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The David W. Fentress Family Letters, 1856-1969
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The San Antonio Weekly Star. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 11, 1869
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
December 11, 1869
Creator:
Wheelock, E. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hair-Triggers
Patent for a hair-trigger for firearms.
Date:
August 24, 1869
Creator:
Schenck, F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Hair-Triggers.
Patent for improvement in fire-arms by arranging a hair-trigger on to a fire-arm that have a guard and a trigger without alternation of the interior mechanism of the gun-lock; it is not necessary for the application of a fly in the hammer to prevent the catching of the trigger in the rest-notch of the hammer. (Lines 11-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
August 24, 1869
Creator:
Schenck, F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Compound for Destroying Vermin in Cattle
Patent for topical medication to kill screw-worms in livestock wounds.
Date:
August 10, 1869
Creator:
Kalteyer, Frederick
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Needle-Threaders for Sewing-Machines.
Patent for improvement in needle-threaders for sewing machines by using an “eyelet-frame that formed by two equal parallelopipeds. These parallelopipeds are being kept together by two springs and may be separated by pressing the pins toward each other.” (Lines 32-35) “The axis of a conical eyelet will be laid in the joint planes of the parallelopipeds, its apex in the front side, its basis in the opposite side of the eyelet-frame, through which eyelet the thread has to pass when the instrument is used and applied to the machine-needle.” (Lines 37-42) This instrument can be used with curved or straight needles. Illustration is included.
Date:
April 20, 1869
Creator:
Thielepape, Wilhelm C. A.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Seed-Planters.
Patent for improvement in seed-planters by using a combination of lock-lever, bars, set-screw and a tongue to “construct accurate planters in which the planting may be readily done in exact check row, and which will allow the dropping device to be instantly thrown into or out of gear when desired.” (Lines 16-19) Illustration is included.
Date:
April 13, 1869
Creator:
Herrin, I. F.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plot of Itinerary Maps from Camp Verde, Texas to San Antonio, Texas
Plot of two routes from Camp Verde, Texas, to San Antonio, Texas, as per letter from J.W. Bean at Camp Verde. Scale [ca. 1:633,600] (approximately 10 miles to the inch).
Date:
January 18, 1869
Creator:
Bean, J. W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Medicinal Preparation.
Patent for improvements made the medicinal preparations generally used for poultices. The patented improvement involves the application of dried and powdered leaves, stalks, and joints of the cactus opuntia or cockinifer.
Date:
April 7, 1868
Creator:
Lege, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bexar County
Map of Bexar County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. The location of an abandoned Mormon settlement under Colonel White is shown on map. The road from San Antonio to Friedricksburg, Texas is also shown. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
1868
Creator:
Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Document issuing payment, July 27, 1867]
Document stating that 820 florins must be paid eight days after sight to the order of Mr. Louis Huth. Dated July 27, 1867 from San Antonio, Texas.
Date:
July 27, 1867
Creator:
Hartmann, Mr. L.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 171, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 3, 1867
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
July 3, 1867
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from George Cuffle to George W. Wade, June 23, 1867]
Letter to George W. Wade from George Cuffle regarding a bill for medical treatment for the family. On the first page, Mr. Cuffle states that he is glad to hear that Mr. Wade and family are well and that the bill is enclosed. The bill, written inside, is for $45.00.
Date:
June 23, 1867
Creator:
Cuffle, George
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 159, Ed. 1 Wednesday, June 19, 1867
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 19, 1867
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improved Medical Preparation.
Patent for an invention of a powder that is said to aid in curing scurvy. The patent includes a description, instructions, but no illustration(s).
Date:
June 11, 1867
Creator:
Lege, Charles L.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 16, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 25, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 18, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 18, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 11, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 20, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
April 20, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 7, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 23, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 23, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 9, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 9, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 4, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 2, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 2, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Herald. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 20, 1867
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 20, 1867
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Ledger. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 16, 1867
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 16, 1867
Creator:
Thompson, S. C. & Thompson, H. C.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Baling Press.
Patent for improvement in baling press "for compressing cotton, hay, and other substances for baling" (lines 10-11).
Date:
November 20, 1866
Creator:
Gillis, C. W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 11, 1866
Weekly newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
October 11, 1866
Creator:
Jones, Wm. E.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History