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Erinnerung
Collection of published poems by various authors.
Nachricht für Auswanderer
Newspaper clipping regarding the settlement in Texas. First portion (front side) is signed by W. D'Hanis & Co. and dated March 1846 from Antwerp. Second portion (front side) mentions Haby's return to Europe to take his family back to Texas and is signed Huth & Co. and dated March 25, 1846 from Neufreystaedt. Second clipping (reverse side) has two sections: First section is part of a letter commending the character of a vicar. The second section relates the story of four lumberjacks who found a stash of gold presumed buried during the French Revolution. They turned it over to the owner of the land, who had it distributed amongst the poor of the community. The third, and last, section contains various small news items.
[Concerning the colonization of Texas, August 21, 1846]
Newspaper clipping regarding the colonization of Texas.
[Scrap of paper, possibly torn from stationery, 1865]
Scrap of paper, possibly torn from stationery, with a New Year's wish on one side ["Wishing You a Happy and Prosperous New Year"] and "1865" on other side.
[Order sheet for Vilmorin-Andrieax & Co, Paris, France]
Order sheet for Vilmorin-Andrieax & Co, Paris, France. Not filled out.
[Order sheet for Vilmorin-Andrieax & Co, Paris, France, copy 2]
Order sheet for Vilmorin-Andrieax & Co, Paris, France. Not filled out. Copy 2.
[Promissory note]
Promissory note. Not filled out. Drawing of a girl and a dog sitting in front of a tree on the left side of the note.
[Kranfenfarren-Berein]
Document describing the history and current practices of the Health Insurance-Company of San Antonio. Includes a list of financial information, a list of members as of April 1, 1892, physicians, medical examiners, and the company committee.
[Promissory note with engravings and receipt]
Promissory note. Engravings of deer and a dog. Not filled out. A removable receipt is included.
[Promissory note with engravings]
Promissory note. Engravings of deer and a dog. Not filled out.
[Promissory note with engravings and receipt, copy 2]
Promissory note. Engravings of deer and a dog. Not filled out. A removable receipt is included.
[Guarantee No. 120 and instructions for filling the Parker Vacumatic Pen]
Guarantee and instructions for filling the Parker Vacumatic Pen. Guarantee is numbered 616601.
[Local Collection receipt, Continental National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas, August 27, 1937]
Receipt No. 47026 showing financial transaction in the amount of $21. Credit is drawn in favor of Billie Johnson received from First State Bank, Kerrville, Texas on E. W. Hammond.
[Customer's Draft, Continental National Bank, Fort Worth, Texas, August 27, 1937]
Financial transaction in the amount of $21 between E. W. Hammond and Billie Johnson for the settlement of an account. Issued from the First State Bank, Kerrville, Texas. Signed by Billie Johnson.
[Promotional material for a book about Castro and Castroville]
Promotional material for a book about Castro and Castroville ["Castro - Ville and Henry Castro --- Empresario"] by Julia Nott Waugh.
[Escort card]
Card asking for permission to escort someone home. Recipient is instructed to tear off the right side of the card if the offer is accepted and the left side if the recipient already has an escort.
[Globe Book Mark and Interest Tables]
Card printed by "The Globe Co" with a "short method for calculating interest" on one side and a time table "showing the time in days from any day in one month to the corresponding day in any other month" on the other.
[Envelope with return address]
Envelope with return address: Mrs. Richard Holdsworth, Box 146, Kerrville, Texas.
[Portion of a blank form]
Portion of a blank paper form with spaces for To, For, Date, Time, Due, No. and dollar amount. Possibly the receipt portion of a check.
[Der liefe Drud von Deiner hand]
Poem by an unknown author regarding the joys of love and marriage. Poem is printed on a torn piece of paper.
Popular Non-Secret Medicines
Sheet showing formulas for various medicines.
Texas, Castro-Ville
Document inviting the public to learn more about the prosperity of Castroville by contacting any one of a list of men. The end states that Mr. Castro is still giving free land to families and bachelors.
[Booklet about medicine and pharmaceuticals]
Excerpt from a booklet about medical and pharmaceutical matters, including lists of pharmaceutical terminology and how to write prescriptions.
[Motten, Motten, Motten]
Article discussing how to rid oneself of wool-eating moths. Clipping. Reverse has advertisements for various items.
[A Useful Table/Measurements]
Clipping with a useful table "to aid farmers in arriving at accuracy in estimating the amount of land in different fields under cultivation" and an article with formulas for measurement conversions related to agriculture. Advertisements on verso.
[Medical Advice]
Excerpt with medical advice on treatment of sun-stroke, recovery of the drowned, of persons struck by lightning and remedy for pulmonary consumption (incomplete). On the first page is a list of countries with corresponding numbers.
[Habeas Corpus]
Article in a clipping explaining habeas corpus. Reverse side lists advertisements for various items, including building sites and garden plants, in a newspaper clipping.
[Two advertisements]
Clipping advertising an etching reproduction of a painting by Jean Francois Millet, "The Angelus", pg. 72. Etching is offered as free gift to weekly subscribers of The St. Louis Republic. Watch advertisements on verso, pg. 71. Watches are offered by The Brodix Publishing Co., Washington, D.C., to subscribers and club organizers of "The Home Magazine".
[Recueil de Chansons Nationales]
Lyric sheet for "The Flag of Austerlitz and Arcole" to the tune of "La Sentinelle" and "La Parisienne," the national march, by Casimir DeLavigne.
[A Candle to Burn All Night]
Clipping containing small factoids, jokes, and anecdotes, including how to make a candle burn longer.
[Torn page, in German]
Torn document with advertisements on one side and text regarding the name of a river and the history of Austin Colony.
[Curing Cancer with Red-Clover Tea]
Clipping regarding the use of red-clover tea to cure cancer. Advertisements on the reverse side for Wm. W. Gamble, Bookseller and Stationer, and Gamble's News Depot, San Antonio, Texas.
[Clipping regarding Adolphus and Angelina's engagement]
Clipping regarding Adolphus and Angelina's engagement.
[Clipping in German with a poem about beer and account of a hunting trip]
Clipping with a poem about drinking beer. Reverse side is an account of a hunting trip.
[Citronen als Diätetisches Heilmittel]
Clipping detailing the medicinal use of lemons as previously published in The Lancet. Includes recipes for lemonade and similar substances. Advertisements on reverse.
[Wie die Alten fungen, So zwitschern die Jungen]
Clipping with a poem about aging. On reverse is an account of a strange series of events in church.
[Blätter aus dem Buche der Weisheit]
Clipping with sayings about life. On reverse is a partial illustration of a scene in Valparaiso with a description and a guide for foreigners who visit the Andes.
[Strassburg nach der Uebergabe]
Clipping with a poem regarding Strasbourg's annexation to the German Empire. Dated October 1, 1870.
[L. Huth & Son]
Clipping recommending L. Huth & Son as merchants.
[Allerlei]
Clipping containing small items of news including the following: 100 women from France are going to Mexico for silk growing, a French merchant locked up a thief with a vicious dog who killed him, and Ben Thompson has no shortage of refreshments and melons but welcomes visitors in jail. Reverse is a fragment of a clipping regarding trains.
[Be Careful What You Say.]
Clipping with a poem advising against speaking ill of others written by Sergeant Major Joseph A Hess. Fragment of a drawing and article on the reverse side.
[Huth shield]
Copy of an image of the Huth shield with "Huth" underneath.
[Passport for Louis Huth, May 17, 1866, copy 2]
Passport for Louis Huth including physical description. Signed by Secretary of State William H. Seward on May 17, 1866 in Washington [D. C.].
[Passport for Louis Huth, May 17, 1866, negative copy]
Negative image of a passport for Louis Huth including physical description. Signed by Secretary of State William H. Seward on May 17, 1866 in Washington [D. C.].
[Advertisement for milk crackers]
Advertisement for milk crackers from Dozier, Weyl & Co. in St. Louis. Page has a color drawing of a cow.
[Document signed by Louis Huth January 3, 1847]
Document signed by Louis Huth and dated January 3, 1847 in Castroville.
[Property tax receipt no. 200, Medina County, March 17, 1864]
Tax receipt for lots in Quihi and Castroville. Also lists original land grants and their values.
[Bill for the Hôtel du Parc, October 12, 1843]
Bill for approximately nine days of food and lodging at the Hotel du Parc.
[Ledger containing colony financial information, October 2, 1846]
Ledger containing financial information regarding colonists. Lists debtors and those having credit. Signed at the end by Louis Huth on October 2, 1846 in Castroville.
[List of emigrants going from Antwerp to Galveston, January 21 and April 1, 1846]
List of emigrants going from Antwerp to Galveston. Signed Guillaume D'Hanis and dated January 21 and April 1, 1846 in Antwerp. "Ledger of the emigrants embarked this day on the ship "Diamond".
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