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[Power of Attorney from Jacob Skaggs to Isaac Parker] (open access)

[Power of Attorney from Jacob Skaggs to Isaac Parker]

Power of attorney document presented to Isaac Parker from Jacob Skaggs giving him authority to sell "one hundred and sixty acres of land...in Tarrant County" to James Hensley.
Date: September 29, 1858
Creator: Logan, W. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, September, 22, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from A. F. Hicks to Dr. Joseph Pound, September, 22, 1896]

Letter from A. F. Hicks to Major J. M. Pound Brigade Surgeon saying that he will not be able to come visit due to his "expecting a telegram from [Hick's] Ranch and may have to leave for there at any moment."
Date: September 22, 1896
Creator: Hicks, A. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sanger Bros. to Mr. A.M. Monteith - September 30, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from Sanger Bros. to Mr. A.M. Monteith - September 30, 1896]

Letter written to Mr. A.M. Monteith in Belton, Texas from Sanger Bros. in Waco, Texas, concerning an issue with a Mr. Castles and ongoing correspondence with him.
Date: September 30, 1896
Creator: Sanger Bros.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Quit Claim Deed from George Bigford to Edward B. Leigh] (open access)

[Quit Claim Deed from George Bigford to Edward B. Leigh]

Deed from George Bigford to Edward B. Leigh acknowledging the sale of land for $1 paid by Leigh to Bigford in exchange for "that tract or parcel of Land lying in the County of Kerr and State of Texas, described as...120 1/2 acres known as Survey No. 1946." This deed releases Bigford of all of his rights, title, and interest to the land being bought by Leigh.
Date: September 1, 1903
Creator: Hamilton, J. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1904 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 2, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 2, 1904
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mrs. Moore Murdock to Dr. Joseph Pound, September 3, 1904] (open access)

[Letter from Mrs. Moore Murdock to Dr. Joseph Pound, September 3, 1904]

Letter from Mrs. Moore Murdock to Dr. Joseph Pound detailing the transportation plans from Santa Fe to Fort Worth and stating departure and arrival dates.
Date: September 3, 1904
Creator: Murdock, Mrs. Moore
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1904 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 9, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 9, 1904
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 16, 1904
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1904 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 1904
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1904 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 30, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 30, 1904
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, September 8, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 8, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, September 15, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 15, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins, September 20, 1905]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas with an illustration on the front of a man driving a car with a barrel acting as a front wheel, an umbrella as a roof, and a bucket of objects hanging off the back; the title of this illustration is "I auto write."
Date: September 20, 1905
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, September 22, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 22, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1905 (open access)

The Hallettsville New Era. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, September 29, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 29, 1905
Creator: Meitzen, E. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906] (open access)

[Letter from Ida Moses to her Uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, September 16, 1906]

Letter from Ida Moses to her uncle, Dr. Joseph Pound, discussing friends and family members who have come down with sickness; her mother and uncle have both become stricken to their beds and her sister Jessie's family have "had a serious time with Typhoid fever."
Date: September 16, 1906
Creator: Moses, Ida
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1906 (open access)

Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 20, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1906
Creator: Beaumier, W. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of a Fire Station, Bryn Mawr, Pa.]

Postcard of the Bryn Mawr Fire Department at their new station, a two-story brick building with a belfry on the left. At the front of the station, there are three garage doors at the base, with a balcony above. The fire fighters are lined up with two horse-drawn wagons outside of their respective garage doors. On the back of the postcard, the sender has left a handwritten message that says, "As there is no principal strut here I will send you this. I am at St. David, Pa. These is nothing here but the station and a few houses, no stores. I expect to go down to Atlantic City this week."
Date: September 11, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Dredge in Brazos River]

Postcard of a dredge in the Brazos River near Bellville, Texas. A handwritten note on the front of the postcard, which is addressed to Miss Annie Wiggers in Temple, Texas, says "Will try and write you in a fortnight. Rec'd Bertha's letter, was glad to hear from you. Mae."
Date: September 19, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard to Mayme Collins from Geo Greaves, September 19, 1907]

Postcard from Geo. Greaves to Mayme Collins in Waco, Texas with an illustration of a woman with red hair, a large white hat, and a low-cut dress. There is a note on the front as well that reads: "I swear I'm going out and drown myself in [] if you don't write."
Date: September 19, 1907
Creator: Greaves, George
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1907 (open access)

Halletsville Herald. (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 26, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 26, 1907
Creator: Beaumier, W. R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard Addressed to Mamie Collins from Sam, September 26, 1907]

Postcard addressed to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas from Sam with a photograph of himself on the front right of the card and a note that reads: "What's all that you said about me last night? Just wait, I shall come out in a few days and make you take it back. Do I look worried?" There is another note written on the back of the card that says: "Are you lonesome since H. is kept away? I heard about you taking a man home Tuesday night."
Date: September 26, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard of Fifth Street Methodist Church]

Postcard of Fifth Street Methodist Church in Waco, Texas. A handwritten note on the back of the postcard is addressed to Miss Leila Lowry at Baylor University and says "Isn't it great to be home sick? If you care to answer this. J.E.M."
Date: September 30, 1907
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Harry Bahl to Mamie Collins, September 11, 1908]

Postcard to Mamie Collins in Waco, Texas from Harry Bahl in Galveston, Texas with an illustration of "Fishing Boats on Wharf" at Galveston. The picture shows a large boat surrounded by other smaller boats in the bay. There is a note on the back of the card that says: "Wish you were here to enjoy the sight with us..."
Date: September 11, 1908
Creator: Bahl, John Philip Herlin (Harry)
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History