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Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record X (transcript)

Description: Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from August 1872 to March 1873, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of sa… more
Date: 1872-08/1873-03
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record V (transcript)

Description: Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from March 1871 to January 1872, including warranty deeds, gift deeds, partition deeds, guardian deeds, quitclaim deeds, royalty deeds, various types of affidavits, appointments and resignations of trustees, trust indentures, transfers of liens, conveyances of liens, assignments of liens, subordination of liens, various types of partial releases, leases, easements, contracts of s… more
Date: 1871-03/1872-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

[Letter from I. H. Kempner to Beverly Harris of The Houston Post - February 29, 1956]

Description: Letter from I. H. Kempner to Miss Beverly Harris discussing an inquiry by The Houston Post about the life of his mother and her family in the 1870's. He describes how his mother and father met and the economic and historical context in Galveston and Cincinnati at the time. Additionally he discusses his grandmother and details of what her life was like.
Date: February 29, 1956
Creator: Kempner, Isaac H. (Isaac Herbert), 1873-1967
Partner: Rosenberg Library

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson, March 13, 1970

Description: Interview with Hattie Bell McKamey Ferguson (Mrs. Fred H. Ferguson), farmer and homemaker, who shares her observations on the land speculation, settlement, and development in the Coastal Bend area of South Texas from 1910 to 1970. She also discusses small town social life, the agrarian life, Mexican-Anglo relations, and King Ranch.
Date: March 13, 1970
Creator: Stephens, A. Ray & Ferguson, Hattie Bell McKamey, 1911-
Partner: UNT Oral History Program

[Letter from Vica Watts to Effie Watts Rector, March 24, 1872]

Description: Letter from Vica Watts, to her sister, Effie Watts Rector discussing the passing of their mother. Vica was there for the last moments since others couldn't be there. A lot is changing in Virginia, slowly but surely, and many have left to find work elsewhere. While some have left and don't contact much or a few still aren't married yet.
Date: March 24, 1872
Creator: Watts, Vica
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

[Transcript of Letter from Vica Watts to Effie Watts Rector, March 24, 1872]

Description: Transcript of letter from Vica Watts, to her sister, Effie Watts Rector discussing the passing of their mother. Vica was there for the last moments since others couldn't be there. A lot is changing in Virginia, slowly but surely, and many have left to find work elsewhere. While some have left and don't contact much or a few still aren't married yet.
Date: unknown
Partner: McWhiney History Education Group

Burton-Barnes, South 100 acres of East 200 acres, Section 19, Block 18, Texas & Pacific Railway Company, Taylor County. Notes on Abstract.

Description: Document listing the contents of the abstract for the property, Burton-Barnes, South 100 acres of East 200 acres, Section 19, Block 18, Texas & Pacific Railway Company, Taylor County. It lists the contents of each page, including the document type, date, and the parties involved in the transaction.
Date: [1906..]
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Portrait of Mary Bell Reeves]

Description: Photograph of a woman wearing dark-framed, circular glasses, a string of pearls or beads, and her hair pulled back. Writing on the back labels her as Mary Bell Reves, or "Granny", with what appear to be her years lived seen written beneath her name. Another name written in red ink on the back reads, "W. O. Reeves".
Date: unknown
Partner: Birdville Historical Society

[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Webb County Judge's Docket, 1870-1872]

Description: Notebook documenting the judge's docket in the 12th Judicial District Precinct Number 1 (Webb County, Texas) for cases held between 1870 and 1872. It includes a listing of the cases with the attorneys, title of suit, charges, service had, last order of court, and present order of court for each.
Date: 1870/1872
Creator: Webb County (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library
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