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[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901] (open access)

[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]

Petition from residents of Harman School District to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date: May 1, 1901
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 2, 1901] (open access)

[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 2, 1901]

Petition from residents of Table Rock, Texas, to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District.
Date: May 1, 1901
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transferal from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, 1855] (open access)

[Land Transferal from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, 1855]

Document transferring land from James and Mary Maxwell to Henry Maxwell.
Date: 1855
Creator: Maxwell, James W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901] (open access)

[Petition to Create Padgett School District in Coryell County, Texas, May 27, 1901]

Petition to the county commissioners of Coryell County, Texas, for the purpose of forming the Padgett School District. Twenty-six signatures have been added to the petition.
Date: May 27, 1901
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, 1855] (open access)

[Deed from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, 1855]

Deed from George Pegues on behalf of Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell. The deed issues 320 acres of land in Collin County to Maxwell for the price of $320.
Date: 1855
Creator: Pegues, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed Distributing Land of J. W. Maxwell Among His Heirs] (open access)

[Deed Distributing Land of J. W. Maxwell Among His Heirs]

Deed distributing 193 acres of land in Collin County, Texas, to the heirs of J. W. Maxwell.
Date: October 31, 1857
Creator: Pegues, George H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Henry Maxwell Granting J. W. Maxwell Power of Attorney] (open access)

[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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell] (open access)

[Confederate Tax Receipt from H. Maxwell]

Confederate tax receipt for taxes received from H. Maxwell for the year 1963.
Date: April 12, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Cotton, Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon Tithes, Due by Henry Maxwell for 1863 (open access)

Estimate of Cotton, Sugar, Molasses, Tobacco and Bacon Tithes, Due by Henry Maxwell for 1863

Estimate of agricultural taxes due by Henry Maxwell to the state of Texas. Maxwell owed 240 pounds of bacon valued at $240.
Date: April 13, 1864
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864 (open access)

Estimate of Bacon Tithe, Due by Polly Maxwell for 1864

Estimate of agricultural taxes due by Henry Maxwell to the state of Texas in the form of bacon. Maxwell owed 120 pounds of bacon valued at $120.
Date: March 20, 1865
Creator: Coldwell, F. M.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Richard Sparks to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856] (open access)

[Deed from Richard Sparks to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]

Deed in which Richard Sparks sells property to Henry Maxwell for one hundred dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: July 25, 1853
Creator: Sparks, Richard
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Henry Maxwell and Others to Hannah Maxwell, March 6, 1858] (open access)

[Deed from Henry Maxwell and Others to Hannah Maxwell, March 6, 1858]

Deed in which Hannah Maxwell equally distributes of 447 and 193 acres of land left by her late husband to his descendants.
Date: March 6, 1858
Creator: Maxwell, Hannah
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from John  Pugh to Henry Maxwell, 1861] (open access)

[Bond from John Pugh to Henry Maxwell, 1861]

Bond describing a debt owed by John Pugh, Edward Pugh, John Wood, and Elizabeth Pugh, to Henry Maxwell in the amount of $1,015 and due by March 1, 1861.
Date: November 14, 1860
Creator: Pugh, John H.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Collin County, Texas, School Tax Receipt, 1872] (open access)

[Collin County, Texas, School Tax Receipt, 1872]

Receipt for Collin County, Texas, school taxes received from J. N. McCreary, as agent for H. Maxwell in the amount of eleven dollars and eighty-eight cents.
Date: July 30, 1872
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from R. T. Foster and J. A. Formwatt to R. S. Maxwell, July 6, 1872] (open access)

[Bond from R. T. Foster and J. A. Formwatt to R. S. Maxwell, July 6, 1872]

Bond describing a debt owed by R. T. Foster J. A. Formwatt to Henry Maxwell in the amount of $1,500 and due by September 1, 1875. Seven blue ten cent stamps and one red five cent stamp are glued to the bottom of the note.
Date: July 6, 1872
Creator: Foster, R. T. & Formwatt, J. A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory Note Claim from Henry Maxwell Against Martin Harrick, February 21, 1863] (open access)

[Promissory Note Claim from Henry Maxwell Against Martin Harrick, February 21, 1863]

Promissory note claim from Henry Maxwell against Martin Harrick for $300 plus three years of twelve percent interest. The original agreement between Maxwell and Harrick is pasted onto the top of the letter describing the claim.
Date: October 31, 1860
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, March 6, 1858] (open access)

[Deed from Hannah Maxwell to Henry Maxwell, March 6, 1858]

Deed in which Hannah Maxwell transfers ten and one-half acres of land to Henry Maxwell for ten dollars. The borders are described in the text.
Date: March 6, 1858
Creator: Maxwell, Hannah
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866] (open access)

[Receipt of Fees from the Maxwell Estate by R. W. Duke, December 1, 1866]

Receipt for fees received from the Maxwell estate by R. W. Duke, including stamp duties.
Date: December 1, 1866
Creator: Duke, R. W.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from James Erwin to R. S. Maxwell, April 15, 1880] (open access)

[Deed from James Erwin to R. S. Maxwell, April 15, 1880]

Deed in which James Erwin transfers seven hundred and thirty-eight acres of land in Eastland County, Texas, to R. S. Maxwell for the sum of seven hundred and thirty-eight dollars. The borders of the land are described.
Date: April 26, 1880
Creator: Schmick, Peter Isaac (Ike)
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Registration of Marks and Brands for H. D. Maxwell] (open access)

[Certificate of Registration of Marks and Brands for H. D. Maxwell]

Certificate registering a cattle brand for H. D. Maxwell in Eastland County, Texas. The brand is a stylized 7, N, and L.
Date: June 27, 1890
Creator: Yeargin, John T.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce] (open access)

[Voter Registration of A. J. Joyce]

Voter registration for A. J. Joyce of Parker County, Texas.
Date: January 9, 1866
Creator: Carter, William F.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Bond from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856] (open access)

[Bond from Joel Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]

Bond in which Joel Patterson sells 320 acres of land to Henry Maxwell for five hundred dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: March 31, 1853
Creator: Patterson, Joel
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Land Grant to the Heirs of James Maxwell, June 17, 1856] (open access)

[Texas Land Grant to the Heirs of James Maxwell, June 17, 1856]

Land grant conferring four hundred and forty seven acres of land from Peters' Colony in Collin County, Texas, to the heirs of James Maxwell. The grant includes a description of the area's borders. It is signed by Governor Elisha M. Pease.
Date: June 17, 1856
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from William Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856] (open access)

[Deed from William Patterson to Henry Maxwell, April 3, 1856]

Deed in which William Patterson sells property to Henry Maxwell for ten dollars. The borders of the property are described.
Date: April 3, 1856
Creator: Patterson, William
System: The Portal to Texas History