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Abilene Library Consortium
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Texas Digital Newspaper Program
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Latimer Papers
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Student Army Training Corps
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Map of Lavaca County.
Survey map of Lavaca County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale information given.
Date:
October 1853
Creator:
Pressler, Charles W.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Sam Houston to the Chickasaw Nation, October 1860]
Letter from Governor Sam Houston to the Chickasaw Nation discussing the extradition of a fugitive named Walker Martin. Included in the letter are indictment charges and documents proving Walker Martin's charges.
Date:
October 15, 1860
Creator:
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Indian Territory with part of the adjoining state of Kansas, &c.
Map of Indian Territory in Kansas and Oklahoma, showing the boundaries of the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations, the Creek, the Seminole, and leased Indian Country. The map also shows settlements, military posts, and roads. Scale ca. 1:1,500,000
Date:
October 1866
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Dawson County
Survey map of Dawson County, Texas, showing property lines, ownership, land grants, and plat numbers. The map also includes towns, roads, rivers, and creeks. No scale indicated.
Date:
October 1879
Creator:
Stakemann, M.
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Will of Joseph H. Beck]
Handwritten will of Joseph H. Beck, giving detailed instructions regarding treatment of his estate following his death.
Date:
October 25, 1880
Creator:
Beck, Joseph H.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Copy of Deed to Geo. W. Jalonick, 20 Acres
Handwritten document transferring land from Samuel and Elizabeth Glasscock to George W. Jalonick.
Date:
October 1883
Creator:
Glasscock, Elizabeth; Glasscock, Samuel & Von Rosenberg, W.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885]
Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company discussing the cost of building six miles of ditch in the San Simon Valley. At the bottom of the letter is a hand-drawn illustration of a cross-section of the proposed water ditch.
Date:
October 5, 1885
Creator:
Unthank, A. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certification of Amended By-Laws]
Document certifying amendments made to the by-laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in 1886.
Date:
October 13, 1886
Creator:
Arizona
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book
Book of meetings minutes recorded from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Board of Directors. Signed and notarized oaths from the members are written through sections of the book.
Date:
1886-10-13/1914-12-14
Creator:
San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Tax Receipt for H.M. Trueheart]
Tax receipt for H.M. Trueheart, including a description of lands and statement of condition as to taxes.
Date:
October 21, 1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Legal Document Concerning Land]
Legal document regarding land deeds.
Date:
October 22, 1886
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Certificate of Enrollment as Attorney and Counselor of the Texas Supreme Court]
Certificate certifying K.K. Legett's enrollment as attorney and counselor of the Supreme Court of Texas, signed by Charles S. Morse.
Date:
October 25, 1887
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from H. M. Trueheart & Co. to W. K. McAlpine, October 17, 1893]
Letter from the H. M. Trueheart & Company sent to Col. William K. McAlpine informing him of property taxes still owed for the year of 1893. A purple stamp and handwritten note from the Trueheart Company at the bottom mark the bill as paid.
Date:
October 17, 1893
Creator:
H. M. Trueheart & Company
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Lawyer Who Is Not Running for the Presidency
Article stating that William John Bryan is not running for president, explaining that there has been confusion due to he and presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan having the same initials. A few notes are scribbled on the bottom half of the page.
Date:
October 1, 1896
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Article
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles, October 1, 1897]
Letter from A. B. Green to Henry Sayles discussing the details of liability for the land that is to be acquired.
Date:
October 1, 1897
Creator:
Green, A. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Searcy to Henry Sayles, October 8, 1897]
Letter from W. W. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles stating the need to vacate the land, and potentially making a "good deal" for the land with the heirs.
Date:
October 8, 1897
Creator:
Searcy, W. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. G. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles, October 14, 1897]
Letter from J. G. Searcy to Mary E. Sayles stating he and his descendants will not make any claims against the land which was owned by Sayles' husband.
Date:
October 14, 1897
Creator:
Searcy, J. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from E. B. Muse to Henry Sayles, October 22, 1897]
Letter from E. B, Muse to Henry Sayles expressing support for Sayles' decision and stating that they will comply with whatever he decides.
Date:
October 22, 1897
Creator:
Muse, E. B.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bill of Sale from George Walker to San Simon Cattle and Canal Co.]
Notarized bill of sale certifying the transfer of ownership of particular cattle brands from George W. Walker to the San Simon Cattle and Canal company.
Date:
October 28, 1897
Creator:
Arizona
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Land Transfer Draft from Mary E. Sayles to Emma H. Sayles]
Draft of a document transferring a portion of land from Mary E. Sayles to her daughter, Emma H. Sayles. A single corrections note is handwritten in the middle of the page and the document is unsigned. On the back of the page is a handwritten note that reads, "This was cancelled by new paper and Emma has her part."
Date:
October 9, 1899
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J.W. Ward to K.K. Legett - December 22, 1899]
Letter written to K.K. Legett in Abilene Texas from J.W. Ward, Division Superintendent at the Texas and Pacific Railway Company. The letter says: "In reference to your letters to Maj. Abrams relative to a crossing near Elmdale, have instructed Mr. Stamper, our Roadmaster, to meet you at Abilene Dec. 27th., and go over the situation with you."
Date:
October 22, 1899
Creator:
Ward, J. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan, October 4, 1903]
Letter from W. W. Kirk to William John Bryan discussing selling H. and T. C. railroad lands, the illness of a man named, "Grogan", and his recent political business.
Date:
October 4, 1903
Creator:
Kirk, W. W.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Road Notice to Land Owner Mary E. Sayles]
Notice to Mary E. Sayles informing her of the petitioners in favor of opening of a public road on the Austin and Williams League #340.
Date:
October 6, 1904
Creator:
Johnson, W. F.; Fletcher, J. H.; Connell, J. H.; Brown, W. B.; Lott, E. A. & Hooper, Lum
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mary E. Sayles Naming Her Attorneys, October 31, 1905]
Document written by Mary E. Sayles appointing her son, Henry Sayles, her son-in-law, George C. Harris, and Henry Sayles, Jr. as attorneys in fact to her estate so that they may distribute and sell off her portions of the Austin and Williams land on her behalf.
Date:
October 31, 1905
Creator:
Sayles, Mary E.
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History