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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
Calendar page (open access)

Calendar page

Front page of calendar, found in the room in which O. Henry passed away, with June (month of death) showing.
Date: June 1910
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Text of record of O. Henry's voice (open access)

Text of record of O. Henry's voice

Transcribed text of O. Henry’s voice recording and "L’Envoi of Judge Trueman E. O’Quinn."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
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