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[Addresses Wanted of Claimants and Beneficiaries Under U.S. Laws] (open access)

[Addresses Wanted of Claimants and Beneficiaries Under U.S. Laws]

Document requesting the addresses of claimants and beneficiaries under U.S. laws.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Ambrotype of unknown man]

Photograph of an unknown man wearing a hat. The photograph is oval in shape and is framed in gold-colored material.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

"Arkansaw" Postcard

Silly photographic postcard depicting two men seated in a carriage pulled by a mule. They are outside of a small log cabin that has signs on it reading, "Arkansaw Traveler Hotel" and "A Vacant Room Up Stairs". There are signs on the carriage reading, "Arkansaw Traveler", "Home or Bust" and "I don't know where I am going but I am on my way". Correspondence on the back reads, "1/26/22 I will be driving that way in a few days No use to walk when you can ride. J.P. Shaw" It is addressed to Miss Perry Shaw in Dara, Ala and is postmarked Hot Springs, Arkansas on Jan 27, 1922.
Date: 1922~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Certificate of the Marriage of J.A. Foster and M.A. Thomason]

Certificate of Marriage Between Mr. Joseph Ancell Foster and Ms. Mary A. Thomason on 1872-04-10. The document was signed by H.V. Philpott.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child Seated in a Chair]

Small photograph of a young girl sitting in a chair. She is wearing a dress.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Child Sitting in a Chair]

Small photograph of a child seated in a chair.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Circular of the Secretary of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War] (open access)

[Circular of the Secretary of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War]

Circular from the Secretary of the National Association of Veterans of the Mexican War informing the veterans of the stipulations of a new pension program.
Date: December 25, 1892
Creator: Kenaday, Alex M.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett, September 28 1889] (open access)

[Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett, September 28 1889]

Copy of Settlement with Mrs. L.A. Crockett made September 28, 1889. "150 bushels corn, 60 bushels wheat, 3 head hogs, 1 brindle cow, 1 yellow horse, 1 buggy and harness, 200 dollars paid."
Date: September 28, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

L.D. Campbell, self-portrait

Self-portrait of L.D. Campbell, a photographer from Burlington, Iowa. He is wearing a suit with a bowtie. He stands next to a chair and holds his hat in his hand. A pocket watch on a chain hangs from his vest pocket.
Date: unknown
Creator: L.D. Campbell
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard, April 12 1882] (open access)

[Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard, April 12 1882]

Deed from Edward H. Fleming to Hartsford Howard. The witness was clerk, James Hines.
Date: April 12, 1882
Creator: Fleming, Edward H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documentation of business between J. Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney, December 3 1874] (open access)

[Documentation of business between J. Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney, December 3 1874]

Documentation of business between Jacob Matthews, H. Howard, and A.C. McCartney. The witness was N. Barber.
Date: December 3, 1874
Creator: Jacob Matthews
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Documentation of sale of land from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard, July 14 1877] (open access)

[Documentation of sale of land from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard, July 14 1877]

This document is a record of the sale of 39 acres of land, for fifty dollars, from John H. Traylor to Hartsford Howard. The main document was signed by John H. Traylor and the attached document was signed by clerk J.R. Morris.
Date: July 14, 1877
Creator: Traylor, John H.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for Letter to Mrs. Milton Parks, 24 October 1905] (open access)

[Envelope for Letter to Mrs. Milton Parks, 24 October 1905]

Envelope for letter to Mrs. Milton Parks from Clint Spalding.
Date: unknown
Creator: Spalding, Clint
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope for Letter to Mrs. Sallie Parks Brown, 9 March 1901] (open access)

[Envelope for Letter to Mrs. Sallie Parks Brown, 9 March 1901]

Envelope for a letter to Sallie Parks Brown from S.J. Smith.
Date: unknown
Creator: Smith, S.J.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Family in Their Front Yard]

Photograph of a family with two young children posed outside the front of their home. The mother sits in a swing holding both children. A wire fence surrounds the yard. The house has a chair on the front porch.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Expense for Mrs. Martha Parks, 16 January 1917] (open access)

[Funeral Expense for Mrs. Martha Parks, 16 January 1917]

Notice of funeral expenses to Mrs. Mary Parks.
Date: unknown
Creator: Loudermilk, Geo. W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Goodell Family Children]

Three small photographs of the children of Lyman P. and Dollie (Crockett) Goodell: Robert C., born November 10, 1891; Bessie C., born August 11, 1894; and Ola C., born December 6, 1897. Robert wears a suit and tie and the girls both wear white blouses with pearl necklaces. They were all born in Fort Worth, Texas.
Date: 1905~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Graduation Announcement, 25 May 1913] (open access)

[Graduation Announcement, 25 May 1913]

Graduation announcement for the 1913 Senior class of Cleburne High School.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Group Photo Outside a Home]

Group portrait of the Bosley family in front of their home in Palo Pinto County by Buck Creek. The house has a wooden shingled roof and two stone chimneys at either end. On the porch is a bed with two quilted pillows on it that are decorated with large stars. In the group there are two men, three women, four children and one baby. Identification provided by the donor of these items is as follows: left to right- Aunt Alice, Uncle Sam, unknown, Uncle Ed, Grandpa Methias "Sy", Uncle Pete, Uncle Rob, "Dad," John, Uncle Baker, Grandma Amanda
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Image
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks]

Hood County Payment Receipt for Milton Parks for the amount of ninety-three dollars and fifty nine cents. The document required Parks to pay one-hundred and eighty-two dollars by November 1, 1886. The document is dated July 13, 1886.
Date: July 13, 1886
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1884 in the amount of fourteen dollars and sixty cents. The orginal grantee was R.W. Boyce and the document was signed by B.W. Morris.
Date: January 14, 1885
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 3 1891] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 3 1891]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fourteen dollars and ninety-six cents for the year 1891. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 3, 1891
Creator: Morris, B.W.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 7 1889] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 7 1889]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks in the amount of fifteen dollars and sixty-six cents for the year 1889. R.W. Boyce (240 acres) and Isaac Morris (91 acres) were the original grantees. This document is signed by collector B.W. Morris.
Date: December 7, 1889
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897] (open access)

[Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks, December 8 1897]

Hood County Tax Receipt for Milton Parks for the year 1897 in the amount of sixteen dollars and ninety-six cents. The original grantees were R.W. Boyce and J. Morris. The document is dated December 8, 1897 and was signed by S.P. Snider.
Date: December 8, 1897
Creator: Snider, S.P.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History