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[Bellville Town Meeting Minutes, January 18, 1858]

Minutes of the Bellville, Texas Town Meeting on January 18, 1858, which was called in memory of the recently deceased Thomas Bell, "the father of Bellville," who arrived in Texas in 1822 and settled in Austin's Colony and served under Ben Milam during the Texas Revolution.

Date: January 18, 1858

Creator: Fular, A. W.

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

Texas Attorney General Opinion: LO93-008

Letter opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether there would be any illegality involved in a married couple’s concurrent service in office as county commissioner and county auditor in Austin County (ID# 17955)

Date: January 2, 1993

Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-257

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Length of time ballots must remain in the ballot boxes following special road tax and county fund reallocation elections in Austin County.

Date: June 17, 1947

Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-730

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Price Daniel, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: The authority of the Commissioners' Court of Austin County to assume control over streets and alleys in an unincorporated town.

Date: December 10, 1948

Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, December 6, 1996

Interview with Ruth Simons (Kerr) Ray, the great-great granddaughter of James Kerr, from Canyon Lake, Texas. Mrs. Ray discusses her ancestor's life and his history in the Hill Country, as well as the Historical Marker Dedication Ceremony at the Kerr County Courthouse.

Date: October 6, 2000

Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle & Ray, Ruth Simons

Partner: Kerr County Historical Commission

[Envelope from Baptist Church at Bellville, Texas]

Envelope from Baptist Church at Bellville, Texas. The envelope states that it was for church letters received. The back is blank.

Date: unknown

Partner: Rice University Woodson Research Center

[Certificate of Payment]

Certificate of payment stating that E. H. Cantes was owed money and that John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney, would obtain the payment and receive half as commission. On the back the certificate says the payment was received in full on March 15, 1855.

Date: 1855

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Payment]

Certificate of payment stating that E. Collard was owed money and that John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney, would obtain the payment and receive half as commission. On the back the certificate says a payment was received January 26, 1855.

Date: unknown

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Partner: Austin College

[Business Card for John Patterson Osterhout]

Business card for John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney and collector of claims for Austin and surrounding counties. On the back of the card is a note concerning that if money was collected from a claim, it would be paid to someone while John would retain half as commission.

Date: March 3, 1854

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Payment]

Certificate of payment for J. Bird and the enlisted help of John Patterson Osterhout, an attorney, in collecting the debt. On the back of the certificate it states that the debt was paid in full on March 15, 1855. Included is a business card for John Patterson Osterhout. The card states he is an attorney for Bellville, Texas and on the back of the card is an agreement for another collection to be done by John.

Date: September 14, 1854

Creator: Osterhout, John Patterson

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Voter Registration for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of voter registration for John Patterson Osterhout in Austin county. Chief Justice of Austin county, C. B. Oney, testified that John fulfilled the oath of amnesty and John Campbell, county clerk, attested to the registration.

Date: October 31, 1865

Creator: Oney, C. B.

Partner: Austin College

[Letter of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

Letter of appointment to Public Notary for John Patterson Osterhout for the county of Austin. It was signed by the governor of Texas, Peter Hansborough Bell, and the Secretary of State.

Date: October 20, 1853

Creator: Bell, Peter Hansborough

Partner: Austin College

[Certificate of Appointment to Notary Public for John Patterson Osterhout]

Certificate of appointment to Notary Public in Austin County, Texas for John Patterson Osterhout. The certificate was signed by the Texas governor, Hardin Runners Runnels, and the Secretary of State, J. S. Anderson.

Date: February 1, 1858

Creator: Runnels, Hardin Richard

Partner: Austin College

Texas Attorney General Opinion: O-3081

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Gerald Mann, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Can the commissioners' court of Austin County, under the stated facts, enter an order reducing or decreasing the ex-officio compensation to be paid to the County Attorney for future services at a meeting other than the first regular meeting in January? more

Date: February 3, 1941

Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Transcript of minutes from the General Council, November 15, 1835]

Copy of transcript for minutes from a meeting of the General Council, which cover the need to approach independence carefully, forecasting when volunteers will arrive from the U. S., discussing location of various ships along the coast, and other things.

Date: November 15, 1835