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[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling, August 29, 1873] (open access)

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling, August 29, 1873]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.H. Stribling regarding Baylor's illness and founders of Baylor University
Date: August 29, 1873
Creator: Stribling, J. H.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note from Simon to Mrs. M.L. Scott, 1873] (open access)

[Promissory Note from Simon to Mrs. M.L. Scott, 1873]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Promissory Note from Simon to Mrs. M.L. Scott for $375 to be paid in 12 months at 12% interest.
Date: October 8, 1873
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Transfer of Land Deed from J. W. Lott to Mary J. Curry] (open access)

[Transfer of Land Deed from J. W. Lott to Mary J. Curry]

Certified copy of land deed transfer from J. W. Lott to Mary J. Curry.
Date: August 28, 1873
Creator: Lott, J. W.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms. (open access)

Improvements in Revolving Cotton Lint Rooms.

Patent for improvement in cotton-lint rooms. These rooms are used with gins that seperate the seeds from the cotton.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: Crenshaw, William T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Caterpillars. (open access)

Improvement in Compounds for Destroying Caterpillars.

Patent for an insecticide compound that combines Paris green, flour, and lime, which allows the poison, arsenic, to better adhere to cotton plants. Includes instructions.
Date: January 14, 1873
Creator: Whisenant, Green F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement  in Cotton-Cleaners. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton-Cleaners.

Patent for a new and improved cotton-cleaner that enhances the performance of cotton cleaning. It includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 4, 1873
Creator: Ralston, Joe
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Gate-Hinges. (open access)

Improvement in Gate-Hinges.

Patent for an improvement in the design of gate-hinges, including illustrations.
Date: April 15, 1873
Creator: Stone, John H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Insect-Destroying Compounds. (open access)

Improvement in Insect-Destroying Compounds.

Patent for a "compound for killing the cotton-worm and other insects that infest, eat, and damage the leaves of the cotton-plant," which "consists in combining a poisonous, an adhesive, and a diffusive ingredient in one and the same compound." (Lines 9-14) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: June 17, 1873
Creator: Royall, William B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton and Corn Planters. (open access)

Improvement in Cotton and Corn Planters.

Patent for improvement to cotton and corn planters, including a hinged or pivoted frame to carry the plows which can be adjusted by foot levers. Illustration included.
Date: November 11, 1873
Creator: Penington, Asa, Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Cotton Choppers (open access)

Improvement in Cotton Choppers

Patent for improvement in cotton choppers creating a more effective machine relating to the cultivating and chopping of cotton. Includes labeled figures and descriptive text
Date: August 16, 1873
Creator: Garrett, Joseph M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History