Box 1
Container
Contains 5 Results:
Letters and promissory notes, 1880-1883
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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:
1880-1883
Promissory notes (four on the page), including one from John E. McLendon at Troy, AL to Jim Stokes for $3.00 (recto); and two school lessons, one about rabbits and the other on intolerance (verso), 5/18/1880, 5/15/1881, 5/21/1881
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, 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:
5/18/1880, 5/15/1881, 5/21/1881
Letter from Dr. C. C. Wiggins at Pollard, AL to L. G. McLendon re: inquiring if he is the same McLendon he used to know, 9/19/1881
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, 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:
9/19/1881
Letter from John E. McLendon at Columbia, AL to his mother re: coming home earlier than expected; and wants Bartow to come meet him, 1/17/1883
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, 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:
1/17/1883
Letter from W. B. Cumbie at Big Sandy, TX to L. G. McLendon re: his daughter Mollie has married and asks for news, 3/25/1883
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 13, 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:
3/25/1883
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