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Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Vol. 1.
The minutes of the Old Settler's Association of Grayson County, Vol. 1, comprising minutes of the Association, by-laws, newspaper clippings, and a register of members. The membership roster indicates nativity and the date the member came to Grayson County.
Date:
[1879..1899]
Creator:
Old Settlers Association (Grayson County, Tex.)
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in cane-strippers.
Patent for an improvement in sugar-cane stripping machines, using an arrangement of rollers and a movable spring blade. Includes illustrations.
Date:
July 22, 1879
Creator:
James, Robert C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wood Pavements.
Patent for a new and improved construction of Bois D'Arc Pavement, which uses two layers of planks that cross at right angle as a base, sand to hold bois d'arc blocks in place and fill gaps in between, and coal-tar covering planks to prevent sand from shifting. It includes illustrations.
Date:
January 14, 1879
Creator:
Shellenberger, Samuel Luther
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Binder for Paper Tablets.
Patent for improvements for tablets for blank paper, leterheads, etc. that holds content securely, including illustrations.
Date:
February 25, 1879
Creator:
Murray, Bredett C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Steam-Engines.
Patent related to "improvements in steam-engines. The object...is to devise means whereby the valves may be actuated automatically without the employment of exterior mechanisms by the use of exhaust-steam" (lines 17-22). Includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
July 1, 1879
Creator:
Garlock, William H. & Cooke, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Stone-Dressing Tools.
Patent for "an improved rotary hand-tool for dressing stone" (lines 7-8) including instructions and illustrations.
Date:
December 2, 1879
Creator:
Gilmore, Louis C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Mold-Boards for Plows.
Patent for an improved design for plow mold-boards that involves using holes and a water pump to keep the mold-board clear of earth.
Date:
December 30, 1879
Creator:
Fields, John W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Cutting Shingles.
Patent relating to "that class of shingle-machines which form the shingles by means of a knife working sidewise with the grain" (lines 10-13). Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
July 8, 1879
Creator:
Davis, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Locks
Patent for an improvement for slide door fasteners and locks. Description and illustrations are attached.
Date:
August 19, 1879
Creator:
Garlock, William H.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Churns
Patent for improvements in the construction of a churn dasher. Descriptions and illustrations are attached
Date:
August 19, 1879
Creator:
Davis, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Choppers
Patent for improvement for cotton-choppers. Includes specifications and illustrations.
Date:
October 28, 1879
Creator:
Sauls, William W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Scuffle-Hoe
Patent for a garden hand tool for destroying weeds and stirring, or aerating, soil. Used for garden crops.
Date:
March 25, 1879
Creator:
Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pumps.
Patent relating to "improvements in double-acting pumps. The object is to devise a pump...[so] as to allow the admission of water at one end of and its discharge at the other" (lines 16-24). Includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
July 1, 1879
Creator:
Garlock, William H. & Cooke, Richard
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Quilting-Frames.
Patent relating to improvement "of quilting-frames made with folding ends and adjustable in width" (lines 10-12). Includes instructions and illustration.
Date:
July 8, 1879
Creator:
Davis, Henry T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Churning-Machines
Patent for improvement in mechanisms in operating churns. Includes a crank wheel and spindles for churning, as well as a better balanced upright position.
Date:
October 14, 1879
Creator:
Haile, James T.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, May 13, 1879]
Recieved from Levi Perryman $282, collected for the execution No. 530 - M Scheuder & Bros. vs D. R. Long. From the County Court in Grayson County Texas.
Date:
May 13, 1879
Creator:
M Schuder & Bros.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Receipt of Levi Perryman, May 17, 1879]
Received of Levi Perryman through W. A. Morris $13.80 for costs for Grayson County in case No. 530. Then lists out the costs: Clerk costs, Sheriffs cost, County Judge cost. Signed by the County Clerk, with thanks in left bottom corner.
Date:
May 17, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 203, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 26, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 26, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 204, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 28, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 28, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 205, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 29, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 206, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 30, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 30, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 207, Ed. 1 Friday, October 31, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
October 31, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 208, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 1, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 1, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Denison Daily News. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 209, Ed. 1 Sunday, November 2, 1879
Daily newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
November 2, 1879
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History