Oral History Interview with Barney Baker, November 10 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Barney Baker, November 10 2012

Interview with Barney Baker, a rancher.
Date: November 10, 2012
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth D. & Baker, Barney
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barney Baker, November 10 2012 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Barney Baker, November 10 2012

Transcript of an interview with Barney Baker, a rancher.
Date: November 10, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Bob Willess, August 10 2012 transcript

Oral History Interview with Bob Willess, August 10 2012

Interview with Bob Willess, a cedar chopper.
Date: July 10, 2012
Creator: Roberts, Kenneth D. & Willess, Bob
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bob Willess, August 10 2012 (open access)

Transcript of Oral History Interview with Bob Willess, August 10 2012

Transcript of an interview with Bob Willess, a cedar chopper.
Date: July 10, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - August 10, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from R. S. Hyer to Heber Stone - August 10, 1897]

Letter written by R. S. Hyer to Hon. Heber Stone. Hyer explains his delay in sending plates to Stone and describes the condition of a box he is sending him.
Date: August 10, 1897
Creator: Hyer, R. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. C. S. Morrow to J. D. Giddings - April 10, 1876] (open access)

[Letter from J. C. S. Morrow to J. D. Giddings - April 10, 1876]

Letter from J. C. S. Morrow to Hon. J. D. Giddings. Contains information on deeds for J. M. Whitley and explains an effort to raise money for Mood to build a new residence. The last page consists of a list of people to contact for money donations.
Date: April 10, 1876
Creator: Morrow, J. C. S.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross to J. D. Giddings and Morris - October 10, 1872] (open access)

[Letter from W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross to J. D. Giddings and Morris - October 10, 1872]

Letter from W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross to Giddings and Morris. W. R. Jarmon and A. H. Cross, of the firm Jarmon & Cross: Lawyers, Collectors and Land Agents, confirm that they have received a letter containing $1 and the Soule University deed from D. Gregg. After having recorded the deed, the partners are returning it to Giddings and Morris in this letter.
Date: October 10, 1872
Creator: Jarmon, W. R.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871] (open access)

[Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings - January 10, 1871]

Letter from J. Cicero Jenkins to J. D. Giddings. On behalf of his committee, Jenkins asks Giddings to donate some land in Coryell County so that a Methodist university may be built there. He includes a postscript asking how many acres Giddings is willing to give.
Date: January 10, 1871
Creator: Jenkins, J. Cicero
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Mollie E. McClure to Lizzie Johnson, dated November 10, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Mollie E. McClure to Lizzie Johnson, dated November 10, 1868]

Letter from Mollie McClure to Lizzie Johnson, discussing the events in Palestine, including a recent election.
Date: November 10, 1868
Creator: McClure, Mollie E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, dated September 10, 1868] (open access)

[Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, dated September 10, 1868]

Letter from Fannie to Lizzie Johnson, discussing news in Bastrop. Fannie implies she is now married to Kleberg Trigg, and that the Democratic Party celebrations in Bastrop bother her.
Date: September 10, 1868
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sale of cattle to the Confederate States of America by William Reed] (open access)

[Sale of cattle to the Confederate States of America by William Reed]

Record of sale of thirty-five head of cattle by William Reed to the Confederate States of America on the orders of E. Kirby Smith.
Date: August 10, 1864
Creator: Confederate States of America
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Promissory note for Harriet Henderson] (open access)

[Promissory note for Harriet Henderson]

Promissory note for $100 to Harriet Henderson by December 25, 1859, with a promise to leave "the place" in the found condition. Creator not identified.
Date: March 10, 1859
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of payment] (open access)

[Receipt of payment]

Receipt of payment from Michael Reed through William Armstrong in the amount of $2.50, signed by George W. Smyth.
Date: November 10, 1850
Creator: Smyth, George
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from W. D. Miller to Mrs. Sam Houston, October 10, 1844] (open access)

[Letter from W. D. Miller to Mrs. Sam Houston, October 10, 1844]

Letter written by W. D. Miller and sent to Mrs. Sam Houston, care of William Bledsoe. The letter reports on General Houston's progress toward Indian peace talks and also mentions a Dr. Hill (George Washington Hill?), Houston's health, and contains a lively description of Sam Houston Jr. The letter was sent from Washington on-the-Brazos to Mrs. Houston in Grand Cane, Liberty County, Texas.
Date: October 10, 1844
Creator: Miller, W. D. (Washington D.), 1814-1866
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bill of Costs (open access)

Bill of Costs

Bill of costs, mostly legal fees, for Z.N. Morrel and Michael Reed at the District Court.
Date: April 10, 1838
Creator: Arnold, Hayam
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mrs. S. Macy's Bond (open access)

Mrs. S. Macy's Bond

Article of agreement in which Sally Macy sells one labor of land to Michael Reed.
Date: September 10, 1836
Creator: Reed, Michael
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt of payment] (open access)

[Receipt of payment]

Receipt of payment for thirty-one dollars paid by Michael Reed to G. Jackson.
Date: February 10, 1836
Creator: Jackson, G.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Michael Reed Deed] (open access)

[Copy of Michael Reed Deed]

Copy[?] of Michael Reed's deed written in Spanish and signed by Guillermo H. Steele. On verso of page one is statement by W.D. Thomson certifying the record of the deed in Milam County, signed August 21, 1837.
Date: June 10, 1835
Creator: Steele, Guillermo H.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Power of attorney] (open access)

[Power of attorney]

Document of R.L. Daniel granting power of attorney to Michael Reed, with witness Wilson Reed.
Date: June 10, 1835
Creator: Daniel, R.L.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History