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[Letter to an Editor of a Newspaper]

Description: Newspaper clipping containing several letters to the editor published in a Waco newspaper, starting with a poem from " Portfolio of a Deceased Confederate Soldier " and commentary providing insight on the soldier's life, family, property, and death. Other letters and articles discuss horse thieves that were shot, the Election Law that had recently been passed on the front, with text on the back describing recent events and anecdotes and bounties, with advertisements.
Date: August 1872
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Law License for Thomas Middlebrook Willis]

Description: Law license from the Law School of Cumberland University acknowledging that Thomas Middlebrook Willis (1859-1937) has fulfilled the requirements for the degree. T. M. Willis practiced law in Abilene, TX for many years.
Date: January 18, 1883
Creator: Law School of Cumberland University
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Dallas Fire Department

Description: Souvenir book documenting the Dallas Fire Department including a complete roster with photographs as well as information about equipment and locations and advertising for Dallas businesses. Index starts after page 94.
Date: 1899~
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Dallas Firefighters Museum

[Texas Supreme Court Justices]

Description: Photograph of nine Texas Supreme Court Justices sitting for a portrait. Pictured from left to right in the top row are Joe R. Greenhill, Ruel C. Walker, James R. Norvell, and Robert W. Hamilton. Pictured from left to right in the bottom row are Clyde E. Smith, Meade F. Griffin, John E. Hickman, Robert W. Calvert, and Frank P. Culver Jr. They have all signed the bottom of the print.
Date: 1960~
Creator: Christianson-Leberman
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Emancipation Claim for Slaves of James Buchanan]

Description: Legal document from James Buchanan expressing a claim for Emancipation of his slaves. The following sections of text include the dealings within the county courts of Mercer and April within the Commonwealth of Kentucky, where his claim for emancipation was acknowledged and ordered to be recorded.
Date: November 29, 1834
Creator: Buchanan, James M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Certificate Card]

Description: Certificate sent by the Texas State board of Medical Examiners to Edith Bonnet certifying that she "has provided this Board the information required by the Registration Act" and paid the fee. Written at the top is the date of her graduation and when she first got her license.
Date: September 12, 1933
Creator: Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

[Tax Receipt from the United States Internal Revenue]

Description: Tax receipt from the United States Internal Revenue Service stating that David C. Dickson has paid the special tax of $5 and is now certified to be a dealer of manufactured tobacco in Anderson, Texas. The coupons on the left side of the document represent how many years this certificate is valid, in this case from 1873 to 1874.
Date: May 13, 1873
Creator: United States. Internal Revenue Service.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation

[Legal Document for the Sale of Two Slaves]

Description: Legal document certifying that James L. Dickson received two negro boys from his mother's estate, though they are "in possession of his Brother David C. Dickson." According to the document David owes James a total of $148 for the slaves "due from David on final settlement."
Date: August 7, 1841
Creator: Massie, J. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Two Rivers Historical Foundation
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