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Johnson County
Map of Johnson and Hood Counties, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
April 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from R. T. Foster and J. A. Formwatt to R. S. Maxwell, July 6, 1872]
Bond describing a debt owed by R. T. Foster J. A. Formwatt to Henry Maxwell in the amount of $1,500 and due by September 1, 1875. Seven blue ten cent stamps and one red five cent stamp are glued to the bottom of the note.
Date:
July 6, 1872
Creator:
Foster, R. T. & Formwatt, J. A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Lawsuit: Randle vs. Lazenberry filed in Hood County, October 26 1872]
Document concerning a lawsuit and petition involving John H. Randle and H. Lazenbery. The document was created by P.F. Williams, attorney for the petition. The document was dated October 26, 1872
Date:
October 26, 1872
Creator:
Williams, P.F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]
Tax receipt for Milton Parks reflecting a payument of five dollars and thirty-six cents. The receipt is dated January 10, 1874. The document is signed by A. Wright, sheriff of Hood County in 1874.
Date:
January 10, 1874
Creator:
Wright, A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hood County
Map of Hood County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Peter's Colony line is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
June 1875
Creator:
Thielepape, George J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks, July 5 1877]
Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks. The letter is dated July 5, 1877.
Date:
July 5, 1877
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Documentation of sale of land from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard, July 14 1877]
This document is a record of the sale of 39 acres of land, for fifty dollars, from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard. The main document was signed by John H. Traylor and the attached document was signed by clerk J.R. Morris.
Date:
July 14, 1877
Creator:
Traylor, John H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]
Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the amount of ten dollars and forty-five cents and was signed by Jno H. Traylor. The receipt is dated March, 1878.
Date:
March 1878
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, July 8 1879]
Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the amount of ten dollars and five cents.
Date:
April 8, 1879
Creator:
Traylor, J. H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Judge T.L. Nugent from Attorneys Cooker and Estes, October 1 1879]
Petition from the Attorneys Cooker and Estes to Judge T.L. Nugent. A Hood County Certificate of True Copy is attached to the document. The attached document was signed by clerk, T.P. Morgan. The document is dated October 1, 1879.
Date:
October 1, 1879
Creator:
Cooker and Estes
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spring Frame for Freight Cars.
Patent for new and improved springs for transportation. This design provides "vehicles for the transportation of merchandise . . . with an interior spring-padding, and in some cases with intermediate elastic floors or partitions, by which injury to the load, by jolting while in transit, shall be prevented, and which shall further conduce to the preservation of fruits and other merchandise of a like perishable nature" (lines 22-30).
Date:
December 14, 1880
Creator:
Shirley, Joseph J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, March 5 1881]
Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the year of 1880 in the amount of eight dollars and twenty-seven cents.
Date:
March 5, 1881
Creator:
Morris, J.R.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks, December 15 1881]
Hood County tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year of 1881 in the amount of nine dollars and ninety-nine cents. The document is dated December 15, 1881.
Date:
December 15, 1881
Creator:
Stribling, J.H.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hedge.
Patent for a new way to plant hedges, which "consists in an improved method of planting and training the cactus-plant (preferably of the species known as the 'scabbard' or 'brush cactus') to adapt it to form a thick and impenetrable fence which shall resist the attacks of cattle, and will grow regularly and evenly after the young plants have been properly trained" (lines 13-20).
Date:
February 7, 1882
Creator:
Fleming, Edward H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Grain-Feeder and Band-Cutter for Thrashing-Machines.
Patent for improvements to grain-feeders for thrashing machines design including illustrations.
Date:
March 18, 1882
Creator:
Barlow, Thomas James
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard, April 12 1882]
Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard. The witness was clerk, James Hines.
Date:
April 12, 1882
Creator:
Fleming, Edward H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Coffee Mill.
Patent for a new and improved coffee mill. This design consists of "the combination of the case having the chambers and the hopper, the burr or grinding disk, fastened to the lower end of the inner side of the hopper and to the upper side or top of the chamber . . . shaft, having a disk, revolving in a covered recess or chamber in the burr, bridge, screws, and handle" (lines 57-65).
Date:
June 13, 1882
Creator:
Fleming, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882, July 6 1883]
Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1882 in the amount of six dollars and forty cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
Date:
July 6, 1883
Creator:
McDowell, H.A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for 1883, December 15 1883]
Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1883 in the amount of nine dollars and seven cents. The original grantee was R.W. Boyce. The document is signed by the collector H.A. McDowell.
Date:
December 15, 1883
Creator:
McDowell, H.A.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hood County
Map of Hood County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:66,667 (2000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 1884
Creator:
Thielepape, George J.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks]
Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1884 in the amount of fourteen dollars and sixty cents. The orginal grantee was R.W. Boyce and the document was signed by B.W. Morris.
Date:
January 14, 1885
Creator:
Morris, B.W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, November 19 1885]
Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of eleven dollars and sixty-seven cents. The document was signed by B.W. Morris.
Date:
November 19, 1885
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ventilator.
Patent for a new and improved ventilator. This design consists in "[t]he improved combined flue and ventilator . . . consisting of an outer casing surmounted by a cap and provided with a central flue, funnels hinged to the outer casing and provided with flexible connections for elevating the same, and means for conducting the air downward from said funnels" (lines 8-15).
Date:
April 27, 1886
Creator:
Shanley, Michael H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Smoke Generator.
Patent for a new and improved smoke machine. This design "relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for containing fuel, so that the same can be burned slowly, so as to produce a large amount of smoke, the device being intended for the purpose of protecting orchards, vineyards, &c., from frost; and my invention consists in a perforated cylinder having a removable top and a bottom with an opening which is covered with a sliding door" (lines 15-24).
Date:
May 4, 1886
Creator:
Kizziar, James Williams
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History