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[Invoice for Pork Butts, September 25, 1922] (open access)

[Invoice for Pork Butts, September 25, 1922]

Invoice for Boston butts sold to C. C. Cox by the Houston Packing Company. Envelope is included.
Date: September 25, 1922
Creator: Houston Packing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[William L. Foley, Inc. Receipt] (open access)

[William L. Foley, Inc. Receipt]

A receipt from the William L. Foley company in Houston, Texas, signed "JC."
Date: 190u-09-14
Creator: William L. Foley, Incorporated
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Free Textbooks to Splendora School, September 25, 1921] (open access)

[Invoice for Free Textbooks to Splendora School, September 25, 1921]

Invoice for free textbooks provided to the Splendora school in Montgomery County by the Texas State Dept. of Education.
Date: September 25, 1921
Creator: Texas. State Board of Education.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Montgomery County School District 15 Election Manager Appointment of W. M. Sallee] (open access)

[Montgomery County School District 15 Election Manager Appointment of W. M. Sallee]

A Commission to Managers of School Trustees Election form filled out by C. C. Cox and his fellow trustees, notifying W. M. Sallee of their appointment to be an election manager in the school district.
Date: April 1, 1922
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract and Bond for Construction of Splendora School] (open access)

[Contract and Bond for Construction of Splendora School]

Contract between the trustees of Montgomery County School District 15 and Joel Gilmore, for Gilmore to construct a new school building in Splendora, and the related bond.
Date: June 27, 1914
Creator: Terry, J. T.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The New Hay and Pasture Legume (open access)

The New Hay and Pasture Legume

A paper copyrighted by W. R. Haskell of Garden City, Kansas, discussing the benefits of cultivating sweet clover.
Date: 1916~
Creator: Haskell, W. R.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[J. Morrison Jones and Company Business Card] (open access)

[J. Morrison Jones and Company Business Card]

A business card from J. Morrison and Company wood dealers based in Houston, Texas. On the back is a handwritten note.
Date: [1900..1925]
Creator: J. Morrison Jones and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 131, July 1921 (open access)

Texas State Department of Education Bulletin No. 131, July 1921

Bulletin 131 from Annie Webb Blanton addressing various duties and responsibilities of public school trustees.
Date: July 1921
Creator: Blanton, Annie Webb
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Little Peoples' Lesson Pictures, Volume 5, Number 3, Part 4, July 28, 1895

A card featuring a color illustration of the Hebrews traveling to Canaan, with scriptural information on the back. The card is part of Little Peoples' Lesson Pictures, a subscription based, quarterly series for participating Sunday schools.
Date: July 28, 1895
Creator: American Sunday-School Union
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Release of Oil and Gas Lease between C. C. Cox and Navarro Oil Company, February 28, 1938] (open access)

[Release of Oil and Gas Lease between C. C. Cox and Navarro Oil Company, February 28, 1938]

Release form of an oil and gas lease between C. C. Cox and his wife Ruth, and the Navarro Oil Company.
Date: February 28, 1938
Creator: Navarro Oil Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Food, Ingredients, and Soap, June 13, 1894] (open access)

[Invoice for Food, Ingredients, and Soap, June 13, 1894]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by H. Henke and Company, including bacon, oatmeal, lard, and bar soap.
Date: June 13, 1894
Creator: H. Henke and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Loan for Splendora School, April 14, 1915] (open access)

[Loan for Splendora School, April 14, 1915]

A loan for $482 for the Splendora, Texas school's construction from the State Bank of Cleveland, Texas.
Date: April 14, 1915
Creator: State Bank of Cleveland (Texas)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from Splendora, Texas Land Survey] (open access)

[Excerpt from Splendora, Texas Land Survey]

A letter from Jerusha Compton to C. A. Work with an excerpt from a land survey. Handwritten beneath it are notes from C. C. Cox regarding the land discussed, a note that that Work married a C. H. Stadtter, and some arithmetic.
Date: 1908~
Creator: Compton, Jerusha A.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from the U. S. House of Representatives to M. S. King, March 30, 1897] (open access)

[Envelope from the U. S. House of Representatives to M. S. King, March 30, 1897]

An envelope from the US House of Representatives addressed to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, with several postmarks on it.
Date: March 30, 1897
Creator: United States. Congress. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Teacher's Daily Register for Graded and Ungraded Schools (open access)

Texas Teacher's Daily Register for Graded and Ungraded Schools

An unused daily register for Texas schools in the 1890s. The register includes instructions for its use and a recommended daily program. In the registry are spaces for recording students and their age, subjects learned, absences, and other relevant information. At the end is a report template for year-end student data and performance.
Date: 1890~
Creator: Texas. Office of the Governor.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Pork Butts, November 29, 1922] (open access)

[Invoice for Pork Butts, November 29, 1922]

Invoice for Boston butts sold to C. C. Cox by the Houston Packing Company. Envelope is included.
Date: November 29, 1922
Creator: Houston Packing Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kate S. Lyring to C. C. Cox, September 29, 1921] (open access)

[Letter from Kate S. Lyring to C. C. Cox, September 29, 1921]

Letter from Kate S. Lyring to the postmaster of Splendora, Texas (C. C. Cox) asking about oil there.
Date: September 29, 1921
Creator: Lyring, Kate S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Owner's Stock Claim, Houston East & West Texas Railway] (open access)

[Owner's Stock Claim, Houston East & West Texas Railway]

A blank form from the Houston East & West Texas Railway and the Houston & Shreveport Railroad for claiming damages if livestock are killed on their tracks.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Houston East and West Texas Railway Company
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. Gray to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from R. E. Gray to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896]

Letter from R. E. Gray to C. C. Cox discussing the potential sale of some land and a description of the plot. The envelope is included.
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Gray, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History