The Gonzales Inquirer (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 28, 1877 (open access)

The Gonzales Inquirer (Gonzales, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 9, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 28, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Gonzales, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: July 28, 1877
Creator: Smith, S. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 2 June 1877 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 2 June 1877

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: June 2, 1877
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Gonzales 1877 Sheet 1

Sanborn map sheet showing an area of Gonzales in Gonzales County, Texas, including geographic features, buildings, and details related to risk assessment for fire insurance.
Date: 1877
Creator: Sanborn Map Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Plows (open access)

Improvement in Wheel-Plows

Patent for a wheel plow designed to be simple, durable, easily controlled, and of light draft.
Date: June 19, 1877
Creator: Amonett, Ammon A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Seed and Corn Planters (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Seed and Corn Planters

Patent for a new and useful improvement in cotton seed and corn planters which lists the design specifications.
Date: November 6, 1877
Creator: Palmero, Joseph Rafael
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History