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Quarterly Occupation Tax Receipt Number 35 (open access)

Quarterly Occupation Tax Receipt Number 35

Quarterly occupation tax receipt given to P. B. Bundick of Matagorda County, Texas for his occupation of Ferryman. Mr. Bundick appears have paid a total of $2.62 on this particular quarter. The transaction was confirmed by the comptroller of public accounts, Jno. D. McCall, whose signature can be seen on the bottom right corner.
Date: 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Distributing Poison or Plants (open access)

Machine for Distributing Poison or Plants

Patent for a simple and efficient machine "for distributing or dusting poisonous powders onto growing plants to rid them of destructive insects" (lines 9-12).
Date: February 12, 1889
Creator: Brown, George R. & Brown, John W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History