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The Cosmopolitan Hand-book of Rules and Tables

Description: Educational book about business and agriculture. Includes tables for conversions of various weights and measures, population and census data, information for making purchases and sales in agriculture, and business advice, along with an extensive section of advertisements.
Date: 1884
Creator: Coryell, E. E.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Forgotten Texas Census: First Annual Report of the Agricultural Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, 1887-88

Description: Book containing a county by county census of Texas taken in 1887-1888. Information tallied includes such things as divorces, marriages, number of workers, church affiliation, and ethnic makeup. There is also a overview of state institutions, mineral wealth, geography, and miscellaneous information from the time.
Date: 2002
Creator: Foster, L. L.
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

Ranchman's Scrap Book

Description: Scrapbook created by W. J. Bryan containing various newspaper and magazine clippings about the western frontier days and the cattle boom era in Texas.
Date: unknown
Creator: Bryan, William John
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Forgotten Texas Census: First Annual Report of the Agricultural Bureau of the Department of Agriculture, Insurance, Statistics, and History, 1887-88

Description: Book containing a county by county census of Texas taken in 1887-1888. Information tallied includes such things as divorces, marriages, number of workers, church affiliation, and ethnic makeup. There is also a overview of state institutions, mineral wealth, geography, and miscellaneous information from the time.
Date: 2017
Creator: Foster, L. L.
Partner: Texas State Historical Association

William C. Wright v. The United States and the Comanche and Kiowa Indians

Description: Record and transcription of William C. Wright v. the United States and the Comanche and Kiowa tribes of Indians in the United States Court of Claims. The claimant argued that the Comanche and Kiowa Indians stole property from him around 1868.
Date: 1891-07-01?
Creator: United States. Court of Claims.
Partner: Denton Public Library

Denton County Brands

Description: The booklet contains a collection of many of the livestock brands used to identify cattle, horses, sheep, and goats by early Denton County Ranchers.
Date: unknown
Creator: Western National Bank of Denton
Partner: Denton Public Library

Travis County Clerk Records: Marks and Brands Record 1

Description: Register of Travis County livestock marks and brands from 1840 to 1893, showing date of registration, name and residence of owner, to whom sold (residence and remarks), facsimile of mark or brand, and place of brand. Arranged chronologically by date registered.
Date: 1840/1893
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Clerk Records: Marks and Brands Record 2

Description: Register of Travis County livestock marks and brands from 1882 to 1902, showing date of registration, name and residence of owner, to whom sold (residence and remarks), facsimile of mark or brand, and place of brand. Arranged chronologically by date registered.
Date: 1882/1902
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 188

Description: Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from April 1902 to February 1903, 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 … more
Date: 1902-04/1903-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes H

Description: Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from December 1879 to October 1881. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1879-12/1881-10
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes G

Description: Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from March 1877 to February 1880. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1877-03/1880-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes F

Description: Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from June 1873 to February 1877. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1873-06/1877-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Probate Records: Probate Minutes I

Description: Travis County probate minutes documenting probate cases from January 1882 to January 1883. Recorded copies of proceedings of the county court sitting as a probate court in cases involving estates of deceased individuals. Shows term of court, date of proceedings, names of officers present, subject of hearing, names of interested parties present, orders of the court, signed approval of county judge, and clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date: 1882-01/1883-01
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Investigations into the Nature, Causation, and Prevention of Texas or Southern Cattle Fever

Description: This book serves as "a report on the nature, causation, and prevention of Texas cattle fever" (p. 9) or the infection of cattle by ticks. It includes statistical tables and illustrations of red blood corpuscles infected by ticks. Index begins on page 297.
Date: 1893
Creator: Smith, Theobold & Kilborne, Fred Lucius
Partner: University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries

Church register

Description: Register of pastors -- Register of marriages -- Register of infant baptisms -- Register of members. Some pages blank.
Date: 1886/1925
Creator: Krum United Methodist Church
Partner: Krum United Methodist Church

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes C

Description: Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from August 1866 to August 1877, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approval … more
Date: 1866-08/1877-08
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Travis County Clerk Records: Commissioners Court Minutes E

Description: Travis County Commissioners Court minutes from August 1883 to February 1888, documenting proceedings of county administrative court. Business transacted includes classification and expenditure of county funds, approval of claims, levy of taxes, care of paupers, construction and maintenance of public buildings and roads, management of other county works, calling of bids and letting of contracts, designation of election precincts, appointments of election judges, calling of elections, and approva… more
Date: 1883-08/1888-02
Creator: Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Partner: Travis County Clerk’s Office

Charles Schreiner, General Merchandise: The Story of a Country Store

Description: Book about the three generations of ownership of Charles Schreiner's Country Store in Kerrville, Texas. Includes biographical information regarding the Schreiners, the origins of the business, and stories about Charles Schreiner.
Date: 1944
Creator: Haley, J. Evetts 1901-1995
Partner: Texas State Historical Association
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