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[Pennsylvania Land Grant]

Description: Land grant transferring ownership of a tract of land called "Rich Hill" from Thomas Say to Stacy Potts. The grant is signed by the governor and secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Date: March 2, 1802
Creator: United States. Pennsylvania.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Texas Land Grant]

Description: Land grant for Ira Ellis signed by the governor of the state of Texas. There is a handwritten note from the clerk of Smith County regarding the grant and where it is recorded in the clerk's office about a year after the grant was issued.
Date: June 9, 1848
Creator: United States. Texas.
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Land grant to Gabriel B. Knight, 1854]

Description: Grant for 320 acres of land in Tarrant County to Gabriel B. Knight, "in Denton District. Tarrant County on Bear Creek in the Lower Cross Timbers . . . "
Date: June 2, 1854
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: Other

[Handwritten Notes]

Description: Handwritten doctor's notes, listing patients.
Date: 1880~
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Ladoga Public Schools Pupil Card]

Description: Card placing Edgar B. Sutherlin in Ladoga Public Schools in 1899. It reads: "Ladoga Public Schools. Edgar Sutherlin Pupil in 7th Year Grade, 1899-00, Belongs in 8th Year Grade, 1900-01. Nelle Morrison Teacher. J. F. Warfel, Supt."
Date: 1899/1900
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Sutherlin Family Genealogy Charts]

Description: Genealogy charts for members of the Sutherlin family, including Edgar Brown Sutherlin, Ruby Maurine Sutherlin McElroy, Clyda Waneta Sutherlin Bowman, James Edgar Sutherlin, James Franklin Sutherlin, Clyda N. Sutherlin, and John Harvey Sutherlin. The charts include information concerning births, military service, marriages, and deaths.
Date: 1900~
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Recruitment Card]

Description: Recruitment card belonging to Edgar Brown Sutherlin. It reads: "U. S. Naval Recruiting Station, 1421 Masonic Temple, Chicago, Ill. No. 241. Name: Sutherlin, E. B. Rate: Landsman for Training. Date: APR 3 - 1902." Sutherlin signed the back of the card.
Date: April 3, 1902
Creator: Naval Regional Contracting Center (U.S.)
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Partial Letter]

Description: Folded paper that has a partial letter written on the front that says: "Mineral Wells, Texas, July 10, 1905, Dear Sig - I thought I would write you a few lines. How are you do hope you are well. I went out Donkey riding this morning." The text changes to different writing that says "we are playing high five now..." as well as other written text and numbers on other parts of the page.
Date: July 1905
Partner: McFaddin-Ward House Museum

[Elk Lodge Membership Card]

Description: Membership card for Elk Lodge belonging to John H. Sutherlin. It reads: "No. 502. Durango, Colo., Lodge No. 507, B. P. O. Elks. This is to Certify that Bro. John H. Sutherlin has paid dues to Oct. 1st, 1909 and at the date of issuing this card was in good standing in said lodge. Dated 7 day of June 1909."
Date: June 7, 1909
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Elk Lodge Membership Card]

Description: Membership card for Elk Lodge belonging to John H. Sutherlin. It reads: "No. 502. Durango, Colo., Lodge No. 507, B. P. O. Elks. This is to Certify that Bro. John H. Sutherlin has paid dues to Apr 1, 1910 and at the date of issuing this card was in good standing in said lodge. Dated 6 day of Apr 1910."
Date: April 6, 1910
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company

Description: This pamphlet describes the processes of silk production and compares it to raising cotton.
Date: 1917
Creator: The Austin Silk Plantation and Manufacturing Company
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]

Description: Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date: 1918
Creator: Lundgren, Luella
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Instructions for Naval Gun Operation]

Description: A manual of operating procedures for naval gunnery, including a list of crew stations, their respective duties, loading, firing, controlling and directing fire, and other relevant information. No author or source is listed.
Date: 1920/1929%
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

[Two Stories from Cecil S. Allyn]

Description: Two vignettes from Cycil S. Allyn, an American serviceman in Mexico. The first is about a cock-fighting eagle, and the second about problems with transporting cheese.
Date: 1920/1929~
Creator: Allyn, Cecil S.
Partner: Fort Worth Aviation Museum

[Shares of The Se-Cola Bottling Company]

Description: Document certifying that E. B. Sutherlin owns two shares of The Se-Cola Bottling Company.
Date: March 23, 1920
Partner: Private Collection of the Sutherlin Family

[Visa for R. E. Denison to Visit Mexico]

Description: Visa authorizing R. E. Denison of Texas to travel to Mexico for up to one year, starting May 1921. The front of the card has a partial photograph -- attached to the upper-left corner -- of Denison, wearing a suit and hat, standing in front of a large plant or tree. There is an official stamp from the consul general in Laredo, Texas on the front of the card.
Date: May 14, 1921
Creator: Mexico. Consul General.
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Teacher's Contract for Pearl Vinson, 1924

Description: Teacher's contract for Pearl Vinson from 1924. The contract stipulates that she will teach for 7 months at a rate of $85/month in the Cross Roads Elementary in Cass County. Other signatures on the contract include J. F. Joyner, M.A. Harrell and R.E. Hall, trustees, and J. L. Lovelace, County Superintendant
Date: August 4, 1924
Partner: Other
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