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Mississippi & Louisiana.

Map shows late nineteenth century Mississippi and Louisiana counties/parishes, roads, railroads, lakes, rivers, cities, and towns. Scale [ca. 1:2,160,000].
Date: [1877..1886]
Creator: Adam and Charles Black
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Wheel-Plows (open access)

Improvement in Wheel-Plows

Patent for a wheel plow designed to be simple, durable, easily controlled, and of light draft.
Date: June 19, 1877
Creator: Amonett, Ammon A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Faucets. (open access)

Improvement in Faucets.

Patent for a faucet "which is inexpensive in its construction, easily repaired, and efficient in operation" (lines 7-8), including illustrations.
Date: August 7, 1877
Creator: Andrews, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Fire-Escapes. (open access)

Improvement in Fire-Escapes.

Patent for a rope-and-pulley fire escape apparatus, including illustration.
Date: August 7, 1877
Creator: Andrews, Thomas A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

Cherokee County

Map of Cherokee County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. The State Penitentiary is marked on Survey 181, W. H. White, just to the north of Rusk, Texas. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1877
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

La Salle County

Map of La Salle County, Texas, including the South Texas Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date: 1877
Creator: Arlitt, F. H.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Post-Hole Diggers (open access)

Improvement in Post-Hole Diggers

Patent for certain new and useful improvements in Post-Hole Diggers.
Date: November 20, 1877
Creator: Armstrong, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Improvement in Pipe and Bar Cutters (open access)

Improvement in Pipe and Bar Cutters

Patent for a new and improved pipe and bar cutter, which cuts metal and steel. This design is simple, convient, and effective, including illustration.
Date: May 21, 1877
Creator: Astall, Jesse
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory note between W.S. Barnes and Lizzie Johnson, dated May 26, 1877] (open access)

[Promissory note between W.S. Barnes and Lizzie Johnson, dated May 26, 1877]

Promissory note for 38 dollars loaned by Lizzie Johnson to W.S. Barnes.
Date: May 26, 1877
Creator: Barnes, W. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. Barr  to C. B. Moore, April 22, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. Barr to C. B. Moore, April 22, 1877]

Barr is talking about an advertising sheet that Moore wrote on that he found interesting. He asks about damages and if someone is going to visit. He mentions that everyone is well. Abner's son is not well with a fever. It has been really wet, and they have been unable to work on their corn. He has cut wood and a garden planted. He were able to sell 700 bushels of corn at 39 cents, 400 bushels of wheat at $1.41. He is hoping for no war in the east because of property damage. He hopes they write back soon.
Date: April 22, 1877
Creator: Barr, J. C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, November 1, 1877] (open access)

[Letter from John C. Barr to Charles Moore, November 1, 1877]

A personal letter from John C. Barr to Charles B. Moore. Postal stamp on envelope reads "Jerseyville, Ill; Nov 2" and a handwritten note on the envelope reads "Received Nov. 5; 1877."
Date: November 1, 1877
Creator: Barr, John C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 26, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 17, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 17, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 27, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 31, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 31, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 29, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 7, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 14, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 30, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 14, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 21, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 21, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 21, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 28, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 28, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 32, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 5, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 5, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 33, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 12, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 12, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 19, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 35, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 26, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 26, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 2, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 2, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 2, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 9, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 9, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 9, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 16, 1877 (open access)

The Dallas Weekly Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 24, No. 38, Ed. 1 Saturday, June 16, 1877

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 16, 1877
Creator: Bartow, J. L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History