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Map of Travis County

Cadastral map of Travis County, Texas in the Hill Country region. Some borders and features are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: May 15, 1861
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ledger and Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 510, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 15, 1861 (open access)

The Daily Ledger and Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 510, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 15, 1861

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 15, 1861
Creator: Dashiell, J. Y.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts, October 15, 1861] (open access)

[Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts, October 15, 1861]

Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts discussing how they were close to their destination but were sent to another state. He still awaits a letter from her after sending her sheet music from New Orleans.
Date: October 15, 1861
Creator: Rector, Kenner K.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Cultivators.

Patent for the improvement of cultivators using adjustable blades and is adaptable to use different types of blades for a variety of other uses, including illustration.
Date: January 15, 1861
Creator: Alexander, J. T. D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History