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Cotton Press. (open access)

Cotton Press.

Patent for a new and improved cotton press. This design "consists of a horizontal press with reciprocating follower, worked by power, the press being arranged to receive the cotton from a chute descending from the floor above the press, the said press and the driving mechanism being constructed and arranged . . . specifically" (lines 7-13).
Date: January 22, 1884
Creator: Allen, John Chapman
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Drag Saw. (open access)

Drag Saw.

Patent for a new and improved drag saw. This design "is to provide a simple, inexpensive, durable, and easily-operated machine for cross-cutting timber for railway-ties and material, or for cord-wood, stove-wood, or other uses" (lines 7-11).
Date: January 1, 1884
Creator: Bennett, William A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883] (open access)

[Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett, September 25 1883]

Letter from Hannibel Bonney to Col. Robert Crockett. The letter is dated January 4, 1884.
Date: January 4, 1884
Creator: Bonney, Hannibel
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 2, 1884 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 1, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 2, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: January 2, 1884
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 9, 1884 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 9, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 1884
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1884 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 3, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 1884
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1884 (open access)

Christian Messenger. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 4, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 23, 1884

Weekly newspaper from Bonham, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 1884
Creator: Burnett, Thomas R.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1884 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 5, 1884

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 5, 1884
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 12, 1884 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 12, 1884

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 12, 1884
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 19, 1884 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 19, 1884

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 19, 1884
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1884 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1884

Weekly - and some times semi-weekly - newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 26, 1884
Creator: Cain, Thomas C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Device for Converting Motion. (open access)

Device for Converting Motion.

Patent for device that converts "motion of the piston-rod in steam engines into a rotary motion" (lines 10-11).
Date: January 29, 1884
Creator: Catlin, Eli
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Documents pertaining to the case of Murchison & Coleman vs. G. W. Ray Et Al., cause no. 1306, 1884 (open access)

Documents pertaining to the case of Murchison & Coleman vs. G. W. Ray Et Al., cause no. 1306, 1884

Documents relating to the debt case of Murchison & Coleman vs. G. W. Ray Et Al. include the original petition submitted by the plaintiffs' attorney to the District Court of Henderson County and received by the District Clerk on January 9, 1884, a sworn statement by Mr. Murchison, a citation to summon persons to court, and a citation by publication, affixed to which is a sworn statement that items had been printed in a local newspaper and two news clippings with the case description and citation to summon G. W. Ray to court.
Date: January 1884
Creator: Collins, John
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Switch. (open access)

Railroad Switch.

Patent for a new and improved railroad switch. This design "consists in securing the short switch-rail to a long guard-rail, instead of pivoting it to the end of the sliding-rail or supporting-plate, the said guard-rail having the end remote from the short switch-rail spiked securely to the track, and the end carrying the switch-rail provided with lever or other moving devices whereby the switch-rails are thrown" (lines 21-29).
Date: January 15, 1884
Creator: Crowley, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 883: Douglass, W.R. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 883: Douglass, W.R. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Douglass, W.R. (died January 24, 1884) and Mary B. Douglass (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-24/1885-03-11
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 908: Scott, Roy B. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 908: Scott, Roy B. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Scott, Roy B. (died October 4, 1884) and Jennie C. Scott (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-20/1885-05-23
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 974: Brady, Mike (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 974: Brady, Mike (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Brady, Mike (died January 27, 1884) and E.R. Proper (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-27/1884-02-28
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1007: Evans, O.E. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1007: Evans, O.E. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Evans, O.E. (died July 3, 1886) and C.I. Scofield (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-02/1888-02-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1021: Goldthwait, Ann (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1021: Goldthwait, Ann (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Goldthwait, Ann (Minor) and J.P. Gayle (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-07/1887-06-10
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1143: Rodgers, R.G. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1143: Rodgers, R.G. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Rodgers, R.G. (died January 9, 1884) and T.J. Rodgers (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-09/1887-11-17
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1156: Smith, W.H. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1156: Smith, W.H. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Smith, W.H. (died January 1884) and Emma J. Smith (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01/1885-01-17
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1257: Craddock, Nannie E. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1257: Craddock, Nannie E. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Craddock, Nannie E. (died March 8, 1887) and L. Craddock (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-23/1889-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1273: Abnot, Annie L. et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1273: Abnot, Annie L. et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Abnot, Annie L. et al (Minors) and Willington Westbrooks (Executor or Guardian). Joseph Abnot died Jan 1884 in Erath County. Mrs. Mattie Abnot remarried Wellington Westbrooks in Jun 1885.
Date: 1884-01/1890-02-19
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1588: Sullivan, Thomas (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1588: Sullivan, Thomas (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Sullivan, Thomas (Deceased) and J.T. Elliott (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1884-01-31/1886-07-25
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History