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[Transcript of memorandum from Elias R. Wightman, [1837?]]
Copy of transcript for a memorandum from Elias R. Wightman concerning lands owned by Stephen F. Austin and James E. B. Austin.
Date:
1837?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of letter from Levi Jone to James F. Perry, March 4, 1837]
Copy of transcript for a letter from Levi Jones to James F. Perry, in which Jones inquires, on behalf of a friend from Virginia, about purchasing a tract of land.
Date:
March 4, 1837
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County
Map of Jackson County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1840
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County
Map of Jackson County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1840
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County
Cadastral map of Jackson County, Texas in the Gulf Coast region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1840~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Jackson County, Texas.
Survey map of Jackson County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes bays, rivers, creeks, towns, and roads. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
1840
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for a seed feeder using a tube connected to a revolving cylinder at the bottom of the hopper to deposit the seeds into the earth, including illustration.
Date:
March 9, 1858
Creator:
Doss, William C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seeding-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of the seed-box so the seeds are properly distributed into the soil while preventing the seed from clogging the machine, including illustration.
Date:
August 24, 1858
Creator:
Keiper, D. B. & Fox, A. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pessary.
Patent for a ring pessary used as a female birth control device, including illustration.
Date:
February 22, 1859
Creator:
Wells, Francis, F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Pessary.
Patent for an improved pessary, as an instrument to support for the uterus against prolapse, including illustration.
Date:
March 13, 1860
Creator:
Wells, Francis F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ant-Trap.
Patent for an ant-trap using a portable receptacle with three different designs, each can be used as an individual trap or in any combinations to lure ants into the bottom of the receptacle without any means of escaping, including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1860
Creator:
Cottingham, G. W. & Menefee, John S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[War Tax Receipt for O.A. Fisher]
Receipt for payment of $11 by O.A. Fisher for the county war tax.
Date:
March 28, 1864
Creator:
White, John L.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Jackson County
Map of Jackson County, Texas, including the Gulf Coast region. Portion of Jackson County West of Lavaca River, belongs to Victoria Land District. The Titled Lands marked in blue are in Austin's Colony, the red are in DeLeon's Colony, and the yellow are in DeWitt's Colony, as shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
September 18, 1865
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Dish-Washing Machines.
Patent for a dish washer that allows dishes to be placed on shelves and rotated through a column of water. The machine can also be modified for washing clothing. It includes illustrations.
Date:
February 24, 1874
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Washing-Machines.
Patent for an improvement to washing machines, in which "the novelty consists in allowing both cylinder and blades to be rotated or oscillated independently of each other." (Lines 17-19) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
January 5, 1875
Creator:
Starr, Henry D.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Post-Hole Diggers
Patent for certain new and useful improvements in Post-Hole Diggers.
Date:
November 20, 1877
Creator:
Armstrong, John J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Animal-Traps.
Patent for an improvements in animal traps. It is similar to a hook and proper for mouse and rat.
Date:
June 10, 1879
Creator:
Milby, Frank Whitson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bale Tie Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved bale tie buckle. This design is for "bale-tie buckles so constructed that the bale can be easily and quickly tied, that will hold the tie securely, and at the same time can be made lighter and neater than ordinary buckles, while having the necessary strength" (lines 11-16).
Date:
January 25, 1881
Creator:
Starr, Henry Daniel
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design utilizes a bifurcated end and crossbars, a flat crossbar, a swinging crossbar, a tongue, and a stud to cover the underside of the strap, which would otherwise be exposed. This eliminates the need for stitching the strap, as well as being stronger than previous buckles.
Date:
February 1, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design utilizes two frames rather than one, and each has a stud. The studs fasten the strap(s) to the frame; thus the studs eliminate the need for a tongue and for the stitching of the strap to itself around the frame. Additionally, the larger frames allow for easier use in the cold or the dark.
Date:
February 1, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Harness Loop.
Patent for a new and improved harness loop. This design calls for two loops, one of which has a knob for perforated straps, with a single base in common. This eliminates the need for leather loops and for stitching leather straps.
Date:
February 15, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Buckle.
Patent for a new and improved buckle. This design utilizes a knob in addition to the tongue to hold the strap more securely, preventing slippage.
Date:
February 22, 1881
Creator:
Owen, Abram
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire Stretcher.
Patent for a new and improved wire stretcher. This design utilizes a roller shaft, hand crank, ratchet wheel, and pawl to stretch wires to any desired tautness.
Date:
October 31, 1882
Creator:
Milby, Robert
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wire-Stretcher.
Patent for an improved wire-stretcher that tightens fence wire.
Date:
December 1, 1885
Creator:
Mullinax, Eli Stephens
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History