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[Receipt for $104.73 for whiskey and other items, December 23, 1858]

Description: Receipt for $104.73 for whiskey and other items bought of Karstendiek & Co. at No. 103 Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans. Purchaser is Mr. Louis Huth, Castroville.
Date: December 23, 1858
Creator: Karstendiek & Co.
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Stock in Washington County Railroad]

Description: Stock in Washington County Railroad purchased by Y.S. Veazey. Lois Jean Cooper Mayer Collection, Supplement 2
Date: September 1, 1858
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]

Description: Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.
Date: January 18, 1858
Creator: Fular, A. W.
Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Bill of sale for a slave boy named Owens]

Description: Bill of sale for a boy around 16 years old named Owens, sold as a slave to Michael Reed by Mark, William, and Tilford Bean.
Date: June 15, 1858
Creator: Bean, Mark; Bean, William & Bean, Tilford
Partner: Southwestern University

[Ledger of daily slave activities]

Description: Ledger detailing the daily activities of those who were slaves to Michael Reed. Names of those enslaved include Jack, Dan, Ed, Gim/Jim, Johan, Gorge, Abe, Little Gim/Jim, Bill, Luce, Bet, Sal, Lizzy/Lizey, Nelee[?], Ike, and Johan. Activities include working with cotton and corn, ginning, herding, clearing, "house," "sick," chopping, fodder, and "nothing." On the last page, some quantities and the name "Josiah P. Gates."
Date: [1858,1859?]
Creator: Reed, Michael
Partner: Southwestern University

Copy of Bill, M. Reed

Description: Bill for goods purchased by Michael Reed from Taylor and Bagby.
Date: November 9, 1858
Creator: Taylor and Bagby
Partner: Southwestern University

[Citizen Request to the Town Council]

Description: Request from various citizens to the town council, asking for various dangerous streets to be repaired.
Date: February 10, 1858
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Election Results: Precinct #6]

Description: Tally of votes for the election of a mayor and aldermen (regidores) in the city of Laredo, with the list of voters in precinct number 6.
Date: December 13, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Ledger of daily slave activities]

Description: Ledger detailing the daily activities of those who were slaves to Michael Reed. Names of those enslaved include Jack, Dan, Ed, Gim/Jim, Johan, Gorge/George, Abe, Little Gim/Jim, Bill, Luce, Bet, Sal, Lizzy/Lizey, Nelee[?], Ike, and Johan. Activities include working with cotton and corn, ginning, herding, clearing, cow hunting, plowing, bailing, "river bank," "house," "sick," chopping, fodder, and "nothing." Also included in what appears to once have been gathered into a booklet are several rece… more
Date: [1858,1859?]
Creator: Reed, Michael
Partner: Southwestern University

[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

Description: Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Austin County, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Texas governor, Hardin Runners Runnels, and the Secretary of State, J. S. Anderson.
Date: February 1, 1858
Creator: Runnels, Hardin Richard
Partner: Austin College

The great Conqueror [and unnamed sermon]

Description: Notes for two separate sermons given on different days and in different locations. The first recounts the role of Christ as the conqueror of sin and death; the second discussing gratitude and mercy.
Date: February 7, 1858
Creator: Fisher[?]
Partner: Southwestern University

[Deacon certification for Orceneth A. Fisher]

Description: Certificate ordaining Orceneth Asbury Fisher with the office of Deacon in the Methodist Episcopal Church South as judged by the Texas Conference.
Date: November 28, 1858
Creator: Pierce, George F.
Partner: Southwestern University

[Sermon on the Christian soldier]

Description: Notes for a sermon that appears to be a metaphorical discussion on Christian soldiers serving in the Army of God, references to the "breastplate of righteousness" and "shield of faith."
Date: February 14, 1858
Creator: Fisher[?]
Partner: Southwestern University

[Receipt #4, 1858]

Description: Receipt signed by Miguel Sidwill for a total of $17.50 from a man named Juan.
Date: April 30, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Receipt #3, 1858]

Description: Receipt signed by Miguel Sidwill for three dollars paid from Anthony Johnson.
Date: June 11, 1858
Creator: Laredo (Tex.)
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

Range of the Thermometer at Denton: 1858

Description: Booklet containing information about the temperature, wind, and weather in Denton, Texas from July to December 1858. Otis G. Welch was the author and illustrator of this book. He recorded his observations at sunrise, noon, 3 p.m., and sunset. Mr. Welch also made notes about the wind, weather, and clouds. We debated about the artwork on the cover and - with the help of the staff of the Fort Worth Botanical Research Institute of Texas - decided that it is either a bent angle Curie Thermometer OR … more
Date: 1858?
Creator: Welch, Otis G.
Partner: Denton Public Library
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