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[Letter to Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor from J.E. Baylor, September 19, 1869]

Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers. Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from J.E.B. regarding military pensions and literary matters

Date: September 19, 1869

Item Type: Letter

[Letter to Simon from Edwin Harrington & Son]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Letter to Simon from Edwin Harrington & Son, "Manufacturers of Iron Planers, Lathes, Drills, Patent Portable Hoists, and Other Machinists' Tools" regarding an order for a portable hoist.

Date: October 2, 1882

Item Type: Letter

Marriage certificate in German

German certificate of marriage for Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Zchappel and Louise Elisabeth Zeiss. The certificate is illustrated with various scenes including a ship, a church, and a family sitting in a garden. It is signed by Ida Zeiss, Alma Amsler, Otto L. Schroeder, and Rudolph Johnke.

Date: November 30, 1892

Item Type: Text

[Marriage License]

Marriage license for Erich Cox and Sarah Scott who married in Washington County, Republic of Texas.;

Date: August 2, 1837

Item Type: Text

[Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Membership certificate from Cartmell Lodge of the Odd Fellows in Brenham for Alex Simon granting visitation privileges at any Odd Fellows Lodge for 40 days; impressed stamp; engraved by W.H. Dougal, Georgetown, D.C.

Date: August 1, 1877

Item Type: Text

[Oath of Amnesty claiming allegiance to the United States Constitution, 1865]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Oath of Amnesty claiming allegiance to the United States Constitution; includes physical description of Alexander Simon.

Date: July 19, 1865

Item Type: Text

[Older woman in rocking chair]

An older woman in a white dress is sitting in a rocking chair; behind her, on the porch of a house, there is a young boy. In the background, there appears to be a garden. Par of the Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Oval ivory frame]

Lois Jean Cooper-Mayer Collection. Ivory celluloid set: oval frames with glass (a) 13.5 cm x 18.5 cm; (b) 9 cm x 11.5 cm; (c) container, with lid (d) decorated with pastel flowers

Date: unknown

Item Type: Physical Object

[Pardon from T.S. Post granting SAlexander Simon parole from Giddings Battalion Texas Cavalry, C.S.A., 1865]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Pardon from T.S. Post granting Simon parole from Company B, Giddings Battalion Texas Cavalry, C.S.A.

Date: July 19, 1865

Item Type: Text

[Petition by Alexander Simon to the District Court for naturalization, 1855]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Petition by Simon to the District Court for naturalization.

Date: October 2, 1855

Item Type: Text

Photo of Battle of San Jacinto Survivors

Photograph of three survivors of the Battle of San Jacinto: George W. Petty, L.C. Clemons, Moses A. Bryan

Date: 1879

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of a Water Fall on Wallace Ranch, Texas]

Photograph of a water fall on the Wallace Ranch. On back of photograph there is a handwritten note, "I have played here, learned to swim" and typed labels that say, "Waterfall on the property of the Eugene Bill Wallace family, Gay Hill, Washington county, Texas. Family tradition says that a mill was run there during Civil War. Indian Arrowheads found in the area."

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

Photograph of Baylor University

Photograph (reprint) of old Baylor University at Independence with students

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Photograph of woman at Gay Hill]

Photograph of an older woman at Gay Hill. She is wearing a light-colored blouse and jacket and is standing in front of a large bush.

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph

[Plaque to the Brazos River Authority]

Plaque to the Brazos River Authority. "In grateful appreciation for the work done in 1963 to halt the erosion of Washington State Park along the banks of the Brazos River. Presented March 2, 1964 by Mrs. Moody Northen in behalf of the Texas Independence Day Organization."

Date: March 2, 1964

Item Type: Physical Object

[Portrait of Anne Freeman Graves]

Photograph of an older, African-American woman seated in a wooden chair outside a house with wood siding. Back of photographs says, "Anne Freeman Graves, (Baylor slave), Independence, Tex"

Date: unknown

Item Type: Photograph