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[Land Sale Record from James H. Mathews to Barry Gillespie]
Official filed record of Sheriff James H. Matthews auctioning off and selling land from the suit of Owen O'Brien vs. Jeremiah C. Garthwaite to the highest bidder, Barry Gillespie.
Date:
July 6, 1847
Creator:
Matthews, James H.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hays Co.
Blueline format of survey map of Hays County, Texas, showing blocks of land, rivers, creeks, land grants and roads. No scale information is given.
Date:
1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hays County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Hays County, Texas. The center of Hays County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David W.Fentress - June 1860]
Letter from Maud Fentress to her son David in which she commiserates with him on the heavy rains he has received in Texas. She plans to send David jelly and canned fruit. She states that other members of the family wish to move to Texas. She tells David that Frank wishes to make up with him and possibly move to Texas. She updates David on news about friends and family.
Date:
June 1860
Creator:
Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David W.Fentress, June 1860]
Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son David in which she commiserates with him on the heavy rains he has received in Texas. She plans to send David jelly and canned fruit. She states that other members of the family wish to move to Texas. She tells David that Frank wishes to make up with him and possibly move to Texas. She updates David on news about friends and family.
Date:
June 1860
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David, July 10, 1860]
Letter from Maud Fentress to her son David regarding the visit of friends. Maud is sending a trunk of presents to David and his family that includes preserves, clothing, and seeds. She regrets that he is selling his buggy. She also discusses the digging of a new well. She ends with updates on the activities of friends and family.
Date:
July 10, 1860
Creator:
Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hays County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Hays County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1861
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from William H. Day to Lizzie Johnson, dated October 4, 1864]
Letter from William H. Day to Lizzie Johnson in which he tells Lizzie of his love for her.
Date:
October 4, 1864
Creator:
Day, William H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Stitching-Horse.
Patent for improvements in the construction of stitching-horses by re-configuring the original constructions, in order to make them better for users. The patent includes instructions and a single illustration.
Date:
October 27, 1868
Creator:
Depp, Thomas
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for improvement in seed-planters that is able to plant different kinds of seed by simply adjust the position of the lower ends of the end-plates in the seed-box. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 27, 1869
Creator:
Haupt, W. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Orceneth Asbury Fisher, from T.S. Garrett]
Letter from T.S. Garrett to his uncle, Rev. O.A. Fisher telling news of family and acquaintances.
Date:
June 27, 1871
Creator:
Garrett, T.S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Chairs.
Patent for improvements in chairs: "the back, seat, foot rest, and head rest are all self adjusting, and operated by the natural movements of the occupant" (lines 11-13).
Date:
April 16, 1872
Creator:
Haupt, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Chairs.
Patent for improvement in chairs consisting of self-adjusting chair-backs.
Date:
November 5, 1872
Creator:
Haupt, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Medical Compounds.
Patent for a medical compound of alcohol (or "good brandy"), asafetida, camphor, laudanum, yellow jessamine, sassafras, and water.
Date:
July 14, 1874
Creator:
Dixon, Shadrach
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for a new improvement to washing machines.
Date:
July 21, 1874
Creator:
Mitchell, Daniel Chasteen
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 10, 1874
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 10, 1874
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 19, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 20, 1875
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 20, 1875
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
West Texas Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 8, 1876
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 8, 1876
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hays County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Hays County, Texas. The center of Hays County is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
September 1877
Creator:
Langermann, A. B.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 10, 1877
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 10, 1877
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 17, 1877
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 17, 1877
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 24, 1877
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 24, 1877
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Marcos Free Press. (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1877
Weekly newspaper from San Marcos, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1877
Creator:
Julian, Isaac H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wagon-Brakes.
Patent for "wagons which have brakes applied to them, so constructed that in descending a grade the brakes will be automatically applied, and, in moving on a level or ascending a hill, the brakes will be relieved from the wheels." (Lines 6-11) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 4, 1877
Creator:
Hart, Alfred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History