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[Letter from James Appley to C. C. Cox, October 9, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from James Appley to C. C. Cox, October 9, 1896]

Letter from James Appely of the Houston East & West Texas Railway to C. C. Cox discussing a check owed to Cox and how to get it to him.
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Appely, James
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint Fastening. (open access)

Rail-Joint Fastening.

Patent for a new improvement in railroad rail joint fastenings, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 6, 1899
Creator: Arnold, Eliphalet Lester
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [], Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1896 (open access)

The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. [], Ed. 1 Friday, November 6, 1896

Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 6, 1896
Creator: Cravens, N. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894] (open access)

[Invoices for Stove, Nails and Bolt, August 6, 1894]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by Dumble, Armistead and Cronan, including a stove, nails, and a mechanical bolt. Included as well is a shipping invoice for the same products, sent via the Houston East & West Texas Railway, and an envelope.
Date: August 6, 1894
Creator: Dumble, Armistead and Cronan
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Plow Cleaning Attachment. (open access)

Plow Cleaning Attachment.

Patent for a new and improved plow cleaner. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the mold-board of a plow, having parallel longitudinal slots . . . of upper and lower rollers, belts passing around the same beneath the mold-board, scrapers connected to said belts in line with the slots and adapted to pass over said mold-board, and means for rotating said belts" (lines 93-99).
Date: May 6, 1890
Creator: Dyer, Charles Valentine.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. E. Gray to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from R. E. Gray to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896]

Letter from R. E. Gray to C. C. Cox discussing the potential sale of some land and a description of the plot. The envelope is included.
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Gray, R. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. Grunewald to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from C. Grunewald to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896]

Letter from C. Grunewald to C. C. Cox discussing the price of a parlor organ. Envelope is included.
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Grunewald, C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from L. Rosenwald to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896] (open access)

[Letter from L. Rosenwald to C. C. Cox, October 6, 1896]

Letter from L. Rosenwald to C. C. Cox discussing the quality and price of some clothing. Envelope is included.
Date: October 6, 1896
Creator: Rosenwald, L.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, July 6, 1898] (open access)

[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, July 6, 1898]

A registered envelope from the US Post Office Department, Postage Stamp Agency, addressed to the Splendora, Texas postmaster.
Date: July 6, 1898
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History