Patent for a new and improved hammock. This design consists in "the combination of a suspended canopy, consisting of a hoop provided with screw-eyes and having a textile covering and a mosquito-netting secured thereto and depending therefrom, with a basket consisting of a hoop, a suitably-constructed bottom, a cushion, and a guard . . . and supporting-ropes secured at their lower portions to the basket and to the guard, and having snap-hooks at their upper ends adapted to engage the screw-eyes in the hoop of the canopy" (lines 5-15).

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Pilot Point, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Temple, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Haberthur, Ernie (died February 12, 1888) and R. Heffner (Executor or Guardian)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bragaglia, Antonio (died January 6, 1901) and Nich Cacroro (Executor or Guardian)

This letter is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Mary Ann Moore's mother, Matilda Dodd. A note at the top of the letter details that Birdie and Alice have been at Aunt Bettie's for a week and that the school has employed two teachers. She stresses that Birdie want to see Linnet very badly. In the letter, Matilda updates the Moore family on the happening in Gallatin and the news includes: a note on the letter that was sent to Abe and Bettie Franklin from the Moore family, family health updates, details on William Dodd's trip to Kentucky, news about Bettie's complaint about another "spell" and how she has been overworking herself, an update on the weather and the lack of rain, a dialogue about Tobe and what he has been up to lately, a discussion on how the weather has not seem to have affected the plants and fruit trees as much as expected, a dialogue about a photograph of Willie Bratney that was sent to the Moore family, a brief on correspondence received from a family member, news on the many deaths this spring, a dialogue on the future visits of family, details on …

Weekly newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from La Grange, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Patent for a new and improved voting-machine. This design consists in "the combination, with the transverse bridge, through the opening of which are fulcrumed by means of a pin two parallel keys, said keys having pivotally connected to their fulcrumed ends to parallel pawls, the free ends of which mesh with teeth in two ratchet-wheels carrying hands indicating on a dial and having eccentrics upon their faces, two parallel narrow plates moved by such eccentrics to indicate the complete revolution of the hands, and a shield upon the top" (lines 124-134).

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Decatur, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.