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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 13 October 1874 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 13 October 1874

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 13, 1874
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 23 October 1874 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 23 October 1874

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 23, 1874
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Hartsford Howard from D.H. Sesk, October 8 1874] (open access)

[Letter to Hartsford Howard from D.H. Sesk, October 8 1874]

Letter from D.H. Sesk to Hartsford Howard. The letter is dated October 8, 1874.
Date: October 8, 1874
Creator: Sesk, D.H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Intelligencer-Echo (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 21, 1874 (open access)

Intelligencer-Echo (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Wednesday, October 21, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: October 21, 1874
Creator: Norton, A. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Picket-Fences (open access)

Improvement in Picket-Fences

Patent for improvement for picket fences composed of zig zag settings with their upper ends brought in line and are connected and supported by wires and posts.
Date: October 6, 1874
Creator: McGinty, Robert H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for an "invention to produce a cheap and convenient tie, which is durable, and which will not unlock should the rivet holding the button break from any strain on it, the button still holding by means of slots, and the strain being transferred to a slot in the end of the tie in which the button was riveted." (Lines 15-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 20, 1874
Creator: Brown, Maurice T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement in Bale-Ties.

Patent for bale ties that are designed "to have a series of holes in each end portion of the hoop, so that two keys can be used; also so that the hoop can be taken up short and again used on the compressed or repressed bale." (Lines 20-24) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 27, 1874
Creator: Jones, Henry B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bed-Plates for Steam-Engines. (open access)

Improvement in Bed-Plates for Steam-Engines.

Patent for the invention of a new improvement in bed plates for steam engines, allowing improved water-feeding and venting of exhaust steam.
Date: October 14, 1874
Creator: Richardson, John Dunn
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Planters.

Patent for a cotton-planting machine which "consists in a distributing-drum, having seed-openings through it, and inclined distributing-agitators inside of it, said drum being applied to turn in a frame which is pivoted to the beam of a shovel-plow, whereby the roller will accommodate itself to inequalities of surface passed over, and uniformly discharge the seed in the drill-rows, after which a drag or coverer will cover up the seed." (Lines 18-26) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 13, 1874
Creator: Remsen, Byron & Russell, John E. S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Planters (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Planters

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Cotton-Planter" (lines 3-4) with "construction and means to adjust the furrow-opener" (lines 6-8) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: October 13, 1874
Creator: Troat, Oliver H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1874 (open access)

Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 8, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 8, 1874
Creator: Kyle, S. Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1874 (open access)

Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 15, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 15, 1874
Creator: Kyle, S. Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1874 (open access)

Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1874
Creator: Kyle, S. Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1874 (open access)

Herald and Planter (Hallettsville, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Hallettsville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1874
Creator: Kyle, S. Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Weekly Examiner and Patron. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1874 (open access)

The Weekly Examiner and Patron. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 16, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 1874
Creator: Downs, J. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Triplicate Warrant, October 19th, 1874] (open access)

[Triplicate Warrant, October 19th, 1874]

Deposit Warrant for Levi Perryman for the amount of $414.84. The Warrant is dated October 19th, 1874.
Date: October 19, 1874
Creator: Pitts, W. A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 24, 1874 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 24, 1874

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 24, 1874
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 31, 1874 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 31, 1874

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 31, 1874
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Paul Osterhout to his Grandmother, October 24, 1874] (open access)

[Letter from Paul Osterhout to his Grandmother, October 24, 1874]

Letter from Paul Osterhout to his grandmother. He wrote to thank his grandmother for a watch she sent him and informer her of the school he and his siblings were currently receiving. He mentioned a murder that happened nearby, although he did not know all the details.
Date: October 23, 1874
Creator: Osterhout, Paul
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, October 10, 1874] (open access)

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout, October 10, 1874]

Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout. She wished her husband's health would improve and updated him on how many bushels of corn and cotton they had. She wrote that she had received money and let him know what she planned to use it for.
Date: October 16, 1874
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1874 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 22, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1874 (open access)

Weekly Democratic Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 29, 1874

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 1874
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 215, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1874 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 215, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 20, 1874

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 20, 1874
Creator: McLure, E. C. & Bartholow, J. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 216, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 21, 1874 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 216, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 21, 1874

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 21, 1874
Creator: McLure, E. C. & Bartholow, J. N.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History