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Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9 (open access)

Scraps of Early Texas History: By Mrs. Mary S. Helm, who, with her first husband, Elias R. Wightman, founded the city of Matagorda, in 1828-9

Book discussing the memories and stories of the founding of Matagorda Texas.
Date: 1884
Creator: Helm, Mary S. (Mary Sherwood), b. 1807.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Wire Fence Stretcher and Splicer. (open access)

Wire Fence Stretcher and Splicer.

Patent for a new and improved wire fence stretcher and splicer. This design "relates to improvements in wire-fence stretchers and splicers; and it consists in the peculiar construction and arrangement of the parts" (lines 10-13).
Date: March 25, 1884
Creator: Pierce, Jonathan E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History