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Title: An Act, Locating temporarily the Seat of Government.
Identifier: BC_0086
Creator: Texas (republic). Laws.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1839
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas...That...after the first day of April next, the seat of Government for the Republic of Texas, shall be established at the town of [blank] until the end of the Session...which shall assemble in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty. [handwriting on back]

Title: An Act, to quiet forever the Land Titles of the Citizens of Texas.
Identifier: BC_0081
Creator: Texas (republic). Laws.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1837
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: Whereas, by the colonization laws of the federal government of Mexico, and also of the state of Coahuila and Texas, certain formalities were required on the part of the colonists and empresarios...Now, therefore, be it enacted by...congress assembled...That the above mentioned description of titles be...good and valid...

Title: Barbeque given by management to native workmen. American waited on Mexican. At Ebano. Christmas celebrations 1912.
Identifier: e_enr_053
Creator: Hazard-Dyson Collection
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 1912-12
Resource: Eberstadt collection
Description: Oil and Gas Collection

Title: Bill of sale for slaves, Bill of sale for slaves
Identifier: di_11544
Creator: Devereux, Julien Sidney, Sr.
Dates: 1832-02-15
Resource: Julien Sidney Devereux family papers
Description: A bill of sale for slave Kizzy, her four children, and two mules written out and witnessed by Julien Sidney Devereux.

Title: Certificate of Stock in the Town of Swartwout.
Identifier: BC_0308
Creator: Swartwout. Proprietors.
Topic: Texas--History--Republic, 1836-1846--Sources
Dates: 1838?
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: This is to Certify, that ------ is the holder of One Share of Stock in the Town of Swartwout, being the one hundredth part of the Stock of said Town, which is situated on Trinity River, Texas. [Blanks for signatures of] Proprietors. [Perpendicularly at left of certificate:] Telegraph Press--Houston. [handwriting on back] [Decorated with illustrations and borders in ornament areas.]

Title: Domínguez Grant
Identifier: BC_0049
Creator: Domínguez Grant.
Topic: Mexico--History--19th century--Sources
Dates: 1831-11-11
Resource: Broadside collection, Eberstadt collection
Description: ---Another certificate, for one labor, instead of for one sitio of land, with text beginning: No. ---177 186/1000 English acres and with same printed date, same description, same statement at lower left, and same blanks for signatures but from another set [Decorated with patterns as design elements.] Possibly made in New York

Title: Duke Number 1, Duke Number 1
Identifier: e_enr_271
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 2018-09-09
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: One man watches an oil well gushing/exploding with plumes of black smoke bellowing into the air

Title: Duke Number 1, Duke Number 1
Identifier: e_enr_264
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 2018-09-09
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: An oil well gushing/exploding with plumes of black smoke bellowing into the air while several men walk away from it nonchalantly

Title: Duke Number 1, Duke Number 1
Identifier: e_enr_275
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: circa 1918
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: Just after fire, wagon wheels and pipe - sheet iron shield and shot steam through pipe and diverted oil. [Smoldering forest clearing with steam engine and smoke]

Title: Duke Number 1 - After Fire, Duke Number 1 - After Fire
Identifier: e_enr_324
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 2018-09-20
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: John McCreary, morning dour driller; Yellow Young, evening dour driller. [Two men stand amidst rubble of pipe and sheet metal in forest clearing]

Title: Duke Number 1 - After Fire - Desdemona, Duke Number 1 - After Fire - Desdemona
Identifier: e_enr_325
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: circa 1918
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: Men stacking pipes in forest clearing. Smoke or oil gushing in background

Title: Duke Number 1 - Desdemona, Duke Number 1 - Desdemona
Identifier: e_enr_267
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 2018-09-14
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: Pile of wood with 2 steam engines(?) and pipes. Smoke in the background

Title: Duke Number 1 - Desdemona, Duke Number 1 - Desdemona
Identifier: e_enr_273
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 2018-09-09
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: Black smoke from oil well billows above the tree line and into the air

Title: Duke Number 1 - Desdemona Discovery Well, Duke Number 1 - Desdemona Discovery Well
Identifier: e_enr_265
Topic: Petroleum industry
Dates: 2018-09-09
Resource: Mody Coggin Boatright papers
Description: An oil well gushing/exploding with plumes of black smoke bellowing into the air. One man turns to look while several other men walk away from it nonchalantly