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The Alamo Star (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1854 (open access)

The Alamo Star (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 6, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1854

Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas "devoted to the advancement of youth in literature and morality." Publication includes local, state and national news along with advertising. Some submissions are from Texas youth.
Date: May 20, 1854
Creator: Newcomb, Whitemond & Company
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Arrangement for Supplying Air to the Furnaces of Stem-Boilers from the Wheel-Houses of Steamers. (open access)

Arrangement for Supplying Air to the Furnaces of Stem-Boilers from the Wheel-Houses of Steamers.

Patent for the "improvement in supplying air to furnaces on steamers" (lines 5-6), including illustration.
Date: December 20, 1859
Creator: Brandy, Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed for the services of a slave named Sary] (open access)

[Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed for the services of a slave named Sary]

Article of agreement between Archibald Thompson and Michael Reed in which Thompson lends to Reed the services of an enslaved woman named Sary in exchange for a sum of one hundred dollars.
Date: January 20, 1853
Creator: Reed, Michael & Thompson, Archibald
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Central Texian. (Anderson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1856 (open access)

The Central Texian. (Anderson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, June 20, 1856

Weekly newspaper from Anderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 20, 1856
Creator: Rennolds, WM. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1857 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 33, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1857

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1857
Creator: Stuart, Hamilton & Brown, John Henry
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 20, 1858 (open access)

Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 20, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 20, 1858 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 20, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 20, 1858
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1858 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 20, 1858
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 20, 1859 (open access)

The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 20, 1859

Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 20, 1859
Creator: J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 20, 1853 (open access)

Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 20, 1853

Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: December 20, 1853
Creator: Cone, Horace & Cushing, E. H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 20, 1855 (open access)

Columbia Democrat (Columbia, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1, Tuesday, February 20, 1855

Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: February 20, 1855
Creator: Cushing & Swain
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease] (open access)

[Correspondence to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease]

The second of two letters to E.M. Pease from Lucadia Pease in which she discusses the possible purchase of a house from James B. Shaw. Includes typewritten transcription of the letter.
Date: April 20, 1859
Creator: Pease, Lucadia
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from John Bigler, governor of California] (open access)

[Correspondence to Governor E.M. Pease from John Bigler, governor of California]

A letter to Governor E.M. Pease from John Bigler, governor of California.
Date: April 20, 1855
Creator: Bigler, John
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 21: Bellar, J. & L. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 21: Bellar, J. & L. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bellar, J. & L. (Minors) and A. Cockrell (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1850-02-20/1857-03-18
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 32: Burks, Sarah T. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 32: Burks, Sarah T. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Burks, Sarah T. (Minor) and D. Burks (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1855-12-20/1863-05-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 120: Clark, J.M. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 120: Clark, J.M. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Clark, J.M. (Minor) and W.H. Slack (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1858-08-20/1866-06-27
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 509: Parker, J.M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 509: Parker, J.M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Parker, J.M. (died June 1859) and W.C. Parker (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1858-12-20/1876-08-21
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 661: Taylor, Wm. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 661: Taylor, Wm. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Taylor, Wm. (died July 21, 1855) and Jno. Taylor (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1855-07-20/1855-12-31
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2463: Holloway, Jas. H. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2463: Holloway, Jas. H. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Holloway, Jas. H. (died January 1, 1892) and W.H. Johnson (Executor or Guardian). James H. Holloway was born in 1824 and is buried in Edgewood Cemetery, Dallas County, Texas.
Date: 1851-03-20/1896-09-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1856 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1856

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1856
Creator: Latimer, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1856 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 20, 1856

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 20, 1856
Creator: Latimer, James Wellington
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1858 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1858

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1858
Creator: Latimer, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1858 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 20, 1858

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 20, 1858
Creator: Latimer, James Wellington
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 1859 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 42, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 20, 1859

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 20, 1859
Creator: Latimer, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History