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[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1873 August 27. (open access)

[Land grant] : Austin, [Tex.], 1873 August 27.

Original Land Grant for 272 1/3 acres in Harrison county. Grant for two hundred seventy two and one-third acres of land in Harrison county to J. P. McDaniel. Signed by Edmund Jackson Davis and Jacob Kuechler.
Date: August 27, 1873
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Marriage license of D.H. Scott and Mary Fooshee, May 26, 1875] (open access)

[Marriage license of D.H. Scott and Mary Fooshee, May 26, 1875]

Marriage license of David Howell Scott and Mary Fooshee on May 26, 1875 in Paris, Texas.
Date: May 26, 1875
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cranston Hall, Ten Nights in a Barroom] (open access)

[Cranston Hall, Ten Nights in a Barroom]

Announcement for the performance of "Ten Nights in a Barroom" at Cranston Hall on October 17, 1879. The announcement contains a cast of characters and a synopsis of the drama's scenes.
Date: 1879-10-17?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Ten Nights in a Bar Room, Courthouse] (open access)

[Ten Nights in a Bar Room, Courthouse]

The article announces the presentation of Ten Nights in a Bar Room at the Courthouse on April 10, 1878. The announcement also includes a cast of characters and a synopsis of incidents throughout the play. Hon. Geo. Mellerch, Odd Fellow lecturer, opened the event. The Denton String Band furnished music.
Date: 1878-04-10?
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deed for town lot (open access)

Deed for town lot

J.W. Hall deeds to J.J. Wyatt the southern half of a town lot in Washington, Texas for $20.00
Date: January 1871
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Deed for town lot in Navasota (open access)

Deed for town lot in Navasota

Deed for town lot in Navasota, Ira M. Camp and wife Eliza selling a lot to Charles L. Miller.
Date: November 7, 1877
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of appointment (open access)

Certificate of appointment

Appointment of A.G. Mallory as Inspector of the Texas state penitentiary
Date: November 21, 1872
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Appointment certificate (open access)

Appointment certificate

Appointment of Bryan Callaghan as Notary Public for Pecos County, Texas; notation on back of document indicates Callaghan was underage and the certificate returned
Date: May 19, 1872
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bond (open access)

Bond

Veteran's bond issued to Jefferson Reed in Austin by Governor Richard Coke for service in the Texas Revolution
Date: 1875~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Land Grant to J.C. Clark (open access)

Land Grant to J.C. Clark

Grant for 160 acres in Walker County on the Trinity River signed by Governor R.B. Hubbard
Date: September 12, 1878
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of stock in the Washington County Fair Association of Brenham, 1870] (open access)

[Certificate of stock in the Washington County Fair Association of Brenham, 1870]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Certificate of stock in the Washington County Fair Association of Brenham, TX
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Leaves from the coffin of General Robert E. Lee (open access)

Leaves from the coffin of General Robert E. Lee

Lined paper with leaves attached with following statement, "Gen. Robert E. Lee/ born/ Jan 19th 1807/ died/ Oct 12th 1870/ and was buried/ Oct 15th 1870/ Leaves from his coffin/ given by G. ??"
Date: 1870
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Washington County legal documents (open access)

Washington County legal documents

Bond signed by Robert Stevenson, Asa Hoxey, and Harold McCreary; binds Stevenson as sheriff
Date: 1879~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham] (open access)

[Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham for Alex Simon granting visitation privileges at any Odd Fellows Lodge for 40 days; impressed stamp; engraved by W.H. Dougal, Georgetown, D.C.
Date: August 1, 1877
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note from Simon to Mrs. M.L. Scott, 1873] (open access)

[Promissory Note from Simon to Mrs. M.L. Scott, 1873]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Promissory Note from Simon to Mrs. M.L. Scott for $375 to be paid in 12 months at 12% interest.
Date: October 8, 1873
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Hartsford Howard from D.H. Sesk, October 8 1874] (open access)

[Letter to Hartsford Howard from D.H. Sesk, October 8 1874]

Letter from D.H. Sesk to Hartsford Howard. The letter is dated October 8, 1874.
Date: October 8, 1874
Creator: Sesk, D.H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documentation of business between J. Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney, December 3 1874] (open access)

[Documentation of business between J. Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney, December 3 1874]

Documentation of business between Jacob Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney. The witness was N. Barber.
Date: December 3, 1874
Creator: Jacob Matthews
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documentation of sale of land from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard, July 14 1877] (open access)

[Documentation of sale of land from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard, July 14 1877]

This document is a record of the sale of 39 acres of land, for fifty dollars, from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard. The main document was signed by John H. Traylor and the attached document was signed by clerk J.R. Morris.
Date: July 14, 1877
Creator: Traylor, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Judge T.L. Nugent from Attorneys Cooker and Estes, October 1 1879] (open access)

[Petition to Judge T.L. Nugent from Attorneys Cooker and Estes, October 1 1879]

Petition from the Attorneys Cooker and Estes to Judge T.L. Nugent. A Hood County Certificate of True Copy is attached to the document. The attached document was signed by clerk, T.P. Morgan. The document is dated October 1, 1879.
Date: October 1, 1879
Creator: Cooker and Estes
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks showing a payment of eleven dollars and sixteen cents. The receipt is dated December 26, 1874. The document is signed by A. Wright, sheriff of Hood County in 1874.
Date: December 26, 1874
Creator: Wright, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[State and County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[State and County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of eight dollars and ninety-one cents. The receipt is dated June 20, 1876 and is for the year of 1875. The document is signed by A. Wright, sheriff of Hood County.
Date: June 20, 1876
Creator: Wright, A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[State and County Tax Receipt for Aaron Parks, Jan 20 1876] (open access)

[State and County Tax Receipt for Aaron Parks, Jan 20 1876]

State & County Tax Receipt for Aaron Parks. The receipt is for the amount of three dollars and sixty seven cents. The document is dated January 20, 1876.
Date: January 20, 1876
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks, July 5 1877] (open access)

[Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks, July 5 1877]

Letter from Henry Strong to M.L. Parks. The letter is dated July 5, 1877.
Date: July 5, 1877
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the amount of ten dollars and forty-five cents and was signed by Jno H. Traylor. The receipt is dated March, 1878.
Date: March 1878
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History