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[Abilene Electrical Ordinance] (open access)

[Abilene Electrical Ordinance]

Electrical ordinance of the city of Abilene, Texas.
Date: January 1, 1926
Creator: Hobbs, Oscar Knox
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Acknowledgement of Payment, January 6, 1879] (open access)

[Acknowledgement of Payment, January 6, 1879]

Acknowledgment of payment for W. A. Morris, deputy sheriff of Montague county.
Date: January 6, 1879
Creator: Matlock, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Addresses and Notes by Jack Ruby, Duplicate] (open access)

[Addresses and Notes by Jack Ruby, Duplicate]

Photocopies of names, addresses, and notes written by Jack Ruby.
Date: January 22, 1964
Creator: Ruby, Jack
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of B. I. Terry] (open access)

[Affidavit of B. I. Terry]

Affidavit sworn by B. I. Terry, attesting to the circumstances under which she acquired her property in Comanche County, Texas. This affidavit is unsigned.
Date: January 1919
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit of J. W. Childers] (open access)

[Affidavit of J. W. Childers]

Affidavit sworn by J. W. Childers attesting that he transacted the sale of Lot 4 of Block 96 in Abilene, Texas from R. A. Childers to the trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Abilene, Texas. It lists the details which would be in the deed which is missing.
Date: January 12, 1909
Creator: Childers, J. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Affidavit of Mica England (open access)

Affidavit of Mica England

Mica England's affidavit from the anti-discrimination lawsuit she filed against the Dallas Police Department, England vs. The City of Dallas, Mack Vines, and the State of Texas.
Date: January 3, 1991
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas] (open access)

[Affidavit Regarding Bobbie I. Terry's Land Purchase in Comanche County, Texas]

Document certifying that Bobbie I. Terry purchased 40 acres in the J. T. Carruth Survey in Comanche County, Texas from S. K. Schuler after the death of her husband in 1915.
Date: January 9, 1919
Creator: Terry, Bobbie I.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people] (open access)

[Affidavit regarding seizure of enslaved people]

An affidavit—related to a legal dispute between enslavers William R. Smith and John W. Cloud ("Smith v. Cloud")—by Sheriff William McMaster regarding his seizure of Grace, an enslaved woman, and her three children.
Date: January 2, 1844
Creator: McMaster, William
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell] (open access)

[Airman ID Card for Suzette Van Daell]

Airman ID card and accompanying documents, an airman rating record and medical examination certificate, for Suzette Van Daell, rated for single engine airplanes. A photograph is stapled to the back page accompanied by fingerprints.
Date: January 1945
Creator: United States. Department of Commerce.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Application of Homestead Tax Exemption (open access)

Application of Homestead Tax Exemption

Application for Homestead Tax Exemption from Elva Ferguson in Watonga, OK School District 42, Block 124, Lots 1-6, signed by Elva Ferguson and Deputy County Assessor Melrose Bouher
Date: January 28, 1946
Creator: County Assessor of Blaine County
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Application to advance cause for Mabel Allen vs. Continental Insurance Company of New York (open access)

Application to advance cause for Mabel Allen vs. Continental Insurance Company of New York

Application to send the suit to trial quickly. Continental Insurance Company quotes their riot clause as reason for not paying on the insurance policy.
Date: January 6, 1922
Creator: Rittenhouse and Rittenhouse
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Appointment of Agent Certificate] (open access)

[Appointment of Agent Certificate]

Document certifying the appointment of an agent and the designation of a place of business for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of New Mexico.
Date: January 12, 1907
Creator: New Mexico
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bexar County Store License No. 947 for Mrs. Reed, January 1865] (open access)

[Bexar County Store License No. 947 for Mrs. Reed, January 1865]

Bexar County, Texas store license no. 947 for Mrs. Reed. The license gave Mrs. Reed the ability to own a store in Bexar county from January 1, 1865 to January 1, 1866.
Date: 1865-01-01~
Creator: Bexar County (Tex.)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale for Mule, January 1891] (open access)

[Bill of Sale for Mule, January 1891]

Bill of sale for a mule from Simón L. de León to James Pratt, witnessed and signed by Charles Henderson.
Date: January 5, 1891
Creator: de León, Simón L.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings] (open access)

[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Business contract and power of attorney] (open access)

[Business contract and power of attorney]

Article of agreement between Michael Reed and Z.N. Morrel to enter into business together, signed by witnesses Sam T. Allen and Sam Smith. On page [3], additional contract by Z.N. Morrell granting power of attorney to Michael Reed. Both dated January 9, 1836.
Date: January 9, 1836
Creator: Reed, Michael & Morrell, Z.N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Death Certificate] (open access)

[C. J. Nelin's Death Certificate]

Death Certificate of Carl John Nelin, stating that he died on 1936-12-30 of "Acute Detation of heart" in McCulloch County, Texas.
Date: January 2, 1937
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cancellation Report for Karen Lynn Bennett, January 10, 1964] (open access)

[Cancellation Report for Karen Lynn Bennett, January 10, 1964]

Fort Worth Police Department Cancellation Report calling off the search for Karen Lynn Bennett, one of Jack Ruby's strippers.
Date: January 10, 1964
Creator: Fort Worth (Tex.). Police Dept.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 36-B: Defendant's Answer] (open access)

[Cause No. 36-B: Defendant's Answer]

Document in cause no. 36-B, State of Texas vs. Hattie M. Sayles, requesting that the citation served to Hattie Sayles be quashed.
Date: [1930-01-25..]
Creator: Sayles & Sayles
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 36-B: Petition to Foreclose on Delinquent Taxes] (open access)

[Cause No. 36-B: Petition to Foreclose on Delinquent Taxes]

Document in cause no. 36-B, The State of Texas vs. Mrs. Hattie M. Sayles, which is suing Hattie Sayles for unpaid taxes on property in San Jacinto County, Texas.
Date: January 9, 1930
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 2744: Statement of Costs] (open access)

[Cause No. 2744: Statement of Costs]

Document listing the costs of the cause, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna in the County Court of Taylor County, Texas. This document is unsigned.
Date: January 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause Number 2744: Statement of Costs] (open access)

[Cause Number 2744: Statement of Costs]

Document listing the costs accrued in cause no. 2744, Ballinger & Abilene Railway Company vs. Julia Acuna. The costs are to be paid by the railway company and are itemized. This document is unsigned.
Date: January 8, 1909
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Cause No. 4035: Defendant's Acknowledgement of Court's Judgment] (open access)

[Cause No. 4035: Defendant's Acknowledgement of Court's Judgment]

Document in Cause No. 4035, W. O. Rainwater et al. vs. Indian Territory Illuminating Oil Company, in which the oil company acknowledges the court's judgment in favor of Rainwater and states their intention to appeal. This document is unsigned.
Date: January 1939
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cause Number E. 4010-J. Proceedings on Motion for Change of Venue, 1963-1966 (open access)

Cause Number E. 4010-J. Proceedings on Motion for Change of Venue, 1963-1966

Court transcription documenting all proceedings related to motion for change of venue filed in October 1963 regarding the case of Texas v. Jack Ruby. The proceedings include copies of all motions, statements, and other court filings made in the case, including opinions from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (cause no. 37,900) overturning the original ruling. Index to filings and other information is at the start of the document.
Date: January 10, 1967
Creator: Shaw, Bill
System: The Portal to Texas History