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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 30 August 1876
Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date:
August 30, 1876
Creator:
Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 23 August 1878
Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date:
August 23, 1878
Creator:
Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, August 22, 1850]
Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from C. B. Stewart, signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, to Jesse Grimes, expressing anti-war sentiment
Date:
August 22, 1850
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Brooms.
Patent for improvement in the manufacture of corn brooms.
Date:
August 15, 1871
Creator:
Anderson, Edward Americus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Steam Engine Governor.
Patent for a new and improved steam-engine governor. This design consists in "the combination, with the valve-stem and governor-balls, of a lever connected with the said valve-stem, a weighted lever connected with the said valve-stem lever, a piston-rod connected with the said weighted lever, a piston attached to the said piston-rod, and a small cylinder in which the said piston operates, and which is connected at one end with the interior of the steam-chest" (lines 93-102).
Date:
August 16, 1887
Creator:
Arnold, Eliphalet L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Padlock.
Patent for a new and improved lock. This design is "to provide a padlock having a two-part locking-bolt, each member thereof having separate and independent action and being operated by different means, each unlocking device being guided by a scale . . . [Also,] to so construct and organize the parts of a key padlock that the combination upon which it is operated may be readily and quickly changed, and to provide the key with a simple movable index which may be shifted to . . . indicate the proper point to which the key must be turned in order to successfully operate the lock" (lines 13-29).
Date:
August 27, 1889
Creator:
Richards, Augustus, Sr.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fly Fan or Brush.
Patent for a new and improved fly fan or brush. This design consists "[i]n an automatic fly fan or brush, a suitable hollow post terminating at its upper end in a casing, a crank-shaft and conical pulley located therein, and gearing connecting the crank-shaft with the pulley-shaft, in combination with a cord connected to the pulley and to a rubber band or cord passing around a pulley at the base of the post, said rubber cord or band at one end being connected thereto, a pitman-rod connecting the crank-shaft with the arm carrying the fan or brush" (lines 84-94).
Date:
August 28, 1888
Creator:
Rembert, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Mold Board.
Patent for a new and improved plow mold board. This design "consists of a circular roll arranged in the mold-board near the point and covered with belting, which, in the forward movement of the plow, is revolved and carries the earth backward on an endless belt passing around rollers journaled in the end of transverse slots made in the mold-board, whereby, in the forward movement of the plow, the belt is revolved and the friction of the earth on the mold-board decreased and the plow scoured" (lines 17-28).
Date:
August 22, 1882
Creator:
Dahlman, Carl Oscar
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railway Cattle-Gate.
Patent for a gate that automatically opens when cattle are crossing and closes afterward, so that the track is unobstructed for trains. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date:
August 17, 1897
Creator:
Westmoreland, Joseph M. & Strange, Benjamin
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-7218
Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: What means is the County Clerk of Montgomery County to take in determining the number of qualified voters signing the petition for a local option election?
Date:
August 6, 1946
Creator:
Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 46, Ed. 1 Friday, August 15, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 15, 1902
Creator:
Frazer, Lee H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. [8], No. [45], Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 8, 1902
Creator:
Frazer, Lee H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, August 29, 1902
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 29, 1902
Creator:
Frazer, Lee H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 43, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 20, 1908
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 20, 1908
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Conroe Courier. (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. [], Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 1903
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 28, 1903
Creator:
Frazer, Lee H.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Willis Index. (Willis, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 27, 1886
Weekly newspaper from Willis, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 27, 1886
Creator:
Cravens, N. A., Jr.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fish-Hook
Patent for a fish hook with additional hooks attached in order to ensure a caught fish remains on the hook.
Date:
August 21, 1906
Creator:
Strozier, John J. & Wilson, Francis Marion
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Joint, Chair, and Tie.
Patent for simple, reliable and efficient means to prevent the rails from spreading or sinking at the joins. Also to provide a metal tie designed to pass through the rail chairs at the rail joints.
Date:
August 11, 1908
Creator:
Frampton, Joseph
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 8, 1919
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 8, 1919
Creator:
Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 9, 1917
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1923
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 17, 1923
Creator:
Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 23, 1917
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 23, 1917
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 3, 1916
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1916
Creator:
England, John Stone & Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Conroe Courier (Conroe, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1923
Weekly newspaper from Conroe, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1923
Creator:
Etheridge, O.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History