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Improvement in Plows
Patent for improvements in the construction of plow-beams to be attached to the front axles of a wagon.
Date:
July 6, 1869
Creator:
Cummins, A. G. & Cummins, J. R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 10, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 19, 1869
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 19, 1869
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1868
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 13, 1868
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Mary Strain Maxwell to Amanda Joice, September 12, 1868]
Deed in which Mary Strain Maxwell transfers three hundred and twenty acres of land in Collin County, Texas, to Amanda Joice for the sum of seven hundred and fourteen dollars. The borders of the land are described.
Date:
September 12, 1868
Creator:
Maxwell, Mary Strain
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 28, 1868
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 28, 1868
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 23, Ed. 1 Friday, May 31, 1867
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 31, 1867
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, November 16, 1866
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
November 16, 1866
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1866
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 2, 1866
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 31, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1865
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
February 3, 1865
Creator:
Thomas, Jas. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864]
Letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore discussing both family news and news of the Civil War. Questions over who is a Confederate or Union sympathizer are raised. Sam Houston's death is mentioned. In addition, there is news of a small colony of Union sympathizers has formed around Pilot Grove that asks to be left alone.
Date:
February 29, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore, February 29, 1864]
Transcript of letter from Charles Moore to Josephus Moore discussing both family news and news of the Civil War. Questions over who is a Confederate or Union sympathizer are raised. Sam Houston's death is mentioned. In addition, there is news of a small colony of Union sympathizers has formed around Pilot Grove that asks to be left alone.
Date:
February 29, 1864
Creator:
Moore, Charles B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Henry Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts. A newspaper clipping with a poem is included.
Date:
January 1864
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date:
January 1864
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]
Letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields.
Date:
September 11, 1863
Creator:
Constant, Mrs. D. C.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Transcript of letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant to Charles Moore, September 11, 1863]
Transcript of a letter from Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Constant, describing divisions of Union and Confederate loyalty amongst friends and neighbors and their own story of being refugees. In addition, their crops are doing well but there aren't enough laborers to work the fields.
Date:
September 11, 1863
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Collin County
Map of Collin County, Texas, including the Prairies and Lakes region. Orr's Line and the east line of Peter's Colony are marked on map, in addition to the North and South boundary lines of the Memphis, El Paso and Pacific Railroad Reservation. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
July 23, 1862
Creator:
Reichel, Robert
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Granting J. W. Maxwell Power of Attorney]
Text of Henry Maxwell granting J. W. Maxwell power of attorney in order to act as an agent to purchase land.
Date:
June 20, 1862
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, September 16, 1861]
Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore discussing his initiation into the Confederate Army under the command of Captain Throckmorton, his company's plans to go to Missouri, and other war-related news.
Date:
September 16, 1861
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter to Charles B. Moore, September 1861]
Letter to Charles B. Moore from an unknown sender discussing recent news of family and friends, farming, and news related to the war and military preparations. The letter was written over several days from September 9, 1861 to September 15th.
Date:
September 9, 1861
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Addison Wilson to Charles B. Moore, September 1, 1861]
Letter from Addison Wilson to Charles B. Moore discussing recent news of family and friends, local elections, farming, and the weather. There is an envelope addressed to C. B. Moore in Parris, Lamar County, Texas. It is postmarked McKinney, Texas. According to the note written in the bottom left corner, the letter was received on September 12, 1861.
Date:
September 1, 1861
Creator:
Wilson, Addison
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore, July 20, 1861]
Letter from Henry S. Moore to Charles B. Moore discussing recent news of family and friends, Charles's property in Texas, and the military. Henry writes that he joined the Cavalry company from Collin County under Jim Throckmorton and discusses their preparations for war. There is an envelope addressed to Charles B. Moore in Rocky Bayou, Izard County, Arkansas. It is postmarked McKinney, Texas, July 27. According to the handwritten note in the top left corner, the letter was received on August 6, 1861. The envelope has been torn in several places.
Date:
July 20, 1861
Creator:
Moore, Henry S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 28, 1861
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas "Devoted to Politics, General Intelligence, Agriculture, Education, Literature, the Arts and Sciences, Morality, and Tolerance" (Vol. 6, No. 27) that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
June 28, 1861
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The McKinney Messenger. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, March 1, 1861
Weekly newspaper from McKinney, Texas "Devoted to Politics, General Intelligence, Agriculture, Education, Literature, the Arts and Sciences, Morality, and Tolerance" (Vol. 6, No. 27) that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
March 1, 1861
Creator:
Thomas, James W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Journal of Henry Maxwell]
Journal of Robert Strain Maxwell containing daily activities and accounts.
Date:
January 1, 1861
Creator:
Maxwell, Henry
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History