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[Map of railroad lands for sale in the West Texas counties of Ector, Midland, Crane, Upton, Tom Green, Glasscock, Coke, and Sterling]

Description: Map shows railroad lands for Ector, Midland, Crane, Upton, Tom Green, Glasscock, Coke, and Sterling counties West Texas; block and tract numbers, lease numbers, ownership, and lots sold. Includes list of leased properties and leasees in Coke and Sterling Counties. Scale [1:133,334].
Date: [1878..1880]
Creator: Canda, C. J.; Drake, S. J. & Strauss, W.
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

Mexico, Cuba & Central America.

Description: Map shows railroads, boundaries of Mexican states, and major cities and towns; islands of the West Indies as the Greater and "Little" Antilles. Includes population and area statistics. Inset: "Continuation of the West Indies." Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:13,800,000].
Date: [1878..1888]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Jasper County, Texas Tax Roll: 1878]

Description: Tax rolls for Jasper County, Texas documenting real and personal properties taxed during the year 1878. Information includes land plot(s) and owner's name, the acreage and assessed value for each property, additional assets, taxes assessed by the state and county, and other relevant details.
Date: 1878
Creator: Jasper County (Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Paul Osterhout, August 22, 1878]

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his son, Paul Osterhout. John wrote to his son from his visit with his mother. He mentioned a few land deals he wanted to look into and that his mother offered to give him his father's old desk. John showed interest in starting up a sheep ranch. In the post-script, John said that an aunt might not have much longer to live.
Date: August 22, 1878
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 3, 1878]

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. He wrote to her while traveling. He informed her that he may be changing the route of his trip to go through Washington City. John said he was going to make the most of his trip and that he missed his family.
Date: September 3, 1878
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from J. R. Roberts to Sister, November 24, 1878]

Description: Letter from J. R. Roberts to sister. J. R. thanked his sister for gifts that were sent and went on to update her on what was happening in their families' lives. The letter ended with a mention that people were searching for land claims in the area and the author wanted their mother to not worry about them.
Date: November 24, 1878
Creator: Roberts, J. R.
Partner: Austin College

[Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to John Patterson Osterhout and Family, September 24, 1878]

Description: Letter from Junia Roberts Osterhout to her husband, John Patterson Osterhout, and family. Junia wrote her husband and children while she was visiting family in Pennsylvania. She told them who she had been seeing and still needed to stay with. Junia let her family know that she wanted to return before Christmas, but needed money sent to her.
Date: September 24, 1878
Creator: Osterhout, Junia Roberts
Partner: Austin College

Cases argued and decided in the Supreme Court of the State of Texas, during the Tyler term, 1877, and embracing the cases decided during the first part of the Galveston term, 1878. Volume 48.

Description: Includes Texas Supreme Court case reports from 1877 and 1878 along with a list of the justices of the Texas Supreme Court, a table of the names of cases included in the volume, and an index.
Date: 1878
Creator: Texas. Supreme Court.
Partner: UNT Libraries

Oral History Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, April 12, 1983

Description: Interview with Mrs. Walter Balloon, from Silver Point, Tennessee and daughter of a preacher. The interview includes discussion from Mrs. Balloon on prominent figures in and around the church, with a focus on her father (Thomas Henry Busby) and G. P. Bowser. The interview also incudes Mrs. Balloon recounting her childhood.
Date: April 12, 1983
Creator: Boyd, R. Vernon & Balloon, Mrs. Walter
Partner: Abilene Christian University Library

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern.

Description: Map shows major roads, railroads, major cities and towns, Native American reservations, military posts, water resources, swamps; "Dakotah" territory. Includes legend and key to abbreviations. Insets: "Boston & Umgebung," "New York und Umgebung," "Der Südliche Theile von Florida im Anschluss an Blatt 86," "Der Südliche Theil von Texas im Anschluss an Blatt 85." Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:3,700,000].
Date: 1878
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

[Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to Junia Roberts Osterhout, September 14, 1878]

Description: Letter from John Patterson Osterhout to his wife, Junia Roberts Osterhout. John wrote her from his travels. He had been able to attend the New York State Fair and wished his family had been there to see it. He let his wife know he would be returning with a trunk of gifts for her and their children. He planned to head home in less two weeks.
Date: September 13, 1878
Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson
Partner: Austin College

Scouting, Volume 61, Number [6], September 1973

Description: Bi-monthly publication of the Boy Scouts of America, written for Boy Scout leaders, officials, and others interested in the work of the Scouts. It includes articles about events and activities, updates from the national headquarters, topical columns and essays, and news from various chapters nationwide. A table of contents appears on page 5.
Date: September 1973
Creator: Boy Scouts of America
Partner: Boy Scouts of America National Scouting Museum

Texas and Indian Territory

Description: This map shows the state of Texas and Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). The counties of Texas are labeled and shaded in various colors; regions of Indian Territory are outlined in red. Major cities, bodies of water and geographic features are marked (with relief marked by hachures). Additionally, completed and proposed railroads (as well as some other travel routes) are marked with red lines. There are three insets: "Mexico" and the "Western Part of Texas" in the lower left corner, a… more
Date: 1878
Creator: Monteith, James
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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