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The "Eclipse" Quilter. Assignment of Territory for State, County, Town or Shop Rights [Blank, #1]
Printed legal document with blanks for detailed information and signatures, regarding the sale of rights to a patent for a quilting frame invented by John J. Click.
Date:
1895~
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from J. J. Click to J. H. Major - December 7, 1898]
Letter from J. J. Click demanding money from J. H. Major that he claims is owed to him. He also claims that Major is living well while he is suffering from financial troubles.
Date:
December 7, 1898
Creator:
Click, John Jones
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwriing Scratch Paper]
Pages of scratch paper that appear to have been used to practice copperplate handwriting with a fountain pen, including specific letters that are repeated, words, and names.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Click to the U.S. Patent Office - October 11, 1897]
Letter from John Click requesting a recording from the U.S. Patent Office, and providing the required fee.
Date:
October 11, 1897
Creator:
Click, John Jones
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Sketch of Machine]
Unlabeled sketch of a round chamber with feet and pipes running into the top. It has colored shading and there are arrows showing the flow direction in the pipes.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Technical Drawing
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Mr. & Mrs. Click]
Photograph of a man and woman seated together on a couch, identified below the image as "Mr. & Mrs. J. J. Click. Mother & Dad." The photo is in a folder with an oval-shaped frame.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Statement Regarding Evil Passions]
Sheet of lined notebook paper with a handwritten statement: "Strange to say, and curious to note that since you have taken up your abode in pandemonium and became infested with those evil spirits that you are content to pander to their council to procure the satisfaction of your own lust or evil passions."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Handwritten Text About Sulking]
Partial piece of lined paper with a handwritten statement about the childishness of sulking, and a statement about the "meaning of life."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Text Describing a Wire-Stretching Invention]
Drafted text describing an invention to stretch, splice, and repair wire for fencing, outlining the specific components that the inventor wants to patent.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Click, John J.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Portrait of Young Grant Byus #1]
Photograph of a young boy wearing a light-colored sailor suit with a dark-colored tie and dark leggings, seated in front of a patterned curtain. The portrait is in a folder with the text "Story's Best" printed on the cover.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Stores Rented by 'The Inch']
Newspaper clipping describing display cases that serve as the extremely small storefronts, highlighting the Jaffe Candy store.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Woman Posing at Cotton Palace]
Photograph of a woman seated on a wooden structure amid trees. She is wearing a dark-colored striped skirt, light-colored shirt, and dark, wide-brimmed hat. Handwritten on back: "Mother's picture taken in 1912 at Cotton Palace."
Date:
1912
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope Addressed to Mrs. Chambers]
Envelope from the Portales National Bank in New Mexico, addressed to Mrs. J. S. Chambers in Dallas. Several notes are handwritten across the front of the envelope: "New Mexico land"; "This is land my Granddaddy homesteaded, land was sold in 1947, but part of mineral rights were retained"; "Important Mineral lease"; "This is recorded in Elida, New Mexico --> Info given to Abstract office in June of 1991 giving my address, Betty Jean Johnson."
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4907-D-125]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $2000,00 as of January 1, 1951.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Connecticut General Life Insurance Certificate T-341-12]
Life insurance certificate outlining the terms of a policy for Donald C. Johnson as an employee of Simmons Company. The policy is for $3400 and lists his wife (Betty Jean) as the beneficiary.
Date:
August 29, 1952
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Life Insurance Rider for Certificate 4833-12]
Certificate changing a life insurance policy for Donald Johnson to $7200,00 as of May 1, 1957.
Date:
1957
Creator:
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Elida: Bonnie Little City of the Plains
Pamphlet advertising the new town of Elida in west Texas and describing information about the locale including business opportunities and climate.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt: 1877 Poll Tax for Cocke County, Tennessee]
Receipt issued to John Click for state, county, school, poll, and dog taxes in district 9 of Cocke County, Tennessee, totaling $4.20 for 1877.
Date:
September 30, 1878
Creator:
Cocke County (Tenn.)
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Contract for Lot Sale in Oklahoma]
Printed "Special Lot Contract" with handwritten information selling a 40-acre tract (lot 3, block 36) to Mrs. J. S. Chambers, with a list of conditions on the back.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Guarantee Development Company
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to Frances Chambers - March 5, 1926]
Letter written by "Mother" to Frances Chambers providing advice about not keeping her baby too warm.
Date:
March 5, 1926
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers - August 30, 1935]
Letter from C. S. Duncan to Jim Chambers discussing an unspecified (hand-carved and gold-plated) antique item that he has been trying sell or give to a museum.
Date:
August 30, 1935
Creator:
Duncan, C. S.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Postal Registered Return Receipt]
Postcard serving as a receipt notifying J. S. Chambers that his registered mail had been received at Dow, Jones & Co.
Date:
1935~
Creator:
United States. Postal Service.
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Mid-Texas Drilling Company Stock Certificate #13]
Stock certificate for 50 shares of the Mid-Texas Drilling Company owned by Mrs. James S. Chambers.
Date:
August 16, 1919
Creator:
Mid-Texas Drilling Company
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Brochure Advertising Shares for Duke of Dublin Oil Company]
Pamphlet outlining information about the Duke of Dublin Oil Company including the organization and officers, holdings, and business proposal, with a form for investors to buy shares of the stock.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Duke of Dublin Oil Company
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History