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[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Ollie McShaw, Montgomery County District 15]

Trustee copy of a teaching contract for Ollie McShaw with Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. Envelope is included.
Date: August 7, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S. & McShaw, Ollie
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894] (open access)

[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by Dumble, Armistead and Cronan, including a stove, nails, and a mechanical bolt. Included as well is a shipping invoice for the same products, sent via the Houston East & West Texas Railway, and an envelope.
Date: August 6, 1894
Creator: Dumble, Armistead and Cronan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from Bradstreet's to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1922] (open access)

[Envelope from Bradstreet's to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1922]

An envelope from "Bradstreet's" in Houston, Texas addressed to C. C. Cox and postmarked August 29, 1922.
Date: August 29, 1922
Creator: Bradstreet's
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922]

Letter from J. F. Combs to C. C. Cox discussing an upcoming agricultural fair, need of assistance to organize it, and instructions for display stands of different products. Envelope is included.
Date: August 23, 1922
Creator: Combs, J. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Henke and Company to C. C. Cox, August 8,1894] (open access)

[Letter from H. Henke and Company to C. C. Cox, August 8,1894]

Letter from H. Henke & Co. Wholesale and Retail to C. C. Cox demanding payment for an unpaid check. Envelope is included.
Date: August 8, 1894
Creator: H. Henke and Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter and Invoices from Annie Webb Blanton, August 1920] (open access)

[Letter and Invoices from Annie Webb Blanton, August 1920]

Mass letter from Annie Webb Blanton, Texas state superintendent, introducing two invoices for school books from the Southern School-Book Depository. The envelope is included.
Date: August 1920
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, August 24, 1923] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, August 24, 1923]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox asking how he has been. The envelope is included.
Date: August 24, 1923
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1922]

Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox discussing K. B. and Stella Rice's contracts to work in his school, as well as district financials. The envelope is included.
Date: August 23, 1922
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, August 27, 1900]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results of a June 30, 1900 audit.
Date: August 27, 1900
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1910] (open access)

[Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1910]

Letter from M. A. Thomas to C. C. Cox asking about recent events in Splendora. Envelope is included.
Date: August 15, 1910
Creator: Thomas, Marion A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, August 25, 1902]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, informing him of the results from an audit.
Date: August 25, 1902
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox, August 23, 1921]

Letter from P. R. Clarke to C. C. Cox introducing a blank check. Some accounting is written on the letter.
Date: August 23, 1921
Creator: Clarke, P. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Bessie S. Meredith to C. C. Cox, August 29, 1919]

Letter from Bessie Meredith to C. C. Cox. The envelope is included, on the back of which is some handwritten accounting.
Date: August 29, 1919
Creator: Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox, August 20, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from T. F. Loughran to C. C. Cox, August 20, 1922]

Letter from T. F. Loughran of the Singer Sewing Machine Company to C. C. Cox asking about recent events in Texas and discussing his interest in the state. Included is the envelope, postmarked in Winona, MN for 3:00 PM on August 20, 1922.
Date: August 20, 1922
Creator: Loughran, T. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. P. Masechan to C. C. Cox, August 28, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from J. P. Masechan to C. C. Cox, August 28, 1896]

Letter to from J. P. Masechan(?) to C. C. Cox discussing a shipment of wood. Envelope is included.
Date: August 28, 1896
Creator: Masechan, J. P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Hedges to C. C. Cox, August 22, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Hedges to C. C. Cox, August 22, 1896]

Letter from W. W. Hedges to C. C. Cox discussing their work at Cox's school and proposing better pay. The envelope is included.
Date: August 22, 1896
Creator: Hedges, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox, August 4, 1919] (open access)

[Letter from Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox, August 4, 1919]

Letter from Miss Jessie Wise to C. C. Cox applying for a teaching position at his school. The envelope is included.
Date: August 4, 1919
Creator: Wise, Jessie
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mifflin Alkohol Massage Letter and Pamphlet] (open access)

[Mifflin Alkohol Massage Letter and Pamphlet]

A pamphlet and introductory letter advertising Mifflins Alkohol Massage, an ethyl alcohol-based tonic for treating various skin ailments. A return order postcard and the sending envelope are included.
Date: August 22, 1922
Creator: Mifflin Chemical Corporation
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920 (open access)

Application for State Aid: Rural and Small Town Schools - Scholastic Year 1919-1920

An application for state aid funding filled out by C. C. Cox for the Splendora school in Montgomery County, Texas, Common School District 15. The application includes detailed information about the school's employees, students, grounds, sanitation, library, and other relevant information.
Date: August 18, 1919
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, August 27, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from W. C. Corbett to C. C. Cox, August 27, 1913]

Letter from W. C. Corbett of the Union Land Company to C. C. Cox requesting an overdue payment. The envelope is included, on which is much handwritten arithmetic by Cox.
Date: August 27, 1913
Creator: Corbett, W. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Henke and Company to C. C. Cox, August 17, 1894] (open access)

[Letter from H. Henke and Company to C. C. Cox, August 17, 1894]

Letter from H. Henke and Company to C. C. Cox discussing an overdue payment. Envelope is included.
Date: August 17, 1894
Creator: H. Henke and Company
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K. B. Rice to C. C. Cox, August 1st, 1922] (open access)

[Letter from K. B. Rice to C. C. Cox, August 1st, 1922]

Letter from K. B. Rice to C. C. Cox, discussing his daughter Stella's application to teach at Cox's school in Splendora, Texas. The envelope is included.
Date: August 1, 1922
Creator: Rice, K. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1944] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, August 15, 1944]

Letter from superintendent J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox discussing financial difficulties. The envelope is included.
Date: August 15, 1914
Creator: Terry, J. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. M. Hall to Ruth Cox, August 24, 1934] (open access)

[Letter from J. M. Hall to Ruth Cox, August 24, 1934]

Letter from J. M. Hall to Ruth Cox discussing tracts of land being sold by the Cox family. Envelope is included.
Date: August 24, 1934
Creator: Hall, J. M., Jr.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History