Box 1
Container
Contains 7 Results:
Letter from F. Brichta at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk if he knows what company a man named Vincent Schroetter served in during the Texas Revolution. Brichta has a pending petition for bounty and headright land belonging to Schroetter, 11/27/1851
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
11/27/1851
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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Veteran claims
Letter from Jesse Walling at Austin to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking Rusk to send a new affidavit certifying that Jno. R. Morse served with him in the Army of San Jacinto to replace the original, which had been lost, 11/13/1857
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
11/13/1857
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Samuel J. Jordan in Amity, Arkansas to David Rusk in Nacogdoches. Jordan was a Texas Ranger during the 1839 Cherokee War who fought with Rusk and asks him if he knows if veterans are entitled to a land grant or not, 10/15/1858
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
10/15/1858
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter written by Jno. M. Clair at Henderson for Mrs. Zipporah Whiteside to David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking him if he knew or served in the Texas Revolution with her now deceased husband Henry Whiteside. Clair explains that the Court of Claims in Austin needs a witness to verify Whiteside’s service, 12/18/1860
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
12/18/1860
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Letter from Charles F. Bullock at Memphis, Tennessee to David Rusk at Nacogdoches seeking information about land that might have been granted to his father, a veteran of the Texas Revolution, 6/16/1871*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
6/16/1871*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Partial letter from a veteran of the Texas Revolution at Hollister, California to David Rusk. The veteran recounts his service and some of his comrades. This is likely the lead to a request for help acquiring a veteran’s pension, 7/6/1872*
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 115, 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:
7/6/1872*
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
/
Veteran claims
Veteran claims, 1851-1872
File — Box: 1, Folder: 115
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:
1851-1872
Found in:
East Texas Research Center
/
The Rusk Family Letters
/
David Rusk
/
Military matters
/
Box 1
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