[Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Return of an Election] (open access)

[Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Return of an Election]

Document certifying the return of an election for stock laws held on September 30, 1905 at Murphy, Texas in Election Precinct No. 25 of Collin County, Texas. The vote was reported 22 for and 15 against.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Poindexter, Tom
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Tally List] (open access)

[Special Election, Election Precinct No. 25, Collin County, Texas, September 30, 1905: Tally List]

Tally list for a special election held in Murphy, Texas, Election Precinct No. 25 of Collin County, to determine whether horses, mules, jacks, jennets, and cattle shall be permitted to run at large in the county.
Date: September 30, 1905
Creator: Turner, J. B.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #1] (open access)

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #1]

Printed legal document with blanks for detailed information and signatures, regarding the sale of rights to a patent for a quilting frame invented by John J. Click.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12] (open access)

[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12]

Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $3400 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date: August 29, 1952
Creator: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Lot Sale in Oklahoma] (open access)

[Contract for Lot Sale in Oklahoma]

Printed "Special Lot Contract" with handwritten information selling a 40-acre tract (lot 3, block 36) to Mrs. J. S. Chambers, with a list of conditions on the back.
Date: unknown
Creator: Guarantee Development Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #2] (open access)

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #2]

Printed legal document with blanks for detailed information and signatures, regarding the sale of rights to a patent for a quilting frame invented by John J. Click.
Date: 1895~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sworn Statement Regarding Fire-Extingushment Invention] (open access)

[Sworn Statement Regarding Fire-Extingushment Invention]

Unsigned statement written by Alex Bradford describing his firefighting background and process in designing a formulation and method of propelling extinguishing chemicals into a fire, as well as a description of people involved in the discussion.
Date: October 20, 1944
Creator: Bradford, Alex
System: The Portal to Texas History
The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Signed] (open access)

The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Signed]

Legal document assigning rights of the "Eclipse" quilting frame to L. D. Major, allowing him to sell the invention in “all of the states and territory of the United States _east_ of the Mississippi River, _except_ the states of _New York and Pennsylvania_.” A smaller statement is affixed with a seal, noting that the assignment has been registered with the U.S. Patent Office.
Date: {1897-05-19,1897-10-14}
Creator: Major, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Official Certificate for U.S. Patent 692984] (open access)

[Official Certificate for U.S. Patent 692984]

Official certificate issued by the U.S. patent office along with the text of a patent for an ironing board that has adjustable height and can be folded for storage.
Date: February 11, 1902
Creator: United States. Patent Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Probate Case: Estate of Daniel Herring, Deceased] (open access)

[Probate Case: Estate of Daniel Herring, Deceased]

Reproduction of Collin County Court probate records relating to the estate of Daniel Herring documenting the property owned by Herring and a property dispute between Eliza Herring and B. G. Parks, et. al.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Warranty Deed: J. Hunn and Odie Hunn to Mrs. D. E. King] (open access)

[Warranty Deed: J. Hunn and Odie Hunn to Mrs. D. E. King]

Warranty deed for the sale of property in Collin County, Texas from J. Hunn and Odie Hunn to Mrs. D. E. King in August of 1910.
Date: August 23, 1910
Creator: Hunn, J.; Hunn, Odie & Dears, L. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Document Regarding Sale of Patent Rights] (open access)

[Document Regarding Sale of Patent Rights]

Legal document related to a quilting machine invented by J. J. Click outlining the sale of partial (1/2) rights to J. H. Major.
Date: 1895
Creator: Click, John J.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries (open access)

Certificate of Membership in the Retirement Plan for Employees of Simmons Company and its participating subsidiaries

Certificate regarding the employee retirement plan for Donald Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company, documenting a change of beneficiary to his wife (Betty Jean), along with an overview of details.
Date: May 1, 1956
Creator: Chase Manhattan Bank
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate 4833-12] (open access)

[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate 4833-12]

Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $6200 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date: July 30, 1956
Creator: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Agreement for Subdivision of Property] (open access)

[Agreement for Subdivision of Property]

Statement selling a parcel of 160 acres owned by John J. and Mollie Click to three women for $1000, to be paid down $5 per month. It is signed at the bottom by the buyers: Mrs. Minnie Barrett Grant, Mrs. Lotus Click Byus, and Mrs. Fannie Click Chambers.
Date: November 30, 1912
Creator: Mill Edwards Mill
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Related to Heirship of Betty Jean C. Johnson] (open access)

[Documents Related to Heirship of Betty Jean C. Johnson]

Collection of documents related to the estates and mineral rights transferred to Betty Jean Johnson including affidavits of heirship from her mother (Frances Chambers) and aunt (Lotus Gohmert), receipts documenting the court recording for these forms, a copy of the official warranty deed regarding mineral rights owned by Chambers and Gohmert, and related notes. The documents were in an envelope sent from the Roosevelt County clerk (New Mexico) to Mrs. Donald C. Johnson Sr. in Texas, with a handwritten label identifying the documents.
Date: 1991~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Form Designating Sales Agents for the Great Diamond Quilter] (open access)

[Form Designating Sales Agents for the Great Diamond Quilter]

Form document outlining the terms of an arrangement for Washington B. Click to authorize someone to become a sales agent for the "Great Diamond Quilter," an invention patented (596,616) by W. B. & Isaac A. Click. The document includes blank lines to fill in information about the seller and locations where the agent can make sales. Above the text, there is an illustration of a man seated at a large quilting machine, being watched by a woman on either side and a man in the background.
Date: 1896/1899~
Creator: Click, Washington B.
System: The Portal to Texas History