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Map of Comal County

Blue line print of survey map of Comal County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, the old San Antonio Road, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made of the published map in red ink to denote the addition of Highway 81 and indicated Old San Antonio Road. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (2000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: Pressler, Herman & Terrell, O. O.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Tyler County

Blue line print of survey map of Tyler County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: Rowe, S. J.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Coleman Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Coleman County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:213,333] (4000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: Terrell, O. O. & Schutze, E.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Panola County

Blue line print of survey map of Panola County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, and railroads. Handwritten notes have been made on the published map to denote the extension of Trammel's Trace. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (4000 varas to 3/4 of an inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: Pressler, Herman
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Concho County

Blue line print of survey map of Concho County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, blocks of land, cities, towns, and roads. Scale [ca. 1:200,000] (6000 varas to the inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: Von Rosenberg, E. & Davis, Grady W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of Denton County

Blue line print of survey map of Denton County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:177,778] (2000 varas to 3/8 of an inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Camp Co.

Blue line print of survey map of Camp County, Texas, showing rivers, creeks, original land grants or surveys, cities, towns, roads, and railroads. Scale [ca. 1:106,667] (2000 varas to 5/8 of an inch).
Date: 1897
Creator: Pressler, C. W.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Catalogue of Simmons College, 1896-1897 (open access)

Catalogue of Simmons College, 1896-1897

Catalogue describes the governance, history, course offerings, and campus life of Simmons College in Abilene, Texas.
Date: 1897~
Creator: Simmons College (Abilene, Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Peasant Women and Children on Steps of Temple of Vesta (Rome, Italy)

A glass slide showing a photograph of a peasant woman and her children on the steps of the Temple of Vesta in Rome, Italy. On the frame of the slide is printed "Neg. No. 8094, copyrighted 1897 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City."
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Glass Slide of Monument of Catherine II (St. Petersburg, Russia)

A glass slide showing an 1897 photograph of a group of people standing in front of the Monument of Catharine II (Catherine the Great) with the Alexandrinsky Theatre in view in the background (St. Petersburg, Russia.). One of the girls appears dressed as Catherine the Great. On the frame of hte slide is printed "Neg. No 1255, copyright 1897 by Underwood & Underwood, New York City.
Date: 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, September 28, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, September 28, 1897]

Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles discussing paying land taxes.
Date: September 28, 1897
Creator: Searcy, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition of Plaintiff Stephens County to Defendent Mary E. Sayles] (open access)

[Petition of Plaintiff Stephens County to Defendent Mary E. Sayles]

Petition of plaintiff stating that taxes on certain lands within the county of Stephens have gone unpaid by the land owner, Mary E. Sayles.
Date: July 13, 1897
Creator: Texas
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill from Taylor County Abstract Co. to Henry Sayles and T. O. Anderson, 1897] (open access)

[Bill from Taylor County Abstract Co. to Henry Sayles and T. O. Anderson, 1897]

List of fees related to Henry Sayles and T. O. Anderson marked as paid by W. H. Anderson.
Date: 1897
Creator: Taylor County Abstract Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from T. W. Brown to Henry Sayles, September 26, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from T. W. Brown to Henry Sayles, September 26, 1897]

Letter from T. W. Brown to Henry Sayles discussing payment of dues and taxes.
Date: September 26, 1897
Creator: Brown, T. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897]

Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles discussing the pricing of land co-owned by Mr. Sayles's father and Mr. Bassett in Lee County.
Date: August 20, 1897
Creator: Muse, E. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for School Taxes Paid in Goldthwaite, Texas, 1897] (open access)

[Receipt for School Taxes Paid in Goldthwaite, Texas, 1897]

Receipt for school taxes paid by J. L. McAlpine to the town of Goldthwaite for the year 1897.
Date: December 26, 1897
Creator: Lowe, Jesse
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, November 5, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, November 5, 1897]

Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles offering support for Sayles' decision in a case. The letter also discusses possible withdrawal and other sources of disposition.
Date: November 5, 1897
Creator: Muse, E. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles, October 14, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from J. G. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles, October 14, 1897]

Letter from J. G. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles stating he and his descendants will not make any claims against the land which was owned by Sayles' husband.
Date: October 14, 1897
Creator: Searcy, J. G.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles, October 1, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles, October 1, 1897]

Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles discussing the details of liability for the land that is to be acquired.
Date: October 1, 1897
Creator: Green, A. B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, October 8, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, October 8, 1897]

Letter from W. W. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles stating the need to vacate the land, and potentially making a "good deal" for the land with the heirs.
Date: October 8, 1897
Creator: Searcy, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, August 20, 1897]

Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles discussing an inquiry about a plot of land.
Date: August 20, 1897
Creator: Searcy, W. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for State and County Taxes Paid by W. K. McAlpine, 1896] (open access)

[Receipt for State and County Taxes Paid by W. K. McAlpine, 1896]

Receipt for state and county taxes paid by W. K. McAlpine on property in Galveston County, Texas. The receipt includes the assessed value of McAlpine's property and a list of taxes paid. "State & County Tax 1896" is written on the back of the receipt.
Date: February 25, 1897
Creator: Nichols, F.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. McIver to Emma H. Sayles, August 11, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from A. W. McIver to Emma H. Sayles, August 11, 1897]

Letter from A. W. McIver to Emma H. Sayles discussing the land that Sayles' father, Henry Sayles, owned in the region.
Date: August 11, 1897
Creator: McIver, A. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt for Galveston City Taxes, 1896] (open access)

[Receipt for Galveston City Taxes, 1896]

Receipt for taxes paid W. K. McAlpine to the City of Galveston for the year 1896. The receipt lists the assessed value of his property and a list of taxes paid.
Date: January 18, 1897
Creator: Collins, Ira E.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History