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[Writ of Garnishment]
Writ of garnishment concerning a note for $890.25 executed by D.G. Gregory to Roberts & Co. dated April 1, 1858, and transferred to Wal[?]ron Paige & Co. of New York
Date:
October 31, 1864
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Announcement of Simon's resignation from the Royal Arch Masons, 1868]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Announcement of Simon's resignation from the Royal Arch Masons.
Date:
December 31, 1868
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, January 31 1863]
Receipt for Hartsford Howard for the amount of sixteen dollars and sixty-seven cents. The payment was for distilling rights of liquor or petroleum for four months starting December 25, 1862. The document is dated January 31, 1863.
Date:
January 31, 1863
Creator:
Curits, J.W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ledger and Texan (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 364, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 1861
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1861
Creator:
Dashiell, J. Y. & MacLeod, A. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac -- "Extra." (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 49, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 31, 1863
Tri-weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Almanac -- "Extra." (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 74, Ed. 1, Tuesday, March 31, 1863
Tri-weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
State Gazette. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 31, 1860
Weekly newspaper from the Austin, Texas area that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1860
Creator:
Marshall, John
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, March 31, 1862]
Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara in which he sends news of arriving at Camp Terry, near Austin, Texas. He describes his housing conditions, the items that were purchased and their three week supply of provisions. He also updates her on his health. He asks that her father bring her to the camp to visit him.
Date:
March 31, 1862
Creator:
Fentress, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Improvement in Field Threshing-Machine.
Patent for "a new threshing-machine, which is arranged upon wheels, so that it can be drawn over the field" (lines 12-15) and make the process for which it was built: more efficient. The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
December 31, 1867
Creator:
Tucker, A. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stalk and Cane-Puller.
Patent for improvement in stalk puller by using “two pointed teeth or prongs peculiarly constructed, and secured to a suitable handle to which an adjustable fulcrum is connected, in order to allow the implement to be manipulated by persons of different statures and strength.” (Lines 18-22) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Three-Horse Equalizers.
Patent for improvement in treble-trees by using “two stretcher-loops that are jointed on the double-tree at points on each side of the centre, so that the strain is not at one point, but somewhat distributed.” (Lines 42-44) “The loops can be adjusted so that should there be any material inequality in the strength of the three horses, one can equalized by arranging the loops accordingly nearer to or further away from the centre on either one or both sides.” (Lines 45-49) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Clevises
Patent for an adjustable clevis, consisting of a hinged loop and an eyebolt.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Plow and Planter
Patent for improvements to cotton-plows and planters.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Plows
Patent an improved cotton-plow with curved flanges, with illustrations.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Plows.
Patent for improvement in cotton-plows by making the plow blades curved for the purpose of breaking up the land to prevent the plow from clogging. (Lines 27-30) The plow can break up the soil and laying off seed-furrows simply by reversing and removing the blades to a different position of the frame. (Lines 59-60) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Picker and Cleaner.
Patent for improvements in cotton-picker and cleaner by using rotary breakers combined with fixed breakers to break the branches and outer coverings of the cotton in the bolls. The cotton then passes through an “inclined-way” where the rotary breakers are spirally-arranged on a concentric cylinder to carry the cotton out of the cleaner. (Lines 69-75) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Hoes.
Patent for improvement in cotton-hoes for the purpose of saving time when spacing and thinning cotton plants by providing an angular handle with bent arms that can be attached to the back of the hoes. The hoe is made up with three separate cutters with spaces in between to allow young plants equally spaced in each row. The middle cutter can be removed when second thinning is needed to avoid injuring the plants. Illustration is included.
Date:
August 31, 1869
Creator:
Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Colorado Citizen (Columbus, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 31, 1861
Daily newspaper from Columbus, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1861
Creator:
J.D. Baker & Bros.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 31, 1864
Semi-weekly newspaper from Bellville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1864
Creator:
Osterhout, John P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Union (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 87, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 31, 1861
Tri-weekly German newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1861
Creator:
Flake, F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Goliad Messenger (Goliad, Tex.), Vol. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1860
Weekly newspaper from Goliad, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 31, 1860
Creator:
Cox, A. F.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Weekly Galveston Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 31, 1866
Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
January 31, 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 66, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 31, 1865
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 31, 1865
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Flake's Daily Bulletin. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 118, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 31, 1865
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1865
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History