Resource Type

[Land Grant Indenture Document] (open access)

[Land Grant Indenture Document]

Legal document for an indenture between James Winchester and Israel Moore of Sumner County, Tennessee which grants Moore land when he can pay $100 to the current owner, written October 17th, 1796. There are addenda acknowledging the land transfer, finalized in December, 1797.
Date: December 13, 1797
Creator: Tennessee
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agreement to Hire a Schoolteacher] (open access)

[Agreement to Hire a Schoolteacher]

Legal document outlining the expectations of Uriah Cunning to become the teacher at an unidentified school. The document also includes a list of outstanding subscription fees; it is signed by Uriah Cunning and James Brown.
Date: August 30, 1824
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Patent Letter for Improvement in the Application of Water to Flutter Wheels, October 24, 1828] (open access)

[Patent Letter for Improvement in the Application of Water to Flutter Wheels, October 24, 1828]

A patent letter granting patent to James Stewart for his development in the improved application of water to flutter wheels. The purpose of the invention is to better drive saw-mills, grist mills, cotton gins, etc. Attached is a duplicate of the patent letter.
Date: October 24, 1828
Creator: United States
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Captain's Warrant, August 25, 1829] (open access)

[Captain's Warrant, August 25, 1829]

Warrant from Captain Chauncey H. Redway to Sergeant Frien O. Payn. The warrant orders Payn to warn the listed persons to appear armed and equipped for Company parade at the house of John Burch at 8 o'clock AM on September 7. Payn is also charged with warning the named persons to appear at the Presbyterian Meeting House in Sacket's Harbor at 8 o'clock AM on September 18 for the general muster.
Date: August 25, 1829
Creator: Redway, Chauncey H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Democratic Electoral Ticket, 1844] (open access)

[Democratic Electoral Ticket, 1844]

Democratic electoral ticket for the state at large. The ticket has handwriting on it which dates it to 1844. Candidates are listed for state at large races and congressional districts. The document has split in to two parts.
Date: 1844
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal document to William E. Kennard, June 27, 1849] (open access)

[Legal document to William E. Kennard, June 27, 1849]

Legal document that states that William E. Kennard has paid $7.50 for a gold watch from the estate of Taylor, now deceased.
Date: June 27, 1849
Creator: Case, Uriah F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Promissory note  from Bank of Tennessee, July 1, 1854] (open access)

[Promissory note from Bank of Tennessee, July 1, 1854]

Promissory note from Bank of Tennessee for $100.00.
Date: July 1, 1854
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Last Will and Testament of Chauncey H. Redway, November 7, 1854] (open access)

[Last Will and Testament of Chauncey H. Redway, November 7, 1854]

Last will and testament of Chauncey H. Redway on November 7, 1854. Upon his death, Redway wishes to give his wife Lodema one-third of the avails of his farm; his daughter Harriet $100 and two cows; his daughter Electa $100; his daughter Cornelia $200; his granddaughter Ida $100; his granddaughter Ellen Loretta $200; and his son Hamilton K. Redway all the remainder of his estates. Redway appoints Thomas C. Chiltenden to be executor of the will. The will was examined and executed on October 1, 1855.
Date: November 7, 1854
Creator: Redway, Chauncey H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Testimony of Witness to Will, October 1, 1855] (open access)

[Testimony of Witness to Will, October 1, 1855]

Testaments of Witness to the will of Chauncey H. Redway by Samuel Bemis, Joseph A. Bemis, and David J. Redway on October 10, 1855. These documents were recorded in Jefferson County on April 18, 1860 in Book 143 of Deeds. Written at the same time of his will, verifying what is said in his will.
Date: October 1, 1855
Creator: State of New York
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Copy of Land Sale Documents] (open access)

[Copy of Land Sale Documents]

Copy of multiple documents for the sale of John and Sara Emberson's land. First document contains the Embersons' statement and the land sold to Charles B. Moore. Second document contains an affidavit for the Embersons' sale of land.
Date: March 1857
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857] (open access)

[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, May 12,1857]

Bill of Sale for A.D. Kennard from David M.Smith regarding a slave named Harris. On the back is a witness account of sale.
Date: May 12, 1857
Creator: Smith, David M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, November 19, 1857] (open access)

[Bill of Sale for A. D. Kennard, November 19, 1857]

Letter from the heirs of A. Anderson to A.D. Kennard regarding money and a slave. The other page is about the witnesses of the signing of the document.
Date: November 19, 1857
Creator: Navarro County (Tex.)
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Triplicate Warrant and Receipt, 1857] (open access)

[Triplicate Warrant and Receipt, 1857]

Triplicate warrant and receipt from Kindred Watkins, Anderson County Texas, paid to cover taxes for 1857. The document was filed March 17, 1859.
Date: March 17, 1859
Creator: Johns, Clement R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes of Public Meeting, December 11,1860] (open access)

[Minutes of Public Meeting, December 11,1860]

Public Meeting at Buchanan. Four resolutions made at this meeting. First resolution to form companies, the second and third resolutions on who to lead companies and last for who will be on the Munitions Committee and get munitions.
Date: 1860-12-11~
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Reciept  for the Weekly Union and American, 1861] (open access)

[Reciept for the Weekly Union and American, 1861]

Receipt for the Tri-Weekly Union and American (the "Tri" has been crossed out) for L. Moore of Unionville, Tennessee. The subscription was good from March 14, 1861 to September 14, 1861 and cost one dollar.
Date: March 14, 1861
Creator: Griffith, J. O.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Court summons issued to A.D. Kennard, September 8, 1862] (open access)

[Court summons issued to A.D. Kennard, September 8, 1862]

Summons to A.D. Kennard requesting his appearance in Buchanan, Johnson County, as a defendant in a case with Hiram Bayes, plaintiff, on September 8th, 1862.
Date: September 8, 1862
Creator: Hines, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Certificate of Allegiance for Ziza Moore, August 14, 1863] (open access)

[Certificate of Allegiance for Ziza Moore, August 14, 1863]

Certificate of oath for Ziza Moore. The document certifies that Moore took an Oath of Allegiance to the Government of the United States, and filed a Bond in the office of Provost Marshal in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in the sum of fifteen hundred dollars.
Date: August 14, 1863
Creator: Scarritt, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Certificate of enlistment, September 7, 1863] (open access)

[Certificate of enlistment, September 7, 1863]

A document certifying that Hamilton K. Perry's name appeared in the master roll of C.B 1st Vet Regiment NYS in the service of the United States.
Date: September 7, 1863
Creator: Adjutant General's Office
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Volunteer enlistment document of Joseph Short, September 18, 1862] (open access)

[Volunteer enlistment document of Joseph Short, September 18, 1862]

Volunteer enlistment in 1st regiment of the Veterans Company by Joseph Short, born in Ireland, but residing in Binghamton, New York and working as a laborer. This was his second enlistment. He first enlisted in Company C of the 27th regiment of New York State Volunteers.
Date: September 18, 1863
Creator: Roark, Lieutenant John E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Volunteer Enlistment Form for Franklin Juvell - February 29, 1864] (open access)

[Volunteer Enlistment Form for Franklin Juvell - February 29, 1864]

Volunteer enlistment form for Franklin Juvell on February 29, 1864. Juvell, age 18 and born in Westmorland, New York, was mustered into the service of the United States in the 1st Regiment Volunteer Cavalry of New York.
Date: February 29, 1864
Creator: Griswold, E. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Substitute volunteer enlistment for Robert B. Way, July 8, 1864] (open access)

[Substitute volunteer enlistment for Robert B. Way, July 8, 1864]

Substitute volunteer enlistment for Robert B. Way to take the place of James H. Farquarharson of Alleghany County, New York. The enlistment papers contain a physical description of Way.
Date: July 8, 1864
Creator: Cary, C. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of quartmaster's stores, September 30, 1864] (open access)

[List of quartmaster's stores, September 30, 1864]

List of quartermaster's stores transferred from John W. Alexander to Hamilton K. Redway on September 30, 1864 at Camp Piatt, West Virginia.
Date: September 30, 1864
Creator: Alexander, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of quartermaster's stores, October 7, 1864] (open access)

[List of quartermaster's stores, October 7, 1864]

List of quartermaster's stores transferred from John W. Alexander to Hamilton K. Redway at Camp Piatt, West Virginia on October 17, 1864.
Date: October 17, 1864
Creator: Alexander, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[List of quartermaster's stores, November 4, 1864] (open access)

[List of quartermaster's stores, November 4, 1864]

List of quartermaster's stores transferred from John W. Alexander to Hamilton K. Redway on November 4, 1864 at Camp Piatt, West Virginia.
Date: November 4, 1864
Creator: Alexander, John W.
System: The UNT Digital Library