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Improvement in Sawing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Sawing-Machines.

Patent for a new and valuable sawing-machine is combined and, "consists in the construction and novel arrangement of the vibrating beam, vertically-sliding block, and flanged support," (pg. 3) e.g...including instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 18, 1873
Creator: Westmoreland, Joseph M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 October 1875 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 October 1875

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: October 18, 1875
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 12 December 1875 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 12 December 1875

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: December 18, 1875
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 February 1878 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 18 February 1878

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: February 18, 1878
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of Baling Cotton. (open access)

Method of Baling Cotton.

Patent for a new and improved method of baling cotton. This design "is to gin, condense, and bale the cotton in one continuous operation and to so effectually reduce the size of the resulting bale of cotton in this first, original, initial process as to make it of suitable dimensions and density for market or transportation by rail or sea to final destination" (lines 13-19). It consists "in compressing the same in the form of a continuous sheet, lapping said sheet before it has time to expand in the form of a bale, and subsequently applying pressure to expel the air from between the layers" (lines 29-33).
Date: November 18, 1890
Creator: Rembert, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Cooking Materials, April 18, 1894] (open access)

[Invoice for Cooking Materials, April 18, 1894]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by H. Henke and Company, including salt, flour, vinegar, oil, and related items.
Date: April 18, 1894
Creator: H. Henke and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Invoice for Cooking Materials, May 18, 1894] (open access)

[Invoice for Cooking Materials, May 18, 1894]

Invoice for items sold to C. C. Cox by H. Henke and Company, including salt, vinegar, flour, meat, and related foodstuffs.
Date: May 18, 1894
Creator: H. Henke and Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope from R. W. Finley to C. C. Cox, November 18, 1894] (open access)

[Envelope from R. W. Finley to C. C. Cox, November 18, 1894]

A torn and waterdamaged envelope from R. W. Finley addressed to C. C. Cox, postmarked November 18, 1894. Both sides are covered by handwritten arithmetic from Cox.
Date: November 18, 1894
Creator: Finley, R. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Splendora School Census List: March 18, 1895] (open access)

[Splendora School Census List: March 18, 1895]

List of students enrolled at C. C. Cox's school in Splendora, Texas, listing them by family and including their ages.
Date: March 18, 1895
Creator: Cox, Charles Claiborne
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1898 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, March 18, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 18, 1898
Creator: Jones, H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1898 (open access)

Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 1898
Creator: Jones, H. P.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1898 (open access)

The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1898

Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 1898
Creator: Cravens, N. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, January 18, 1902] (open access)

[Registered Post Office Department Envelope, January 18, 1902]

A registered envelope from the US Post Office Department, Postage Stamp Agency, addressed to the Splendora, Texas postmaster.
Date: January 18, 1902
Creator: United States Postal Service
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Egg Preserving Apparatus. (open access)

Egg Preserving Apparatus.

Patent for a new and useful egg container for packing, storing, and preserving eggs.
Date: February 18, 1902
Creator: Glacken Hugh
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Montgomery Chronicle (Montgomery, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1908 (open access)

The Montgomery Chronicle (Montgomery, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, September 18, 1908

Weekly newspaper from Montgomery, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 18, 1908
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1910] (open access)

[Receipt for Montgomery County Taxes, 1910]

Receipt for property taxes paid to Montgomery County by Henry Sayles for the year 1910. The receipt includes the assessed value of Sayles' property and an inventory of taxes paid.
Date: January 18, 1911
Creator: Montgomery, B. E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1911 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 37, Ed. 1 Friday, August 18, 1911

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1912 (open access)

The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, October 18, 1912

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 1912
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1913 (open access)

The Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 18, 1913

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 18, 1913
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. Bartee to C. C. Cox, March 18, 1916] (open access)

[Letter from H. Bartee to C. C. Cox, March 18, 1916]

Letter from H. Bartee at the State Bank of Cleveland to C. C. Cox inquiring about Cox's his school district's credit. The envelope is included.
Date: March 18, 1916
Creator: Bartee, H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1916 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 23, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 18, 1916

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 18, 1916
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1917 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 18, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 1917
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1917 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 18, 1917

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 18, 1917
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1918 (open access)

Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1918

Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 18, 1918
Creator: England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History