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Improvement in Vapor-Burners. (open access)

Improvement in Vapor-Burners.

Patent for "new and Improved Vapor-Burner." (lines 3-4)
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Sawyer, Frederick A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets. (open access)

Improvement in Curtain-Rollers and Brackets.

Patent for the improvement of curtain rollers that may be installed inside or outside the frame.
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Morris, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Solutions for Preserving Meats. (open access)

Improvement in Solutions for Preserving Meats.

Patent for preserving perishable foods. The "Texas Meat-Preserving Process." (lines 9-10)
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: McCulley, Franklin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Bee-Hives. (open access)

Improvement in Bee-Hives.

Patent for a bee-hive that prevents insects (such as moths) from entering therein and maximizes the amount of honey collected from the hive, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 5, 1878
Creator: Park, Jesse W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Hoes.

Patent for an improved, lightweight hoe with beveled blades used for "weeding cotton and other plants" (lines 13-14) and cutting grass without damaging the stalks, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Eggleston, Walter H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators. (open access)

Improvement in Horse Hoes and Cultivators.

Patent for new horse hoe for cultivating crops. Hoe includes circular frame, plows, rollers, caster-wheels, etc.
Date: March 26, 1878
Creator: Brown, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Bale-Ties. (open access)

Improvement In Bale-Ties.

This patent was crated for an improved way of manufactoring ties to hold packages together that consists of bale, hemp, cotton, rags or substances. It was created to reduce the rising costs or manufacturing products of this caliber.
Date: March 16, 1878
Creator: Davis, Water S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wind-Wheels. (open access)

Improvement in Wind-Wheels.

Patent for a new wind-wheel design with pivoted frame and adjustable wings.
Date: March 19, 1878
Creator: Everhart, Martin
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Buckles. (open access)

Improvement in Buckles.

Patent for an improved, multi-piece harness-buckle that is attachable without the need of sewing, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 12, 1878
Creator: Carnes, William J., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton-Hoes. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Hoes.

Patent for a cotton-hoe with interchangeable blades (one smaller and the other larger), for "chopping cotton" (line 15) and garden use, including a detailed explanation and description of the illustration.
Date: March 5, 1878
Creator: Moore, Joseph M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, March 1, 1878 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 9, Ed. 1, Friday, March 1, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1878
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1878 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 10, Ed. 1, Friday, March 8, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 8, 1878
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1, Friday, March 22, 1878 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 12, Ed. 1, Friday, March 22, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 22, 1878
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, March 29, 1878 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 13, Ed. 1, Friday, March 29, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 29, 1878
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, March 15, 1878 (open access)

Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 11, Ed. 1, Friday, March 15, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 15, 1878
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maverick County

Map of Maverick County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. The road from Eagle Pass to Laredo, Texas is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 1878
Creator: Langermann, A. B.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Maverick County

Map of Maverick County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. The road from Eagle Pass to Laredo, Texas is marked on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: March 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 30, 1878 (open access)

The Palo Pinto Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 30, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 30, 1878
Creator: Son, J. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 9, 1878 (open access)

The Western Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 37, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 9, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 9, 1878
Creator: Son, Jas. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Western Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 16, 1878 (open access)

The Western Star (Palo Pinto, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 38, Ed. 1, Saturday, March 16, 1878

Weekly newspaper from Palo Pinto, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 16, 1878
Creator: Son, Jas. C.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Tax receipt for Milton Parks]

Tax receipt for Milton Parks. The receipt is for the amount of ten dollars and forty-five cents and was signed by Jno H. Traylor. The receipt is dated March, 1878.
Date: March 1878
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 20 March 1878 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 20 March 1878

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: March 20, 1878
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 10 March 1878 (open access)

Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 10 March 1878

Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date: March 10, 1878
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History