Document containing licenses given to various persons for obtaining materials.

Document containing election results in Laredo.

Resolution of Trustees of Public Schools Council to establish a school in a Female Seminary.

Appointment of John Patterson Osterhout as Hazel P. Ford's attorney to allow him to receive bounty and law warrants that were due to Ford for military services. At the bottom of the document, a clerk verified that the statement was signed.

Description of the illness and death of Mrs. Virginia Louise, consort of Orceneth Asbury Fisher.

Receipt of payment from Michael Reed to T.L. Winkler.

Certificate of payment for J. Bird and the enlisted help of John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney, in collecting the debt. On the back of the certificate it states that the debt was paid in full on March 15, 1855. Included is a business card for John Patterson Osterhout. The card states he is an attorney for Bellville, Texas and on the back of the card is an agreement for another collection to be done by John.

Receipt from Tri-Weekly Union and American Charles B. Moore for a three month subscription.

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Texas for John Patterson Osterhout signed by the Texas governor, Elisha M. Pease, and the Secretary of State, Edward Clark. In the center of the certificate is a hole that renders parts of it unreadable.

Claim from Napoleon R. Williams for atty. William J. DeNormandie to the State of Texas for $24 for service under Col. Fannin in 1836

Broadside stock certificate. Texas and German Emigration Company stock certificate, signed August 2, 1854.

Proof of payment by John Patterson Osterhout for the military service of John N. Robinson. The money was due to Eliza Bennett and was paid in full. The payment was signed and dated by John Ridens.

Oath of service in the Western frontier of Texas for Elijah Collar in the fall of 1842 under General Wall. The oath was taken by James J. Allphin and tracked where Private Collar went in the Western frontier. It stated that he served in R. Williams's company as a private. On the bottom, a notary public, James S. Fai[rl]y, certified the oath and added his seal to the paper.

List of individuals found as a result of the decreed search.

Resolution from the Laredo town council, asking for military help to search out vagabonds in the city. The second resolution requests the council meet weekly.

Oath of military service in the Western Frontier of Texas during an invasion by Mexico. The oath was made by H. M. Watkins and B. N. Robinson and certified that Private [Juno] D. Banton[deco], deceased, served under General Vasquez. John Davidson, the county clerk, served as a witness to the oath and added his seal of office to the paper.

Grant for 320 acres of land in Tarrant County to Gabriel B. Knight, "in Denton District. Tarrant County on Bear Creek in the Lower Cross Timbers . . . "

Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell by D.S. Wade, May 15, 1854 for $835.

Bill of sale for the slave "Joe" to William Murrell from D.S. Ward.

Receipt for sale of slave by David M. Smith to A.D. Kennard described as a 24 year old male with a badly burned right foot named Harnes.

Business card for John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney and collector of claims for Austin and surrounding counties. On the back of the card is a note concerning that if money was collected from a claim, it would be paid to someone while John would retain half as commission.

Speech delivered to the U. S. Senate concerning the Missouri compromise on February 17, 1854; portrait of Seward included

Speech delivered to the United States Senate concerning the Missouri compromise on February 17, 1854.

Receipt for $117.90. Signed J. H. Herndon on February 16, 1854. "Recd. Castroville Febr. 16th 1854 of Louis Huth."