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1874 JEFFERSON TEXAS letterhead W.H. MASON & THOMAS J. CAMPBELL Attorney LAWYER

PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING: I sell ONLY ORIGINAL items and NOT ANY reproductions. This sale is for ONLY ONE RARE & Historical!advertising LETTERHEAD fromTHOMAS J. CAMPBELLat theLAW OFFICE of MASON & CAMPBELLin JEFFERSON, TEXA$during the year of 1874 . Their office was located at the corner of POLK and AUSTIN STREETS .This letter is hand written & signed by T. J. CAMPBELL.W. H. Mason was once a Dallas lawyer and was a former Confederate soldier. CONDITION: Normal letter folds, a small chunk missing from the top, a hole in the center of the letterhead which is slightly to the right. Both of those mentioned defects are visible in the scan. Regardless of those few flaws, this letter is still in pretty darn good shape for its age. The «EBAY ITEM» thing is just a loose piece of paper that is not attached to the item that is for sale.THE PICTURE of Thomas J. Campbell is NOT FOR SALE. It is just an image of him so you can see what the man that wrote this letter looked like. Approximate size is 8 1/2″ X 11″ in size. A FEW HISTORICAL NOTES ON T H O M A S J. C A M P B E L L He was born in 1824 in Tennessee. His date of decease is unknown.Terms of ServiceHouse, 15th (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)Legislature 4/18/1876 – 1/14/1879 Democrat (1) Representative apportionment – Ordinance adopted by Constitutional Convention of the State of Texas, 1875. «Eleventh District – The counties of Marion, Cass, Bowie and Morris shall elect three representatives; Cass to be the returning county.» University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Apportionment Laws of Texas, 1836-1950 1950. (2) Listed as T.J. Campbell in «Ready to make laws. . .Eighty members present (House)» (organization of the 15th Legislature), 4/19/1876, p. 1. Galveston Daily News . (3) T.J. Campbell, Harrison County. House Journal . (4) F.J. Campbell, home address, Jefferson, home county, Marion. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004 2005. (5) F.J. Campbell, Marion County. Texas House of Representatives: a Pictorial Roster 1846-1992 1992. Biographical Notes and Resources Other ResourcesListed in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas. Mason & Campbell – William H. Mason, Thomas J. Campbell. Trow’s Legal Directory and Lawyers’ Record of the United States, 1875, p. 601. Google Books . Census of 1870 – Ths. J. Campbell, Jefferson, Marion County, age 46, lawyer, birthplace Tennessee. HeritageQuest Online . Biography, Thomas J. Campbell, born 1824 in TN. «He is married. . . and resides, with his family, at Jefferson in Marion County,» pp. 69-70. Sketches of Legislators and State Officers, Fifteenth Legislature, 1876-1878 1876. Committee Information 15th R.S. – 1876 also noted: Education Internal Improvements Judiciary No. 1 (Chair) Public Buildings and Grounds Rules Secretary of State (Chair) TERMS & CONDITIONS:Payment to ebay upon purchase. When you receive your item, PLEASE consider feedback (I will see it) and I will reciprocate feedback at that time. Free shipping to the continental U.S. only. Please see my other items for related historical documents, ephemera and paper collectibles at TexasJohnnyboy Ephemera.Thank you very much and good luck y’all

1873 Goss-Udderzook Tragedy of Deception & Murder Book, 1st Printing

1873 The Goss-Udderzook Tragedy of Deception and Murder Pamphlet First Printing. Measures approximately 5.5″ x 9″. Baltimore Gazette Printers and a total of 59 pages. Goss and Udderzook were brother-in-laws and the devised a scheme to fake the death of Goss to collect the life insurance money. They used a medical school cadaver for the body which was burned. Investigators became suspicious and the Udderzook then killed Goss. The scheme failed and Udderzook was found guilty of murder and was hanged in 1874. Some staining/toning present but binding remains strong. Overall condition is very good for its age.

Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt Armory HARTFORD Ct C1901 HISTORIC Antique Deed

Background: Early Ephemera was removed from the Historic Colt Building in Hartford Connecticut. From 1877-1901 Atlantic Screw Works rented Space from Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt, Widow of Samuel Colt (Colt’s Firearms Manufacturing Company) in the West Armory. In 1903 they moved to a newly build structure located on Charter Oak Avenue. Ephemera we are offering has been sealed for 100 plus years and was removed from the Charter Oak Location in 1975. Removed from the safe at Atlantic Screw Works and kept within the Tilton family Before 1877 the Proprietor of Atlantic Screw Works George W. Bruce operated a successful business located on 1 Platt Street in New York City, selling Hardware, Cutlery, Tools, Chains, Horse/Mule Shoes & Nails, Anvils, Vices and Hammers. Around 1874 he started purchasing Threding Machines and European Patents to Threding Machines for his new business inside the West Colt Armory, Hartford Connecticut. Because of Health Issues, George W Bruce sold The Atlantic Screw Works to a Superintendent David Tilton in 1886, company ownership remained under the Tilton name until closing in 1975. Listing: Deed from Elizabeth Colt to David Tilton for part of the Historic Armory Estate. Dec 21st 1901 We have confirmed the Signature of Elizabeth H Colt. As Mrs Colt signed as Mrs Samuel Colt on non Legal Paperwork she signed Elizabeth H Colt on Legal. Signature appears after Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of. Document was written out by the Justice of the Peace Arthur (illegible) with two signatures. Elizabeth H Colt and Arthur B Peck. 16″ X 10″ Very Good Condition