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Catalog of Chappell Hill Female College, 1888-1889 (open access)

Catalog of Chappell Hill Female College, 1888-1889

Catalog describing the governance, history, admission requirements, course offerings, university calendar, and campus life of Chappell Hill Female College in Chappell Hill, Texas.
Date: 1889
Creator: Chappell Hill Female College
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bar Docket, Criminal, County Court, Cooke County, 1889-1893] (open access)

[Bar Docket, Criminal, County Court, Cooke County, 1889-1893]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing criminal county court records. Recorded information includes names of defendants and attorneys, the charges, dates of indictment, and notes on the proceedings of the court.
Date: 1889-07~
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889 (open access)

Mayor's Message and Annual Reports of City Officers of the City of Dallas, Texas: For the Fiscal Year Ending April 15th, 1889

Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1888-1889, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from the health officer, city chemist, chief of the fire department, superintendent fire alarm telegraph, city engineer, superintendent of waterworks, city recorder, city marshal, city collector, city treasurer, and city secretary. An index to the reports is on page 108.
Date: 1889
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Directory of the City of El Paso 1889 (open access)

Directory of the City of El Paso 1889

Directory for El Paso, Texas: "Embracing the official census of the city, a street guide, United States, State, County, and City officials, secret and benevolent societies, the names, occupation, and residence, of all adult persons, together with a classified business directory" (page 1).
Date: 1889
Creator: El Paso Directory Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families (open access)

Biographical Souvenir of the State of Texas: Containing Biographical Sketches of the Representative Public, and Many Early Settled Families

Compilation of biographical information about early settlers and families in Texas, with some illustrations of people and places. Index starts on page 945
Date: 1889
Creator: F. A. Battey & Co.
System: The Portal to Texas History
A preliminary annotated check list of the Cretaceous invertebrate fossils of Texas accompanied by a short description of the lithology and stratigraphy of the system (open access)

A preliminary annotated check list of the Cretaceous invertebrate fossils of Texas accompanied by a short description of the lithology and stratigraphy of the system

A book "defining the stratigraphic arrangement and composition of the rocks composing the two Cretaceous series of Texas."
Date: 1889
Creator: Hill, Robert Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1889] (open access)

[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1889]

Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1889. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date: 1889
Creator: Jasper County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1889-1890 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin for 1889-1890

"Containing the present state, county, and city governments, and a complete list of all county officials, post offices and money order offices in Texas; also, an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a complete classified business directory."
Date: 1889
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
System: The Portal to Texas History
N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1889 (open access)

N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual: containing a Catalogue of American Newspapers, a List of All Newspapers of the United States and Canada, 1889

American Newspaper Annual contains lists of newspaper publications (listed by counties) with census information, natural features and chief products. Additional information includes how to obtain an estimate, table of abbreviations, class publications, and a list of press and editorial associations. Index to Advertisements begins on page 1121.
Date: 1889
Creator: N. W. Ayer & Son
System: The UNT Digital Library
[O'Connor Brothers General Business Ledger: 1889-1897] (open access)

[O'Connor Brothers General Business Ledger: 1889-1897]

Ledger containing general business and account notes for Dennis Martin O'Connor and Thomas O'Connor. Text on the cover of the ledger says "Petty Cash."
Date: 1889-10/1897-08
Creator: O'Connor, Dennis Martin & O'Connor, Thomas
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Account Book and Miscellaneous Notes] (open access)

[Account Book and Miscellaneous Notes]

Ledger containing an accounting of various purchases and payments with inserted receipts for medical supplies, as well as miscellaneous medical notes.
Date: 1889/1895
Creator: Pound, Joseph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas spring palace city, Fort Worth. A parody on H.M.S. Pinafore (open access)

Texas spring palace city, Fort Worth. A parody on H.M.S. Pinafore

A historical drama of Fort Worth, a parody on the comic opera the H.M.S. Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Date: 1889
Creator: Smith, Edward. J. & Pease, Harry M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Parish Register: 1889-1898] (open access)

[Parish Register: 1889-1898]

Ledger documenting names, dates, and related information for families, baptisms, communicants, confirmands, marriages, and burials at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Dallas. Records start on page 18.
Date: 1889/1898
Creator: St. Matthew's Cathedral (Dallas, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Abstracts of Judgment Record 3 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Abstracts of Judgment Record 3

Recorded copies of abstracts of judgment handed down by the various courts of the county and other counties and filed for record from 1889-1895, showing county, court of jurisdiction, term of court, name of plaintiff, name of defendant, case number, date and amount of judgment, court costs, rate of interest on unpaid balance, volume and page number where recorded in court minutes, credits on judgment, and amount of judgment due. Also includes certification by court clerk issuing abstract, showing date issued, name of clerk, court of jurisdiction, county, and signature of clerk or deputy; and recording certificate, showing name of clerk, date filed, date recorded, volume and page number where recorded, date witnessed, and signature of clerk or deputy. Indexed in Judgment Index.
Date: 1889/1895
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Docket 1 (open access)

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Docket 1

Travis County Commissioners Court docket records petitions, applications, or claims filed in commissioners court, showing docket number; date filed; names of parties or subject matter; nature of petition, application or claim; and action of court. Arranged numerically by docket number.
Date: 1889/1915~
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 86 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 86

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from February 1889 to December 1889, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1889-02/1889-12
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 90 - Mechanics Liens (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 90 - Mechanics Liens

Recorded copies of liens filed by individuals or firms (lumber dealers, corporations, artisans, laborers, mechanics, or subcontractors) who provide labor or furnish materials to construct or repair houses, buildings, or levees, or for construction and repair of railroads, to insure payment for goods or services rendered, from July 1889 to July 1895. Shows county; names of contracting parties; type of construction or repairs to be completed; tract of land where improvement or construction to be made; contractual terms; date witnessed or executed; signatures of parties; notarization; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Some contracts also include assignment of liens to financial institutions. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1889-07/1895-07
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 91 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 91

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from January 1889 to February 1890, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1889-01/1890-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 92 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 92

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from December 1889 to April 1890, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sale, bills of sale, homestead designations, various types of agreements, powers of attorney, revocations of powers of attorney, restrictions, removals of disabilities (minor, coveture), certified copies of probate proceedings, certified copies of divorce decrees (when real property is divided), extensions, options, rental divisions, and amended restrictions. Specific information includes instrument number, kind of instrument, date and place of execution, names of parties involved, amounts of principal and interest (when applicable), description of property, signatures of parties, and notarization. Also includes recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1889-12/1890-04
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes P (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes P

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from 1889 to January 1890. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1889/1890-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Testimony on the alleged election outrages in Texas (open access)

Testimony on the alleged election outrages in Texas

Testimony regarding election problems in Texas.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Privileges and Elections.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 23, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 23, In Two Parts. Part 1, Reports.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The first series contains formal reports which, according to the preface in Volume 1, will be arranged "according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts" (p. iii). Index starts on page 859.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 23, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 23, In Two Parts. Part 2, Correspondence, etc.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The first series contains formal reports which, according to the preface in Volume 1, will be arranged "according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts" (p. iii). Index starts on page 987.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 24, In Three Parts. Part 1, Reports. (open access)

The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union And Confederate Armies. Series 1, Volume 24, In Three Parts. Part 1, Reports.

Records of the War of the Rebellion include copies of army correspondence (reports, letters, telegrams, and general orders) from both the Union and Confederate Armies discussing their operations. The first series contains formal reports which, according to the preface in Volume 1, will be arranged "according to the campaigns and several theaters of operations (in the chronological order of the events), and the Union reports of any event will, as a rule, be immediately followed by the Confederate accounts" (p. iii). Index starts on page 797.
Date: 1889
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History