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[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, September 1, 1858] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress, September 1, 1858]

Letter from M. C. (Maud) Fentress to her son, David Fentress, concerning her gathering seeds for him; the amount of money she can raise and send to him; the trial of Allick Neilson for rape; the condition of the crops; and an update on the health and activities of friends and family.
Date: September 1, 1858
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress - September 1, 1858] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to David Fentress - September 1, 1858]

Transcript of a letter from M. C. (Maud) Fentress to her son, David Fentress, concerning her gathering seeds for him; the amount of money she can raise and send to him; the trial of Allick Neilson for rape; the condition of the crops; and an update on the health and activities of friends and family.
Date: September 1, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David Fentress - September 29, 1858] (open access)

[Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David Fentress - September 29, 1858]

Letter from Maud Fentress to her son David in which she expresses concern that he has not received a check she sent him. She says she will be sending him seeds. She also updates her son on the news of family and friends.
Date: September 29, 1858
Creator: Fentress, Maud C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David Fentress - September 29, 1858] (open access)

[Transcript of Letter from Maud C. Fentress to her son David Fentress - September 29, 1858]

Transcript of a letter from Maud Fentress to her son David in which she expresses concern that he has not received a check she sent him. She says she will be sending him seeds. She also updates her son on the news of family and friends.
Date: September 29, 1858
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Sallie Ayres to Lizzie Johnson, dated September 20, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Sallie Ayres to Lizzie Johnson, dated September 20, 1868]

Letter from Sallie Ayres to Lizzie Johnson, discussing news from Lockhart.
Date: September 20, 1868
Creator: Ayres, Sally
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for a new cultivator in the form of a wheel, which includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: September 29, 1868
Creator: Stroud, J. C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Lizzie Johnson, from Fannie] (open access)

[Letter to Lizzie Johnson, from Fannie]

Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, discussing Lizzie's "bereavement" and inquiring when Lizzie will visit Lockhart.
Date: September 30, 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Neck-Yokes. (open access)

Improvement in Neck-Yokes.

Patent for an improvement on neck-yokes that have a "swivel-joint connection with a carriage or wagon pole" (line 18-19).
Date: September 11, 1877
Creator: Hannig, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Lever-Powers. (open access)

Improvement in Lever-Powers.

Patent for a lever-power which applies "the power and resistance to the lever, so that they will change positions with relation to the fulcrum as the power end of the lever descends" (para. 2). The relation of the lever with the fulcrum is flexible, and allows for increased leverage.
Date: September 23, 1879
Creator: Franklin, Mathew Calhoun
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fumigator. (open access)

Fumigator.

Patent for a new and improved fumigator. This design "compris[es] the closed vessel mounted on legs and provided with the removable cover, the fire-box having legs resting upon the bottom of the vessel, the inlet near the bottom and the outlet near the top, and the bellow connected to the inlet" (lines 77-83).
Date: September 2, 1890
Creator: Russell, Lee
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Painting-Machine. (open access)

Painting-Machine.

Patent for an automatic device that paints large surfaces that has a reservoir for the paint, a brush that sweeps similarly to an expert painter, a mechanism that dips the brush in the paint, and an air pump that is connected to the reservoir to bring the paint to the brush. Multiple brushes and reservoirs can be used with this machine. The pump may be operated by hand or by machine.
Date: September 12, 1893
Creator: Gebhardt, William Charles
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broom or Mop Holder. (open access)

Broom or Mop Holder.

Patent for a wire folded so that it firmly clamps "broom-corn, corn-shucks, mops, and feathers, or other material for brushes" (lines 10-11).
Date: September 1, 1896
Creator: McIlhany, Joseph W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Joiner's Floor-Clamp. (open access)

Joiner's Floor-Clamp.

Patent for "an improved device for use by joiners in setting tongue-and-groove floor and ceiling boards, whereby the boards are forced in close joining and held while being nailed to the joists." (Lines 8-12) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: September 7, 1897
Creator: White, Able M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 170, Ed. 1 Monday, September 2, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 170, Ed. 1 Monday, September 2, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 2, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 171, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 3, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 171, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 3, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 3, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 172, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 4, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 172, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 4, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 4, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 173, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 173, Ed. 1 Friday, September 6, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 6, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 174, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 7, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 174, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 7, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 7, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 175, Ed. 1 Monday, September 9, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 175, Ed. 1 Monday, September 9, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 9, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [176], Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 10, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [176], Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 10, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 10, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 11, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 177, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 11, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 11, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [178], Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [178], Ed. 1 Friday, September 13, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 13, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 179, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 179, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 14, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 14, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [180], Ed. 1 Monday, September 16, 1901 (open access)

Lockhart Daily Post. (Lockhart, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. [180], Ed. 1 Monday, September 16, 1901

Daily newspaper from Lockhart, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 16, 1901
Creator: Smith, Carey
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History