Box 1
Container
Contains 9 Results:
Letter from Alexander W. Terrell, Colonel of the 8th Regiment of Reserve, at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he will accept an appointment as a staff officer in the regiment. Terrell writes about the importance of a reserve force and the terms of service, 9/6/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
9/6/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Military matters
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Box 1
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About the Civil War
Letter from Benjamin L. Rusk, Company H, Fourth Texas Cavalry, near Fort Davis to his uncle David Rusk at Nacogdoches about his poor opinion of Col. James Reily, who is often drunk, the impending march to Fort Craig in New Mexico, his company’s armaments, the confidence of the troops, and his hopes to live up to the courage of his famous father and uncle, 11/28/1861*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
11/28/1861*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
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Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Partial letter from unknown to David Rusk at Nacogdoches letting him know that Alexander W. Terrell has declined his appointment to the Confederate Reserve Regiment. The author asks Rusk for help recruiting men and expresses anxiety about the long term of service dissuading enlistment, 11/29/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
11/29/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from Richard B. Hubbard at Tyler to David Rusk at Nacogdoches about the request of General Paul O. Herbert, Commander of the Department of Texas, for Hubbard to help raise a regiment that Rusk would command. Most of the letter concerns the unlikelihood of being able to enlist men on a three-year versus 12-month term, 12/18/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
12/18/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from John H. Burnett at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches authorizing Rusk to raise a 60-man company from Nacogdoches for Burnett’s 13th Texas Cavalry Regiment, 12/19/1861
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
12/19/1861
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Letter from Edward Clark at Marshall to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk for help, since he has heard Rusk’s health with prevent him from active duty, enlisting men for Clark’s company. The letter contains information on how Clark expects the government to arm his troops, 1/29/1862
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
1/29/1862
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Page 2 of a letter from George Flournoy about raising volunteer companies to muster in at Hempstead, c.1862
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
c.1862
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
Appraisal and sale receipt from Jonas Barry to David Rusk for the purchase of a horse for war service. The recipient of the horse was J. P. Guthry, a member of Captain Renn’s Company, Anderson’s Regiment of Texas Cavalry, 9/8/1864
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 113, 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:
9/8/1864
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
About the Civil War
About the Civil War
File — Box: 1, Folder: 113
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:
Event: The Thomas J. Rusk Letters (59 originals, 1 photocopy) were loaned from 6/24/1975 to early 2005.; Event: Purchased by the University 9/26/2016.; Event: Purchased materials received by the ETRC 10/10/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 10/24/2016.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 1/23/2017.; Event: Addendum of donated materials received by the ETRC 3/15/2017.
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
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