Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.

Head-and-shoulders portrait of Mary Camp Gober, age 46, looking into the camera. In writing on the back of the photograph: "Mrs. Mary Camp Gober, mother of Mrs. W. C. Wright. Mama's photograph was taken in Atlanta, GA, May 2, 1872, Age 46 yrs, 2 months, 12 days. The first Confederate woman from Denton County to be enrolled in the Stone Mountain Book of Memory is Mrs. Mary Camp Gober. The name of Mrs. Gober is the 3rd from Texas to be entered in the Silver Book memorializing wives of Confederate soldiers." This appears to be a photograph taken of photograph. The original photographer is unknown, although the original date is listed on the back as indicated by the author. This duplicate was taken by J. T. Jones, a photographer in Denton, Texas in the 1890s, who photographed the original matted photo at an unknown time and mounted it on board.

Appointment of Bryan Callaghan as Notary Public for Pecos County, Texas; notation on back of document indicates Callaghan was underage and the certificate returned

Cadastral map of Smith County, Texas in the Piney Woods region. Some notes are marked in color. Scale [ca. 1:133,334] (4000 varas per inch).

Map of the South Texas Plains region covering Guadalupe County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Documents related to the case of The State of Texas vs. Elbert Sullivan, principal, J. B. Hines, J. M. Hardin, sureties, accused of theft of a cow, filed March 10, 1874. Documents include an answer, scire faciases, an alias scire facias, an answer to judgement, and a request for witnesses.

Patent for improvements in box or "fish" joints for railroad rails.

Patent for an improvement in corn and cotton stalk-choppers, allowing for the stalks to be turned under by the plow and prevent their interference with the machine.

Patent for the improvement of washing machines, using two washboards. It includes a description and illustrations.

Patent for an improvement in transplanters, intended for use in transplanting cotton or other plants.

Patent for an improved instrument for extracting nails which "will increase its effectiveness in equal ratio with the resistance offered by the object under operation" (lines 13-16) including instruction and illustrations.

Patent for an improvement in seed-planters, which allows for adjusting to plant less or more seeds as desired.

Patent for an improvement in cotton-bale ties which consists of the construction of the loop-plate.

Weekly newspaper from Indianola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Indianola, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Tri-weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising. This was the first African American newspaper printed in Texas.

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising. This was the first African American newspaper printed in Texas.

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising. This was the first African American newspaper printed in Texas.