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[Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings - May 14, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings - May 14, 1872]

Letter from J. F. Matthews to J. D. Giddings. Matthews says that Mr. Browning suggests that Giddings should settle a claim according to the terms he described in a previous letter. The money to settle the claim is not available now, but it will be in thirty days.
Date: May 14, 1872
Creator: Matthews, J. F.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Nail-Extractors. (open access)

Improvement in Nail-Extractors.

Patent for an improved instrument for extracting nails which "will increase its effectiveness in equal ratio with the resistance offered by the object under operation" (lines 13-16) including instruction and illustrations.
Date: May 14, 1872
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Bale Ties

Patent for an improvement in cotton-bale ties which consists of the construction of the loop-plate.
Date: May 14, 1872
Creator: Franklin, Edward A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History