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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 16 November 1875 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 16 November 1875

Letter from Sallie Ashe, daughter of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: November 16, 1875
Creator: Ashe, Sallie Jones
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Buncher. (open access)

Cotton Buncher.

Patent for a new and improved cotton buncher. This design utilizes a wheel that "is to press down the plants and weeds that are to be destroyed, so that the plows, whether used along with the wheel or afterward, will cover them up with fresh earth, and thus assist in destroying them, and at the same time cultivating the plants to be retained and facilitating the subsequent thinning process" (lines 62-68).
Date: January 16, 1883
Creator: Goodin, James Louis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1885 (open access)

The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. [2], No. [1], Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1885

Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1885
Creator: Cravens, N. A., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine Governor. (open access)

Steam Engine Governor.

Patent for a new and improved steam-engine governor. This design consists in "the combination, with the valve-stem and governor-balls, of a lever connected with the said valve-stem, a weighted lever connected with the said valve-stem lever, a piston-rod connected with the said weighted lever, a piston attached to the said piston-rod, and a small cylinder in which the said piston operates, and which is connected at one end with the interior of the steam-chest" (lines 93-102).
Date: August 16, 1887
Creator: Arnold, Eliphalet L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1894 (open access)

The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1894

Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 16, 1894
Creator: Cravens, N. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Postcard from A. H. Traylor to C. C. Cox, March 16, 1897] (open access)

[Postcard from A. H. Traylor to C. C. Cox, March 16, 1897]

Postcard from A. H. Traylor to C. C. Cox informing him of his owed taxes for 1896.
Date: March 16, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from A. H. Traylor to C. C. Cox, April 16, 1897] (open access)

[Envelope from A. H. Traylor to C. C. Cox, April 16, 1897]

An envelope from A. H. Traylor addressed to C. C. Cox and postmarked April 16, 1897.
Date: April 16, 1897
Creator: Traylor, A. H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard from Henry A. Castle to M. S. King, September 16, 1898]

Postcard from Henry Castle, auditor of the US postal service, to M. S. King, postmaster of Splendora, Texas, with instructions on proper mailing for quarterly account reports.
Date: September 16, 1898
Creator: Castle, Henry A.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gate-Latch. (open access)

Gate-Latch.

Patent for a new and useful gate latch, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 16, 1899
Creator: Perkins, Oscar P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1902 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1902
Creator: Frazer, Lee H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Rotary Engine. (open access)

Rotary Engine.

Patent for an improvement in rotary engines, specifically in engines where the piston is operated by direct and expansive force of steam.
Date: December 16, 1902
Creator: Carothers, Samuel Eugene
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1911 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, June 16, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 1911
Creator: Roberts, P. H., Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, February 16, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 16, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1912 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, August 16, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, May 16, 1913] (open access)

[Letter from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox, May 16, 1913]

Note from J. T. Terry to C. C. Cox. The envelope is included.
Date: May 16, 1913
Creator: Terry, J. T.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1916 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 16, 1916
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1916 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 49, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 16, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 16, 1916
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1917 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 16, 1917
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1918 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1918
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1919 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, May 16, 1919

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1919
Creator: Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Teacher's Contract Between Lillian Sandel, Montgomery County District 15] (open access)

[Teacher's Contract Between Lillian Sandel, Montgomery County District 15]

Teacher's contract for Lillian Sandel with Montgomery County, Common School District 15 to teach in Splendora, Texas.
Date: September 16, 1919
Creator: Sandel, Lillian & Meredith, Bessie S.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1920 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, January 16, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1920
Creator: Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1920 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, April 16, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 1920
Creator: Etheridge, O. & Cupps, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1920 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 28, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1920

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 16, 1920
Creator: Etheridge, O. & Cupps, D. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History