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[Abstract of Original Titles of Zavala's colony with names of grantees, dates ot title, and quantity during the years 1834-1835. September 1, 1932] (open access)

[Abstract of Original Titles of Zavala's colony with names of grantees, dates ot title, and quantity during the years 1834-1835. September 1, 1932]

A true and correct copy of pages 137 to 151 inclusive taken from "An Abstract of the Original Titles of Record in the General Land office in Austin, Texas: September 1, 1932.
Date: September 1, 1932
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kealing Junior High (open access)

Kealing Junior High

Written information about Kealing Junior High School in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
G.W. Norman School (open access)

G.W. Norman School

Written information about the G.W. Norman Elementary School in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
W.H. Passon Historical Society Pamphlet (open access)

W.H. Passon Historical Society Pamphlet

Pamphlet about the W.H. Passon Historical Society in Austin, TX. The society's goal is the preservation of black history in the Austin area.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ebenezer Baptist Church - Building Dedication (open access)

Ebenezer Baptist Church - Building Dedication

Plaque commemorating the dedication of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Austin, TX on August 8, 1955.
Date: August 8, 1955
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ebenezer Baptist Church - Happy New Year (open access)

Ebenezer Baptist Church - Happy New Year

New Years card from Rev. L. L. Campbell of Ebenezer Baptist Church in 1898.
Date: January 1, 1898
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fanny Mae Tyson Caldwell's Funeral Service Bulletin (open access)

Fanny Mae Tyson Caldwell's Funeral Service Bulletin

The bulletin from the funeral service for Fanny Mae Tyson Caldwell at St. John Regular Baptist Association Tabernacle. Mrs. Caldwell was a long-time educator in Pflugerville, TX. Included in the bulletin are: one of her favorite poems, "The House by the Side of the Road", the order of the service, her obituary, a Litany of Gratitude in her honor, and a family tribute.
Date: May 14, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mahala Murchison (open access)

Mahala Murchison

A short biography about Mahala Murchison, the first African American to live in Austin, TX.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
DAR honors Ernestine Thompson (open access)

DAR honors Ernestine Thompson

Announcement for the reception when the Daughters of the American Revolution (D.A.R.) honored Ernestine Thompson with the Community Service Award at the W.H. Passon Historical Society on May 21, 2006. Ernestine collected artifacts for the Jacob Fontaine Religious Museum.
Date: May 21, 2006
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for a Mule] (open access)

[Receipt for a Mule]

Receipt no. 208 to J.H. Seward, Washington, TX, from the Office of Depot Quarter Master, Austin, TX, for one government mule at $76.
Date: April 3, 1866
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from the Office of Depot Quarter Master, Austin, TX, for one mule] (open access)

[Receipt from the Office of Depot Quarter Master, Austin, TX, for one mule]

Seward Papers. Receipt no. 210 to J.N. Martin of St. Louis Co., MO, from the Office of Depot Quarter Master, Austin, TX, for one government mule at $100
Date: April 1866
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bond for $100 (open access)

Bond for $100

Printed bond signed by Mayor T.B. Wheeler and Recorder Fred Sterzing
Date: 1900~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Alta Vista Institute: A Boarding School for Young Ladies (open access)

Alta Vista Institute: A Boarding School for Young Ladies

Advertisement for the Alta Vista Institute in Austin, Texas. It discusses the philosophy of the school, the curriculum and the class schedule for the upcoming session.
Date: unknown
Creator: Kirby, H. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin, 1837] (open access)

[Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin, 1837]

Papers of Jesse Grimes. Memorandum of business to be transacted in Austin
Date: 1837
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Receiver's Memorandum (open access)

Receiver's Memorandum

These two pages are exerpts from a 141-page Receivers Memorandum dated 1887-1888. Pages appear to show payroll advances to O. Henry, here identified by his given name William S. Porter or W.S. Porter, for the months of June 1887 through December 1887. These pages are written in O. Henry's hand, and show his signature several times.
Date: 1887-06/1888-12
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
System: The Portal to Texas History
My Recollections of O. Henry (W. S. Porter) (open access)

My Recollections of O. Henry (W. S. Porter)

Multiple typescript copies of a short character sketch describing O. Henry as a young man in the late 1800s, before he was a published writer. O. Henry worked as a draftsman at the General Land Office and for Maddox Brothers and Anderson.
Date: 191X
Creator: Maddox, Frank
System: The Portal to Texas History
Roster of Employees in the General Land Office (open access)

Roster of Employees in the General Land Office

Ledger contains lists of General Land Office employees, their job titles, and monthly earnings. Excerpted here are 98 pages covering January 1887-January 1891, which are the dates O. Henry was employed at the land office. W.S. Porter, later known as the writer O. Henry, is listed as draftsman, compiling draftsman and assistant draftsman, earning $100 per month. Porter's name appears on roughly half of the pages.
Date: 1881/1891
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter] (open access)

[Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter]

Cancelled checks written by Maddox Bros. & Anderson all made out to W. S. Porter. Some are endorsed on the back by Porter.
Date: 1886
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from Stepen H. Darden to Levi Perryman, June 27, 1876] (open access)

[Receipt from Stepen H. Darden to Levi Perryman, June 27, 1876]

Receipt from Stephen H. Darden, State Comptroller, to Levi Perryman totalling $962.95 for various comptroller's drafts and fees in felony cases.
Date: June 27, 1876
Creator: Darden, Stephen H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt from Stephen H. Darden  to Levi Perryman, January 10, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt from Stephen H. Darden to Levi Perryman, January 10, 1879]

Receipt from Stephen Heard Darden to Levi Perryman, sheriff and tax collector, for $591.18.
Date: January 10, 1879
Creator: Darden, Stephen Heard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, Februrary 7,1879] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, Februrary 7,1879]

Receipt for a registered letter to Stephen, Darden, C?. Signed by M.E. Sloan.
Date: February 7, 1879
Creator: Perryman, Levi
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of W. A. Morris, March 18, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt of W. A. Morris, March 18, 1879]

Receipt for a Registered Letter, addressed to Tho. J. Neavitt.
Date: March 18, 1879
Creator: Morris, W. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, April 14,1879] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, April 14,1879]

Received of Levi Perryman the amount of $328.
Date: April 14, 1879
Creator: Darden, Stephen Heard
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, June 23, 1879] (open access)

[Receipt of Levi Perryman, June 23, 1879]

Received of Levi Perryman through W. A. Morris the sum of $21.75 for the costs of execution in case No. 1086.
Date: June 23, 1879
Creator: Faris, W. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library