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Texas, the Lone Star State (open access)

Texas, the Lone Star State

Real estate brochure for sale of lands in Montgomery County.
Date: 1893
Creator: Daugherty, J.S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas. (open access)

Message of Gov. J. S. Hogg to the twenty-third Legislature of Texas.

This document is a message to Texas legislature from Governor J. S. Hogg. The document was a call to action concerning the matters of: railroad bonds and stocks, municipal indebtedness, land corporations, the railway commission, land and county boundaries, state banks, public education, mechanics' liens, convict labor, indigent ex-confederates, taxation, criminal laws, deadly weapons, lotteries, injunctions, stock quarantine, charities, board of pardon advisers, and the overall condition of the state of Texas.
Date: January 12, 1893
Creator: Hogg, J.S. (James S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bank Book: 1893] (open access)

[Bank Book: 1893]

Bank book documenting account information related to merchandise, stock, and real estate income and expenses.
Date: 1893-02-01/1893-08-20
Creator: O'Connor, Dennis Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Records: February - November 1893] (open access)

[Stock Records: February - November 1893]

Ledger stock transactions including shipments and consignments of goods as well as sales and inventory. A description of terminology is included on the last page (36).
Date: 1893-02-01/1893-11-05
Creator: O'Connor, Dennis Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[O'Connor Brothers General Business Ledger: 1893-1894] (open access)

[O'Connor Brothers General Business Ledger: 1893-1894]

Ledger containing a list of business transactions with monetary tallies, organized by customer name. Index starts on page 51.
Date: 1893-01-19/1894-11-06
Creator: O'Connor, Dennis Martin & O'Connor, Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Stock Records: 1893] (open access)

[Stock Records: 1893]

Ledger documenting stock accounts, including sales, bills, expenses, merchandise, and other financial balance information.
Date: 1893-02-01/1893-08-31
Creator: O'Connor, Dennis Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas. (open access)

Charter, constitution and by-laws, officers and members of Sterling Price Camp, United Confederate Veterans, Camp No. 31: organized, October 13th, 1889, in the city of Dallas, Texas.

This book includes the charter, constitution and by-laws of the Sterling Price Camp of the United Confederate Veterans, including a roster of members with their rank and unit affiliations.
Date: 1893
Creator: United Confederate Veterans. Texas Division. Sterling Price Camp No. 31.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas (open access)

A Memorial and Biographical History of Navarro, Henderson, Anderson, Limestone, Freestone and Leon Counties, Texas

This book gives an overview of each of the six counties including history, important statistics and facts, and biographies of central figures. According to the title page, it contains "a History of this Important Section of the Great State of Texas, from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospects; also Biographical Mention of Many of the Pioneers and Prominent Citizens of the Present Time, and Full-page Portraits of the most Eminent Men of this Section."
Date: 1893
Creator: Lewis Publishing Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[School Finance Ledger] (open access)

[School Finance Ledger]

Ledger kept by Martin O'Connor for a school assignment, detailing various financial transactions. A note written on the inside cover says "Martin O'Connor, St. Edward's College, Austin, Texas."
Date: [1893-02-01..1893-02-18]
Creator: O'Connor, Martin
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of William McFaddin]

Portrait of William McFaddin wearing a suit and hat and holding a cane in his left hand. A handwritten note below the photo says "Wm McFaddin's father William McFaddin b. 1819."
Date: April 23, 1893
Creator: Schrenk
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Portrait of Neal Wright]

Photograph of Neal Wright (son of Robert G. Wright and nephew of William C. Wright) as a young man. Wright is wearing a dark suit jacket, tie, and vest. He is posed as if he is walking through a garden gate and the backdrop and props includ fake foliage and trees. Text on the back of the photograph reads, in three sets of handwriting: "This picture was taken in the year of 1893 at the age of 22 years. Neal Wright, Born April 19, 1871 near Boliver Texas," "lived at Strawn, brother of Bob, Ernest Wright," and "Son of Robert Washington Wright & Arcanie Gober."
Date: 1893
Creator: Jones
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The great dam and water and light system at Austin, Texas (open access)

The great dam and water and light system at Austin, Texas

Update from the mayor of Austin about current constructions projects on the water system, dam and electrical utilities.
Date: October 2, 1893
Creator: McDonald, John
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Dallas City Code] (open access)

[Dallas City Code]

Text of laws in the city of Dallas, Texas, including standing rules, revised civil and criminal ordinances, and revised city ordinances. Most of the ordinances were enacted in 1889 with amendments in 1891 and 1893. Index to civil ordinances starts after page 296.
Date: 1893
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1893-94 (open access)

Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Austin, 1893-94

General directory for Austin, Texas includes address listings for businesses and individuals as well as advertisements from local businesses. According to the title page, the directory contains "the present state, county and city governments, and a complete list of all county officials, post offices and money order offices in Texas; also an index of societies, associations, churches, corporations, educational institutes, the full name and address of all residents, their occupations or pursuits, and a Complete Classified Business Directory, also A Valuable Steet and Avenue Guide." The Table of Contents starts on page 6; the Index to Advertisements is on page 8.
Date: 1893
Creator: Morrison & Fourmy
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[John S. Heard Ledger #1: 1893-1913] (open access)

[John S. Heard Ledger #1: 1893-1913]

Ledger containing financial records of John S. Heard documenting expenses, deposits, and investments, organized by various fund locations and sellers. There is a card for Royal Insurance Company included with the ledger.
Date: 1893-06/1913
Creator: Heard, John S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo of Confederate Veterans in Cleburne, Texas]

Photograph of the Pat Cleburne United Confederate Veterans, mostly likely in front of the Johnson County Courthouse. There are forty-five people in the photo and they are labeled with numbers which correspond the the list at the bottom of the photo. The identifying information includes each person's name and where they served in the Civil War. Several of the men are using crutches and are amputees, and most of the men are wearing suits.
Date: 1893~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Prospectus of the Colorado Lake Chautauqua Association at Austin, Texas, For the Season of 1893 (open access)

Prospectus of the Colorado Lake Chautauqua Association at Austin, Texas, For the Season of 1893

This prospectus outlines the ideals and intentions of the Colorado Lake Chautauqua Association to educate the people of the city and provide better public services.
Date: 1893
Creator: Colorado Lake Chautauqua Association
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Day Book: 1893-1906] (open access)

[Day Book: 1893-1906]

Ledger containing John S. Heard's daily financial transactions, appointments, and notes.
Date: 1893/1906
Creator: Heard, John S.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History