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[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1] (open access)

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas. This copy has colored text.
Date: August 1, 1865
Creator: Steniger, Charles
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Court martial of Private John Carroll in Brownsville, TX (open access)

Court martial of Private John Carroll in Brownsville, TX

Court martial of Carroll who was charged with, (1) "Conduct Prejudicial to Good Order and Military Disciplinel," (2) Assault, with intent to commit Rape, and (3) Assault, with intent to kill."
Date: September 19, 1864
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation" (open access)

"Correspondence with Texas, on the Subject of Annexation"

Government document concerning the annexation of Texas; 29th Congress, 1st session, [1846]; At head: "Doc. No. 2. [Documents accompanying the President's message at the commencement of the First Session of the Twenty-Ninth Congress.]"
Date: March 20, 1845
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress (open access)

Federal Evacuation Policy: Issues for Congress

This report discusses federal evacuation policy and analyzes potential lessons learned from the evacuation of individuals from Hurricane Katrina. Several issue areas that might arise concerning potential lawmaking and oversight on evacuation policy are also highlighted. This report will be updated as significant legislative or administrative changes occur.
Date: March 30, 2009
Creator: Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carbureter. (open access)

Carbureter.

Patent for a new and improved carburetor. This design calls for "the apparatus [to be] submerged in water for the purpose of equalizing the temperature of the carbureting-liquid, and thereby imparting a more uniform illuminating quality to the gas; also obviating the danger of explosion from access of flame to the exterior of the apparatus" (para. 2).
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Pollard, James M. & Barton, Wallace R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in the Methods of Baling and Packing Cotton (open access)

Improvement in the Methods of Baling and Packing Cotton

Patent for improvement in the methods of baling and packing cotton specifically optimizations in the packing and baling of cotton by avoiding all the mechanical appliances used in forming and securing bales of cotton, such as the press, canvas bagging, band, buckles, and bale-ties.
Date: July 18, 1876
Creator: Drake, James A. & Singer, Edgar C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch. (open access)

Method of and Apparatus for Treating Mineral Pitch.

Patent for an "improved method of and apparatus for treating mineral pitch and similar material to readily separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from sand, bituminous rock, and other impurities contained in the mined material and removing the sand and impurities" (lines 12-17). The method circulates the material in hot water to separate the asphalt and asphalt-oils from the sand and impurities. The asphalt and oil rise to the top of the water and the impurities sink.
Date: November 5, 1895
Creator: Sellers, Harvey Lee; Conyngton, Hugh Ronald & Conyngton, Thomas
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Belt (open access)

Electric Belt

Patent for improvements in electric belts.
Date: July 5, 1887
Creator: Williams, Robert E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Coupling. (open access)

Car-Coupling.

Patent for an invention for train cars which "relates to car couplings, and especially to that class of the same which effect an automatic coupling by means of a gravity-hook," (lines 12-15) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1884
Creator: Washburn, Andrew Lynch & Journeay, Abram L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Joseph Graham to Thomas Westbrook, May 9th, 1862] (open access)

[Letter from Joseph Graham to Thomas Westbrook, May 9th, 1862]

Letter from Jos. Graham to Thomas Westbrook movement of company that is camped 9 miles west of Clarksville and on its way to Little Rock, Arkansas. Fears that company may be dismounted and have to continue without horses. Asks about Rachel Kennard. Discusses successful battle at Yorktown and the enemies possession of New Orleans. Mentions leaving 9 men behind at Bonham because of illness.
Date: May 9, 1862
Creator: Graham, Jos. & Westbrook, Thomas
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt for supplies, December 23, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt for supplies, December 23, 1858]

Receipt for supplies purchased from Karstendiek & Co.
Date: December 23, 1858
Creator: Karstendiek & Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for $104.73 for whiskey and other items, December 23, 1858] (open access)

[Receipt for $104.73 for whiskey and other items, December 23, 1858]

Receipt for $104.73 for whiskey and other items bought of Karstendiek & Co. at No. 103 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. Purchaser is Mr. Louis Huth, Castroville.
Date: December 23, 1858
Creator: Karstendiek & Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for goods, August 1, 1859] (open access)

[Receipt for goods, August 1, 1859]

Receipt for goods purchased from Karstendiek & Co. by Mr. Louis Huth of Castroville.
Date: August 1, 1859
Creator: Karstendiek & Co.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Monthly statement from W. Dauhpin & Co. to M. Feille of San Antonio, February 18, 1868] (open access)

[Monthly statement from W. Dauhpin & Co. to M. Feille of San Antonio, February 18, 1868]

Monthly statement from W. Dauhpin & Co. to M. Feille of San Antonio, February 18, 1868.
Date: February 18, 1868
Creator: W. Dauhpin & Co.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 18, 1845] (open access)

[Letter from Henri Castro to Ferdinand Louis Huth, February 18, 1845]

Letter from [Henri] Castro to [Ferdinand] Louis [Huth] announcing the arrival of 315 emigrants in two convoys under the direction of Rev. Pfanner. Signed H. Castro on February 18, 1845 in New Orleans.
Date: February 18, 1845
Creator: Castro, Henri
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Illies & Co. to Ferdinand Louis Huth, October 13, 1849] (open access)

[Letter from Illies & Co. to Ferdinand Louis Huth, October 13, 1849]

Letter from Illies & Co. to [Ferdinand Louis] Huth sympathizing with Huth's hard times, giving his negative opinion of Castro, discussing the great sums of money Castro owes him and asking if Huth can prevent the colonists from cutting down pecan trees that need centuries to grow. Signed Illies & Co. on October 13, 1849 in New Orleans.
Date: October 13, 1849
Creator: Illies & Co.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 24, 1855] (open access)

[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, November 24, 1855]

Letter from V. E. Maignan to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth acknowledging receipt of a letter containing $900 and discussing Gruyère cheese and Cognac for sale. Signed V. E. Maignan on November 24, 1855 in New Orleans.
Date: November 24, 1855
Creator: Maignan, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, January 16, 1856] (open access)

[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, January 16, 1856]

Letter from V. E. Maignan to [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth informing him that six chests he asked for have been loaded aboard the Nebraska. Signed V. E. Maignan on January 16, 1856 in New Orleans.
Date: January 16, 1856
Creator: Maignan, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 5, 1856] (open access)

[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, March 5, 1856]

Letter from V. E. Maignan to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth acknowledging his letter containing a check for $500. Signed V. E. Maignan on March 5, 1856 in New Orleans.
Date: March 5, 1856
Creator: Maignan, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 5, 1856] (open access)

[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 5, 1856]

Letter from V. E. Maignan to [Ferdinand] Louis Huth regarding merchandise he requested. It is being loaded on the Bull Rush and they will send a bill later. Signed V. E. Maignan on April 5, 1856 in New Orleans.
Date: April 5, 1856
Creator: Maignan, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 9, 1856] (open access)

[Letter from V. E. Maignan to Ferdinand Louis Huth, April 9, 1856]

Letter from V. E. Maignan to [Ferdinand] L[ouis] Huth regarding merchandise. They inform him that they've double-checked the cost of powder, were not able to get any tobacco of the same brand and replaced on type of tin with another. Signed V. E. Maignan on April 9, 1856 in New Orleans.
Date: April 9, 1856
Creator: Maignan, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History