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[Birth Certificate for Benjamin F. Price]

Description: Birth certificate for Benjamin F. Price, born in Palestine, Texas, February 1873 to Sam Price and Mary Foster. According to the certificate, both of his parents were slaves in Palestine at the time of his birth. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form.
Date: 1958
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Birth Certificate for Vera Mae Cummings]

Description: Birth certificate for Vera Mae Cummings, born in Palestine, Texas, May 15, 1922 to Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form. There is also a certificate stapled to the top of the back page certifying that the birth certificate is legitimate.
Date: January 30, 1943
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Death Certificate for Vera Nash]

Description: Photocopy of the death certificate for Vera Nash, daughter of Gent Cummings and Nellie Bell Price, who died December 25, 1990 in Pontiac, Michigan from congestive heart failure. She was buried in Hillview Cemetery in Springfield, Michigan.
Date: December 28, 1990
Creator: Michigan. Dept. of Public Health.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Birth Certificate for Azilea D. Johnson]

Description: Birth certificate for Azilea D. Johnson, born in Palestine, Texas, February 1878 to Ab Johnson and Emma Johnson. According to the certificate, both of her parents were slaves in Palestine at the time of her birth. The back of the page includes instructions for completing information and the text of legislation related to the form.
Date: unknown
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Death Certificate for Nellie Cummings]

Description: Photocopy of the death certificate for Nellie Cummings, daughter of Benjamin F. Price and Asalene Johnson, who died May 1, 1982 in Palestine, Texas from apparent heart failure. She was buried in Price Cemetery in Palestine, Texas on May 8, 1982.
Date: May 5, 1982
Creator: Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics.
Partner: Price Johnson Family Collection

[Partial Dovalina Will]

Description: Incomplete text of the last will and testament of Vitorio Dovalina.
Date: unknown
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Pre-Trial Document: Texas vs. Pruñeda and Treviño]

Description: Pre-trial document related to the case of the State of Texas vs. Elena Pruñeda and Esteban Treviño, laying out the accusations against them in relation to the offense of adultery.
Date: March 9, 1867
Creator: Texas
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Notice Regarding Elena Pruñeda and Missing Child]

Description: Notice for law enforcement to look out for the wife of Florencio Gonzales after she fled with Esteban Treviño and an eight-year-old child.
Date: March 6, 1867
Creator: Zapata, Juan R.
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Sworn Statement Related to Texas vs. Pruñeda and Treviño]

Description: Sworn statement by Manuel Lozano related to the charges of adultery in the case of Texas vs. Elena Pruñeda and Esteban Treviño. It includes a note in Spanish and witness signature at the bottom.
Date: March 9, 1867
Creator: Lozano, Manuel
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Arrest Warrant: Texas vs. Pruñeda and Treviño]

Description: Warrant signed by the mayor of Laredo instructing the sheriff to arrest Elena Pruñeda and Esteban Treviño, who are charged with adultery.
Date: March 9, 1867
Creator: Salinas, Agustin
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Will of María Nicolasa de Uribe]

Description: Last will and testament for Doña María Nicolasa de Uribe, from Nuevo León.
Date: unknown
Partner: St. Mary's University Louis J. Blume Library

[Last Will and Testament of Perry Sayles #1]

Description: The last will and testament of Perry Sayles. This document is dated August, 1936 and is unsigned.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Last Will and Testament of Perry Sayles #2]

Description: The last will and testament of Perry Sayles. This document is dated August, 1936 and is unsigned.
Date: August 1936
Creator: Sayles, Perry
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Defendant's Jury List

Description: Document listing the names of potential jurors, possibly in the cause, Sam Underwood et al. vs. Gulf Refining Company. The names have handwritten notes next to them, discussing their occupations and addresses.
Date: unknown
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Defendant's Jury List

Description: Document listing the potential jurors, likely in connection to the cause, A. D. Fulton vs. Gulf Pipe Line Company et al. There are notes about the names, including their occupation and addresses and some of the names are crossed out.
Date: 1931~
Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

Patent 87, Volume 40-A

Description: This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.
Date: July 18, 1928
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

[Copies of unsigned publishing contracts]

Description: Two unsigned copies of publishing contracts by two different publishing houses: H. H. McClure and Co., and Phillips Publishing Co.
Date: October 21, 1907
Creator: H. H. McClure and Co.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

Bexar Scrip 2692

Description: Copy of a land Grant file for land issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railway Company in the Bexar Land District. Includes a folder jacket with table of contents and notes about the land grant (filed July 12, 1928); field notes by M.J. Doyle, Deputy Surveyor, Bexar Land District for Section 21 Block 20 (January 13, 1873); the affidavit of ownership of S.N. Allen (July 12, 1928); and a note by Land Commissioner J.H. Walker indicating that the file has no relation to the O. Henry story of th… more
Date: 1873/1928
Creator: Texas. General Land Office.
Partner: Texas General Land Office

[William Hahn's Military Discharge Certificate]

Description: Certificate of William Hahn's honorable discharge from the United States Army. One side contains his vital information and military history.
Date: February 11, 1945
Creator: United States. Army.
Partner: The 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum

[American National Bank Check #2084]

Description: A check stub for a check worth $500.00 from the American National Bank by the Equity Texas Foundation.
Date: October 14, 2008
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[American National Bank Check]

Description: A check stub for a check worth $50.00 from the American National Bank by the Texas Democratic Party
Date: June 9, 2010
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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