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[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, August 25, 1864]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll informing her he has received the coat she sent him. He also discusses his men leaving on furlough.
Date:
August 25, 1864
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, September 1864]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll telling her to take care of herself and to do less housework while she is sick, and asking her only to send him a pair of pants.
Date:
September 1864
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, September 4, 1864]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing the Confederate Army's deal with the Indians, the clothing he has received from Celia, and an upcoming move to the Arkansas River.
Date:
September 4, 1864
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, September 30, 1864]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to his wife Celia Carroll telling of a battle he was in, and the wagons and goods they took from the enemy.
Date:
September 30, 1864
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, October 18, 1864]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing his sleeping arrangements and the amount of clothing he has. He also promises to send her $50.
Date:
October 18, 1864
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, November 17, 1864]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to his wife Celia Carroll informing her that he will send her hoop skirts, and asking that she tell his daughter she must give him a thousand kisses for the presents he sends her.
Date:
November 17, 1864
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell, March 15, 1865]
Letter from Phoenix Lodge Number 275 to Mrs. Henry Maxwell regarding the death of her husband.
Date:
March 15, 1865
Creator:
Phoenix Lodge Number 275
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864
Estimate of agricultural taxes due by Henry Maxwell to the state of Texas in the form of bacon. Maxwell owed 120 pounds of bacon valued at $120.
Date:
March 20, 1865
Creator:
Coldwell, F. M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, March 30, 1865]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing the uncertainty of his regiment's movements, and telling her that he has enough clothing.
Date:
March 30, 1865
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, April 5, 1865]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to his wife Celia Carroll discussing his visit to a penitentiary, and a march the Confederate Army is on.
Date:
April 5, 1865
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, May 6, 1865]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll discussing prisoners and deserters, and the drills his regiment does.
Date:
May 6, 1865
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to Celia Carroll, May 8, 1865]
Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to his wife Celia Carroll discussing the surrender of the Confederate Army, the food they are fed, and his hopes to return home soon.
Date:
May 7, 1865
Creator:
Carroll, Joseph A.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Four Bales of Thread, August 11, 1865]
Invoice for four bales of thread at the cost of $300 per bale.
Date:
August 11, 1865
Creator:
Formwatt, J. A.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce]
Voter registration for A. J. Joyce of Parker County, Texas.
Date:
January 9, 1866
Creator:
Carter, William F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of W. R. Maxwell]
Voter registration for W. R. Maxwell of Parker County, Texas.
Date:
January 9, 1866
Creator:
Carter, William F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866]
Receipt for fees received from the Maxwell estate by R. W. Duke, including stamp duties.
Date:
December 1, 1866
Creator:
Duke, R. W.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. R. Maxwell Tax Receipt, August 14, 1867]
Tax receipt for twenty four dollars and eighty-seven cents of state and county taxes received from W. R. Maxwell.
Date:
August 14, 1867
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Thomas M. Carroll to Joseph A. Carroll, September 22, 1867]
Letter from Thomas M. Carroll to Joseph A. Carroll discussing the news from Louisiana. He also discusses politics, and the possibility of Negro suffrage, and what they should do in the event that is becomes law.
Date:
September 22, 1867
Creator:
Carroll, Thomas M.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Mary Strain Maxwell to Amanda Joice, September 12, 1868]
Deed in which Mary Strain Maxwell transfers three hundred and twenty acres of land in Collin County, Texas, to Amanda Joice for the sum of seven hundred and fourteen dollars. The borders of the land are described.
Date:
September 12, 1868
Creator:
Maxwell, Mary Strain
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed Transferring Property from Mary Maxwell to Elizabeth Maxwell, September 12, 1869]
Deed wherein Mary Maxwell transfers of 320 acres of land in Dallas County, Texas, to Elizabeth Maxwell.
Date:
September 12, 1869
Creator:
Maxwell, Mary Strain
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Joanna Troutman]
Photograph of Joanna Troutman as seen from the chest up. She is wearing dark clothes, a metal brooch at her neck, and a dark head covering. The reverse side has a handwritten note saying that she sewed the original Lone Star Flag of Texas.
Date:
1870~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date:
March 1870
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
Object Type:
Book
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
[Collin County, Texas, School Tax Receipt, 1872]
Receipt for Collin County, Texas, school taxes received from J. N. McCreary, as agent for H. Maxwell in the amount of eleven dollars and eighty-eight cents.
Date:
July 30, 1872
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History