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[Map of plat of land along Rush Creek adjacent to Johnson Survey in Tarrant County - Sheet no. 1]

Map shows plat of land flanking Rush Creek in southeast Tarrant County, owner's names [Phillips, Parsons, Mitchell, Hodge, B.I. Ham, Clayton, Johnson, Guage], and existing boundaries and structures. Sheet no. 2 shows legend and text noting acreage, owners, and requested subdivision boundary changes. Cadastral map. Scale not given.
Date: [1841..1861]
Creator: Tarrant County Land Commissioner
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of plat of land along Rush Creek adjacent to Johnson Survey in Tarrant County - Sheet no. 2]

Second part of map showing legend and text noting acreage, owners, and requested subdivision boundary changes of land plat flanking Rush Creek in southeast Tarrant County, Texas.
Date: [1841..1861]
Creator: Tarrant County Land Commissioner
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, October 27, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, October 27, 1844]

Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore regarding political meetings Henry attended for the upcoming presidential election and his opinion about presidential candidate Polk's prospects. He wrote about local news involving marriage, illness, and weather and a song he heard at one of the meetings.
Date: October 27, 1844
Creator: Moore, Henry S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Elizabeth Moore to Charles B. Moore and Henry S. Moore, February 5, 1845] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Moore to Charles B. Moore and Henry S. Moore, February 5, 1845]

Letter from Elizabeth Moore to Charles B. Moore and Henry S. Moore. She wrote them to inform them of what was happening locally in regards to health, finances, and correspondence and to find out when Charles and Henry would be returning.
Date: February 5, 1845
Creator: Moore, Elizabeth
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Eyeglasses

Spectacles of silver metal with oval shaped rims; lenses missing. Case of black leather with open end. Stamped: Chas G. Lord / Manufacturing / Optician / 718 Main St. / Fort Worth, Tex.
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: Lord, Charles G.
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library

Eyeglasses

Spectacles of copper(?) wire frames and oval shaped lenses. Right temple hinge broken and tied with black thread. B) Case of dark brown leather. Stamped: Chas. G. Lord Manufacturing Optician 718 Main St. Fort Worth, Tex.
Date: 1850/1899
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt to Hartford Howard, October 15 1852] (open access)

[Receipt to Hartford Howard, October 15 1852]

Receipt for Hartsford Howard in the amount of seven hundred and forty six dollars and fifty cents. This amount was paid in full for a thirty-five year old slave. The document is dated October 15, 1852.
Date: October 15, 1852
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tarrant and Dallas Counties

Map of the Prairies and Lakes region covering Tarrant, Dallas, and Ellis County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: June 27, 1853
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land grant to Gabriel B. Knight, 1854] (open access)

[Land grant to Gabriel B. Knight, 1854]

Grant for 320 acres of land in Tarrant County to Gabriel B. Knight, "in Denton District. Tarrant County on Bear Creek in the Lower Cross Timbers . . . "
Date: June 2, 1854
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, Oct. 26, 1856] (open access)

[Letter to Dr. Thomas Moore from Jacob De Cordova, Oct. 26, 1856]

Letter from Jacob De Cordova to Thomas Moore and his son Hamilton, dated Oct. 26, 1856.
Date: October 26, 1856
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tarrant County

Cadastral map of Tarrant County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Some boundaries and grid lines are marked in color. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: November 1856
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, September 19 1857] (open access)

[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, September 19 1857]

Receipt for Hartsford Howard in the amount of six hundred and forty dollars for warrants and land. The document is signed by Augustine Siblock.
Date: September 19, 1857
Creator: Siblock, Augustine
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Power of Attorney from Jacob Skaggs to Isaac Parker] (open access)

[Power of Attorney from Jacob Skaggs to Isaac Parker]

Power of attorney document presented to Isaac Parker from Jacob Skaggs giving him authority to sell "one hundred and sixty acres of land...in Tarrant County" to James Hensley.
Date: September 29, 1858
Creator: Logan, W. H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Converting Reciprocating into Rotary Motion (open access)

Converting Reciprocating into Rotary Motion

Patent for converting reciprocating into rotary motion by using “two vertically moving racks with a cog wheel on a small shaft between them which gears into the teeth of the racks” (lines 16-19), includes illustration.
Date: November 1, 1859
Creator: Harper, C. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Market receipt for Mrs. Howard, January 24 1860] (open access)

[Market receipt for Mrs. Howard, January 24 1860]

Receipt for Mrs. Howard for the amount of twelve dollars in partial payment of a balance on pork. The document is dated January 24, 1860.
Date: January 24, 1860
Creator: Hendrix, R.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to from J.W. Parks to Milton Parks, September 1 1860] (open access)

[Letter to from J.W. Parks to Milton Parks, September 1 1860]

Letter from J.W. Parks to Milton Parks. The letter was written on 9-1-1860.
Date: September 1, 1860
Creator: Parks, J.W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Tarrant County

Cadastral map of Tarrant County, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes region. Most of the lower half of the map is missing and the original ink is light. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1861
Creator: Grothaus, Fredrick
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory note from Hartsford Howard to R. Carson, April 19 1861] (open access)

[Promissory note from Hartsford Howard to R. Carson, April 19 1861]

Promissory note from Hartsford Howard to R. Carson. The amount to be paid was eight dollars and seventy cents. The document is dated April 19, 1861.
Date: April 19, 1861
Creator: Howard, Hartsford
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, January 31 1863] (open access)

[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, January 31 1863]

Receipt for Hartsford Howard for the amount of sixteen dollars and sixty-seven cents. The payment was for distilling rights of liquor or petroleum for four months starting December 25, 1862. The document is dated January 31, 1863.
Date: January 31, 1863
Creator: Curits, J.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Occupation Tax, September 9 1863] (open access)

[Receipt for Occupation Tax, September 9 1863]

The document is a receipt for occupation tax. The tax was paid by Mr. J. Parks for the amount of fifty dollars for the occupation of retail merchant. The document is dated 9-3-1863 and signed by James M. Shepherd.
Date: September 3, 1863
Creator: Shepherd, James M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, March 23 1864] (open access)

[Receipt for Hartsford Howard, March 23 1864]

Receipt for Hartsford Howard for the amount of five dollars. The payment was for a subscription to the Galveston Tri-Weekly News from March 23, 1864 to September 23, 1864. The document was signed by W. Richardson.
Date: March 23, 1864
Creator: Richardson, W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Oliver Loving to Hartsford Howard] (open access)

[Letter from Oliver Loving to Hartsford Howard]

Letter from Oliver Loving to Hartsford Howard. The letter is dated June 26, 1864.
Date: June 26, 1864
Creator: Loving, Oliver
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Milton Parks from cousin, March 30 1865 (open access)

[Letter to Milton Parks from cousin, March 30 1865

This letter written to Milton Parks by his cousin "Bub". The letter is dated 03-30-1865
Date: March 30, 1865
Creator: Parks, Milton
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Robert P. Crockett to John Bell, August 8 1866] (open access)

[Letter from Robert P. Crockett to John Bell, August 8 1866]

Letter written to Robert P. Crockett from John Bell.
Date: August 8, 1866
Creator: Crockett, Robert P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History