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[George Amery General Business Ledger: 1878-1902] (open access)

[George Amery General Business Ledger: 1878-1902]

Ledger containing general business notes and accounts for George Amery.
Date: 1878-10/1902-07
Creator: Amery, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, by-laws and prospectus of the Austin Trust Co. ... : chartered May 3, 1873 (open access)

Charter, by-laws and prospectus of the Austin Trust Co. ... : chartered May 3, 1873

The charter and bylaws of the Austin Trust Company.
Date: 1873
Creator: Austin Trust Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Texas scrap-book : made up of the history, biography, and miscellany of Texas and its people (open access)

A Texas scrap-book : made up of the history, biography, and miscellany of Texas and its people

Book covering four aspects of Texas: history, biography, miscellany, and statistical.
Date: 1875
Creator: Baker, D. W. C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Texas Scrap-Book: Made Up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and Its People (open access)

A Texas Scrap-Book: Made Up of the History, Biography, and Miscellany of Texas and Its People

A book about Texas history, biography, and miscellany.
Date: 1875
Creator: Baker, D. W. C. (De Witt Clinton), 1832-1881
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legal Directory For 1876-77 (open access)

Texas Legal Directory For 1876-77

This Texas directory contains lists of: officers of the U.S. Government, officers of the Texas Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Departments, county officers, state lawyers, Texas counties, banks, post offices, and revised rules of the Supreme Court.
Date: 1877
Creator: Bentley, Henry Lewis
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dr. Alexander Archer Beville's Diary, 1870] (open access)

[Dr. Alexander Archer Beville's Diary, 1870]

Diary belonging to Dr. Alexander Archer Beville for the year 1870. It has a black leather cover, and the opening flap is embossed with the words "Diary 1870" in gold. A sewing needle has been sewn to the inside of the diary. The first few pages have already been filled in with a calendar, interest table, stamp duties, a table for time differences, the phases of the moon, and a list of important battles. Beville used the diary to record expenses, special events, and dental appointments.
Date: 1870
Creator: Beville, Alexander Archer
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bar Docket and Appearances, Civil and Criminal District Court, Cooke County, 1871-1873] (open access)

[Bar Docket and Appearances, Civil and Criminal District Court, Cooke County, 1871-1873]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing a list of appearances in the Civil and Criminal District Courts. The entries list information including the cause numbers, plaintiffs and defendants, dates, and some additional notes.
Date: 1871/1873
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bar Docket Criminal District Court, Cooke County, 1873-1883] (open access)

[Bar Docket Criminal District Court, Cooke County, 1873-1883]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing case criminal court docket information which includes dates, defendants, crimes, and witnesses.
Date: August 1873
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Convict Labor Record, Cooke County, 1878-1891] (open access)

[Convict Labor Record, Cooke County, 1878-1891]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing a record of convicts that were hired out to do work. Recorded information includes names, dates of convictions, physical descriptions, fees and fines owed, and information about hire. Includes some inserts containing legal documentation of debts to the court. The record is listed alphabetically by convict name.
Date: 1878/1891
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Criminal Docket District Court, Cooke County , 1874-1877] (open access)

[Criminal Docket District Court, Cooke County , 1874-1877]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing criminal docket information that includes attorney names, the names of parties involved, offenses, witnesses, and orders made.
Date: 1874-06~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Criminal Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1878-1887] (open access)

[Criminal Docket, District Court, Cooke County, 1878-1887]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing criminal docket information that includes attorney names, the names of parties involved, offenses, witnesses, and orders made.
Date: 1878/1887
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Executions Docket, County Court, Cooke County, 1876-1927] (open access)

[Executions Docket, County Court, Cooke County, 1876-1927]

Docket from Cooke County, Texas containing records of executions between July 1876 and December 1927, including names of those executed, dates of judgement and execution, fees owed, and notes on the receipt of fees and return of personal items. There is also an alphabetical listing of court cases and the pages they appear on at the front of the book.
Date: 1876/1927
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Judges Docket, Criminal, County Court, Cooke County, 1876-1881] (open access)

[Judges Docket, Criminal, County Court, Cooke County, 1876-1881]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing the name of the court case, charges, date of indictment and capias, state witnesses, and the proceedings of the court. The list is arranged by date.
Date: 1876-07~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Sheriff's Fee Book, Cooke County, 1873-1874] (open access)

[Sheriff's Fee Book, Cooke County, 1873-1874]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas, containing a list of fees owed to the sheriff. Information typically includes the service rendered, the indebted party, whether or not the fee was paid, and the amount due.
Date: January 23, 1873
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[State Bar Docket, Criminal County Court, Cooke County, 1876-1885] (open access)

[State Bar Docket, Criminal County Court, Cooke County, 1876-1885]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing a docket of cases from the county court. The entries contain information on the names of the parties, charge, dates for indictment and arrest, and some list the attorney involved and proceedings of court. It was meant for use by attorneys. Pages 106-107 glued together. Pagination skips 117-118.
Date: 1876/1885
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lands in Texas (open access)

Lands in Texas

Description of lands for sale in Texas, focusing on Lawrence in Kaufman County.
Date: 1878
Creator: Cropsey & Goddard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas ranger and hunter (open access)

The adventures of Big-Foot Wallace, the Texas ranger and hunter

Contains biographical information on Big-Foot Wallace.
Date: 1870
Creator: Duval, John C.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1875-1876 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1875-1876

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it gives "the names of the householders - the adult male population of the city - the business classified under proper headings - incorporated companies - societies and associations - a catalogue of the city government, since 1839, the date of its incorporation - together with a descriptive and historical sketch of the city and island."
Date: 1875
Creator: Fayman, W. A. & Reilly, T. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1870-1909] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1870-1909]

Ledger containing financial records for the Galveston City Company, documenting funds for the expense account, cash, and interest earned from January 1, 1876 through August 14, 1909 (p. 522).
Date: 1876-01/1909-08
Creator: Galveston City Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1876-1909] (open access)

[Galveston City Company Accounts: 1876-1909]

Ledger containing summary information related to the finances of the Galveston City Company including monthly cash balances, dividends, bills payable and receivable, city bonds, stocks, loans, and other transactions. A name index is at the front of the volume.
Date: 1876/1909
Creator: Galveston City Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873. (open access)

Mercantile and General City Directory of Austin, Texas---1872-1873.

The 1872-1873 Austin city directory, "Containing an Interesting History of Austin, the Name and Residence of its Citizens, and Local Information of General Interest." (From the title page.)
Date: 1872
Creator: Gray, S. A & Moore, W. D.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1870 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1870

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "a complete and reliable business and residence directory."
Date: 1870
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston City Directory, 1872 (open access)

Galveston City Directory, 1872

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the names, occupations, numbers of business places and residences of all residing within the limits of the city; also, postal rules, license notice, street guide, house number explanation, advertisers' index, &c."
Date: 1872
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Heller's Galveston City Directory, 1874 (open access)

Heller's Galveston City Directory, 1874

General directory for Galveston, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, it contains "the names and localities of all residing within the city limits; with a complete business directory. Also, the places and times of meeting of the churches, societies, etc., and other useful information."
Date: 1874
Creator: Heller, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History