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- Bexar Scrip 2692
- Copy of a land Grant file for land issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company in the Bexar Land District. Includes a folder jacket with table of contents and notes about the land grant (filed July 12, 1928); field notes by M.J. Doyle, Deputy Surveyor, Bexar Land District for Section 21 Block 20 (January 13, 1873); the affidavit of ownership of S.N. Allen (July 12, 1928); and a note by Land Commissioner J.H. Walker indicating that the file has no relation to the O. Henry story of the same name (December 4, 1933). O. Henry’s story tells the tale of a Railroad baron taking a poor homesteader’s land by stealing this file. Walker notes that although the file was missing for a period, due to office procedures the land fraud could not have occurred.
- Roster of Employees in the General Land Office
- Ledger contains lists of General Land Office employees, their job titles, and monthly earnings. Excerpted here are 98 pages covering January 1887-January 1891, which are the dates O. Henry was employed at the land office. W.S. Porter, later known as the writer O. Henry, is listed as draftsman, compiling draftsman and assistant draftsman, earning $100 per month. Porter's name appears on roughly half of the pages.
- [Effie Roach Hofer Autograph Album]
- Autograph album belonging to Effie Roach Hofer. It includes page a 10-line verse poem entitled "Poetry," with drawing of fiddle and pointing finger and hand, signed "W.S. Porter/Secretary Jolly Brothers."
- Athol Estes Porter Autograph book
- Autograph album belonging to Athol Estes, includes 10-line two stanza poem. First letters of first five lines acrostically spell Athol (first letters of lines) and Estes (last letters of lines). Signed "W.S.P."
- [Cancelled Checks to W. S. Porter]
- Cancelled checks written by Maddox Bros. & Anderson all made out to W. S. Porter. Some are endorsed on the back by Porter.
- [Letter from O. Henry to Belle Palm]
- Letter detailing programme for a musical event to be held on October 1, 1886, in which Belle Palm is on the program and O. Henry is the Musical Director.
- Receiver's Memorandum
- These two pages are exerpts from a 141-page Receivers Memorandum dated 1887-1888. Pages appear to show payroll advances to O. Henry, here identified by his given name William S. Porter or W.S. Porter, for the months of June 1887 through December 1887. These pages are written in O. Henry's hand, and show his signature several times.
- Map of Webb County
- Cadastral map of Webb County, Texas in the South Texas Plains region. Some features are marked in color and some sketched illustrations around the title. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch). Authorship is attributed to W.S. Porter, later known as the short story writer O. Henry.
- Map of Kent County
- Cadastral map of Kent County, Texas in the Panhandle Plains region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch). Shows boundaries and ownership of land, including that of several railroad companies. Compiled and drawn by William S. Porter, later known as the short story writer O. Henry. Map is notable for its landscape drawings near the top.
- Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking
- Short story about a "professional tramp" in New Orleans.
- Georgia's Ruling
- Short story about the General Land Office in Austin, Texas. Story was published while O. Henry was in prison in Columbus, Ohio.
- Money Maze
- A short story set in Central America. This story is said to have served as the literary foundation of "Cabbages and Kings."
- A Blackjack Bargainer
- Short story about a family feud.
- Rouge et Noire
- A short story about the banana trade in Central America based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s. This is perhaps the first instance of O. Henry's use of the term "banana republic."
- Bulger's Friend
- Short story about an old man who joins the Salvation Army.
- The Flag Paramount
- A short story set in Central America and based on O. Henry's experiences in Honduras in the late 1890s.
- The Lotos and the Bottle
- Short story about a consul for the United States.
- The Passing of Black Eagle
- A short story set in Texas.
- [Handwritten letter from O. Henry to F.M. Maddox]
- Handwritten letter from O. Henry asking F.M. Maddox to loan him $75 to relocate to New York City from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- The Marionettes
- Short story about a doctor who leads a double-life as a burglar.
- [Handwritten letter from F.M. Maddox to W.S. Porter (O. Henry)]
- F. M. Maddox's reply to O. Henry's request for Maddox to lend him seventy-five dollars. Maddox asks if it's possible for O. Henry to get the money from his friend in New York.
- His Courier
- A short story about a boy tasked with delivering a message.
- Madame Bo-Peep, of the Ranches
- Short story set in Texas.
- An Afternoon Miracle
- Short story set along the Texas/Mexico border.
- The Struggle of the Outliers
- A short story about two men fighting over the same woman.
- The Cactus
- Short story about a young bachelor.
- The Renaissance at Charleroi
- Short story about a clerk in New Orleans.
- Round the Circle
- Short story set in Texas.
- Hearts and Hands
- Short story about a marshal and a prisoner.
- A Ghost of Chance
- Short story about a ghost.
- The Roads of Destiny
- A short story about a traveling poet.
- Hygeia at the Solito
- Short story set in San Antonio, Texas.
- The Phonograph and the Graft
- Story in which two grifters decide to introduce the phonograph to South America.
- One Dollar's Worth
- Short story about a counterfeiting case.
- A Retrieved Reform
- A short story about Jimmy Valentine, a young safe-cracker.
- The Guardian of the Scutcheon
- Short story about a bank porter.
- The Marquis and Miss Sally
- Short story set in Texas.
- October and June
- A short story about the age difference between a captain and the woman he is courting.
- The Atavism of John Tom Little Bear
- Short story about the character Jeff Peters.
- A Call Loan
- Short story set in Texas.
- The Fourth in Salvador
- Short story about a man celebrating July Fourth in South America.
- Jimmy Hayes and Muriel
- Short story about a company of Texas Rangers.
- Remorse
- A three-stanza poem by O. Henry and published under the pen name S. H. Peters.
- The Whirligig of Life
- Short story about a couple's divorce and remarriage.
- Tobin's Palm
- Short story about a boy who gets his palm read.
- The Lonesome Road
- A short story set in Texas.
- At Arms with Morpheus
- A short story about two young medical students.
- The Lotus and the Cockleburrs
- Short story set in the Spanish Main.
- The Princess and the Puma
- Short story set on a ranch in Texas.
- The Pimienta Pancakes
- A cow camp cook tells a story about a pancake recipe.