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Tax receipt for Mary Jones, signed in 1865

Receipt documenting property tax paid by Mary Jones for the year 1865. Taxed items listed were land, horses, cattle, hens, hogs, a gold watch, and a piano.

Date: December 16, 1865

Item Type: Letter

Partner: University of Houston Libraries' Special Collections

Tax receipt dated February 20, 1865.

Date: February 20, 1865

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Fort Bend Museum

[Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon]

Photograph (copy) of Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon. The original bust portrait was enclosed in an textured oval frame. Polly, who has dark hair that is parted down the center and pulled back into a bun, is wearing a dark dress with high ruffled collar. She has a thick neck chain with a large square pendant at the center of the collar. Ryon is wearing ear drop earrings.

Date: [1865..1875]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon]

Date: [1865..1875]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: George Ranch Historical Park

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.

Date: August 1, 1865

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.

Date: August 1, 1865

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas.

Date: August 1, 1865

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1]

Copy of a legal statement by John H. Seward in New Orleans regarding his ownership of sixty-seven bales of cotton that were seized by the United States Army in Brownsville, Texas. This copy has colored text.

Date: August 1, 1865

Creator: Steniger, Charles

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[List of Officers Who Have Resigned]

First page of a list of officers whose resignations were accepted by the President as of January 1865.

Date: January 18, 1865

Creator: United States. War Department. Inspector General's Office.

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[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

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Sworn statement by Simon pledging his "Parole of Honor" not to serve in the C.S.A., 1865]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Sworn statement by Simon pledging his "Parole of Honor" not to serve in the C.S.A or render aid. "I, the undersigned, Prisoner of War, belonging to the Army . . ."

Date: July 19, 1865

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Voter Registration to Alexander Simon from Chief Justice O.H.T. Garrett, 1865]

Papers of Alexander Simon. Certificate of Registration to Simon from Chief Justice O.H.T. Garrett entitling Simon to vote, having already received his Oath of Amnesty.

Date: November 4, 1865

Item Type: Text

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[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

Partner: Star of the Republic Museum

[Letter to Milton Parks from cousin, March 30 1865

This letter written to Milton Parks by his cousin "Bub". The letter is dated 03-30-1865

Date: March 30, 1865

Creator: Parks, Milton

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Log Cabin Village

[Letter to Milton Parks from sister Mollie, 1865]

Letter from Mollie to Milton Parks. The letter is dated 1865.

Date: 1865

Creator: Parks, Milton

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Log Cabin Village

South and West (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 19, 1865

Weekly newspaper from Austin, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.

Date: December 19, 1865

Item Type: Newspaper

Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, February 26, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife, Clara Fentress requesting money to purchase a saddle as well as urging her to write him more regularly. Towards the end of the letter, he tells her that he has read that several foreign nations have begun to recognize the confederacy and he also speculates on the events of the war.

Date: February 26, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara Fentress, March 1, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara that is badly faded. It appears that he is setting up a room. He also seems to be making plans to visit home.

Date: March 1, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, April 10, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, April 10, 1865. The letter is extremely faded and can no longer be read.

Date: April 10, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, describing various aspects of his life, including gifts he has purchased for her, as well as his current living conditions. He also includes details about plants that he has seen.

Date: April 15, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, April 16, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara. The writing is very faded and difficult to read. At one point he seems to be discussing slavery.

Date: April 16, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 25, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara describing a recent purchase he made for gifts for her and the family. He also discusses his personal finances and requests that she assist him in tailoring a uniform. He also includes his shopping list, which describes each item and it's cost.

Date: April 25, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, May 6, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara requesting various things, including food, linens and a horse. He also discusses the lumber market and mentions being ill.

Date: May 6, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, May 7, 1865]

Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara regarding her wool, his cold, and the losses of their peach trees and grapes. He requests that she send bucket butter at the first opportunity.

Date: May 7, 1865

Creator: Fentress, David

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

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Tax receipt for Mary Jones, signed in 1865

Tax receipt dated February 20, 1865.

[Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon]

[Mary Moore "Polly" Ryon]

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #4]

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #3]

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #2]

[Statement by John Seward, Copy #1]

[List of Officers Who Have Resigned]

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

[Sworn statement by Simon pledging his "Parole of Honor" not to serve in the C.S.A., 1865]

[Voter Registration to Alexander Simon from Chief Justice O.H.T. Garrett, 1865]

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

[Letter to Milton Parks from cousin, March 30 1865

[Letter to Milton Parks from sister Mollie, 1865]

South and West (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 1, Ed. 1, Tuesday, December 19, 1865

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, February 26, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara Fentress, March 1, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, April 10, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 15, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, April 16, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, April 25, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to Clara Fentress, May 6, 1865]

[Letter from David Fentress to his wife Clara, May 7, 1865]