Box 1
Container
Contains 6 Results:
Letter from Mary Rusk in the Pickens District of South Carolina to her son David Rusk pleading with him to write her on a regular basis. She mentions that she is sick, indebted and that times are tough in South Carolina, especially with the influx of German settlers, 9/1/1850
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_45a63ff3d5239c25e3c4bda0d02ef441
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:
9/1/1850
Letter from Mary Rusk in Pickens District, South Carolina to her son David Rusk at Nacogdoches on a range of subjects. She writes about her health, about wanting to move to Texas but for still being in debt, the high price of goods in South Carolina, and the disposition of David’s sisters as best she knows. Mary Rusk thanks David for the $50 he recently sent her but also asks for $200 more. She also mentions the letter sent by Mr. Norton in November, 1/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_7880140670a78f5937c86f630b9e9843
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:
1/1852
Letter from Mary Rusk in the Pickens District of South Carolina to her son David Rusk at Nacogdoches pleading with him to write her on a regular basis. She mentions that she is very sick and that she can only ask him or Thomas for help, 11/5/1852
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_b0a1f534c0aea56345c4013892c2e6b1
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:
11/5/1852
Letter from Mary Rusk in South Carolina to her son David Rusk in Nacogdoches asking for money due to her failing health, 7/10/1857
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_3ca472ee178e4ee7618f4b25428bf18e
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:
7/10/1857
Letter from Mary Rusk to her brother David Rusk at Nacogdoches asking him to send her some sugar and trinkets, Pre-1857
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 17, Item: data_value_missing_968d2391aeb4bfdf9eecd5fd1e5b7ae1
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:
Other: Pre-1857
Mary Rusk (mother)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
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
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The Rusk Family Letters
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David Rusk
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Family correspondence
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Box 1
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