Invoice for medical services provided to Mrs. Durant by Dr. P. Archer in 1861, specifically for the labor, birth, and related care of "Sophia's baby."

Invoice for medical visits by Dr. P. Archer of Brazoria for Javis Dockville's household, including night visits and services provided to children.

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated February 26, 1864 and sent from a camp near Caney Creek, in which he writes about being sick because of cutting wisdom teeth and tells of fortifications made a Caney Creek, where his company moved. On the back of the letter is written, presumable by Minnie, "God bless my noble husband. I love him far better than life. What would I not give to see him."

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated February 10, 1864 and sent from a camp near Perry's Landing, in which he responds with excitement to a letter she wrote to tell him that she is pregnant.

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated February 7, 1864 and sent from a camp near Perry's Landing, in which he writes about the progress of the war, as well as about the desertion of some of the members of his company.

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated February 1, 1864 and sent from a camp near Perry's Landing, in which he writes about the health of himself and his company, and reports that he has no news about the war.

Letter from L. D. Bradley to Minnie Bradley, dated December 8, 1863 and sent from Velasco, in which he writes about the movement of his regiment to the beach near Houston and his hope to be home for Christmas.

Map of the Gulf Coast region covering Brazoria County, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).

Weekly newspaper "extra" edition from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news about agriculture along with some notices.

Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news about agriculture along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news about agriculture along with extensive advertising.

Patent for the improvement of a cotton scraper "for general cultivation of drill-husbandry" (lines 17-18) and cotton crops, including illustration.

Note from H J. Braunig promising to pay Dr P. Archer $75 for value received.

Patent for the improvement of seed-planters using a rotary system to distribute seeds from a drum and into the soil, including illustration.

Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news about agriculture along with extensive advertising.

Weekly newspaper from Columbia, Texas that includes local, state and national news about agriculture along with extensive advertising.

Patent for improvement of hanging millstones using a driver to hang the runner of a pair of millstones, “as it rotates, adjust itself to the position of the stationary stone, and the parallelism of the faces of the two stones be preserved whether the stationary one be perfectly horizontal or not” (lines 19-24), including illustration.

Patent for an improvement in cotton-seed planters using a combination of an adjustable agitator and a movable self-adjusting stirrer, including illustration.

Receipt for the hire of "Amy" and "Sophia" in 1859[?] by J. Prewitt, totaling $127.77 out of a total payment of $200.