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[Handwriing Scratch Paper] (open access)

[Handwriing Scratch Paper]

Pages of scratch paper that appear to have been used to practice copperplate handwriting with a fountain pen, including specific letters that are repeated, words, and names.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Regarding Evil Passions] (open access)

[Statement Regarding Evil Passions]

Sheet of lined notebook paper with a handwritten statement: "Strange to say, and curious to note that since you have taken up your abode in pandemonium and became infested with those evil spirits that you are content to pander to their council to procure the satisfaction of your own lust or evil passions."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Text About Sulking] (open access)

[Handwritten Text About Sulking]

Partial piece of lined paper with a handwritten statement about the childishness of sulking, and a statement about the "meaning of life."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Text Describing a Wire-Stretching Invention] (open access)

[Text Describing a Wire-Stretching Invention]

Drafted text describing an invention to stretch, splice, and repair wire for fencing, outlining the specific components that the inventor wants to patent.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Click, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Chambers] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Chambers]

Envelope from the Portales National Bank in New Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J. S. Chambers in Dallas. Several notes are handwritten across the front of the envelope: "New Mexico land"; "This is land my Granddaddy homesteaded, land was sold in 1947, but part of mineral rights were retained"; "Important Mineral lease"; "This is recorded in Elida, New Mexico --> Info given to Abstract office in June of 1991 giving my address, Betty Jean Johnson."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4907-D-125] (open access)

[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4907-D-125]

Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $2000,00 as of January 1, 1951.
Date: 1950~
Creator: Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4833-12] (open access)

[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4833-12]

Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $7200,00 as of May 1, 1957.
Date: 1957
Creator: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt: 1877 Poll Tax for Cocke County, Tennessee] (open access)

[Receipt: 1877 Poll Tax for Cocke County, Tennessee]

Receipt issued to John Click for state, county, school, poll, and dog taxes in district 9 of Cocke County, Tennessee, totaling $4.20 for 1877.
Date: September 30, 1878
Creator: Cocke County (Tenn.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Registered Return Receipt] (open access)

[Postal Registered Return Receipt]

Postcard serving as a receipt notifying J. S. Chambers that his registered mail had been received at Dow, Jones & Co.
Date: 1935~
Creator: United States. Postal Service.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Mid-Texas Drilling Company Stock Certificate #13] (open access)

[Mid-Texas Drilling Company Stock Certificate #13]

Stock certificate for 50 shares of the Mid-Texas Drilling Company owned by Mrs. James S. Chambers.
Date: August 16, 1919
Creator: Mid-Texas Drilling Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Dry and Liquid Measures] (open access)

[Notes on Dry and Liquid Measures]

Handwritten notes with measurements and conversions on letterhead that lists various tonics.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form Used as Scratch Paper] (open access)

[Form Used as Scratch Paper]

Order form with the logo for "J. M. Wilcox & Son, Dealers in Lumber, Doors, Sash, Blinds, Shingles, Paints, &c." that appears to have been used as scratch paper for math equations.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[List of Clothing Purchases] (open access)

[List of Clothing Purchases]

Handwritten list of clothing items totaling $21.95 including suits and pants, and a list of shoes in various sizes (for Horace, wife, Laura, Minie, "old lady" and children). A tag is attached to the page printed with "Lot: 6266, Size: 37, Price: $6.50" and initialed.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Writing on Paper Bag] (open access)

[Writing on Paper Bag]

Fat paper bag with the closed end cut off used as scratch paper for handwritten text: "6.50. 4.50. Wood work - Furniture repairing & carpenter Bench work done here. Work & price satisfactory."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[House Rental Receipt] (open access)

[House Rental Receipt]

Receipt for the rental of a house for $2.50 per month.
Date: September 16, 1871
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#1] (open access)

Application for Honorary Membership in Association American Inventors, Philadelphia [#1]

Blank application to join the Association American Inventors of Philadelphia, signed by the president, George (Geo.) H. Holgate.
Date: unknown
Creator: Assciation American Inventors of Philadelphia
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Obituary of Dunlap Children, 1892] (open access)

[Obituary of Dunlap Children, 1892]

Transcribed copy of an obituary describing the death of several of the Dunlap family's children in February 1892, along with a statement at the end addressed to "Gillie" about the text.
Date: 1892
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Rider for T-341-12] (open access)

[Connecticut General Life Insurance Rider for T-341-12]

Rider issued by the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company regarding the policy of Donald Johnson, changing the coverage amount to $4200.
Date: 1953~
Creator: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Equitable Life Assurance Society Certificate D-125] (open access)

[Equitable Life Assurance Society Certificate D-125]

Life insurance certificate for $1000 worth of death benefits issued to Donald Johnson as an employee of the Simmons Company.
Date: 1946
Creator: Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Lumber Calculations] (open access)

[Lumber Calculations]

Paper with handwritten notations that appear to be a list of lumber types, listing number of pieces, sizes, length, and cost. The address "408 N. Akard" is written at the top.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for $31.20] (open access)

[Receipt for $31.20]

Receipt with handwritten text: "Received of J.J. Click, Thirty One 20/ Dollars. In full of a/c. Morgan & Son."
Date: April 21, 1890
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Calling Card: Harry Lazarus] (open access)

[Calling Card: Harry Lazarus]

Card with the name "Harry A. Lazarus" printed in the center. Written below in purple ink: "302 1/2 N. Ak[...] St. 2nd Floor."
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business Card for Quick Service Garage] (open access)

[Business Card for Quick Service Garage]

Business card with the company name "Quick Service Garage" above the text "We Repair, Wash and [Re]store Cars" as well as an address in Dallas and a phone number that has been handwritten on the lower left corner.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notes on Envelope] (open access)

[Notes on Envelope]

Envelope originally addressed to J. J. Click in Bellevue, TX with a postmark for "Dallas, Tex. Dec 8 10 PM '97." The envelope has mathematical notations handwritten in pencil on the front and a sketch with dimensions on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History