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[Note for $66.88, October 1, 1879]

Description: Not from Levi Perryman to N.(?) H. Wilson promising to pay $66.88, at ten percent interest after maturity. Notes on the back note that $24.35 was received on December 30, 1879. $20 was received on June 3rd, 1880.
Date: October 1, 1879
Creator: Perryman, Levi
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Dr. Alexander Archer Beville's Diary, 1870]

Description: Diary belonging to Dr. Alexander Archer Beville for the year 1870. It has a black leather cover, and the opening flap is embossed with the words "Diary 1870" in gold. A sewing needle has been sewn to the inside of the diary. The first few pages have already been filled in with a calendar, interest table, stamp duties, a table for time differences, the phases of the moon, and a list of important battles. Beville used the diary to record expenses, special events, and dental appointments.
Date: 1870
Creator: Beville, Alexander Archer
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[City of Waco $1 Certificate]

Description: Engraved certificate the size of a bank note with images and text on the front that says: "The City of Waco, State of Texas, Will pay to bearer One Dollar." There are black-and-white images on the front including a man carrying a spear on horseback (lower-left corner), a brick suspension bridge over a river with a city behind (center), and a train engine pulling a coal car (lower-right). The back of the certificate has a decorative design in blue ink surrounding the text "Receivable for all A… more
Date: 1875
Creator: Waco (Tex.)
Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis
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