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[Recommendation Letter for L. L. Bissell, September 10, 1870] (open access)

[Recommendation Letter for L. L. Bissell, September 10, 1870]

Introductory letter and recommendations for L. L. Bissell asking permission to transfer to Order of the Eastern Star, Lodge No. 137.
Date: September 10, 1870
Creator: Dixon, John A.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Note Regarding Joshua Chapter, July 9, 1870] (open access)

[Note Regarding Joshua Chapter, July 9, 1870]

Note discussing information related to the Joshua Chapter, No. 43 and dated "Hallettsville July 9, 1870."
Date: July 9, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Mary Fisher from Orceneth Asbury Fisher] (open access)

[Letter to Mary Fisher from Orceneth Asbury Fisher]

Letter from Orceneth Asbury Fisher to his wife, Mary Fisher telling of his travels and news of acquaintances.
Date: April 16, 1870
Creator: Fisher, Orceneth Asbury, 1831-1884
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroyers. (open access)

Improvement in Insect-Destroyers.

Patent for a device to destroy "winged insects which are destructive to the cotton plants and other vegetation" (lines 19-21) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 6, 1870
Creator: Byrne, Thomas; Strunk, Diedrich & Schott, J. J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History