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[Affidavit and account of debt]
Affidavit for Henry Harris dated June 1, 1859. Account of Michael Reed's debt to Henry Harris, dated November 1, 1859.
Date:
1859-06-01/1859-11-01
Creator:
Harris, Henry
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit for Joseph B. Harris against the estate of Michael Reed]
Affidavit sworn by Joseph B. Harris against the estate of Michael Reed on June 1, 1859. Addendum that he received the money on May 8. 1860.
Date:
June 1, 1859
Creator:
Harris, Joseph B.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Alabama Land Deed with President Buchanan's Signature
Photograph of a Alabama land deed for 220 acres belonging to Garrison Deens. it is signed by President James Buchanan on November 1, 1858. Mr. Deens sold this land to James O. Sellers in 1859 or 1860. Mr. Sellers was Ethel Bryant's grandfather. This photo was included in a research paper by Mike Shurley for an American History class at Marfa High School in 1968.
Date:
November 1, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Alamo Star (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 12, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 1, 1854
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas "devoted to the advancement of youth in literature and morality." Publication includes local, state and national news along with advertising. Some submissions are from Texas youth.
Date:
July 1, 1854
Creator:
Newcomb & Whitemond
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
American Flag-- Extra! (Brownsville, Tex.), Ed. 1, Saturday, October 1, 1859
Extra! issue of the weekly newspaper from the Brownsville, Texas/Matamoros, Mexico area that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Anson Jones. Obituary. 1858
Obituary of Anson Jones, the last president of the Republic of Texas, including a lengthy biography.
Date:
January 1, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Archer County
Map of the Panhandle Plains region covering Fannin and Archer Counties, Texas. The center of Fannin and Archer Counties is marked. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
March 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Bejareño. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, September 1, 1855
Bi-monthly newspaper in Spanish "dedicated principally to the interests of the Mexican-Texan population" (Vol. 1, No. 1) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The newspaper is an imprint of the "San Antonio Texan."
Date:
September 1, 1855
Creator:
Debray, X. & Lewis, A. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Bejareño. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 24, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 1, 1855
Bi-monthly newspaper in Spanish "dedicated principally to the interests of the Mexican-Texan population" (Vol. 1, No. 1) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising. The newspaper is an imprint of the "San Antonio Texan."
Date:
December 1, 1855
Creator:
Debray, X. & Lewis, A. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Bejareño. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 1, 1856
Bi-monthly newspaper in Spanish "dedicated principally to the interests of the Mexican-Texan population" (Vol. 1, No. 1) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1856
Creator:
Debray, X. & Lewis, A. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill for goods purchased by Michael Reed from Jalonick and Smith]
Bill for goods purchased by Michael Reed from Jalonick and Smith, dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods and general merchandise.
Date:
January 1, 1859
Creator:
Jalonick and Smith
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Central Texian. (Anderson, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 19, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1856
Weekly newspaper from Anderson, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 1, 1856
Creator:
Pittuck, Alfred A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]
Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Austin County, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Texas governor, Hardin Runners Runnels, and the Secretary of State, J. S. Anderson.
Date:
February 1, 1858
Creator:
Runnels, Hardin Richard
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 26, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 1, 1857
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
September 1, 1857
Creator:
Stuart, Hamilton & Brown, John Henry
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 39, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 1, 1857
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 1, 1857
Creator:
Stuart, Hamilton & Brown, John Henry
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 1, 1858
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 1, 1858
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 44, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 1, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Civilian and Gazette. Weekly. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 48, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 1, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1859
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1859
Weekly newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 1, 1859
Creator:
J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Converting Reciprocating into Rotary Motion
Patent for converting reciprocating into rotary motion by using “two vertically moving racks with a cog wheel on a small shaft between them which gears into the teeth of the racks” (lines 16-19), includes illustration.
Date:
November 1, 1859
Creator:
Harper, C. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 60, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1859
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 1, 1859
Creator:
Huston, E. G.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 33: Butram, E.J. (Minors)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Butram, E.J. (Minors) and Wm. Kirby (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1858-01-01/1859-08-08
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 170: Daniel, J.B. (Minor)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Daniel, J.B. (Minor) and J.A. Daniel (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1858-02-01/1861-07-29
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 292: Barksdale, R.H. (Deceased)
Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Barksdale, R.H. (died September 23, 1860) and Wm. Harris (Executor or Guardian)
Date:
1859-05-01/1870-09-28
Creator:
Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History