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Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field. (open access)

Machine for Threshing Grain in the Field.

Patent for a machine that collects swaths of grain for threshing using hooked teeth arranged in rows, including illustration.
Date: April 14, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters. (open access)

Improvement in Harvesters.

Patent for cutting grain in gavels at regular intervals along the track of the machine, including illustration.
Date: April 21, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills. (open access)

Improved Method of Feathering the Sails of Vanes of Windmills.

Patent for a new windmill design with different sails and connections, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1857
Creator: Wilson, J. C. & Wilson, T. G.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857] (open access)

[Letter of Standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church, April, 1857]

Letter of standing for John Bachman from Carrollton Baptist Church. The letter stated that John was a full membership of the church and was dismissed when he joined another church of the same faith.
Date: April 1857
Creator: Carrollton Baptist Church
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 29, 1857 (open access)

Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 29, 1857

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 29, 1857
Creator: Latimer, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 246: Harrison, Martha F. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 246: Harrison, Martha F. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Harrison, Martha F. (Minor) and Sam'l. Harrison (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-02-06/1866-12-21
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 198: Graham, M.H. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 198: Graham, M.H. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Graham, M.H. (died March 23, 1857) and J. Seaward (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-01-27/1858-12-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 428: Moore, Jas. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 428: Moore, Jas. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Moore, Jas. (Deceased) and J.C.B. Moore (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-12-04/1858-01-14
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 187: Fletcher, Thos. B. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 187: Fletcher, Thos. B. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Fletcher, Thos. B. (Minors) and Wm. M. Fletcher (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-08-31/1864-04-26
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 383: Ledbetter, A. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 383: Ledbetter, A. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Ledbetter, A. (Deceased) and O.V. & T.L. Ledbetter (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-12-25/1867-06-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 184: Fletcher, N.H. & M.P. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 184: Fletcher, N.H. & M.P. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Fletcher, N.H. & M.P. (Minors) and Jno. T. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-08-15/1867-05-29
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 677: Wilkes, Burrell (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 677: Wilkes, Burrell (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Wilkes, Burrell (died 1863) and W.J. Moore (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-06-06/1870-10-27
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 422: Murphy, L.S. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 422: Murphy, L.S. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Murphy, L.S. (Minor) and James Thomas (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-08-10/1864-05-30
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 155: Cox, Cornelius (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 155: Cox, Cornelius (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Cox, Cornelius (died 1857) and R. Bruton (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-03-14/1863-02-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 689: Worthington, H.B. & S.A. (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 689: Worthington, H.B. & S.A. (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Worthington, H.B. & S.A. (Minors) and C. Worthington (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-08-18/1975-09-29
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 272: Harland, Nancy (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 272: Harland, Nancy (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Harland, Nancy (died February 25, 1863) and F.A. Winn (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-10-09/1866-11-27
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 425: Mays, Wm. et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 425: Mays, Wm. et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Mays, Wm. et al (Minors) and Jno. C. Cook (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-06-17/1860-02-01
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 690: Winn, T.G. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 690: Winn, T.G. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Winn, T.G. (died February 3, 1858) and F.A. Winn (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-06-14/1863-01-22
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 485: Nanney, A.T. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 485: Nanney, A.T. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Nanney, A.T. (died September 1857) and Jno. Scurlock (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-02-15/1860-05-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 494: Preston, Geo. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 494: Preston, Geo. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Preston, Geo. (died August 1, 1872) and Jno. H. Cole (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-05-26/1878-02-08
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 433: McCombs, Jno. D. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 433: McCombs, Jno. D. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of McCombs, Jno. D. (Minor) and W.S. Rickets (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-10-28/1871-03-31
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2256: Bates, Jessie L. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2256: Bates, Jessie L. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bates, Jessie L. (died February, 1891) and W.W. Rowe (Executor or Guardian). Bayliss L. Johnson, administrator of the estate, died 9 Jan 1901.
Date: 1857-07-29/1901-09-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 888: Caster, A.W. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 888: Caster, A.W. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Caster, A.W. (Deceased) and J.W. Crodus (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-02-18/1885-04-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 637: Snow, J.W. (VS) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 637: Snow, J.W. (VS)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Snow, J.W. (VS) and Ellender Prewitt (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1857-01-26/1872-10-24
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History