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Mayor's Criminal Docket (open access)

Mayor's Criminal Docket

City of Alvord Mayor's Criminal Docket
Date: January 20, 1893
Creator: City of Alvord
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas. (open access)

Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas.

This document is a message to Texas legislature from Governor J. S. Hogg. The document was a call to action concerning the matters of: railroad bonds and stocks, municipal indebtedness, land corporations, the railway commission, land and county boundaries, state banks, public education, mechanics' liens, convict labor, indigent ex-confederates, taxation, criminal laws, deadly weapons, lotteries, injunctions, stock quarantine, charities, board of pardon advisers, and the overall condition of the state of Texas.
Date: January 12, 1893
Creator: Hogg, J.S. (James S.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas. (open access)

Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas.

This book includes the charter, constitution and by-laws of the Sterling Price Camp of the United Confederate Veterans, including a roster of members with their rank and unit affiliations.
Date: 1893
Creator: United Confederate Veterans. Texas Division. Sterling Price Camp No. 31.
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties. (open access)

History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties.

Book containing a brief overview of the state of Texas and more specific focus on six specific counties, with extensive biographical sketches about persons related to the history of those places. An alphabetical index of persons who are included follows the table of contents at the front of the book.
Date: 1893
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas, the Lone Star State (open access)

Texas, the Lone Star State

Real estate brochure for sale of lands in Montgomery County.
Date: 1893
Creator: Daugherty, J.S.
System: The Portal to Texas History
The great dam and water and light system at Austin, Texas (open access)

The great dam and water and light system at Austin, Texas

Update from the mayor of Austin about current constructions projects on the water system, dam and electrical utilities.
Date: October 2, 1893
Creator: McDonald, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1892-1893 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1892-1893

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1893
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas

This book gives an overview of each of the six counties including history, important statistics and facts, and biographies of central figures. According to the title page, it contains "a History of this Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospects; also Biographical Mention of Many of the Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of the Present Time, and Full-page Portraits of the most Eminent Men of this Section."
Date: 1893
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1893-94 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1893-94

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "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, also A Valuable Steet and Avenue Guide." The Table of Contents starts on page 6; the Index to Advertisements is on page 8.
Date: 1893
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892.  Volume 2. (open access)

History of Texas, from 1685 to 1892. Volume 2.

Volume two of a two-volume set, covers Texas history from the time of Texas's fight for independence from Mexico through the gubernatorial administation of James S. Hogg in 1892.
Date: 1893
Creator: Brown, John Henry, 1820-1895.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Investigations into the Nature, Causation, and Prevention of Texas or Southern Cattle Fever (open access)

Investigations into the Nature, Causation, and Prevention of Texas or Southern Cattle Fever

This book serves as "a report on the nature, causation, and prevention of Texas cattle fever" (p. 9) or the infection of cattle by ticks. It includes statistical tables and illustrations of red blood corpuscles infected by ticks. Index begins on page 297.
Date: 1893
Creator: Smith, Theobold & Kilborne, Fred Lucius
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bar Docket, Criminal County Court, Cooke County, 1893-1897] (open access)

[Bar Docket, Criminal County Court, Cooke County, 1893-1897]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing docket information for criminal trials in the county court. Recorded information includes names of parties involved and attorneys, charges filed, date of indictment, and notes on the proceedings of the court.
Date: 1893/1897
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Criminal Minutes, District Court, Cooke County, 1893-1899] (open access)

[Criminal Minutes, District Court, Cooke County, 1893-1899]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing the minutes of a district court. The entries contain the numbers, names, and dates of the cases along with information that happened in court that day.
Date: 1893/1899
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Criminal Minutes, County Court, Cooke County, 1893-1916] (open access)

[Criminal Minutes, County Court, Cooke County, 1893-1916]

Ledger from Cooke County, Texas containing the minutes of the county court involving criminal cases. The entries include information on the name and number of the cases, dates, and descriptions of what happened in the cases.
Date: 1893/1916
Creator: Cooke County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1893-1894] (open access)

[Woman's Wednesday Club Minutes, 1893-1894]

Minutes from weekly meetings of the Woman's Wednesday Club of Fort Worth, Texas, containing club business, motions, and events.
Date: 1893-02-01/1894-02-14
Creator: Woman's Wednesday Club
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Code] (open access)

[Dallas City Code]

Text of laws in the city of Dallas, Texas, including standing rules, revised civil and criminal ordinances, and revised city ordinances. Most of the ordinances were enacted in 1889 with amendments in 1891 and 1893. Index to civil ordinances starts after page 296.
Date: 1893
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes V (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes V

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from July 1893 to October 1895. 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: 1893-07/1895-10
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes U (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes U

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from January 1893 to June 1893. 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: 1893-01/1893-06
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes W (open access)

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes W

Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from May 1893 to January 1897. 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: 1893-05/1897-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes, Volume 1, 1893-1924] (open access)

[Maria-Martha Verein Minutes, Volume 1, 1893-1924]

Records of the minutes of the Maria-Martha Verein, a civic society in Comfort, Texas. Membership rolls begin on pages 166 and 182.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School Finance Ledger] (open access)

[School Finance Ledger]

Ledger kept by Martin O'Connor for a school assignment, detailing various financial transactions. A note written on the inside cover says "Martin O'Connor, St. Edward's College, Austin, Texas."
Date: [1893-02-01..1893-02-18]
Creator: O'Connor, Martin
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas. (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties, Texas.

History of McLennan, Falls, Bell and Coryell Counties in Texas, including geology, settlement, organization, courts, military, cities, schools, churches, and other categories for each county. Also included are biographical mentions of some of the pioneers and present prominent citizens, as well as full-page portraits of some of these people.
Date: 1893
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 119 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 119

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1893 to May 1894, 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: 1893-05/1894-05
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 117 (open access)

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 117

Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from March 1893 to March 1895, 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: 1893-03/1895-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History