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The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Appendix to the Congressional Globe: Containing Speeches, Reports, and the Laws of the Second Session Forty-First Congress (open access)

Appendix to the Congressional Globe: Containing Speeches, Reports, and the Laws of the Second Session Forty-First Congress

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session (open access)

The Congressional Globe: Containing the Debates and Proceedings of the Second Session Forty-First Congress; Together with an Appendix, Embracing the Laws Passed at that Session

The Congressional Globe contains the records for sessions of the U.S. Congress including summaries of proceedings, letters, speeches, and some legislation for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Date: 1870
Creator: United States. Congress.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apparatus for Transmitting Power. (open access)

Apparatus for Transmitting Power.

Patent for a new invention which uses a combination of radiation and levers in order more efficiently transmit power. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: February 8, 1870
Creator: Williams, Blasius
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Boiler Washing Machine. (open access)

Boiler Washing Machine.

Patent for "Improved Washing Machine" in combination with a boiler, "and with a furnace on which the boiler rests".
Date: June 28, 1870
Creator: Cottingham, Gideon W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Machines for Bending Stirrups. (open access)

Improvement in Machines for Bending Stirrups.

Patent for an invention that "is to provide a simple and efficient machine for bending and shaping stirrups for saddles" (lines 10-12). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 1, 1870
Creator: Forest, Demsey
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-65): Part 1, Volume 2. Surgical History (open access)

The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-65): Part 1, Volume 2. Surgical History

Volume of records for the U.S. Civil War documenting statistics related to surgical patients with information about various kinds of injuries and treatments (including illustrations of many injuries before and after treatment).
Date: 1870
Creator: Otis, George A. (George Alexander), 1830-1881
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-65): Part 1, Volume 1. Medical History (open access)

The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion (1861-65): Part 1, Volume 1. Medical History

Documentation related to medical records from the U.S. Civil War. From introduction: "[This volume] consists of a series of statistical tables presenting a summary view of the facts embodied in the monthly reports made to the Surgeon General with regard to the Sickness of the Army, the Deaths, and the Discharges from service on surgeon's certificate of disability. These tables have been arranged in two groups; Part I referring to White Troops, Part II to Colored Troops. Each of these parts again, is subdivided into two sections; the first referring to Sickness and mortality, the second to Discharges on surgeon's certificate of disability" (p. xiii).
Date: 1870
Creator: Woodward, Joseph Janvier, 1833-1884
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Turbine Water-Wheels. (open access)

Improvement in Turbine Water-Wheels.

Patent for a new turbine water wheel, which is said to alleviate past problems with older model turbines. The patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: January 11, 1870
Creator: Chadwick, H. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saw-Set. (open access)

Improvement in Saw-Set.

Patent for an invention "which can be used for setting the teeth of all kinds of saws by hand, and without requiring and intricate machinery" (lines 15-18). The patent includes instructions and an illustration.
Date: February 15, 1870
Creator: Harris, H. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Sulky Plows (open access)

Improvement in Sulky Plows

Patent for the improvement of sully plows by regulating the depth of furrow.
Date: April 5, 1870
Creator: Boyd, John G. & Bailey, Allen
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Saws. (open access)

Improvement in Saws.

Patent for improvement in saws by way of the construction of beveled edged teeth with concave sides.
Date: April 26, 1870
Creator: Littlepage, C. V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in treating grain to obtain extractive matter for coloring and flavoring spirits. (open access)

Improvement in treating grain to obtain extractive matter for coloring and flavoring spirits.

Patent for "Improvement in the Mode of extracting Flavors from Grain." (lines 3-4)
Date: June 14, 1870
Creator: Gilman, Samuel H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Two-Horse Equalizers. (open access)

Improvement in Two-Horse Equalizers.

Patent for an adjustable device that redistributes weight so that two animals of unequal strength can perform their equal share of work. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: August 2, 1870
Creator: Sims, Zachariah B.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Thrashing-Machines. (open access)

Improvement in Thrashing-Machines.

Patent for "new and useful improvements on machinery for thrashing various kinds of grain, whereby the work is performed in a very rapid and perfect manner, without impairing the straw." (lines 28-32) Instructions and illustrations are included.
Date: September 13, 1870
Creator: Fuos, Matthias
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Trusses. (open access)

Improvement in Trusses.

Patent for improvements in the wiring and metal plates in self-adjusting trusses.
Date: September 27, 1870
Creator: Baker, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Electric Foot Warmers. (open access)

Improvements in Electric Foot Warmers.

Patent for adjustments in the mechanics of electric foot warmers.
Date: May 17, 1870
Creator: Littlepage, Caleb
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvements in Velocipedes. (open access)

Improvements in Velocipedes.

Patent for the improvement of velocipedes. Improvements combine foot and band propelling apparatus with guiding apparatus.
Date: December 13, 1870
Creator: Maltby, Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Shackles. (open access)

Improvement in Shackles.

Patent for a shackle for the hands and feet that is designed to prevent the use of objects in order to escape.
Date: September 30, 1870
Creator: Belcher, Melvin Anderson & Perrenot, George Francis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fence. (open access)

Improvement in Fence.

Patent for a new fence design that "can be adapted to any desired length, width, or height" (lines 14-15). The patent includes illustrations and instructions.
Date: February 15, 1870
Creator: Kerr, James
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History