
Date:
January 28, 1896
Creator:
Pederson, Hans
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Windmill.
Patent for a windmill that does not have a vane and can receive wind from any direction. It can also be "readily thrown out of and into operation when desired" (lines 15-16). It is a horizontal wind-wheel supported by a vertical shaft.
Date:
January 5, 1897
Creator:
Gassett, Thomas Boyle
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator-Plow.
Patent for a sectional moldboard plow that is "capable of being easily taken apart and put together when it is desired to replace the points or shares" (lines 18-20). It also has "a socket which is removably held to the bar of the cultivator and which is provided to hold the removable boards" (lines 22-25). The bar can fit double-cut or sweep plows.
Date:
January 19, 1897
Creator:
Hayslip, De Witt Clinton
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Corn and Cotton Planter.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in corn an cotton planters. This design is to " provide the same with a sweep or plow which travels in front of the seeder or planter mechanism to open a furrow" (line 13 - 16).
Date:
January 25, 1898
Creator:
Wendeborn, Ernest Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gin-Saw Filer.
Patent for improvement in gin-saw filer in “which the saws may be sharpened without removing them or any other operative part from the gin and wherein the files in sharpening one tooth automatically operate to impart a partial rotation to the saw to bring the next saw-tooth in position to be filed.” (Lines 11-17) Illustration is included.
Date:
January 9, 1900
Creator:
Reynolds, Richard J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Attachment For Plows And Cultivators.
Patent for certain new and useful improvements for plows and cultivators, including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 23, 1900
Creator:
Hardeman, James Maxwell & Belt, Charles Tighman
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 42, Ed. 1, Friday, January 31, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1902
Creator:
Cates & Sharpe
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 37, Ed. 1, Friday, January 2, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 2, 1903
Creator:
Cates, R. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 38, Ed. 1, Friday, January 9, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 9, 1903
Creator:
Cates, R. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 39, Ed. 1, Friday, January 16, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 16, 1903
Creator:
Cates, R. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 40, Ed. 1, Friday, January 23, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 23, 1903
Creator:
Cates, R. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bartlett Tribune (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 41, Ed. 1, Friday, January 30, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Bartlett, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 30, 1903
Creator:
Cates, R. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History