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Aaron

Description: Biography of Aaron, first High Priest of Israel. Written for children, with an emphasis on submission to God's will. Bound in illustrated wrappers.
Date: 1853/1857
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[New map of the state of Texas]

Description: Hand drawn color-shaded map showing counties, cities, rivers, creeks, railroads, roads, and topographical features of Texas as of 1859. Insets of Plan of the northern part of Texas, Plan of Galveston Bay and Plan of Sabine Lake.
Date: 1859
Creator: J.H. Colton & Co.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from Jacob De Cordova, dated Nov. 20, 1859]

Description: Letter from Jacob De Cordova, dated Nov. 20, 1850 to "My dear Doctor," probably Thomas Moore of Burnet County. Discusses his travels through Texas, and various land transactions. He directs that any letters sent by Phin be forwarded to Graham. Phineas De Cordova was Jacob De Cordova's brother and partner in their Land agent business.
Date: November 20, 1859
Creator: De Cordova, Jacob Raphael
Partner: Bosque County Historical Commission

Anthony Banning Norton

Description: Portrait of Anthony Banning. Banning was the editor of the first newspaper in Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Chief. He was born in 1821 in Mount Vernon, Ohio. He died in Dallas on Jan. 31, 1893.
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

Documents pertaining to the case of Mills & Jackush vs. Almyra Walton, cause no. 136, 1855

Description: Documents relating to the right to property case of Mills & Jackush vs. Almyra Walton include several copies of mark and brand records used by Mr. and Mrs. Walton, as well as documents from the trial which include, but are not limited to: interrogatories to be propounded to Henry Harris with a copy, a citation for Almyra Walton, a subpoena to summon Tandy Howeth, a statement by attorneys about the trial to right of property, exceptions for plaintiff, interrogatories and cross interrogatories to… more
Date: 1854-09-17/1859-05-19
Creator: Gray, W. M.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office

Documents pertaining to the case of R. H. Alexander vs. Elias A. Carroll, cause no. 191, 1856

Description: Documents relating to the case of R. H. Alexander vs. Elias A. Carroll include citation to summon witnesses for plaintiff, many copies of interrogatories and cross-interrogatories to be propounded to the witnesses by the attorneys of both parties, notices to parties about the intention to seek answers from witnesses, answers and exceptions, motions to suppress the deposition of Julius Brown, a statement of facts, a statement from the defense, motions for a new trial, special exceptions, and the… more
Date: 1856-10-25/1859-05-06
Creator: Gray, W. M.; Bradshaw, T. & Holland, B. C.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office

Documents pertaining to the the case of E. R. Whatley vs. John H. Derden, cause no. 587, 1874

Description: Documents relating to the debt of John H. Derden to E. R. Whatley include a statement written by the petitioner's attorney, John H. Reagan, submitted to the Judge of the 9th Judicial District and recieved by the District Clerk on September 30, 1874. Affixed to the statement are two promissory notes written by the defendant, labeled 'Exhibit A' and 'Exhibit B.'
Date: September 1874
Creator: Thornton, Jeff E.
Partner: Henderson County District Clerk's Office

Map of the State of Texas from the Latest Authorities.

Description: Map of the state of Texas shows major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features (relief shown by hachures); each of the counties is outlined and colored. Additionally, the major rail lines are marked with listings in the lower right corner. There are two insets on the map: "Northern Texas on the same scale as the larger Map" in the upper left corner and "Map of Galveston Bay from the U.S. Coast Survey" in the lower left corner. There is also a key and list labeled "Population &c of Te… more
Date: 1859
Creator: Young, J. H. (James Hamilton)
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Texas Almanac, 1859

Description: The almanac covers general topics about the state of Texas including statistics for individual counties, history, agriculture, expenditures, and weather, as well as discussions of legal and social issues of the time.
Date: 1859~
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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