Box 1
Container
Contains 9 Results:
Bond and affidavit by Adolphus Sterne allowing him to sell one third of a league and labor in Houston Co. from the Jose Maria Mora headright to James H. Starr. Sterne originally bought the land from David Rusk but lost the deed. Without the proper paperwork, the bond from Sterne gives Rusk power to transfer the land to Starr, 6/28/1843*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
6/28/1843*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Legal papers
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Box 1
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General
Letter from J. P. Hollingsworth in Henderson to David Rusk in Nacogdoches explaining that the papers Rusk asked for are unavailable because Rusk Co. District Court Judge Ochiltree would not allow original documents to leave the courthouse, 9/16/1844
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
9/16/1844
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
Letter from John H. Moffett to James M. Charlton about the appraisement of a document for a court case concerning David Rusk, 3/1/1845
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
3/1/1845
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
Receipt from Elizabeth Wilburn, administratrix of the estate of Daniel Wilburn, to David Rusk for $20 he owed from a court judgment against him by the District Court, 1/22/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
1/22/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
Receipt from Charles S. Taylor, attorney for Elizabeth Wilburn, administratrix of the estate of Daniel Wilburn, to David Rusk for $20.38 that Rusk owed from a court judgment against him in the District Court, 1/22/1848
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
1/22/1848
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
Receipt from Elizabeth Wilburn, administratrix of the estate of Daniel Wilburn, to David Rusk for $30 he owed from a court judgment against him by the District Court, 1/15/1849
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
1/15/1849
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
Summons sent to David Rusk by Nacogdoches Co. Justice of the Peace Horatio Nelson requiring Rusk to explain why he hasn’t paid $54.88 owed after losing judgment in the 3/20/1847 district court case of Charles E. Taliaferro and Martha Taliaferro vs. Jane B. Hart, administratrix of the estate of William Hart, and David Rusk, 12/30/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
12/30/1850
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
Names of grand jurors, including David Rusk, circa 1840s-1850s**
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 105, Item: 8
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
circa 1840s-1850s**
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Legal papers
/
Box 1
/
General
General, 1843-1850
File — Box: 1, Folder: 105
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The majority of this collection consists of accounts, bills, advertising circulars, county records, correspondence, notes, postcards, promissory notes, and receipts addressed to David Rusk or his son John Rusk.
This collection will have appeal for both the casual observer and the serious historian or researcher. Documents deserving special consideration in the collection include:
• Letters (60) between Texas’ first U.S. Senator, Thomas J. Rusk, and his younger brother...
Dates:
1843-1850
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