John M. Costley Bill of Sale to Michael Reed (open access)

John M. Costley Bill of Sale to Michael Reed

Bill of sale for a woman around 20 years old named Louisa, sold as a slave by John M. Costley to Michael Reed on August 8th, 1856.
Date: August 8, 1856
Creator: Costley, John M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John Tower Speech on Dorrance D. Roderick given to the U.S. Senate Anti-Trust Subcommittee, August 8, 1967] (open access)

[John Tower Speech on Dorrance D. Roderick given to the U.S. Senate Anti-Trust Subcommittee, August 8, 1967]

Speech presenting Dorrance D. Roderick, manager of the Newspaper Printing Company of El Paso and president of the El Paso Times, as a testament to the ability of newspapers to combine resources without creating a monopoly.
Date: August 8, 1967
Creator: Tower, John G. (John Goodwin), 1925-1991
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson, dates August 8, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson, dates August 8, 1877]

Letter from B.M. Burke to Lizzie Johnson in which Burke asks for the return of a photo of him, as well as a "chart" as Lizzie has not responded to previous letters.
Date: August 8, 1877
Creator: Burke, B. M.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History