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[Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts Rector, December 25, 1881
Letter from Kenner K. Rector, to his wife, Effie Watts Rector discussing Fisher County to his wife. The different homes people live in, distance of families, and wild turkeys that are haunted. To sell at the market along with skunk and wolf hides. He tells her to make sure her and the children have all they need coming by rail. And to finish those loose ends before departing.
Date:
December 25, 1881
Creator:
Rector, Kenner K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts Rector, December 8, 1881]
Transcript of Letter from Kenner K. Rector, to his wife, Effie Watts Rector discussing his business venture being undertaken to create a sheep ranch in Nolan County, Texas.
Date:
December 8, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Kenner K. Rector to Effie Watts Rector, December 8, 1881]
Letter from Kenner K. Rector, to his wife, Effie Watts Rector discussing his business venture being undertaken to create a sheep ranch in Nolan County, Texas.
Date:
December 8, 1881
Creator:
Rector, Kenner K.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Police Chief Hill]
Photograph of Abilene Police Chief John Thomas Hill, visible from the chest up. He has a mustache and goatee, medium-length dark hair parted in the middle, and is wearing a dark jacket with a star-shaped badge pinned on his chest.
Date:
[1881..1886]
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Pine Street, Abilene, in 1881]
Copy slide of a photograph of Pine Street in Abilene in 1881. A buggy and wagon are seen on the street.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. F. Hearne's Acknowledgement of Receiving Payment]
Document certifying that William F. Hearne has received payment from W. K. McAlpine, one of the executors of the estate of Dugald McAlpine.
Date:
May 2, 1881
Creator:
Hearne, William F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[W. F. Hearne's Acknowledgement of Received Payment]
Document certifying that W. F. Hearne received $35 from W. K. McAlpine, executor of the estate of Dugald McAlpine.
Date:
May 2, 1881
Creator:
Hearne, William F.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer Confirmation]
Notarized document confirming the finalization of a transfer of land from E. B. Gillespie, Mrs. M. E. Sayles, and John Sayles to Eleander Strawn.
Date:
1881~
Creator:
King, Bingham
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Train #97]
Copy photo of T&P train #97. Written below the image are "#97 builders photo 1881" and "W. Burke."
Date:
1881
Creator:
Burke, W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Water Tank Stop 2]
Copy photo of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."
Date:
1881
Creator:
Dawson, G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[T&P Water Tank Stop]
Photograph of a division point with two large water tanks in Toyah, Texas. The tank in the center is a double spout tank, and there are houses and buildings in the distance to the right of the image. In between the two tanks there is an engine visible. Written below the image are "Toyah, Texas - began as a division point on the T&P in 1881 with shops and a roundhouse, note: the double spout tank" and "G. Dawson Photo."
Date:
1881
Creator:
Dawson, G.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Train #112 in Paris, Texas]
Copy photo of train #112 in Paris, Texas. There are men lined up by the train posing for the camera.
Date:
July 9, 1881
Creator:
Burke, W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Agreement Between P.E. Peareson, W. Von Rosenberg, C. Von Carlowitz]
Legal agreement between W. Von Rosenberg, C. Von Carlowitz, and P.E. Peareson, concerning the return of land to Mrs. Elizabeth Morton.
Date:
September 15, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed Transfer from W. E. Beck to J. W. Lotspeich]
Legal document transferring a deed from W. E. Beck to J. W. Lotspeich, as the result of a court case, J. A. Baker vs. W. E. Beck.
Date:
March 3, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1881
Weekly newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
June 10, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 2, 1881
Weekly newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
April 2, 1881
Creator:
Comerford, J. A.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (7).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in north central Texas and Indian Territory, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (1).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mexico, and various Indian Territories, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
Nicholson, W. L. & Key, D. M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (5).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio, Crockett, Kinney, and Maverick Counties and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (3).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and various Indian Territories, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and state and county lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (8).
Map of the U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in Presidio County and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued office. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and boundary lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Deaf Smith
Cadastral map of Deaf Smith County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, creeks, capitol land reservation, and the edge of the Staked Plain. Relief shown in hachures. Scale [ca. 1:133,333] (4000 varas to the inch).
Date:
February 10, 1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (2).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in West Texas, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines. Inset map of the Texas Panhandle (titled "North-Western Portion of Texas") in the upper-left corner.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Post Route Map of the State of Texas with Adjacent Parts of Louisiana, Arkansas, Indian Territory and of the Republic of Mexico 1881 (6).
Map of U.S. Postal Service mail stations and routes in South Texas and western Mexico, showing the beginning and end of routes, the frequency of the mail delivery (e.g. six times a week), special supply routes, and discontinued offices. The map also includes railroads, major towns, bodies of water, and county lines.
Date:
1881
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History