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[Double strand barbed wire, L.E. Sunderland's "kink".]

Double strand barbed wire, L.E. Sunderland's "kink", a very obvious kink under each barb, Patented August 12, 1884
Date: August 12, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9 (open access)

Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9

Book discussing the memories and stories of the founding of Matagorda Texas.
Date: 1884
Creator: Helm, Mary S. (Mary Sherwood), b. 1807.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report of the proceedings of the various associations of ex-confederates: held at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, August 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, 1884 (open access)

Report of the proceedings of the various associations of ex-confederates: held at Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, August 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, 1884

This book covers an Ex-confederates meeting held in Dallas County in 1884. Topics covered include a list of members and attendees, scheduled events, entertainment, and excerpts of numerous speeches.
Date: 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas during the latter part of the Galveston term, 1883, and part of the Austin term, 1883.  Volume 59. (open access)

Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas during the latter part of the Galveston term, 1883, and part of the Austin term, 1883. Volume 59.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1883 along with a list of the justices of the Texas Supreme Court and the Texas Commission of Appeals, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, a table of cases cited, and an index. A record of the presentation of a portrait of Justice Hemphill appears on pages vii-xi.
Date: 1884
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the latter part of the Austin term, 1883, the entire Tyler term, 1883, and the early part of the Galveston term, 1884.  Volume 60. (open access)

Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the latter part of the Austin term, 1883, the entire Tyler term, 1883, and the early part of the Galveston term, 1884. Volume 60.

Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1883 and 1884 along with a list of the justices of the Texas Supreme Court and the Commission of Appeals of the State of Texas, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, a table of cases cited, and an index. Memorial tributes to the Honorable George F. Moore and the Honorable M. H. Bonner appear on pages vii-xviii.
Date: 1884
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1884~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Caroline McGuire Street]

Caroline McGuire Street, born Jan 2, 1880.
Date: 1884~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, December 11, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from C.I. Scofield to Judge David H. Scott, December 11, 1884]

Letter from Cyrus I. Scofield to Judge David Howell Scott, December 11, 1884. Discusses Congregationalism and a church conference.
Date: December 11, 1884
Creator: Scofield, C. I. (Cyrus Ingerson), 1843-1921.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Denton School (open access)

The Denton School

Announcement about the schedule, tuition, and courses of Denton School in Denton, Texas in the year 1884. The announcement also contains a list of faculty and information about the city of Denton. Denton's first public school began on March 17 and ended on July 4. The first session had 425 students. [A History of the Denton Independent School District: a centennial project / by the centennial committee, 1985] The name Lee Preston is written in pen on the back of the announcement. Lee Preston was a teacher and later, mayor of Denton.
Date: 1884-03-11~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to Alexander Simon from Sol Heidingsfelder of Houston] (open access)

[Telegram to Alexander Simon from Sol Heidingsfelder of Houston]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Telegram to Simon from Sol Heidingsfelder of Houston; "Break the news gently to mother of Babys death funeral tomorrow answer if coming."
Date: May 21, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of Murchison & Coleman vs. G. W. Ray Et Al., cause no. 1306, 1884 (open access)

Documents pertaining to the case of Murchison & Coleman vs. G. W. Ray Et Al., cause no. 1306, 1884

Documents relating to the debt case of Murchison & Coleman vs. G. W. Ray Et Al. include the original petition submitted by the plaintiffs' attorney to the District Court of Henderson County and received by the District Clerk on January 9, 1884, a sworn statement by Mr. Murchison, a citation to summon persons to court, and a citation by publication, affixed to which is a sworn statement that items had been printed in a local newspaper and two news clippings with the case description and citation to summon G. W. Ray to court.
Date: January 1884
Creator: Collins, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883]

Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett. The letter is dated January 4, 1884.
Date: January 4, 1884
Creator: Bonney, Hannibel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, April 3, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, April 3, 1884]

Letter from I. G. Vore to General J. W. Denver in Washington D.C. Vore states he will take all claims presented to him from Potawatomi, Caddo, Anadarko, Ioni, Penateka Comanche, Waco, Towaconie and Keechi.
Date: April 3, 1884
Creator: Vore, I. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, April 29, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, April 29, 1884]

Letter from I. G. Vore to General J. W. Denver in Washington D.C. In matter of relations between Absentee Shawnee and Potawatomi Indians, their removal to Kansas on thirty-square mile tract in Indian Territory, and the Potawatomi to purchase 160 acres for each head of family and Shawnee to have theirs as a gift.
Date: April 29, 1884
Creator: Vore, I. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, April 1884] (open access)

[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, April 1884]

Letter from I. G. Vore to General J. W. Denver in Washington D.C., regarding claim of the Texas Cherokees and associated bands against the State of Texas, Cherokee driven from Texas in 1839 by the Lamar administration, background of claim.
Date: April 1884
Creator: Vore, I. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. M. Haworth, March 3, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. M. Haworth, March 3, 1884]

Letter from I. G. Vore to J. M. Haworth in Washington D.C., stating that Vore secured a copy of the Treaty between the Republic of Texas and the Cherokees and their associated bands. He also hopes Davidson will succeed in getting legislation through Congress to enable him to secure the Cherokees their rights.
Date: March 3, 1884
Creator: Vore, I. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, March 5, 1884] (open access)

[Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver, March 5, 1884]

Letter from I. G. Vore to J. W. Denver in Washington D.C., regarding the claims of the Texas Cherokees.
Date: March 5, 1884
Creator: Vore, I. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1884, Volume 1 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1884, Volume 1

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Continued in Volume 2. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, table of abbreviations, and class publications. Alphabetical Index (to states and Canadian provinces) starts on page 4; Index to Advertisements begins on page 901, in Volume 2.
Date: 1884
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1884, Volume 2 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1884, Volume 2

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Continued from Volume 1. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, table of abbreviations, and class publications. Alphabetical Index (to states and Canadian provinces) starts on page 4, in Volume 1; Index to Advertisements begins on page 901, in Volume 2.
Date: 1884
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Austin Daily Dispatch (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 12, 1884 (open access)

The Austin Daily Dispatch (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 34, Ed. 1, Wednesday, March 12, 1884

Daily newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 12, 1884
Creator: Leader, W. Y.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Bailey County

Map of Bailey County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Capitol Lands and the center of Bailey County are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 18, 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Borden County

Map of Borden County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lavaca County

Map of Lavaca County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. The Gonzales, Victoria, Colorado and Jackson District lines are marked on map. The road to Columbus, Texas is also marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: April 1884
Creator: Schmidt, V.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Moore County

Map of Moore County, Texas, including the Panhandle Plains region. The road from Tascosa to Dodge, Texas is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: July 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History