[Portrait of a Seated Middle Aged Man and Woman]

Portrait of a seated middle-aged man and a standing middle-aged woman who appear to be married. The woman has her right hand on the man's left shoulder and they are both dressed in dark clothing.
Date: unknown
Creator: Wade
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Notice for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Funeral Notice for David C. Dickson]

Funeral notice for the "late DR. D. C. Dickson" to take place at his families burial place in Anderson, Texas on June 5, 1880.
Date: June 4, 1880
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subscription for David C. Dickson for The Texas State Gazette] (open access)

[Subscription for David C. Dickson for The Texas State Gazette]

Receipt for a subscription to The Texas State Gazette for a total of $4 paid by David Dickson. This subscription is valid for the paper's Number 39 Volumes 5 and 6.
Date: May 29, 1853
Creator: Marshall, John
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Freight Receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Freight Receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson]

Freight receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson listed as bill number 484, and includes a list of items being shipped. The table at the bottom lists the items, their weight, the rate, and finally the total cost.
Date: September 21, 1882
Creator: Patrick, W. D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Real Estate Tax Receipt for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Real Estate Tax Receipt for David C. Dickson]

Real estate tax receipt for David C. Dickson showing that he paid a total tax of $2 on his property for the year 1875.
Date: January 27, 1876
Creator: Cone, M. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of David C. Dickson's Home in Anderson, Texas]

Photograph of the front and side of a two-story building with wooden siding, surrounded by trees. There is a second-story balcony over the front porch. A handwritten note on the back says, "D. C. Dickson Home. Anderson, Tex - 1936."
Date: 1936
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt from the United States Internal Revenue] (open access)

[Tax Receipt from the United States Internal Revenue]

Tax receipt from the United States Internal Revenue Service stating that David C. Dickson has paid the special tax of $5 and is now certified to be a dealer of manufactured tobacco in Anderson, Texas. The coupons on the left side of the document represent how many years this certificate is valid, in this case from 1873 to 1874.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: United States. Internal Revenue Service.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from James P. Newcomb to David Dickson, August 19, 1870] (open access)

[Letter from James P. Newcomb to David Dickson, August 19, 1870]

Letter from James P. Newcomb to David Dickson informing him of his appointment as Grimes County Treasurer.
Date: August 19, 1870
Creator: Newcomb, James P.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Real Estate Tax Receipt for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Real Estate Tax Receipt for David C. Dickson]

Real estate tax receipt for David C. Dickson showing that he paid a total tax of $8.55 on his property for 1875. Also included is a listing for Joe Pratt's 320 acres in Bosque County.
Date: January 27, 1876
Creator: Cone, M. M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate Appointing David Dickson to County Treasurer in Grimes County] (open access)

[Certificate Appointing David Dickson to County Treasurer in Grimes County]

Certificate signed by Edmund J. Davis, Governor of Texas, appointing David Dickson to the position of County Treasurer in Grimes County; the certificate is also signed by Secretary of State James P. Newcomb.
Date: August 19, 1870
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Subscription for David C. Dickson to DeBow's Review] (open access)

[Subscription for David C. Dickson to DeBow's Review]

Receipt for David C. Dickson's subscription to DeBow's Review, valid for two years, from July 1856 to July 1858. This two-year subscription costs a total of $10, $5 per annum.
Date: July 1856
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration Certificate for David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Voter Registration Certificate for David C. Dickson]

Voter registration certificate presented to David C. Dickson, recognizing that he meets all qualifications to be an elector of Grimes County, Texas.
Date: December 20, 1870
Creator: Pauky, A. S.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Document for the Sale of Two Slaves] (open access)

[Legal Document for the Sale of Two Slaves]

Legal document certifying that James L. Dickson received two negro boys from his mother's estate, though they are "in possession of his Brother David C. Dickson." According to the document David owes James a total of $148 for the slaves "due from David on final settlement."
Date: August 7, 1841
Creator: Massie, J. C.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Freight Receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Freight Receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson]

Freight receipt from the Houston & Texas Central Railway Co. to David C. Dickson stating that they received the property to be sent to J. M. Bagby in Houston, Texas.
Date: April 16, 1861
Creator: Neal, C. V.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson] (open access)

[Bill of Sale from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson]

Deed of sale for a "negro girl" from John D. Adkins to David C. Dickson. This deed acknowledges the sale and Adkins states that she is "to be sound in body and mind and a slave for life."
Date: September 7, 1860
Creator: Adkins, John D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt from the United States Internal Revenue] (open access)

[Tax Receipt from the United States Internal Revenue]

Tax receipt from the United States Internal Revenue Service stating that David C. Dickson has paid the special tax of $25 and is now certified to be a dealer of retail liquor in Anderson, Texas. The coupons on the left side of the document represent how many years this certificate is valid, in this case from June 1873 to April 1874.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: United States. Internal Revenue Service.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History