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Combined Land Roller and Plow (open access)

Combined Land Roller and Plow

Patent for combined land roller and plow. This tool is meant to be used to prepare the ground for planting. The illustrations have the labeled components and the text describes their uses.
Date: March 10, 1885
Creator: Weddle, Henry, of Sherman, Texas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pitman Rod. (open access)

Pitman Rod.

Patent for a new and improved pitman-rod. This design "consists in the combination of the flywheel, made heaviest upon one side, with the wrist-pin, connecting-rod, and the part which is to be attached to the reaper or mower knife" (lines 14-18).
Date: May 12, 1885
Creator: Brooks, Ambrous Adam & Brooks, Andrew Jackson
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Grayson County. Fannin District.

Map shows land patents, block and tract numbers, landowners, towns, and railroads; portions of adjacent counties where property boundaries extend beyond county limits. Scale not given.
Date: 1885
Creator: [Texas]. General Land Office.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, August 30, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from Laura Jernigan to Mary Ann and Charles B. Moore, August 30, 1885]

This letter is from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Laura Jernigan, who was cousin to Charles. In her letter, Jernigan states that she has not kept up correspondence with Charles and Mary due to her daily chores, but also because she was ill for a month with a cough that wouldn't go away. She notes that she is ill again with a cold, though she has no cough this time. She updates Charles on family who have visited her and details that her and the children will be traveling to Sherman next week to visit the Wallace's if all goes according to plan. This trip to Sherman will be her first in seven years. Jernigan points out the the Moore family must be having a wonderful time in Gallatin, Tennessee. She expresses her happiness for Mary who was able to visit her family, but who was also able to see her home state. She fears that she will never see Tennessee again. She informs Charles of the rainy weather they have had and notes that even though the rain was much needed, the mud was certainly not. She states that she has received a letter from …
Date: August 30, 1885
Creator: Jernigan, Laura
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Denison 1885 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1885 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Whitesboro 1885 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Whitesboro in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1885 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sherman 1885 Sheet 3

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Denison 1885 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Denison in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sherman 1885 Sheet 2

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sherman 1885 Sheet 5

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sherman 1885 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sherman 1885 Sheet 4

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Sherman in Grayson County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1885
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 8, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 45, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 8, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 8, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 19, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 13, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 19, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 13, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 13, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 16, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 16, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 40, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 1, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: February 1, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 32, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 13, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 32, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 13, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 13, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 13, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 26, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 26, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 1, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 26, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 1, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 1, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 11, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 37, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 11, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 11, 1885
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, July 5, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: July 5, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 27, 1885 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 21, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 27, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: September 27, 1885
Creator: Murray, B. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History