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[Photograph of Petersburg Courthouse]
Photograph of The Old Tavern Stand, Townsend Inn, Nelson Academy, and Petersburg Courthouse (one building) in Lavaca County, Texas. Petersburg, Texas, the first seat of Lavaca County when the county was organized in August 1846, was located six miles southeast of Hallettsville. Hallettsville was made the county seat in an 1852 election.
Date:
[1846..1880]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Murchison Lodge #80 Minutes: 1850-1853]
Minutes of the Freemason Murchison Lodge documenting news and activities within the group, discussions, and a ledger of dues payments.
Date:
1850/1853
Creator:
Freemasons. Murchison Lodge No. 80 (Hallettsville, Tex.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lavaca County
Map of Lavaca County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
October 1853
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Lavaca County.
Survey map of Lavaca County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale information given.
Date:
October 1853
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Murchison Lodge #80 Minutes: 1854-1869]
Minutes of the Freemason Murchison Lodge from 1854 to 1869 documenting news and activities within the group, discussions, and listing the officers present at meetings.
Date:
1854/1869
Creator:
Freemasons. Murchison Lodge No. 80 (Hallettsville, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Murchison Lodge, No. 80: Membership, 1854-1873]
Book containing the membership directory, ledger of dues and other financial expenses of Murchison Lodge, No. 80, and meeting minutes. The beginning of the book lists the lodge members in alphabetical order, and the financial records for dues payments and lodge expenses are in the second part of the book followed by meeting minutes.
Date:
1854/1873
Creator:
Muchison Lodge, No. 80
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. Librell to the County Court Clerk of Medina County, Texas, June 13, 1856]
Letter from C. [H]. [Librell] to the County Court Clerk of Medina County, Texas, inquiring whether a certain piece of land is part of their county.
Date:
June 13, 1856
Creator:
Librell, C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Report of the Standing Committee of Murchison Lodge No. 80
Financial report of the Standing Committee of the Murchison Lodge No. 80 from January 1856 to December 1856. The report includes a summary of recommendations by the committee members, "John Harrell," "T. H. Streich," and "J. M[..]lly,"and a list of the dues from each member, the amount in arrears, and the cash on hand for the organization.
Date:
December 6, 1856
Creator:
Harrell, John & Streich, T. H.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Mary Jones, 14 November 1858
Letter to Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas, from Joseph E. Field.
Date:
November 14, 1858
Creator:
Field, Joseph E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Joshua Chapter, No. 43: Treasurer's Report, 1859]
Report from the treasurer of the Joshua Chapter, No. 43 summarizing the chapter's financial status in 1859.
Date:
1859
Creator:
Rufael, R. C.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for a seed-planter that "may be attached to the leg of the attendant and operated by the natural movement of the attendant while walking along behind the machine" (lines 20-23), including illustration.
Date:
March 1, 1859
Creator:
Benthall, J. C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seeding-Machines.
Patent for the improvement of the seeding-machine by having a lever that allows the driver to operate the hopper-box, harrow, and smoothing-roller at any time, including illustration.
Date:
June 14, 1859
Creator:
Veal, Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cultivators.
Patent for "a new and Improved Cultivator" (lines 3-4) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
June 21, 1859
Creator:
Veal, Franklin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]
Letter of courtship from Orceneth Asbury Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons discussion the mending of his broken leg and his hope of seeing her soon once it is healed.
Date:
September 7, 1861
Creator:
Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]
Letter of courtship to Mary Simons, from soon to be husband Orceneth Asbury Fisher discussing his healing broken leg, and includes a mention of the ongoing civil war.
Date:
September 28, 1861
Creator:
Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]
Letter of courtship from O.A. Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons telling her of the progress of his healing broken leg and expressing his sadness at their separation.
Date:
October 4, 1861
Creator:
Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]
Letter from Orceneth Asbury Fisher to his soon to be wife, Mary Simons discussing his broken leg with mention of the ongoing civil war.
Date:
October 12, 1861
Creator:
Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mollie, from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]
Letter to Mary Simons from her soon to be husband, Orceneth Asbury Fisher giving news of his improving broken leg and explaining that they must wait for him to be well again before they are married. There is also mention of reports from the ongoing civil war.
Date:
October 19, 1861
Creator:
Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Notes for sermons]
Notes for two different sermons. One on James 4:17 regarding disparity between knowledge and action and one on Romans 6:23 discussing sin.
Date:
February 11, 1862
Creator:
Fisher[?]
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of the Schutz Boys]
Photograph of two children identified as the "Schutz Boys" posing for a portrait in a wicker chair. The child on the left has dark hair and wears a dark coat with matching short pants. He sits on the arm of the wicker chair. The child on the right has slightly lighter hair and wears a light-colored dress over dark stockings and shoes. He stands on the seat of the wicker chair. A note on the back of the photo reads: "Very rare photo by Henry Bultmeyer (1864 Germany- 1921 Dallas)."
Date:
[1864..1921]
Creator:
Bultmeyer, Henry
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Saw-Gummer.
Patent for a machine that uses a grindstone to sharpen rotary saws. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 4, 1865
Creator:
Fosterm A. K.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lavaca County
Map of Lavaca County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. The Gonzales, Victoria, Colorado and Jackson District lines are marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
January 30, 1866
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Recommendation Letter for James Nalkey, March 5, 1866]
Introductory letter and recommendations for James Nalkey asking permission to transfer to Joshua Chapter No. 43 in Hallettsville.
Date:
March 5, 1866
Creator:
Devall, Sam
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Cotton Cultivator.
Patent for improvements in cotton cultivators: "designed more especially for cultivating cotton, scraping the earth away from the young plants, and thinning out the same" (lines 11-12).
Date:
December 18, 1866
Creator:
Foster, A. K. & Foster, B. H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History