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Patent 87, Volume 40-A (open access)

Patent 87, Volume 40-A

This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
Date: July 18, 1928
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Christopher Morley to John Stahl] (open access)

[Letter from Christopher Morley to John Stahl]

Letter signed by Chirstopher Morley declining an invitation by Mr. Stahl of the Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation
Date: November 26, 1926
Creator: Morley, Christopher
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection (open access)

Advertisement for complete O. Henry collection

Advertisment offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection] (open access)

[Advertisement letter for complete O. Henry collection]

Advertising letter offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

Advertising postal card for complete O. Henry collection

Advertisement offering 274 O. Henry stories in one volume.
Date: October 1926
Creator: Literary Digest
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Caballero's Way (open access)

The Caballero's Way

Short story about a young desperado from the Texas-Mexico border.
Date: June 1925
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Prose fiction
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Trail of O. Henry (open access)

The Texas Trail of O. Henry

Newspaper article includes sketches and photos of O. Henry and friends. Describes O.Henry's life and his time in Austin.
Date: July 15, 1923
Creator: Minatra, Odie
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letters to Lithopolis (open access)

Letters to Lithopolis

This work is a collection of letters from O. Henry to Mabel Wagnalls.
Date: 1922
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

The Crucible

A poem entitled "The Crucible" by O. Henry turned into a song by Alexander McFayden.
Date: 1921
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910 & McFayden, Alexander
Object Type: Musical Score/Notation
System: The Portal to Texas History
O. Henryana (open access)

O. Henryana

This work was published posthumously.
Date: 1920
Creator: Henry, O., 1862-1910
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History