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Letter to Cromwell Anson Jones, 13 August 1877
Letter from Mary Jones, wife of the last president of the Republic of Texas.
Date:
August 13, 1877
Creator:
Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham]
Papers of Alexander Simon. Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham for Alex Simon granting visitation privileges at any Odd Fellows Lodge for 40 days; impressed stamp; engraved by W.H. Dougal, Georgetown, D.C.
Date:
August 1, 1877
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gillespie County
Map of the Hill Country region covering Gillespie County, Texas. The road to Llano Town, Texas is shown on map. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch.
Date:
August 1877
Creator:
Von Rosenberg, E.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sulky-Plows.
Patent for an improvement on sulky-plows which allows it to be adjusted for different uses.
Date:
August 28, 1877
Creator:
Renfro, Roberson A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Faucets.
Patent for a faucet "which is inexpensive in its construction, easily repaired, and efficient in operation" (lines 7-8), including illustrations.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Andrews, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes.
Patent for a rope-and-pulley fire escape apparatus, including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Andrews, Thomas A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes and Extension-Ladders.
Patent for a truck-mounted "portable extension-ladder that may be used by firemen in gaining access to buildings, and may also be used as a fire escape" (lines 15-17) including illustration.
Date:
August 7, 1877
Creator:
Hoyt, William A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Plaiting-Irons.
Patent for an improvement to plaiting-irons: "a plaiting-iron composed of a peculiarly-constructed iron or metal plate used in connection with a correspondingly-constructed board" (lines 23-25), with illustrations.
Date:
August 14, 1877
Creator:
Gingras, Joseph E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Piles for Bulk-Heads and Other Structures.
Patent for improvements in piles for bulkheads: "The object of the present invention being to provide a concrete-faced bulk-head composed of piles, each of which may be sunk in position by continuously forcing the sand from beneath the lower end of the pile" (lines 15-19), with illustrations.
Date:
August 21, 1877
Creator:
Parry, Morgan L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes.
Patent for improving fire-escapes and provides a portable instrument that "may be used for letting persons directly down from buildings, or for carrying them from the upper stories of buildings to others buildings at a distance" (lines 9-12).
Date:
August 28, 1877
Creator:
Staples, George S.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hopples.
Patent for improvement in hopples: "consists of a metallic band composed of three equal parts, two of which are hinged to a third, and provided with a fastening, by means of which it may be secured to the leg of the animal" (lines 14-19).
Date:
August 21, 1877
Creator:
Melton, Benjamin F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Garden-Pumps.
Patent for improvements in garden-pumps: "a garden-pump with attachments for sprinkling liquid poison" (lines 13-15).
Date:
August 21, 1877
Creator:
Vogelsang, Charles
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Car Brake and Starter.
Patent for improvements in car brakes "of novel and simple construction" (lines 24-25).
Date:
August 21, 1877
Creator:
Marean, William
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvemnt in Cotton-Gin Feeders
Patent for new improvements to the cotton-gin making the feeders simpler to use especially for the well versed.
Date:
August 29, 1877
Creator:
Dorris, Stephen J.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Walking-Planters
Patent for improvements of a new walking planter where the design is much improved to that of the cotton planters. The new improvements of the walking planter are much safer because of the hopper that is in the new and improved equipment, including illustrations.
Date:
August 20, 1877
Creator:
Brown, Joseph M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement In Water-Elevators.
Patent for improvements to water-elevators using water-vessels which are suspended from a chain or cord, also known as endless carriers.
Date:
August 18, 1877
Creator:
Wright, Martin Van Buten
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Dispatch (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 9, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 9, 1877
Creator:
Beall, W. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Lampasas Dispatch (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 16, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Lampasas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 16, 1877
Creator:
Beall, W. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Fort Bend Flag. (Richmond, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 3, Ed. 1 Saturday, August 11, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Richmond, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
August 11, 1877
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. S, Moore, August 4, 1877]
A letter from H. S. Moore to C. B. Moore about happenings on their properties during C. B. Moore's absence. Envelope has a note that reads: "H. S. Moore; Received Aug 4th; 1877" and a postal stamp which reads "McKinney Tex; Aug 4."
Date:
August 4, 1877
Creator:
Moore, H. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, August 3, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
August 3, 1877
Creator:
Robson, G. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, August 10, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
August 10, 1877
Creator:
Robson, G. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, August 17, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
August 17, 1877
Creator:
Robson, G. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Frontier Echo (Jacksboro, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, August 24, 1877
Weekly newspaper from Jacksboro, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date:
August 24, 1877
Creator:
Robson, G. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History