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Difficulties of a Mexican revenue officer in Texas

Description: This book discusses the action by the Mexican government to send a revenue officer and small contingent of soldiers into Texas during 1835 to collect taxes from the citizens and the resistance they faced. Includes some letters and notes from the author about later excerpts from newspapers.
Date: January 1901
Creator: Barker, Eugene C.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

The Lone Star defenders; a chronicle of the Third Texas cavalry, Ross brigade

Description: History of the Third Texas Cavalry, featuring the organization of the unit, accounts of battles in Missouri, the Siege of Corinth, the Battle of Iuka, the surrender at Vicksburg, the Battle of Yazoo City, Kilpatrick's Raid, the Atlanta Campaign, and the end of the war.
Date: 1908
Creator: Barron, S. B.
Partner: Dallas Public Library

Reminiscences of an ex-Confederate soldier : or, Forty years on crutches

Description: A narrative of a soldier's experiences in the Civil War. T.H. Bowman was a soldier in Company A, William Wirt Adams's regiment of Mississippi Cavalry. He fought in Kentucky and Tennessee, and later settled in Texas.
Date: 1904
Creator: Bowman, T. H.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Message of Governor T.M. Campbell to the first called session of the thirtieth legislature of Texas: together with the proclamation of the Governor convening the legislature in extra-ordinary session.

Description: This document is a message to the legislature of Texas from Governor T.M. Campbell. The purpose of the message was to get the legislature prepared to discuss laws concerning: simplification of court proceedings in the state of Texas, making telephone companies transmit other telephone companies messages, fair and lawful taxing of its citizens, increase business fees of both domestic and foreign businesses, and any other matters relating to the Constitution of Texas.
Date: April 17, 1907
Creator: Campbell, Thomas Mitchell
Partner: UNT Libraries

Farm Ballads

Description: Collection of poems and lyrics to farm ballads.
Date: 1901
Creator: Carleton, Will, 1845-1912
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Estate of D.M. O'Connor Business Accounts: 1901-1904]

Description: Ledger documenting the accounts of the D. M. O'Connor estate documenting the payment of bills, income from rent, and other financial transactions.
Date: 1901-11-01/1904-05-31
Creator: Carsner, C. F.
Partner: Texas Coastal Bend Collection

Annual Reports, City of Dallas: 1900-1901

Description: Report on various aspects of the city of Dallas, Texas describing activities, funding, and other information for fiscal year 1900-1901, including an overall report from the mayor as well as departmental reports from city officials.
Date: 1901
Creator: Dallas (Tex.)
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

[Dallas Park Board Minutes, Book 7]

Description: Minutes for the Dallas Park Board containing a record of the group's discussions, decisions, and other business. Also contains indexes.
Date: 1905/1914
Creator: Dallas (Tex.). Park Department.
Partner: Dallas Municipal Archives

Footprints of Texas history

Description: A book about Texas history.
Date: 1908
Creator: Dill, Minnie G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[First United Methodist Church Registry: 1903-1907]

Description: Registry documenting membership at First United Methodist Church in Dallas from 1903 to 1907. Marriage and infant baptism records are also included.
Date: 1903/1907
Creator: First Methodist Church of Dallas
Partner: First United Methodist Church of Dallas

Biographical sketch of General Mirabeau B. Lamar

Description: Manuscript (reproduction) about Mirabeau B. Lamar, written by Edward Fontaine his personal secretary. Original manuscript dates from 1857.
Date: 1900
Creator: Fontaine, Edward
Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Galveston City Company Cash Book: 1905-1916]

Description: Ledger containing cash transactions for the Galveston City Company from November 4, 1905 to December 30, 1916.
Date: 1905-11-04/1916-12-30
Creator: Galveston City Company
Partner: Stewart Title Company

[Galveston City Company Document Index]

Description: Index to various Galveston City Company accounts, starting with a list at the start of ledgers containing minutes, wills, inventories, bonds and oaths, return sales, and annual & final accounts. Personal accounts are listed alphabetically by last name with various notations and columns labeled W, I, Br O, R S, and Accts. Newspaper clippings at the front of the ledger list all of the victims killed during the hurricane that happened September 8, 1900.
Date: 1900~
Creator: Galveston City Company
Partner: Stewart Title Company

A gazetteer of Texas

Description: This book is about the geography of Texas. The geographical information in the book includes: topography and drainage, climate, forests, exploration, settlement, population, industries, and land surveys.
Date: 1902
Creator: Gannett, Henry
Partner: UNT Libraries
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