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Box 1

 Container

Contains 435 Results:

Letter from the Austin Cotton Office to James Shelton, 9/9/1864

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 11
Scope and Contents From the File:

Note: See Bundle 1 for 6/20/1863 Rusk County, Texas Deed from M. D. Eaton to James W. Shelton; and 7/2/1864 Letter from John James (cotton agent) to James W. Shelton

Dates: 9/9/1864

Receipt of cotton shipment by J. W. Shelton, 7/25/1864

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 12
Scope and Contents From the File:

Note: See Bundle 1 for 6/20/1863 Rusk County, Texas Deed from M. D. Eaton to James W. Shelton; and 7/2/1864 Letter from John James (cotton agent) to James W. Shelton

Dates: 7/25/1864

Funeral Notice of J. W. Shelton, 2/7/1865

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11, Item: 13
Scope and Contents From the File:

Note: See Bundle 1 for 6/20/1863 Rusk County, Texas Deed from M. D. Eaton to James W. Shelton; and 7/2/1864 Letter from John James (cotton agent) to James W. Shelton

Dates: 2/7/1865

Receipt from J. C. Hickey to Mrs. Alice Shelton for the tuition of Mary Flewellen and Fannie Shelton, 8/16/1875

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 8/16/1875

Letter from suitor to Mary Flewellen Shelton , 4/10/1878

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 4/10/1878

Letter from unsuccessful suitor to Mary Flewellen Shelton, 9/18/1878

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 9/18/1878

Letter from Mary E. Fox to Mary Flewellen Shelton, 1/8/1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 1/8/1879

Invitation from suitor Douglass Ketcham to Fannie Shelton for a dance in Mineola, Texas, 6/10/1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 6/10/1879

Invitation from suitors to Mary Flewellen Shelton, Fannie Shelton and Ms. Thweatt for a dance in Mineola, Texas, 6/18/1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 6/18/1879

Note from suitor Douglass Ketcham to Fannie Shelton, 6/25/1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 6/25/1879

Invitation from suitor Douglass Ketcham to Mary Flewellen Shelton, Fannie Shelton and Ms. Thweatt for a dance in Mineola, Texas, c.1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: c.1879

Letter from A. E. Harrington to Mary Flewellen Shelton, 9/14/1879

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 9/14/1879

Receipt from A. D. Finley to Mrs. Shelton

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 1791-2006

Calling card of B. H. Hall for Mary Flewellen Shelton

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12, Item: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 1791-2006

Family correspondence

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 1791-2006

John Rhone documents

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 1791-2006

Letter from Matilda G. Rhone to H. G. Landers, 8/2/1843

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 8/2/1843

Letter Matilda G. Rhone to H. G. Landers, 10/17/1853

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 10/17/1853

Account of John Rhone, Pre-1836

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: Pre-1836

Promissory Note from John Rhone to J. W. Baker (recto); Receipt from J. W. Baker to John Rhone (verso), 11/30/1847 (recto); 5/1/1840 (verso)

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 14, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: While ostensibly a genealogical collection detailing Ellen Landers’s ancestry going back more than 6 generations, the Ellen Landers Collection also offers valuable insight into topics such as the interstate slave trade, antebellum politics in Georgia, the 1856 Democratic National Convention, secession, and 1880s courtship etiquette. The majority of historical documents are correspondence to and from family and friends, but there are also bills and receipts, dance invitations, and one month...
Dates: 11/30/1847 (recto); 5/1/1840 (verso)