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Box 1

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Contains 8 Results:

Letter fragments, grocery list, writing exercise, and notes

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933

Grocery list written on fragment of a store receipt, 1890

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1890

Note typed by Alfred on back of Gatesville (Texas) Post stationary

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 2
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933

Card with dried flowers, printed “Fleurs de Mont Sion, Posees sure le Saint Sepulcre” and an envelope advertising “Printed India Silk”

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933

Envelope from G. D. O. at Huntsville addressed to Ms. Nan Ballard at Center with a love note written on the inside flap, 1923

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1923

Lizzie Harvey’s notes about the government and a short poem

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933

Portions of a penmanship exercise (five pages)

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933

Portion of an essay on Intemperance

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10, Item: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains over one hundred and thirty letters and fragments of McLendon family letters, most sent to Nancy Bridges, her daughter Lydia McLendon, Lydia's husband Loami and their daughter Mattie Lou McLendon. The dates of the letters range from 1849-1902 and are sent from various family members such as John E. McLendon, his brother Bartow and various friends. They paint a detailed picture of weather, crops and economics of the time period, both in East Texas and Alabama, where...
Dates: 1849-1933