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[Letter from David Smith to Daughter, April 21, 1852]
Letter from David Smith to his daughter and someone else. He writes about the prices of cattle, horses, and the price of Beef. He also mentions wheat crops, corn, and coming home at end of May.
Date:
1852-04-21~
Creator:
Smith, David
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Tarrant and Dallas Counties
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Tarrant, Dallas, and Ellis County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
June 27, 1853
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857]
Bill of Sale for A.D. Kennard from David M.Smith regarding a slave named Harris. On the back is a witness account of sale.
Date:
May 12, 1857
Creator:
Smith, David M.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Map of Ellis County
Cadastral map of Ellis County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Scale ca. [1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch). This map has an attached legal statement certifying the accuracy of the map and a form with the sketch file number on it. Additional legal statements are written directly on the bottom of the map.
Date:
May 27, 1857
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ellis County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Ellis County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
November 1, 1857
Creator:
Martin, Joseph
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Presses.
Patent for pressing cotton, hay, and tobacco with moveable notches for more control in producing bales and using less power than previous presses, including illustration.
Date:
January 17, 1860
Creator:
McCray, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvment in Cotton-Presses.
Patent for the improvement in pressing cotton, hay, and tobacco with moveable bale-boxes and a more rapid-working press, including illustration.
Date:
March 13, 1860
Creator:
McCray, Thomas H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Doctor G.B. Lester, February 14 1861]
Letter written to Dr. G.B. Lester from unknown sender in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date:
February 14, 1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from D. S. Kennard to his Father, March 20, 1862]
Letter from D.S. Kennard to his father informing him that his regiment will be leaving for Arkansas in two weeks. They will be marching between the Trinity and Brazos Rivers and maybe through Waxahachie
Date:
March 20, 1862
Creator:
Kennard, D. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Milton Parks from Dollie Smith, 1864]
This letter was sent by Dollie Smith to Milton Parks. Dollie Smith was Milton Parks's sister and was married to James E. Smith.
Date:
1864
Creator:
Parks, Milton
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Milton Parks from sister Mollie, 1865]
Letter from Mollie to Milton Parks. The letter is dated 1865.
Date:
1865
Creator:
Parks, Milton
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters.
Patent for improvements in mowers and reapers.
Date:
November 12, 1867
Creator:
Tucker, A. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Field Threshing-Machine.
Patent for "a new threshing-machine, which is arranged upon wheels, so that it can be drawn over the field" (lines 12-15) and make the process for which it was built: more efficient. The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date:
December 31, 1867
Creator:
Tucker, A. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Harvesters.
Patent for improvements in reaping and mowing machines.
Date:
May 5, 1868
Creator:
Ramsey, Jo.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for an improved seed-planter "which will deposit the seeds in the requisite quantities and proper distances apart, and which will cover and mark the bills, so that a plowman will not be at a loss where to start at the commencement of a new row, and after having passed around tree-stumps or other obstructions, as he can always see the marks on the preceding rows" (lines 16-23) with illustrations.
Date:
December 21, 1869
Creator:
Woods, David C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ellis County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Ellis County, Texas. The north line of Mercer's Colony, which is also the south line of Peter's Colony, is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 20, 1871
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Map of Ellis County
Cadastral map of Ellis County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. There are notes added in red ink. Features are marked on the map, including the north line of Mercer's Colony (also the south line of Peter's Colony). Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 20, 1871
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks, August 28 1871]
Letter from J.E. Smith to Milton and Aaron Parks. The letter was written August 28, 1871 in Waxahachie, Texas.
Date:
August 28, 1871
Creator:
Smith, J.E.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]
Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date:
August 1872
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Ellis County
Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Ellis County, Texas. The north line of Mercer's Colony, which is also the south line of Peter's Colony, is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
August 1, 1873
Creator:
Lucas, A. L.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Folding Store-Shelves.
Patent for "a new and useful improvement in Folding and Portable Store-Shelving" (lines 3-5), including illustrations.
Date:
February 9, 1875
Creator:
Key, Minter P.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Binding Grain
Patent for improvement in machines for binding grain for reapers.
Date:
February 13, 1875
Creator:
Tucker, Argyle W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sulky Attachments for Plows.
Patent for improvement in sulky attachments for plows. This invention allows farmers to "apply any kind of plow to the sulky-frame" (1).
Date:
August 21, 1876
Creator:
Langsford, Samuel P. & Stroud, Wiley N.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvemnt in Cotton-Gin Feeders
Patent for new improvements to the cotton-gin making the feeders simpler to use especially for the well versed.
Date:
August 29, 1877
Creator:
Dorris, Stephen J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History